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The undersigned organizations respectfully request that the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) extend the public comment period for Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims (“Green Guides” or the “Guides”) by 60 days. The...
We write you today on a matter of grave urgency. Once again, the United States is facing the threat of a major rail strike between the major freight railroads and 12 labor unions, the second...
The undersigned organizations support H.R. 8059, the Recycling and Composting Accountability Act and H.R. 8183, the Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act. We believe that both bills would generate the necessary data and public-private partnerships to...
In its 20th year, the FPA Student Flexible Packaging Design Challenge has become a prestigious competition within the flexible packaging industry. The FPA Student Flexible Packaging Design Challenge honors flexible packaging solutions developed by students....
The Montalvo Corporation, an international industry leader in web tension control products and services based in Gorham Maine, has promoted interim CEO Russ Hall to Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Robin Goodwin, Executive Chairman of Montalvo’s...
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Coalition of Companies and Trade Associations (the Coalition) appreciates the opportunity to comment on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) precedent-setting proposed rule in which EPA proposes to define and exercise...
From knowing your cyber risk and how to quantify it, understanding the return on investment on cyber insurance, and deciphering the policy language, it is clear that navigating the cyber insurance marketplace is a complex...
In 2021, the FBI received about 850,000 reports of cybercrime with losses surpassing the $6.9 billion mark in the United States alone. Globally, losses in 2021 were about $6 trillion, and this number is estimated...
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and we wanted to make sure you take the appropriate steps to protect your company from a cyberattack. With organizations facing more cyber threats than ever, one of the greatest...
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and we wanted to make sure you take the appropriate steps to protect your company from a cyberattack. The headlines are everywhere. It seems like every day there is news...
The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) is submitting testimony in opposition to Senate Bill 2145, which aims to prohibit the sale, distribution, and import of certain products marketed as recyclable, unless DEP determines that products are...
The undersigned organizations respectfully request an additional 60-day extension of the deadline for public comment on EPA’s proposed rule to designate PFOA and PFOS as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability...
We are writing to respectfully request a veto of AB 2784 (Ting). That mandates the use of post-consumer recycled (PCR) content in plastic thermoform containers. Throughout this legislative session our coalition had multiple conversations with...
The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) applauds and supports your efforts in taking steps to proactively address the issue of minimum post-consumer recycled (PCR) content requirements. We believe that a suite of options is necessary to...
Hosokawa Alpine, a leading supplier of Blown Film Extrusion Systems, has made the difficult but responsible decision to present our blown film technology at K-Show 2022 in a truly SUSTAINABLE way. Alpine will not be...
The flexible packaging industry is once again unfairly targeted with unwarranted trade actions on aluminum foil that not only threatens food, pharmaceutical, and medical security in the U.S.; but will also negatively impact domestic jobs...
PRINTING United Alliance and Packaging Impressions are pleased to announce that Flexible Packaging Association (FPA), Paperboard Packaging Council (PPC), and TMLI have joined as official association partners of the 2022 Digital Packaging Summit. The eighth...
The 2023 'Call for Entries' provides an overview of the Achievement Awards competition, the rules including eligibility requirements, entry fees, and complete instructions on how to enter the competition. The deadline for entries is November...
The Flexible Packaging Association’s (FPA) Emerging Leadership Council (ELC) will present the first-ever FlexPack Crash Course at the upcoming PACK EXPO International in Chicago, IL, on Wednesday, October 26th, at 9:00 a.m. Central. The event...
Six states have adopted laws that focus on regulating the intentional use of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) in flexible food packaging that will begin to take effect between the end of 2022 and the beginning...
Oregon’s SB 582 is an Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) measure that establishes a statewide producer responsibility program with a focus on packaging and paper materials. The law allows for the creation of multiple PROs and...
Maine’s LD 1541 establishes a stewardship program for packaging materials. The program is to be administered by a Product Stewardship Organization (PSO), contracted by the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), for a 10-year term through...
Colorado’s HB22 – 1355 is an extended producer responsibility (EPR) measure that establishes a statewide producer responsibility program with a focus on packaging and printed paper materials. The program is to be administered by a...
California’s SB 54 establishes the Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act. Under this Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) scheme, “producers” are required to establish and join a Producer Responsibility Organization (PRO), which will be...
The Flexible Packaging Association’s (FPA) 2022 State of the Flexible Packaging Industry Report provides industry converters, suppliers, investors, and analysts with insight into the performance of the U.S. flexible packaging industry over the past year....