CEFLEX Publishes Design Guidelines for Flexible Packaging Circularity
Consortium progress in 2018 gave converters concrete specification rules for recyclable flexible formats.
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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
FPA Sustainability Study Maps Flexible Packaging Environmental Profile
The Flexible Packaging Association released research in 2018 comparing flexible formats with alternative packaging types.
BCC Research Values Global Flexible Green Packaging at $273.4 Billion
Analyst coverage in 2018 underscored the scale of sustainable flexible packaging opportunity worldwide.
China's National Sword Policy Disrupts Global Packaging Recycling Flows
Import restrictions in 2018 forced flexible packaging stakeholders to rethink waste export assumptions.
Mondi Launches BarrierPack Recyclable on February 21, 2018
A milestone recyclable PE pouch structure enters commercial flexible packaging markets.