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 […]
Bringing the Year Together: FTA, Flexography & the Industry Continued to Grow in 2018
The phrase “Bringing It All Together” may have only applied to the four days of Forum 2018—after all, that was its official theme. But the idea extended both before and after the early May event, with flexographers seeing it play out during the entire year. From Forum and INFOFLEX in May, to Labelexpo Americas in […]
Dow’s 2018 30th Awards for Packaging Innovation Honors FTA Members Among 29 Technologies & Processes
The Dow Chemical Co recently announced the winners of its 2018 30th Awards for Packaging Innovation, honoring 29 innovations from a collection of companies that includes several FTA members. Recognizing the packaging industry’s top achievements in designs, materials, technologies and processes, the awards are judged by an independent panel of international experts working across industry […]
Printing Plates and Their Impact on Sustainability
As the technology for flexographic printing continues to evolve, both quality and efficiency are improving. In order to remain competitive, flexographic printers must stay informed about the latest developments. Once a sort of “halfway point” between offset and gravure, flexo has come into its own in recent years, in many cases taking volume that might […]
Dow Names Winners in 30th Awards for Packaging Innovation
MIDLAND, MI—The Dow Chemical Company announced the winners of the 2018 30th Awards for Packaging Innovation, which recognizes the packaging industry’s top achievements in innovative packaging designs, materials, technologies and processes. The highest honor, the Diamond Award, went to Procter & Gamble’s Air Assist, a breakthrough in performance and sustainability for e-commerce and brick-and-mortar packaging. The […]
