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We must all agree that sustainability is not just a fad after all, and that it is here to stay. How can we make that assessment?

The demands for sustainability are a fact of life and flexible packaging has many sustainability advantages.

The Dow Chemical Company is more than a manufacturer of polyethylene, specialty resins and laminating adhesives. 

The Novacote SF-739/CA-376 is a cold applied solvent free adhesive that adheres to a wide variety of substrates (film/film as well as film/ALU), is fast to be free of primary aromatic amines, has an extremely low risk of anti-seal, and is intrinsically very low in cyclic polyester oligomers (as demonstrated by extensive extraction studies).

For labeling frozen, cold, wet or moist surfaces, bundle up with RH15, UPM Raflatac’s new freezer-grade hotmelt adhesive.

Evonik Deglan heat seal binders provide a secure seal as well as a clean and smooth peel effect for thier customer’s products.

As Graphic Dimensions scouted for a way to diversify and grow its business, it saw opportunity in the thriving labels and packaging industry.

With the shrink sleeve market recording annual growth of between 6 and 8 percent, Hammer Packaging, located in Rochester, New York, invested in a brand-new VSOP web printing press with nine printing units and an additional flexo unit.

FPA commissioned Columbia University’s Earth Engineering Center to explore and identify the most promising resource recovery technologies for flexible packaging.