Remembering Sam Gilbert
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TC Transcontinental Packaging Wins FPA Sustainability Award for Compostable Coffee Packaging
TC Transcontinental Packaging has won the Gold Award for Sustainability in the 2021 Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards Competition.
Glenroy Inc Receives Five Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards
MENOMONEE FALLS, WI—Glenroy Inc, a converter and printer of flexible packaging for over 50 years, received five awards from the Flexible Packaging Association (FPA), including two Gold Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards for the premade STANDCAP inverted pouches. A total of 208 entries were submitted for the 2020 FPA Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards Competition, which was […]
TC Transcontinental Packaging Wins Gold in Sustainability & Packaging Excellence, Silver in Technical Innovation
MONTREAL, QC, Canada and CHICAGO, IL— As part of the 2019 Flexible Packaging Association Achievement Awards Competition, TC Transcontinental Packaging has won the Gold award for Sustainability for a second year in a row, as well as the Gold award for Packaging Excellence and the Silver award for Technical Innovation for the Harney & Sons Master […]
Sustainability & Flexible Packaging: Advantages & Environmental Impact
Flexible packaging is the fastest-growing segment within the US packaging industry and around the world, according to the Flexible Packaging Association (FPA). The entire segment is valued at $30.9 billion, showing a 2.6 percent increase between 2016 and 2017, and growth is projected for nearly all end-user markets—from beverages and pet food to personal care, […]
Flexographic M&A Drivers: Achieving Growth Through Consolidation
It seems that every week we are waking up to news of yet another merger or acquisition within the packaging industry. Over the course of 2018, we saw a wide variety of transactions ranging from the occasional blockbuster, such as Amcor’s long-rumored acquisition of Bemis, to the far more frequent product line tuck-in, such as […]
FPA Releases Infographic for the Future of Flexible Packaging
ANNAPOLIS, MD—The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) is released a new infographic that summarizes the future of flexible packaging and provides foresight into future opportunities for flexible packaging with the emergence of e-commerce, innovation and sustainability trends. Flexible packaging innovates to reduce food waste and helps to extend product shelf life. Global food waste is a […]
TC Transcontinental Packaging Wins a Gold Award for Sustainability
MONTREAL, Canada—TC Transcontinental Packaging announced that it has won the Gold award for Sustainability with its compostable peanut bag at the 2018 Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards Competition. Developed internally at Transcontinental Ultra Flex, the new flexible peanut bag was designed using certified compostable materials to support arenas and stadiums’ green initiatives and help sports teams, […]
Alison Keane Named President, CEO of Flexible Packaging Association
ANNAPOLIS, MD—Alison Keane, Esq., has been named president and CEO of the Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) as of Oct. 3. Alison previously served as the VP for government affairs and industry programs with the American Coatings Association, where she was responsible for advocacy on behalf of the paint and coating industry in the U.S. “We are […]
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