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Celebrating its 10th year, March’s 2017 Converters Expo boasted about 20 percent more exhibitors combined with an impressive growth in attendees.

Here’s a closer look at some of these products and innovations. Think of it as a little sneak peek of what to expect at the Forum this June.

From a greenfield operation to a growing, thriving converter, USC Bag Manufacturing LLC has come a long way in a relatively short period of time.

Avery Dennison has received FDA food contact notification 1716 for its R1490 adhesive, a high-performance product designed for use in reclosure label applications.

The Packaging & Specialty Plastics business of The Dow Chemical Company has launched an adhesive solution that helps to maximize resource efficiency, favorably influence packaging cost, enhance recyclability and optimize the shelf life of food packaging.

Fort Dearborn Co., a North American supplier of high-impact prime labels for consumer goods, has appointed Kevin Kwilinski as CEO.

Now celebrating its 20th year, the Global Pouch Forum will be held June 14-16 at the Intercontinental Hotel in Miami, Florida. Known for its strong educational agenda, excellent networking opportunities and extensive flexible packaging exhibition space, the forum attracts a large attendance each year.

Sun Chemical has formed a commercial alliance with SAPICI S.p.A. to market SAPICI’s lamination adhesives portfolio under the Sun Chemical commercial brand name.

Toyo Ink Group, along with its member companies and sister subsidiaries, will be jointly exhibiting the latest innovations in package printing and converting at Interpack 2017, which takes place May 4-10 in Dusseldorf, Germany.

Flexible Packaging recently caught up with Dennis Carespodi, Oracle Packaging director of technology, for an update on the converter’s extrusion capacity and capabilities.