Nine members of the Emerging Leadership Council (ELC) of the Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) participated in a fly-in on September 21 to Washington, D.C., to visit staffers on The Hill. We represented companies that are...

This year will bring some exciting changes to the Flexible Packaging Association (FPA). First, we have the official start of our new supporting category of membership. Supporting membership will be open to any firm or...

At the start of the new year when planning for a new legislative session, we always begin with an assessment of the previous year to establish a baseline for advocacy efforts on behalf of the...

California constantly introduces legislation in the packaging space, even though in June 2022, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the most comprehensive extended producer responsibility bill in the United States. The bills listed below were all related...

As the voice of the flexible packaging industry, the Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) works with regulators at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), and other U.S. regulatory agencies...

The following statement is on behalf of Americans for Free Trade in response to the extension of the China Section 301 tariff exclusions by the United States Trade Representative. “Americans for Free Trade appreciates the...

The California Chamber of Commerce, local chambers of commerce and these undersigned state and national organizations, representing diverse businesses large and small from across California, strongly support the application of the Circular Action Alliance (CAA)...

The November 20, 2023, decision by the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) to extend tariffs on aluminum to South Korea and Thailand will cost jobs in the United States, while increasing prices for consumers and...

On behalf of the undersigned members of Americans for Free Trade, we are writing to request that Congress exercise its Article I, Section 8 authority over trade matters and urge USTR to immediately conclude and...

On behalf of the undersigned members of Americans for Free Trade, we are writing to request that USTR provide an immediate extension for the limited tariff exclusions and COVID exclusions from the section 301 tariffs...

The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) is gravely disillusioned in what can only be described as an intentional lack of awareness by the Department of Commerce (DOC), of the law, investigation data, and good policy in...

President Trump ostensibly waged trade wars to aid American industry, but the evidence is that his tariffs have harmed many U.S. businesses not on his politically favored list. One example is the beverage industry, which...

The Flexible Packaging Association (“FPA”) appreciates this opportunity to comment on proposed changes to the Air Electronic Emissions Reporting Rule (AERR) in the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM” or “Notice”). FPA is a national trade...

New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a lawsuit against PepsiCo Inc. on Nov. 15 for harming the public and the environment with its single-use plastic packaging. According to a press release from the Office...

The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) is respectfully submitting comments on EPA’s proposed reconsideration of the “Major MACT to Area Source (MM2A)” regulation. FPA is a national trade association, established in 1950, comprised of manufacturers and...

At the upcoming Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders Meeting on November 16-17 in San Francisco, we understand you will meet with President Xi Jinping of the People’s Republic of China. We believe this...

The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) is respectfully submitting comments on OSHA’s proposed Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM or Notice) regarding OSHA’s Walkaround Representative Designation Process (i.e., the proposed “walkaround rule”). FPA is a national trade...

The undersigned organizations, representing a diverse set of California packaging experts and businesses, are writing to ask CalRecycle to consider and adopt regulations necessary for covered materials that either cannot comply or otherwise present unique...

The flexible packaging industry is in a unique situation as it is one of the most environmentally sustainable packaging types from a water and energy consumption, product-to-package ratio, transportation efficiency, food waste, and greenhouse gas...

The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) is submitting comments on the above referenced proposed rule. Flexible packaging represents $43 billion in annual sales in the U.S. and is the second largest and one of the fastest...

The National Foreign Trade Council (“NFTC”) is pleased to provide the comments below on behalf of the Tariff Reform Coalition in response to the Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) Federal Register notice Revisions of...

Advancing historic reforms to cut plastic and packaging waste, California is seeking an organization to help overhaul the state’s recycling system for single-use packaging and plastic food ware. CalRecycle is accepting applications until Jan. 1,...

The EPA has announced more than $100 million in funding to expand recycling infrastructure and waste management systems across the country, representing EPA’s largest recycling investment in 30 years. EPA has selected 25 communities to...

The basic idea behind extender producer responsibility (EPR) is to require packaging manufacturers to pay for the systems that manage their packaging waste. And EPR programs can be enhanced by giving companies financial incentives to...

We have been given several regulatory opportunities this year to drive home our message on the importance of films and flexibles, including the protection of products and the reduction of carbon, as well as shaping...

As manufacturing floors become more integrated and companies increase investments in technology, technology oversight has become an increasing area of interest to the membership of the Flexible Packaging Association (FPA). The 118th Congress has...

The year 2023 was difficult with the volume of legislation introduced that would have directly impacted the flexible packaging industry. What is remarkable for 2023, however, is that it looks like no state will pass...

Give President Joe Biden some credit for his recent executive order to curb investments with China for the protection of national security. But he probably should go further to protect U.S. interests. The Chinese, governed...