UK Packaging Strategy Sets Stage for Innovate UK Flexible Film R&D
Defra's March 2011 packaging strategy and Innovate UK funding frameworks established policy direction that would later underpin the REFLEX flexible packaging recycling project.
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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
PCI Projects 4–5% European Flexible Packaging Recovery in 2010
After 2009's 3% value decline, converters expect restocking, higher prices, and modest volume growth.
Bemis Divests Menasha and Tulsa Plants to Exopack for $82 Million
July 13 closing satisfies DOJ conditions from the Alcan Packaging Food Americas acquisition.
Bemis Completes $1.2 Billion Alcan Packaging Food Americas Deal
Neenah-based converter acquires 23 flexible packaging plants across six countries with $1.4 billion in 2009 sales.
DOJ Antitrust Order Shapes Bemis–Alcan Flexible Packaging Integration
February 2010 Hold Separate Stipulation requires cheese and meat packaging divestitures before full merger clearance.
Europe Converted Flexible Packaging Value Falls 3% in 2009
PCI Films Consulting reported €10.4 billion market size as raw-material deflation masked marginal volume growth.
PCI Forecasts World Flexible Packaging Growth Slowing to 3.2%
Global consumer primary flexible packaging valued at $58 billion faces downgauging and cost-reduction headwinds.
PCI Report: BOPP Film Growth Shifts Power Base to Asia and Middle East
World BOPP Film Market Trends 2008 forecast 5.7% annual demand growth led by India, China, and Gulf states.
Estimated 30% of drupa 2008 Press Orders Cancelled Amid 2009 Crisis
Press manufacturers faced financing failures and capex freezes as printing industry revenues collapsed.