FPA 2010 Achievement Awards

LINTHICUM, Md.—The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA, www.flexpack.org) announced the winning entries of the 2010 FPA Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards competition. Eighty-five flexible packaging entries (117 competition category entries) were submitted into the 2010 competition. Of those entries, 22 packages were honored with 23 Achievement Awards.

The 2010 Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards were announced during the awards dinner on March 10, which was held in conjunction with the 2010 FPA Annual Meeting (March 10-12) at the Waldorf-Astoria in Orlando, Florida.

Winning entries of the 2010 FPA Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards competition include:

Highest Achievement Award (Overall Competition)
• Cryovac Food Packaging Div., Sealed Air Corp.; “Marinade On-Demand™ Package”

Packaging Excellence
• Gold: Amcor Flexibles; “Amcor Contour Perforation—Emmi Cheese Plate”
• Gold: CLP Packaging Solutions; “Time-Wise Bowl Pouch”
• Silver: Amcor Flexibles; “Amcor Stickpack – Kerry Foods’ Cheestrings Shots”
• Silver: CLP Packaging Solutions; “Club des Sommeliers 3-Liter Bag Without a Box”
• Silver: Oliver-Tolas™ Healthcare Packaging; “Dispos-a-Vent™”
• Silver: Printpack, Inc.; “Preserve Toothbrush”

Printing Achievement
• Gold: Bemis Flexible Packaging Div., Millprint; “Wellpet Package with KromaSilk Print”
• Gold: Sonoco Flexible Packaging; “Werther’s Original Caramel Chocolate Stabilo Bag”
• Silver: Bemis Flexible Packaging Div., Milprint; “Kaytee Flat Bottom Package”
• Silver: CL&D Graphics, Inc.; “Color Shift Promotional Shrink Sleeve”
• Silver: Prime Graphics Inc.; “Aloe There Swedish Beauty Botanica”
• Silver: Sonoco Flexible Packaging; “Halls Nite”

Technical Innovation
• Gold: Ampac Flexibles, Div. of Ampac Packaging; “Recloseable Retort Pouch”
• Gold: Pliant Corporation, “Fresenius Dialyzer Package Forming Web”
• Silver: American Packaging Corp.; “High Chemical Resistance Pouch”
• Silver: Oliver-Tolas™ Healthcare Packaging; “Isotech Bag®”
• Silver: Pliant Corporation; “Tamper Evident Shipping Solution”

Environmental and Sustainability Achievement
• Gold: Exopack, LLC; “PFOA-Free Microwave Popcorn Bag”
• Gold: Pliant Corporation; “Stratos™ Hand Wrap”
• Silver: Ampac Flexibles, Div. of Ampac Packaging; “Reusable Flexible Water Bottle”
• Silver: Genpak LP; “Key West Gourmet Chowders”