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The Flexible Packaging Association is the U.S. association of the manufacturers of flexible packaging; and, material or equipment suppliers to the industry. Flexible packaging is produced from paper, plastic, film, aluminum foil, or any combination of those materials, and includes bags, pouches, labels, liners, wraps, rollstock, and other flexible products.

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Sealed Air Receives WorldStar & PIDA Awards in 5 Countries
May 02, 2018 10:37 AM
The World Packaging Organisation (WPO) has recognized Sealed Air (NYSE:SEE) across five countries for its innovative solutions in the packaging and food categories. Organized by the World Packaging Organisation (WPO), the WorldStar Competition...
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Crawford Packaging Acquires Celplast Packaging Systems Ltd.
May 02, 2018 10:33 AM
We are excited to announce the acquisition of Celplast Packaging Systems Ltd and BVM USA. Celplast is a leading provider of shrink films, food trays and lids, lidding films and heat sealable films. The Company also has a deep line of packaging...
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Tredegar Reports First-Quarter 2018 Results
May 01, 2018 01:05 PM
Tredegar Corporation (NYSE:TG, also the “Company” or “Tredegar”) today reported first-quarter financial results for the period ended March 31, 2018. First quarter 2018 net income was $18.2 million ($0.55 per share) compared with net income of...
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Transcontinental Inc. Completes the Transformational Acquisition of Coveris Americas and Becomes a North American Leader in Flexible Packaging
May 01, 2018 12:50 PM
Transcontinental Inc. (TSX: TCL.A TCL.B) ("TC Transcontinental" or the "Corporation") is pleased to announce that it has completed the previously announced acquisition (the "Acquisition") of the business of Coveris Americas, a business previously...
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Ship & Shore Environmental, Inc. Launches Energy Saving Assistance Program for Plastic Manufacturers
May 01, 2018 12:49 PM
Ship & Shore Environmental Inc., a leading U.S. pollution abatement firm, announced today that is has launched a limited time Energy Efficiency Program for plastic manufacturers. This program includes complimentary Ship & Shore engineering...
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SABIC and ExxonMobil Advance Gulf Coast Project with Creation of a New Joint Venture
May 01, 2018 12:42 PM
SABIC and ExxonMobil said today that they have created a new joint venture to advance development of the Gulf Coast Growth Ventures project, a 1.8 million tonne ethane cracker currently planned for construction in San Patricio County, Texas...
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ProAmpac Acquires Gateway Packaging Company
May 01, 2018 12:40 PM
ProAmpac, one of the nation’s largest and fastest-growing flexible packaging companies, today announced the acquisition of Gateway Packaging Company (Gateway), a flexible packaging and technical products company headquartered in White House...
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Incoming BASF Boss Rules out DowDuPont-Style Break-up
May 01, 2018 12:39 PM
The incoming boss of BASF (BASFn.DE) has thrown his weight behind the chemical titan's contentious strategy of keeping divergent businesses folded into one company, at a time when its major rivals such as DowDuPont are breaking themselves up...
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Constantia Flexibles to Double Sales in India in Five Years
Apr 30, 2018 04:34 PM
Constantia Flexibles, the world’s fourth largest flexible packaging group, is aiming to double its sales in India within the next five years. This is the result of its recent acquisition of a majority stake in Creative Polypack and its group...
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Announcement from Coveris Holdings S.A. Regarding the Sale of its Global Rigid Business
Apr 30, 2018 04:33 PM
Coveris Holdings S.A. (“Coveris” or “the Company”), a premier global packaging manufacturer, today announced that it has entered into exclusive negotiations with Funds advised by Lindsay Goldberg LLC to sell its Global Rigid Business (“Global...
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