Ryan Ruskin
FPA Announces 2024 Student Flexible Packaging Design Challenge Winners
The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) 2024 Student Flexible Packaging Design Challenge winners have been announced. This year’s first winner was a team of students from the University of Wisconsin–Stout, and the second-place winner was a team of students from the California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly). FPA’s annual Achievement Awards competition…
EPA Announces Over $1.3M to Support Clean U.S. Manufacturing of Construction Materials Across Missouri
LENEXA, KAN. (JULY 16, 2024) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the selection of Holcim U.S. Inc. in Missouri to receive $1,371,814 in grants to support efforts to report and reduce climate pollution from the manufacturing of construction materials. EPA estimates that the construction materials used…
Trump Shooting Has Connections to Packaging
The location of the shooting and at least two of the victims had strong ties to the packaging industry. …
FTA Opens Application Period for President Position
The Flexographic Technical Association (FTA) has opened the application period for the position of President of FTA and its educational foundation, the Foundation of FTA (FFTA). Application Details: Interested candidates are invited to apply through the following link. Applications will be accepted until August 19, 2024, and applicants are required to…
Hood Container Corp. To Buy Assets Of Independent II
Atlanta, Georgia based Hood Container Corporation announced that it has entered into an agreement to buy the packaging assets of Independent II in Louisville, Kentucky. Independent II’s assets will complement Hood Container’s footprint and create greater converting capacity for Hood Container in the increasingly important Kentucky and Ohio region. The transaction…
Want Consumers to Recycle In-Store? Show Them How.
Research shows retailers can use in-store signage to build consumer engagement with flexible-packaging recycling programs. …
How to Reach Your 2025 Packaging Sustainability Goals
You can still make plenty of progress on your sustainability goals, even as deadlines loom. Here are great tips on how your packaging can be recyclable, reusable, compostable, or increase its recycled content and reduce virgin material. …
PRINTING United Expo 2024 Registration Trends Upward
PRINTING United Alliance announced that registration for PRINTING United Expo 2024, taking place September 10-12 in Las Vegas, Nevada, is trending ahead of last year’s figures. Hotel room bookings are reportedly trending at more than 10 percent over last year’s numbers at this time. Additionally, registration is trending ahead from the…
ICPF Partners With SFI To Increase Awareness Of Corrugated Careers
The International Corrugated Packaging Foundation (ICPF) announced a new partnership with Project Learning Tree (PLT), an initiative of the Sustainable Forestry Initiative Inc. (SFI), to increase youth awareness of corrugated packaging industry careers. The partnership aims to increase awareness, access, and education about the rewarding green careers in the corrugated packaging…
Platinum Packaging Adds Bobst Technology
Platinum Packaging, Mlolongo, Kenya, has implemented two automated Bobst Master M6 inline flexo presses with oneECG technology. Platinum Packaging Ltd supplies brand owners in the consumer goods (FMCG) sector, agrochemical, pharmaceutical, automotive and construction industries, with a total annual production of 580 tons. Established in 2019, Platinum Packaging initially concentrated solely…