John Kalkowski

Sustainability has become the mantra of the packaging world. No matter which way you look, companies are developing new products and processes that will reduce packaging's impact on the environment. Nowhere is this movement more critical than in the flexible packaging space.

We discussed how advancing plate technologies play crucial narrow web role with flexible packaging professional Ryan Vest, Global Director of Innovation for MacDermid Graphics Solutions.

Everywhere, it seems, people are drinking coffee- at home, in the office, in their cars and at restaurants. Consumers are estimated to drink approximately 1.4 billion cups per day. Consequently, it's not surprising that coffee reportedly is the most widely used product in the world after oil.

In the busy world of converting, industry professionals can be hard-pressed to stay on top of the most recent developments in the industry. That is why so many return each year to the Converters Expo for a concentrated show that allows them to see the latest converting technology and services.

As coffee consumption grows worldwide, pouches and bags prove popular despite increasing use of new forms such as pods and RTD bottles and cans.

After reviewing and analyzing 73 samples of some of the best examples of flexible packaging on the market in 2019, a panel of judges has chosen 48 packages for recognition in the Flexible Packaging Association’s (FPA) 64th Annual Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards competition.

To gain an industry-wide perspective on the year that has just ended and the prospects for 2020, Flexible Packaging reached out to executives whose businesses represent the spectrum of flexible packaging.

It takes foresight to know when a company needs to diversify its offerings. In 2012, TC Transcontinental, a Canadian printer began searching for new ways to expand its business.