China's National Sword Policy Disrupts Global Packaging Recycling Flows
Import restrictions in 2018 forced flexible packaging stakeholders to rethink waste export assumptions.
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Industry News for Flexible Packaging Converters
Follow verified global industry developments from 2005 to today—trade fairs, regulation, M&A, material markets, and sustainability milestones that shaped flexible packaging investment.
This archive covers flexible packaging and flexographic printing industry news year by year—from trade fairs and regulation to material markets and consolidation.
Stories are sourced from trade associations, regulatory filings, and established packaging press to give plant managers historical context for capital planning.
Browse by year to track how resin cycles, sustainability policy, and regional demand shaped converter investment decisions.
Industry News
Mondi Launches BarrierPack Recyclable on February 21, 2018
A milestone recyclable PE pouch structure enters commercial flexible packaging markets.
Design-for-Recycling Guidelines Gain Traction Among Flexible Converters
Industry groups in 2017 promoted recyclability checkpoints that influenced laminate specification meetings.
BCC Research Forecasts Strong Growth for Green Packaging Markets
Industry analysts in 2017 projected expanding demand for sustainable packaging materials across food, beverage, and consumer goods.
Mondi Advances BarrierPack as Recyclable Flexible Structure Takes Shape
Mondi's BarrierPack development in 2017 pointed toward mono-material PE solutions for food and pet food pouches.
EU Circular Economy Package Reshapes Packaging Compliance Expectations
2017 implementation milestones pushed flexible packaging converters to align with extended producer responsibility and recycling targets.
CEFLEX Launches to Align Flexible Packaging with Circular Economy Goals
How a cross-industry European consortium formed in January 2017 to make flexible packaging recyclable by design.
Industry Stakeholders Lay Groundwork for CEFLEX Circular Economy Initiative
Following REFLEX and FIACE completion in late 2016, European flexible packaging value-chain leaders began organizing the CEFLEX consortium launched in January 2017.
REFLEX Project Completes with Flexible Packaging Recycling Advances
The Innovate UK co-funded REFLEX project concluded in autumn 2016, presenting results at K Show demonstrating viable mechanical recycling pathways for flexible polyolefin packaging.