Flair Flexible Packaging: Lidding Films Program

LiDynamics® program expands the company’s current offerings to include a complete portfolio of lidding films.

Flair Flexible Packaging

May 23rd, 2016

LiDynamics® program expands the company’s current offerings to include a complete portfolio of lidding films.

LiDynamics® program expands the company’s current offerings to include a complete portfolio of lidding films.

Flair Flexible Packaging Corp.’s LiDynamics® program expands the company’s offerings to include a complete portfolio of lidding films. In addition to offering bags, pouches, and other roll stock films, Flair’s LiDynamics® program exemplifies the company’s commitment to manufacturing quality flexible packaging.

Between Flair’s stock offerings and ability to custom-engineer film structures, the company provides a variety of seal types, structures, barrier properties, and can be custom rotogravure-printed up to 10 colors. These high-clarity films work well for a range of products including prepared meals, dairy products, dips, spreads, salads, fresh vegetables, and more. And while the primary focus of the LiDynamics program is for food applications, the company can provide films for the pharmaceutical market.

More information regarding the LiDynamics® program can be found here.

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