Flexible Packaging Association

Packaging printer business and personnel news, including items on TLMI's Eugene Singer Award and 2010 FPA Flexible Packaging Achievement Award winners.

Sustainability in package printing news, including items on SGP Partnership and Sustainability Advantages of Flexible Packaging Education Toolkit.

The Flexible Packaging Association's State of the Industry report forecasts slow growth in the near term, with gradual improvement of 2 to 4 percent per year.

LINTHICUM, Md.—The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) announced the winning entries of the 2010 FPA Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards competition.

This issue highlights the winning entries in packagePRINTING's 23rd annual Excellence Awards competition. The judging took place in June and as usual, it was one of my favorite days of the year.

LINTHICUM, Md.-The Flexible Packaging Association will hold its 2009 Fall Executive Conference on September 24 at The Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Chicago. The single-day conference combines industry-focused educational programs with networking opportunities.

What a difference a year makes. About this time last year, oil prices were peaking around $150/barrel, and energy and materials pricing, in general, were following suit. Along with this, sustainability was right at the top of the list of global concerns.

In today's economic environment, many businesses are watching their spending drop to draconian levels. For some, it's a necessary part of what needs to be done to survive what is likely the worst recession in 80 years.

TULSA, Okla.—Dan McFarland, President, Ampac Flexibles Performance Printed Films, has been selected as CMM International’s Converter of the Year for 2009. Recognized for his accomplishments in the flexible packaging industry, specifically targeting the frozen food sector, McFarland is the 11th recipient in a list of distinguished honorees who have won this prestigious award over the last 20 years.

One packaging segment that usually takes center stage at this time of year is that of flexible packaging when supermarket shelves are stuffed with bulk packages of candy for many of us to use on Easter Sunday. This makes sense since retail food is the biggest revenue generator for flexible packaging, according to the Flexible Packaging Association (FPA, www.flexpack.org) 2008 State of the Industry Survey.