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INDUSTRY TRENDS:
New Recycling Plant for Flexible Packaging Materials Emerges and a New Acquisition by Hybrid Software
Market activity remains hot as Hybrid Software acquires software technology to accelerate packaging design and a new recycling facility for flexible packaging materials aims to be operational by 2023 in Minnesota.
PAPER MILLS:
The Progression of Paper Mills
A look at why paper mills have been declining — and what’s coming next.
SUSTAINABLE PRINTING:
The Perfect Partnership: Profitability and Sustainability Go Hand-in-Hand for Package Printing
Far from increasing operating costs, sustainability is often the key to saving money and increasing profitability.
CIRCULARITY IN PACKAGING:
Striving for Circularity in Packaging
Allison Lin, global VP of Packaging Sustainability at Mars, sits down with Flexible Packaging to discuss how executive leadership is vital to creating a circular economy throughout the packaging industry.
Departments
Flexible By Design
Energy in a Pouch: Chargel Gel drinks feature an exclusive blend of carbohydrates, fruit juice and five essential B vitamins without any artificial sweeteners or high fructose corn syrup.
ON THE COVER: With funding from MBOLD members, Myplas USA will build a low- and high-density polyethylene (LDPE and HDPE) 170,000-sq-ft recycling facility in Rogers, Minn., with a focus on flexible films.
Photo courtesy of Charter Next Generation
July 2022 // flexpackmag.com