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Several Flexible Packaging Companies Help Found The Alliance to End Plastic Waste

January 16, 2019

Berry Global, NOVA Chemicals, BASF, Dow and Henkel are among more than 25 companies that have joined The Alliance to End Plastic Waste, a new, non-profit organization that aims to partner with the finance community, government and civil society to eliminate environmental plastic waste.

Industry Insights: Packaging Predictions for 2019

John Kalkowski

January 2, 2019

As brand owners in the food space look forward to 2019, several trends could – and should – affect their upcoming packaging decisions.

Digital Printing Helps Canadian Converter Enhance Sustainability Efforts

December 19, 2018

“Leading a global movement for greener packaging.”

ePac Purchases 10 Nordmeccanica Solventless Laminators

ePac’s move is the largest solventless laminator purchase to date in the flexible packaging space

December 18, 2018

ePac Flexible Packaging has purchased 10 Nordmeccanica solventless Super Simplex SL e800 laminators, which it will roll out throughout its plants through the end of 2019.

Roundtable: Special Advertising Section

Roundtable on Bag/Pouch Making Equipment

December 13, 2018

We sat down and discussed bag/pouch making equipment with Scott Fuller from CMD Corporation, Fabio Dacò from Elba, Jim Pease from Sun Centre USA, and Joe Vannieuwenhoven from B&B Packaging Technologies, Jose De La Mora from Totani America, and Sanjay Amin from Mamata Enterprises.

Industry Q&A: Inspection & Testing

MAP Leak Detection Gets Faster, Easier, Data-Driven

December 12, 2018

Flexible Packaging caught up with Bill Burnard, INFICON’s vacuum control sales and business development manager, North America, for a chat about the company’s Contura S400 leak detector, which made its N.A. debut at PACK EXPO.

Technology: Pouch Making

Test and Verify: The Process Behind Custom Pouch Fitments

There’s a lot more that goes into creating custom pouch fitments than what may initially meet the eye.

Eric Fish

December 5, 2018

For several years now, HQC has been designing and manufacturing custom fitments for pouches. And despite the challenges involved in doing so, the Oswego, Illinois-based company has continued to move this sector of the market forward.

Cover Feature

Flexible Packaging’s Trending Topics

Cannabis. Sustainability. e-Commerce. The past year was a dynamic one in flexible packaging – and there are various trends and talking points that have shaped it and will continue to shape it moving forward.

Eric Fish

December 3, 2018

While the packaging industry is always changing and moving forward for the better, this past year has been a particularly exciting time to be a part of it. Here’s a look at some of the trending topics from 2018 that will certainly help shape things moving forward.