Flexibles

Pharmaceuticals comprise largest market for aseptic packaging demand

New Freedonia study forecasts U.S. aseptic packaging demand to rise 6.8% annually to $6.4 billion by 2020.

March 29, 2016

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DS Smith Plastics names Peter Lamb Managing Director of Rapak Asia Pacific

Lamb will be responsible for Rapak business development in Thailand, Australia, and New Zealand.

March 29, 2016

Flexibles

What lies ahead for high-barrier pouches?

A new report forecasts the future of the high-barrier pouch market from 2015 to 2020, including details on new opportunities and applications.

March 27, 2016

Flexibles

APLIX Inc. earns compliance certification from the British Retail Consortium

The compliance certification recognizes that APLIX received an “A” rating for food safety within packaging.

March 22, 2016

Flexibles

Perforated bags provide good chemistry for ICA Tri Nova

New dual-chamber pouch allows users to pull apart a frangible seal that allows two separate granular chemicals to mix and release a vapor that cleans and deodorizes industrial areas for diverse applications.

March 10, 2016

Flexibles

New markets and features to accelerate pouch demand

Resealable closures and spouts, and fast-growing use in medical, consumer and industrial markets to boost U.S. pouch demand.

March 10, 2016

Flexibles

Capital Partners acquires M&Q Packaging Corp.

The DAK Group manages sale of M&Q Packaging, an innovator of high-temperature plastic packaging.

March 3, 2016

Flexibles

Cowboy Bath-In-A-Bag wins FPA Silver

Winning a Silver Award for Sustainability Achievement in the 2016 Flexible Packaging Association competition is the Cowboy Bath-In-A-Bag, a flexible package containing 20 large cloths each measuring 2x2 ft and each designed to let outdoors types take a "bath" without needing proximity to a tub or shower.

March 2, 2016

Flexibles

Convenience, technology highlight 2016 FPA awards

This year, seventy-eight packages were submitted for competition in the annual FPA Packaging Achievement Awards, and nineteen packages were honored with twenty Achievement Awards.

March 2, 2016

Flexibles

2016 FPA Silver Award Winners

Following are the 2016 FPA Silver Award winners.

March 2, 2016

Flexibles

Consumers, brand owners, and converters—a unique integrated study on flexible packaging

Brand Value Study commissioned by FPA reveals some fascinating insights into how packaging attributes can be leveraged so as to maximize brand value propositions.

March 1, 2016

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Thermal ink-jet coders provide 60% savings

All-natural dressings and condiments company Tessemae’s switches to thermal ink-jet printers for bottle labels and sachets, cutting its costs by 60% and improving uptime.

February 27, 2016

Flexibles

Harpak-ULMA names new Vice President

Harpak-ULMA welcomes Jeff Aspinall as V.P. of Technical/Customer Service.

February 23, 2016