March/April 2025

March/April 2025

Tariff Expert Tells FPA Audience to Continue to Expect Turmoil

Tiffany Smith from the National Foreign Trade Council cautions people who are tuned into a recent webinar on tariffs that her presentation could quickly become obsolete.

2-min read

March/April 2025

FPA Launches Trade Working Group and Newsletter on Tariffs

The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) has recently begun producing biweekly updates on trade policy, not only to track shifts in tariff rules but also to establish an informal trade working group to advise FPA on how to respond to changes.

2-min read

March/April 2025

Timeline, Storybook, and Videos Mark FPA’s 75th Year Anniversary

The Flexible Packaging Association focuses on industry growth, professional development, and networking opportunities, all at a time when plastic packaging has to indicate why it is a better alternative than other packaging forms.

3-min read

March/April 2025

Business Groups Oppose PFAS Proposal in New Mexico

Nearly 50 business associations, including groups representing the plastics and flexible packaging industries, recently endorsed a letter opposing a bill in New Mexico that would heavily regulate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

3-min read

Advocacy Corner

Next Up for EPR: PRO Plans and Implementation

In each of the five state’s extended producer responsibility laws, the producer responsibility organization’s plans are structured differently with various requirements.

2-min read

From the Magazine

A Look Behind Producer Responsibility Organizations

Extended producer responsibility laws have been spreading in the United States, requiring the guidance of producer responsibility organizations (PROs). Along the way, a PRO called Circular Action Alliance was incorporated in December 2022.

8-min read

From the Magazine

‘An Inflection Point’

ProAmpac has been focused on innovation and sustainability and wants to make sure it builds sustainable packaging options that are substrate agnostic as long as they can be recyclable or compostable and not go into landfills.

7-min read

From the Magazine

‘Outstanding’

Judges for this year’s Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards competition went through the entries one by one to pick the winners in six categories: expanding the use of flexible packaging, technical innovation, sustainability, printing, shelf impact, and packaging excellence.

6-min read

FlexFocus™

A Closer Look at Apurva Shah

In this issue, we interview Apurva Shah, vice president of strategy and customer development at Charter Next Generation and a board member of the Flexible Packaging Association.

4-min read

Above and Beyond

Companies Invest in Their Communities

Companies recognized were ProAmpac, Michelman, and Mid South Extrusion. The individual celebrated was Mohammad Farahat, Ph.D., director of Sun Chemical’s Novel Device Laboratory.

3-min read

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