Business Management - Industry Trends

We spoke to industry experts to learn more about where integrated products are excelling and how to balance their pros and cons.

SABIC has teamed up with Guangdong Jinming Machinery Co. and Bolsas de los Altos, to support the growth of polyolefin-based innovative applications in the flexible packaging segment.

Markem-Imaje has received the BRC Global Standard Grade A Packaging Materials Certification. The certification has been successfully obtained by MI’s manufacturing site for Continuous Inkjet (CIJ) inks in Bourg-Lès-Valence in France.

The In-Mold Decorating Association (IMDA) announced the award winners in their 2022 competition.

For the first time in the U.S., Komori America & MBO America showed the industry their combined strength at PRINTING United last month.

Flint Group Packaging confirmed its commitment to ease of doing business and order efficiency for its customers with its new webshop.

PRINTING United Alliance announced that nine industry notables have been inducted into its prestigious Ben Franklin Honor Society. The inductees were welcomed in a private virtual ceremony on November 17.

Fortis Solutions Group will hold its 2022 Fortis Solutions Summit at the Sheraton Novi Detroit in Michigan on November 17. The event comprises an educational conference program and a mini-trade show featuring innovative solutions, quality controls solutions, sustainability optimizers, and all Fortis packaging products.

Attendees to the Digital Packaging Summit note the power of educational sessions, rewarding case studies, and 1:1 meetings as the event closed with insights from brand experts; deep dives into the labels, cartons, corrugated, and flexible packaging markets; and a fireside chat about M&A implications for package print.

Asahi Kasei reported it conducted a successful VIP event in Tokyo attended by AWP customers from 12 different countries.