The Voice of the Flexible Packaging Industry

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The Flexible Packaging Association is the leading advocate and voice for the growing U.S. flexible packaging industry. FPA is comprised of manufacturers of flexible packaging and material/equipment suppliers to the flexible packaging industry.

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The Sustainable Packaging Solution

Less energy. Fewer resources. Smaller footprint.

Flexible packaging requires less water and energy to manufacture and transport, and it generates small quantities of greenhouse gases on its way to market, making it a sustainable packaging solution.

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Innovation at Point-of-Sale

Convenience. Freshness. Protection.

Growing numbers of consumer product manufacturers are switching to flexible packaging thanks to its dynamic shelf appeal, protective properties and consumer ease of use and storage at home.

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Educational and Networking Opportunities

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From the Annual Meeting to the Fall Executive Conference, FPA places a high priority on keeping its members informed, up-to-date and connected.

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FPA Spotlight

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The Flexible Packaging Market TrackerThis Members Only feature gives you up-to-the-minute information on market conditions

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From the 2020 State of the Industry ReportThis report offers a comprehensive view of the total U.S. packaging and flexible packaging segment

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From the 2021 Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards CompetitionThe 2021 Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards & Innovation Showcase features both the winning entries and all the competition entries

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Industry News

  • Sun Chemical to Increase Prices on Inks, Coatings, Consumables and Adhesives in North America

    01.14.2022Sun Chemical will increase prices across its entire portfolio of packaging, commercial sheetfed and screen inks, coatings, consumables and adhesives in North America, effective immediately or as contracts allow. The unprecedented pace of inflationary cost movements continues to impact the...

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  • Vonco Acquires Flex-Pak, Specialty Provider of DuPont™ Tyvek®, Expanding its Contract Manufacturing Capabilities and Services for Healthcare and Consumer Markets

    01.13.2022Vonco Products LLC, an industry-leading risk-free turnkey contract manufacturer of medical devices and fluid bags, biohazard and specimen transport, infection protection and PPEs, and clean room assembly, packaging, sterilization management, and distribution, is excited to announce the acquisition of Flex-Pak...

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  • Toyo Ink India Expands Gravure Ink Capacity with New Toluene-free Factory

    01.12.2022Toyo Ink India Pvt. Ltd., a member of the Tokyo-based global specialty chemicals conglomerate Toyo Ink Group, recently installed a brand new gravure ink factory at its Gujarat site along the western coast of India. With a production capacity of...

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  • FPA’s Emerging Leadership Council Launches “Come Grow With Us” Campaign

    01.04.2022The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA), the leading advocate and voice for the growing U.S. flexible packaging industry, is pleased to announce that the FPA’s Emerging Leadership Council (ELC) launched a new campaign, “Come Grow With Us,” to help promote and...

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  • FPA/AFT Submits Statement for the Record Following House Ways & Means Trade Subcommittee Hearing on China

    12.16.2021Americans for Free Trade, a broad coalition of American businesses, trade organizations, and workers united against tariffs, submitted a statement for the record following the recent House Ways & Means Subcommittee on Trade’s hearing regarding U.S. competitiveness with China. “On...

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  • FPA Signs Americans for Free Trade Coalition Letter to the to House Ways & Means Committee and Subcommittee on Trade Regarding the Section 301 China Product Exclusions Process

    12.01.2021On behalf of the undersigned members of Americans for Free Trade, we thank the Ways & Means Subcommittee on Trade for holding an important hearing on U.S. competitiveness issues with China. As part of that hearing, we are writing to...

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Publications & Reports

  • Profol Breathable Vacuum Packaging Film Ensures Fresh Food Vibrancy

    01.18.2022Profol Americas, a global leader in the manufacture of cast polypropylene and polyethylene films, has introduced a breathable vacuum packaging film solution, CPVac™. CPVac™ is a polypropylene-based coextruded film which is designed to maintain a quality appearance of fresh red...

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  • FPA Sends Letter for a Veto Request of S.2515 to the Honorable Phil Murphy, Governor of New Jersey

    01.18.2022The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) is writing to urge you to veto S.2515, as this legislation establishes aggressive and onerous post-consumer recycled (PCR) content standards which are presently underdeveloped and overly broad. S.2515 was aimed at generating new end markets...

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  • Cosmo Films: 5 Benefits of Using Synthetic Paper

    01.18.2022The pulp-based paper has been around for a long time. The rise of technology saw strides in every industry and the paper industry was no exception. The need for innovation resulted in a new type of paper—Synthetic Paper. Synthetic paper...

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