Flexible Packaging Buyer's Guide
2021-2022 FLEXIBLE PACKAGING BUYER’S GUIDE
Manufacturers of Flexible Packaging
Suppliers to Flexible Packaging Manufacturers
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As one of the fastest-growing segments of the packaging industry, flexible packaging combines the best qualities of plastic, film, paper, and aluminum foil to deliver a broad range of protective properties while employing a minimum of material.
Processing flexibility and superior ROI are two absolutes for Typically taking the shape of a bag, pouch, liner, or overwrap, flexible packaging is defined as any package cost-effective flexible packaging. Our extrusion coating systems or any part of a package whose shape can be readily changed. are designed to do just that while also addressing regulatory, Flexible packages are used for consumer and institutional products and in industrial applications to protect, market, and distribute a vast array of products. environmental and business demands. Our team is ready to Leading the way in packaging innovation, flexible packaging addsvalue and marketability to food and tailor your solution including extruder, unwind, winder, controls non-food products alike. From ensuring food safety and extending shelf life to providing even heating, and drives, coater, dryer and web handling. Let us make your barrier protection, ease of use, resealability, and superb printability, the industry continues to advance at an unprecedented rate. flexible packaging ideas a reality.Discover the difference! The life cycle attributes of flexible packaging demonstrate many sustainable advantages. Flexible packaging starts with Less Waste in the First Place®, greatly reducing landfill discards. Innovation and technology have enabled flexible packaging manufacturers to use fewer natural resources in the creation of Call us today at +1 315-887-3144 their packaging, and improvements in production processes have reduced water and energy consumption, greenhouse gas emissions, and volatile organic compounds. Even more, lighter-weight flexible packaging results in less transportation-related energy and fossil fuel consumption, and environmental pollution.
With its versatility, custom qualities, efficiency in conserving resources, and sustainability, there’s no better time to consider flexible packaging for your new product line or as an upgrade to an existing package.
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FPA 2021-2022 Flexible Packaging Buyer’s Guide | 1 Table of Contents
Manufacturers of Flexible Packaging Retail Packaging – Food...... 4 Retail Packaging – Non-Food...... 6 Institutional – Food...... 8 Institutional – Non-Food...... 10 Medical and Pharmaceutical...... 11 Industrial Applications...... 12 Final Packaging...... 14 Materials...... 16 Printing...... 18 Value Added Services...... 19 Converting Processes...... 20 Manufacturer Company Index...... 22
Suppliers to Flexible Packaging Manufacturers Machinery...... 34 Equipment and Other Supplies...... 36 Services...... 37 Supplies...... 38 Adhesives/Inks...... 39 Coatings...... 40 Resins...... 41 Substrates (Includes Paper, Film, and Foil)...... 42 Supplier Company Index...... 44
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Manufacturers of Flexible Packaging RETAIL PACKAGING — FOOD
Baked GoodsBaking Needs/MixesBeveragesBreakfastCoffee Products andCondiments Tea ConfectionaryCookies/CrackersDeli/BakeryDinner Supplies Products/MixesFood WrapsFrozen - QSR NoveltiesFrozen OtherFrozen PizzaMiscellaneousProduce DryRefrigerated Shelf Refrigerated DairyRefrigerated MeatSeafood OtherSnacks
Admiral Packaging, Inc. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Advanced Converting Works • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Advanced Web Technologies - Illinois, Inc. • • • • • • • Amcor Flexibles • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • AMGRAPH Packaging, Inc. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Beacon Converters, Inc. • • Belmark inc • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Berry Global • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Bryce Corporation • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Catty Corporation • • • • • • • • • • • • • Celplast Metallized Products Limited • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • CL&D Graphics • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Constantia Flexibles LLC • • • • • • • • • • • • C-P Flexible Packaging • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Emerald Packaging, Inc. • • • • • • • • • • EMIRATES PRINTING PRESS, L.L.C. • • • • • • • • • Flex Films (USA) Inc. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Genpak Flexible • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Glenroy, Inc. • • • • • • • • • • Hart Flex Pack • • • • • • • • • INDEVCO Plastics • Inland • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Integrated Plastics Packaging • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Kendall Packaging Corporation • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Liquibox • • • • • • Louisiana Plastic Industries •
LPS Industries, LLC • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
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RETAIL PACKAGING — FOOD (continued)
Seafood Snacks Baked GoodsBaking Needs/MixesBeveragesBreakfastCoffee Products andCondiments Tea ConfectionaryCookies/CrackersDeli/BakeryDinner Supplies Products/MixesFood WrapsFrozen - QSR NoveltiesFrozen OtherFrozen PizzaMiscellaneousProduce DryRefrigerated Shelf Refrigerated DairyRefrigerated MeatSeafood OtherSnacks Markenburg International • • • • • • Foods Corporation
Max Katz Bag Company, Inc. • • • • • •
Minipak SAS • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Mondi Jackson, LLC • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Nosco • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Novolex • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Paharpur 3P • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • PAXXUS, Inc. • • • Peliculas Plasticas S.A. de C.V. • • • Phenix • • Plastic Packaging Technologies, LLC • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Poly Print, Inc. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Polymer Packaging, Inc. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • PPC Flexible Packaging • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Prime Packaging, LLC • • • • • • • • • • • • • Printpack • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ProAmpac • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Sealed Air Corporation • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Sealstrip Corporation • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Sonoco Flexible Packaging • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Southern Graphic Systems LLC • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • St. Johns Packaging Ltd. • • • • • • Südpack Oak Creek Corporation • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • SunFlex Packagers Inc. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Taylor Prime Labels • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • & Packaging Group TC Transcontinental Packaging • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Technipaq, Inc. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Vonco Products, LLC • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Zacros America, Inc. • • • • • •
FPA 2021-2022 Flexible Packaging Buyer’s Guide | 5 Manufacturers of Flexible Packaging RETAIL PACKAGING — NON-FOOD
Appliances/HardwareClothing/TextilesCraft MaterialsElectronics/ComputersFloral/PlantsHealth andHome Beauty Chemicals/CleanersLawn Aids andPaper Garden Products PetSupplies Food/SuppliesPhotography-RelatedSalt/Softener/IceSporting Melt TobaccoGoods Toys/Games
Advanced Converting Works • • • • • • • • Advanced Web Technologies - • • • • Illinois, Inc.
Amcor Flexibles • • • • • • • • • • • •
American Packaging Corporation • • • • • •
AMGRAPH Packaging, Inc. • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Belmark inc • • • • • • • • • • •
Berry Global • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Bryce Corporation • • • •
Catty Corporation • • • •
Celplast Metallized Products Limited • • • • • • • •
CL&D Graphics • • • • • • •
Constantia Flexibles LLC •
C-P Flexible Packaging • • • • • •
Emerald Packaging, Inc. • •
EMIRATES PRINTING PRESS, L.L.C. • • •
First Quality Print and Packaging •
Flex Films (USA) Inc. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Genpak Flexible • • • • •
Glenroy, Inc. • • • • • • • •
Hart Flex Pack • •
INDEVCO Plastics • • • •
Inland • • • • •
Integrated Plastics Packaging • • • • • • • • •
Kendall Packaging Corporation • •
Liquibox • •
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RETAIL PACKAGING — NON-FOOD (continued)
Appliances/HardwareClothing/TextilesCraft MaterialsElectronics/ComputersFloral/PlantsHealth andHome Beauty Chemicals/CleanersLawn Aids andPaper Garden Products PetSupplies Food/SuppliesPhotography-RelatedSalt/Softener/IceSporting Melt TobaccoGoods Toys/Games
LPS Industries, LLC • • • • • • • • • •
Markenburg International Foods Corporation • • •
Minipak SAS • • • • • •
Max Katz Bag Company, Inc. • • •
Mondi Jackson, LLC • • • • • •
Nosco • • • • • •
Novolex • • • • • •
Paharpur 3P • • • • • • • • •
PAXXUS, Inc. • • • • • •
Peliculas Plasticas S.A. de C.V. • • • • • •
Phenix • • • •
Plastic Packaging Technologies, LLC • • • • • • • • • • •
Poly Print, Inc. • • • • • • • • • • •
Polymer Packaging, Inc. • • • • • • • • •
PPC Flexible Packaging • • • • • • • • •
Prime Packaging, LLC • • • • •
Printpack • • • • • • •
ProAmpac • • • • • • • • • • • •
Sealed Air Corporation • • •
Sealstrip Corporation • • • •
Sonoco Flexible Packaging • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Southern Graphic Systems LLC • • • • • • • • • • • •
SteriPax •
St. Johns Packaging Ltd. • • • •
Südpack Oak Creek Corporation • • • • • •
SunFlex Packagers Inc. • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Taylor Prime Labels & Packaging Group • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
TC Transcontinental Packaging • • • • • • • • • • •
Technipaq, Inc. • • • • • • • • • •
Vonco Products, LLC • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Zacros America, Inc. • • • •
FPA 2021-2022 Flexible Packaging Buyer’s Guide | 7 Manufacturers of Flexible Packaging INSTITUTIONAL — FOOD
Baked GoodsBaking Needs/MixesBeveragesBreakfastCoffee Products andCondiments Tea ConfectionaryCookies/CrackersDeli/BakeryDinner Supplies Products/MixesFood WrapsFrozen - QSR NoveltiesFrozen OtherFrozen PizzaMiscellaneousProduce DryRefrigerated Shelf Refrigerated DairyRefrigerated MeatSeafood OtherSnacks
Admiral Packaging, Inc. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Advanced Converting Works • • • • • • • Advanced Web Technologies - Illinois, Inc. • • • • • • Amcor Flexibles • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • AMGRAPH Packaging, Inc. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Belmark inc • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Berry Global • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Bryce Corporation • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Catty Corporation • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Celplast Metallized Products Limited • • • • • • • • • • • CL&D Graphics • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Constantia Flexibles LLC • • • • • • • • • • • • • C-P Flexible Packaging • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Emerald Packaging, Inc. • • • • • EMIRATES PRINTING PRESS, L.L.C. • • • • • • • • • • Flex Films (USA) Inc. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Genpak Flexible • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Glenroy, Inc. • • • • • • • • • • Hart Flex Pack • • • • • • • • • INDEVCO Plastics • Inland • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Integrated Plastics Packaging • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Kendall Packaging Corporation • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Liquibox • • • • • • • •
LPS Industries, LLC • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
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INSTITUTIONAL — FOOD (continued)
Baked GoodsBaking Needs/MixesBeveragesBreakfastCoffee Products andCondiments Tea ConfectionaryCookies/CrackersDeli/BakeryDinner Supplies Products/MixesFood WrapsFrozen - QSR NoveltiesFrozen OtherFrozen PizzaMiscellaneousProduce DryRefrigerated Shelf Refrigerated DairyRefrigerated MeatSeafood OtherSnacks
Seafood Snacks Markenburg International • • • • • • • • Foods Corporation Minipak SAS • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Mondi Jackson, LLC • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Nosco • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Novolex • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Paharpur 3P • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • PAXXUS, Inc. • • • • Peliculas Plasticas S.A. de C.V. • • • • Phenix • • • • • • • • Plastic Packaging Technologies, LLC • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Poly Print, Inc. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Polymer Packaging, Inc. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • PPC Flexible Packaging • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Prime Packaging, LLC • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Printpack • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ProAmpac • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Sealed Air Corporation • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Sealstrip Corporation • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Sonoco Flexible Packaging • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Southern Graphic Systems LLC • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • St. Johns Packaging Ltd. • • • • • • Südpack Oak Creek Corporation • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • SunFlex Packagers Inc. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Taylor Prime Labels • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • & Packaging Group TC Transcontinental Packaging • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Technipaq, Inc. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Vonco Products, LLC • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Zacros America, Inc. • • • • • •
FPA 2021-2022 Flexible Packaging Buyer’s Guide | 9 Manufacturers of Flexible Packaging INSTITUTIONAL — NON-FOOD
Carry-OutDessicants/O2 Bags Electronics/Computers ScavengersGarment Grocery/Merchandise/BagsBags Mailers/WrapsOther Business-to-BusinessReam Wrap Carry-OutDessicants/O2 Bags Electronics/Computers ScavengersGarment Grocery/Merchandise/BagsBags Mailers/WrapsOther Business-to-BusinessReam Wrap
Admiral Packaging, Inc. • • • • Paharpur 3P • • • Amcor Flexibles • • • • PAXXUS, Inc. • • AMGRAPH Packaging, Inc. • Peliculas Plasticas S.A. • • de C.V. Belmark inc • Plastic Packaging • • • Berry Global • • • Technologies, LLC Celplast Metallized • • Poly Print, Inc. • • • Products Limited Polymer Packaging, Inc. • • • CL&D Graphics • PPC Flexible Packaging • • • FILMtech Inc. • • Prime Packaging, LLC • Flex Films (USA) Inc. • • • Printpack • Integrated Plastics • • Packaging ProAmpac • • • • Kendall Packaging • Sealed Air Corporation • • • Corporation Sealstrip Corporation • • • Liquibox • • Sonoco Flexible Packaging • • Louisiana Plastic Industries • Southern Graphic Systems • • LPS Industries, LLC • • • • LLC Minipak SAS • • • • Südpack Oak Creek • • Corporation Mondi Jackson LLC • • • • TC Transcontinental • • • • Nosco • • • • Packaging Novolex • • • • • • Technipaq, Inc. • PAC Worldwide Corporation • Vonco Products, LLC • • • • • •
Zacros America, Inc. •
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MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL
Other Business-to-BusinessReam Wrap BiologicalsDental SuppliesDiagnosticsDisposableMedical Products DevicesMedical SuppliesPharmaceuticalsVeterinarian Supplies BiologicalsDental SuppliesDiagnosticsDisposableMedical Products DevicesMedical SuppliesPharmaceuticalsVeterinarian Supplies
Admiral Packaging, Inc. • • • • • • Nosco • • • • • • Advanced Converting Works • • • • • • • • Novolex • • • Advanced Web • • • • Paharpur 3P • • • • • • • Technologies - Illinois, Inc. Peliculas Plasticas S.A. • • • • • • • • Amcor Flexibles • • • • • • • • de C.V. AMGRAPH Packaging, Inc. • • • • • • • PAXXUS, Inc. • • • • • • • • Beacon Converters, Inc. • • • • • • • • Plastic Packaging • • • • • • • • Technologies, LLC Belmark inc • • • • • • Poly Print, Inc. • • • • • • • Berry Global • • • • • • • • Polymer Packaging, Inc. • • • • • • Celplast Metallized • • • • • • Products Limited PPC Flexible Packaging • • • • • • CL&D Graphics • • • • • Prime Packaging, LLC • • • • • • • Constantia Flexibles LLC • • • • • • Printpack • • EMIRATES PRINTING • ProAmpac • • • • • • • PRESS, L.L.C. Sealed Air Corporation • • • • FILMtech Inc. • • Sealstrip Corporation • • • • • • • Flex Films (USA) Inc. • • • • • Sonoco Flexible Packaging • • • • • • Genpak Flexible • • • • • Southern Graphic Systems • • • • • • Glenroy, Inc. • • • • • • • • LLC Hart Flex Pack • SteriPax • • • • • • • • Inland • • Südpack Oak • • • • • • • Creek Corporation Integrated Plastics • • • Packaging TC Transcontinental • • • • • • • Packaging Kendall Packaging • Corporation Technipaq, Inc. • • • • • • • • LPS Industries, LLC • • • • • • • • Vonco Products, LLC • • • • • • •
Mondi Jackson, LLC • • • • • • Zacros America, Inc. • • • • • • •
FPA 2021-2022 Flexible Packaging Buyer’s Guide | 11 Manufacturers of Flexible Packaging INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS
AgriculturalAnimal Products Feed/CareAutomotiveBuilding ProductsCable WrapChemicalsConstructionCorrosion MaterialsInterleaving InhibitorsLubrication SheetsOutdoor Products Equipment/PartsStretch/Shrink Films
Admiral Packaging, Inc. • • • • • • • • • • • Advanced Converting Works • • Advanced Web Technologies - Illinois, Inc. • • • Amcor Flexibles • • • • • • • • AMGRAPH Packaging, Inc. • • • • • • • • • Belmark inc • • • • Berry Global • • • • • • • • • • Bryce Corporation • • • • Catty Corporation • • • • Celplast Metallized Products Limited • • • • • • CL&D Graphics • • • • • • C-P Flexble Packaging • • EMIRATES PRINTING PRESS, L.L.C. • • FILMtech Inc. • • • • • Flex Films (USA) Inc. • • • • • • • • • • • Genpak Flexible • • Glenroy, Inc. • • • • • • • Hart Flex Pack • INDEVCO Plastics • • • • • Inland • • • • • Integrated Plastics Packaging • • • • • • • Liquibox • • • • Louisiana Plastic Industries •
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AgriculturalAnimal Products Feed/CareAutomotiveBuilding ProductsCable WrapChemicalsConstructionCorrosion MaterialsInterleaving InhibitorsLubrication SheetsOutdoor Products Equipment/PartsStretch/Shrink Films
LPS Industries, LLC • • • • • • • Minipak SAS • • • • • • • Mondi Jackson, LLC • • • • • • • • • Nosco • • • • • • • • Novolex • • • • • • • Paharpur 3P • • • • • • • • • • • PAXXUS, Inc. • • • • Phenix • Peliculas Plasticas S.A. de C.V • • • • Plastic Packaging Technologies, LLC • • • • • • • Poly Print, Inc. • • • • • • • Polymer Packaging, Inc. • • • • • • • • PPC Flexible Packaging • • • • • • • • Prime Packaging, LLC • • • • • Printpack • • • • ProAmpac • • • • • • • • • Sealstrip Corporation • • Sonoco Flexible Packaging • • • • • • • Southern Graphic Systems LLC • • • • • • • Südpack Oak Creek Corporation • • • • • • Taylor Prime Labels • • • • • • • • • • • & Packaging Group TC Transcontinental Packaging • • • • • • Technipaq, Inc. • • • • • • • • Vonco Products, LLC • • • • • • • • Zacros America, Inc. • • • • •
FPA 2021-2022 Flexible Packaging Buyer’s Guide | 13 Manufacturers of Flexible Packaging FINAL PACKAGING
Bags Child-ResistantClosures ClosuresFitments Labels Lay-Flat PouchesLidding Other PackagingPouches List/Doc.Retort Env. PouchesRollstockSeals Shrink SleevesSide GussetsStand-UpStretch Pouches FilmsWrappers
Admiral Packaging, Inc. • • • • • • • • • Advanced Converting Works • • • • • • • • • • • • • Advanced Web Technologies - • • • • • • Illinois, Inc. AeroFlexx • Amcor Flexibles • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • AMGRAPH Packaging, Inc. • • • • • • • • • • Beacon Converters, Inc. • • • • • Belmark inc • • • • • • • • • • • • Berry Global • • • • • • • • • • • • • Bryce Corporation • • • • • • • • • • • • • Catty Corporation • • • • • • • • • • • • • CL&D Graphics • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Constantia Flexibles LLC • • • • • • C-P Flexible Packaging • • • • • • • • • • Emerald Packaging, Inc. • • • • • EMIRATES PRINTING PRESS, L.L.C. • • • • • • • • • FILMtech Inc. • • • • • • Genpak Flexible • • • • • • Glenroy, Inc. • • • • • • • Hart Flex Pack • • • • • INDEVCO Plastics • • • • • Inland • • • • • • Integrated Plastics Packaging • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Kendall Packaging Corporation • • • • • • • • Liquibox • • • • • • LPS Industries, LLC • • • • • • • • • • Markenburg International • • • Foods Corporation
14 | FPA 2021-2022 Flexible Packaging Buyer’s Guide Manufacturers of Flexible Packaging FINAL PACKAGING FINAL PACKAGING (continued)
Stretch FilmsWrappers Bags Child-ResistantClosures ClosuresFitments Labels Lay-Flat PouchesLidding Other PackagingPouches List/Doc.Retort Env. PouchesRollstockSeals Shrink SleevesSide GussetsStand-UpStretch Pouches FilmsWrappers
Max Katz Bag Company, Inc. • • • Minipak SAS • • • • • • • • • Mondi Jackson, LLC • • • • • • • • • Nosco • • • • • • • • • Novolex • • • • • • • • • • PAC Worldwide Corporation • • • • • Paharpur 3P • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • PAXXUS, Inc. • • • • • • • • • Peliculas Plasticas S.A. de C.V. • • • • • • • • • Phenix • • • Plastic Packaging Technologies, LLC • • • • • • • • Plastic Suppliers, Inc. • • • Poly Print, Inc. • • • • • • • • Polykar • • • • Polymer Packaging, Inc. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • PPC Flexible Packaging • • • • • • • • Prime Packaging, LLC • • • • • • • Printpack • • • • • • • • • • • • • ProAmpac • • • • • • • • • • • • Sealed Air Corporation • • • • • • • Sealstrip Corporation • • • Sonoco Flexible Packaging • • • • • • • • • • Southern Graphic Systems, LLC • • • • • • • • • St. Johns Packaging Ltd. • • • • • SteriPax • • • • • • • • Südpack Oak Creek Corporation • • • • • • • SunFlex Packagers Inc. • • • • • • • • Taylor Prime Labels • • • • • • • • • • • • & Packaging Group TC Transcontinental Packaging • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Technipaq, Inc. • • • • • • • Vonco Products, LLC • • • • • • • • • •
Zacros America, Inc. • • • • • • • • •
FPA 2021-2022 Flexible Packaging Buyer’s Guide | 15 Manufacturers of Flexible Packaging MATERIALS
AdhesivesCoatingsFoil Inks Film - ALOXFilm - BOPPFilm - CoextrudedFilm - CompostableFilm Barrier - MetallizedFilm - NylonFilm - OPPFilm - PEFilm - PolyesterFilm - PPFilm - PSFilm - PVCFilm - RecyclableFilm - SIOXPaper - PaperGlassine - PaperKraft - ResinsWax -Resins PE -Resins Polyester -Resins PP -Resins PS - PVC
Admiral Packaging, Inc. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Advanced Converting Works • • • • • • • • • Amcor Flexibles • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • American Packaging • • Corporation AMGRAPH Packaging, Inc. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Beacon Converters, Inc. • • • • • • • Belmark inc • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Berry Global • • • • • Catty Corporation • • • • Celplast Metallized • • • • • • • • • • • • Products Limited CL&D Graphics • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Constantia Flexibles LLC • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C-P Flexible Packaging • • • • • • • • • • • • Emerald Packaging, Inc. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • EMIRATES PRINTING • • • • • • • • • • • • • PRESS, L.L.C. Flex Films (USA) Inc. • • • • • • • • Genpak Flexible • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Glenroy, Inc. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Hart Flex Pack • • • • • • • • • • INDEVCO Plastics • • • Integrated Plastics • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Packaging Kendall Packaging • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Corporation Liquibox • • • • • • • LPS Industries, LLC • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Markenburg International • • • • • • • • • • • Foods Corporation
16 | FPA 2021-2022 Flexible Packaging Buyer’s Guide Manufacturers of Flexible Packaging MATERIALS MATERIALS (continued)
Resins -Resins PS - PVC AdhesivesCoatingsFoil Inks Film - ALOXFilm - BOPPFilm - CoextrudedFilm - CompostableFilm Barrier - MetallizedFilm - NylonFilm - OPPFilm - PEFilm - PolyesterFilm - PPFilm - PSFilm - PVCFilm - RecyclableFilm - SIOXPaper - PaperGlassine - PaperKraft - ResinsWax -Resins PE -Resins Polyester -Resins PP -Resins PS - PVC
Max Katz Bag Company, Inc. • • • • • • • • • • • Minipak SAS • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Mondi Jackson, LLC • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Nosco • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Novolex • • • • • • • • • • • Paharpur 3P • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • PAXXUS, Inc. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Peliculas Plasticas S.A. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • de C.V. Plastic Packaging • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Technologies, LLC Poly Print, Inc. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Polymer Packaging, Inc. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • PPC Flexible Packaging • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Prime Packaging, LLC • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Printpack • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ProAmpac • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Rol-Vac, LP • • • • • • • • • • • Sealed Air Corporation • Sealstrip Corporation • • • • • • • • • Sonoco Flexible Packaging • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Southern Graphic Systems • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • LLC SteriPax • • • • • • • • • • • • • St. Johns Packaging Ltd. • • Südpack Oak • • • • • • • • • • • Creek Corporation SunFlex Packagers Inc. • • • • • • • • • • • Taylor Prime Labels • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • & Packaging Group TC Transcontinental • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Packaging Technipaq, Inc. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Vonco Products, LLC • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Zacros America, Inc. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
FPA 2021-2022 Flexible Packaging Buyer’s Guide | 17 Manufacturers of Flexible Packaging PRINTING
Computer-to-PlateDigital Digital Engraver withFlexo IndigoGravureOffset Other Screen PrintingUnprinted Wide Format Computer-to-PlateDigital withDigital Engraver IndigoFlexo Gravure Offset Other Screen PrintingUnprinted Wide Format
Admiral Packaging, Inc. • Mondi Jackson, LLC • • • • Advanced Converting • • • • • Nosco • • • • Works Novolex • • • • Advanced Web • Technologies - Illinois, Inc Paharpur 3P • • • Amcor Flexibles • • • • • PAXXUS, Inc. • • • AMGRAPH Packaging, Inc. • • • • • Peliculas Plasticas • • S.A. de C.V. Beacon Converters, Inc. • Phenix • • • • Belmark inc • • • Plastic Packaging • Berry Global • • Technologies, LLC Bryce Corporation • • • Polykar • • Catty Corporation • • • Poly Print, Inc. • • • Celplast Metallized • Polymer Packaging, Inc. • • • Products Limited PPC Flexible Packaging • • • • CL&D Graphics • • Prime Packaging, LLC • • • Constantia Flexibles LLC • • • Printpack • • • • C-P Flexible Packaging • • • ProAmpac • • • • • Emerald Packaging, Inc. • • Sealed Air Corporation • • EMIRATES PRINTING • • • PRESS, L.L.C. Sealstrip Corporation • Genpak Flexible • • • Sonoco Flexible • • • Packaging Glenroy, Inc. • • Southern Graphic • • • • • • • Hart Flex Pack • Systems, LLC INDEVCO Plastics • SteriPax • Inland • • • • • • • St. Johns Packaging Ltd. • Integrated Plastics • • Südpack Oak • • • • Packaging Creek Corporation Kendall Packaging • • SunFlex Packagers Inc. • • • Corporation Taylor Prime Labels & • • • • • • LPS Industries, LLC • • Packaging Group Markenburg International • TC Transcontinental • • • • • Foods Corporatio Packaging Minipak SAS • • • Technipaq, Inc. • Max Katz Bag Company, • Vonco Products, LLC • • • Inc. Zacros America, Inc. •
18 | FPA 2021-2022 Flexible Packaging Buyer’s Guide Manufacturers of Flexible Packaging PRINTING VALUE ADDED SERVICES
Other Screen PrintingUnprinted Wide Format AIB CertificationBRC CertifiedComputer-to-Plate/EngravingGraphicHolographic DesignISO 9000ImagesMicrowaveable SeriesOther ReclosableResearch Features and Analytical AIB CertificationBRC CertifiedComputer-to-Plate/EngravingGraphicHolographic DesignISO 9000 ImagesMicrowaveable SeriesOther ReclosableResearch Features and Analytical
Admiral Packaging, Inc. • • • • • Minipak SAS • • Advanced Converting Works • • • • • Mondi Jackson, LLC • • • • • Advanced Web Technologies • • • Nosco • • • • • - Illinois, Inc. Novolex • • Amcor Flexibles • • • • • • • • Paharpur 3P • • • • • • • • AMGRAPH Packaging, Inc. • • • • • • Peliculas Plasticas S.A. • • • • • Beacon Converters, Inc. • • de C.V. Belmark inc • • • • • • • • PAXXUS, Inc. • • • • • Berry Global • • • • • • • • Phenix • Bryce Corporation • • • • Plastic Packaging • • • • • • • Technologies, LLC Catty Corporation • • • • • Poly Print, Inc. • • • Celplast Metallized • Products Limited Polymer Packaging, Inc. • • • • • CL&D Graphics • • • • • • • PPC Flexible Packaging • • • • • • Constantia Flexibles LLC • • Prime Packaging, LLC • • • • • C-P Flexible Packaging • • • • Printpack • • • • • • • • • Emerald Packaging, Inc. • • • • • • ProAmpac • • • • • • • EMIRATES PRINTING • • • • Rol-Vac, LP • • PRESS, L.L.C. Sealed Air Corporation • • • • • Flex Films (USA) Inc. • • • • • Sealstrip Corporation • • • • • Genpak Flexible • • • • • Sonoco Flexible Packaging • • • • • • • Glenroy, Inc. • • • • Southern Graphic • • Hart Flex Pack • • Systems, LLC INDEVCO Plastics • SteriPax • • Inland • • • • • St. Johns Packaging Ltd. • • • • • Integrated Plastic • • • • • • Südpack Oak Creek • • • • Packaging Corporation Kendall Packaging • • • • • • SunFlex Packagers, Inc. • • • • Corporation Taylor Prime Labels • • • • • • • Liquibox • • • & Packaging Group Louisiana Plastic Industries • TC Transcontinental • • • • • • • • • Packaging LPS Industries, LLC • • • • • • • Technipaq, Inc. • • Markenburg International • Foods Corporation Vonco Products, LLC • • • • • • • Max Katz Bag Company, • Zacros America, Inc. • • • • • Inc.
FPA 2021-2022 Flexible Packaging Buyer’s Guide | 19 Manufacturers of Flexible Packaging CONVERTING PROCESSES
Bag/PouchCoatingExtrusionLabels/Lidding/SealsLaminatingPrintingRetort PouchesShrink SleevesStand-UpStretch Pouches Films/Wrappers Bag/PouchCoatingExtrusionLabels/Lidding/SealsLaminatingPrintingRetort PouchesShrink SleevesStand-UpStretch Pouches Films/Wrappers
Admiral Packaging, Inc. • • • • • • Mondi Jackson, LLC • • • • • • Advanced • • • • Nosco • • • • • • Converting Works Novolex • • • • • • • • • Advanced Web • • • • • Technologies - Illinois, Inc. PAC Worldwide Corporation • • AeroFlexx • • Paharpur 3P • • • • • • • • • • Amcor Flexibles • • • • • • • • • • PAXXUS, Inc. • • • • • • • • AMGRAPH Packaging, Inc. • • • • • • • Peliculas Plasticas • • • • • • • • S.A. de C.V. Beacon Converters, Inc. • • • • Phenix • • • Belmark inc • • • • • • • Plastic Packaging • • • • • • Berry Global • • • • • • • • Technologies, LLC Bryce Corporation • • • • • • • Polykar • • • • • • Catty Corporation • • • • Poly Print, Inc. • • • • • • • • Celplast Metallized • Polymer Packaging, Inc. • • • • • • Products Limited PPC Flexible Packaging • • • • • • • • • • CL&D Graphics • • • • • • • • Prime Packaging, LLC • • • • • • • • Constantia Flexibles LLC • • • • • • • Printpack • • • • • • • • • • C-P Flexible Packaging • • • • • • • ProAmpac • • • • • • • • • Emerald Packaging, Inc. • • • • • Sealed Air Corporation • • • • • • EMIRATES PRINTING • • • • • • PRESS, L.L.C. Sealstrip Corporation • • Genpak Flexible • • • • • • • Sonoco Flexible Packaging • • • • • • • • • Glenroy, Inc. • • • • • • • • Southern Graphic • • • • • Systems, LLC Hart Flex Pack • • • • SteriPax • • • • INDEVCO Plastics • • • St. Johns Packaging Ltd. • • • • • Inland • • • • Südpack Oak • • • • • • Integrated Plastics • • • • • • • • • Creek Corporation Packaging SunFlex Packagers Inc. • • • • • • • • Kendall Packaging • • • • • • Corporation Taylor Prime Labels • • • • • • • & Packaging Group Liquibox • • TC Transcontinental • • • • • • • • • LPS Industries, LLC • • • • • • • Packaging Markenburg International • • • • • • • Technipaq, Inc. • • • • • • • Foods Corporation Vonco Products, LLC • • • • • Max Katz Bag Company, Inc. • • • • • • • Zacros America, Inc. • • • • • • • Minipak SAS • • • • • •
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Advanced Web Technologies – AeroFlexx Illinois, Inc. 8511 Trade Center Drive 393 Joseph Drive Suite 350 Admiral Packaging, Inc. South Elgin, IL 60177 West Chester, OH 45011-9355 10 Admiral Street tel: 612-706-3700 tel: 513-807-7066 Providence, RI 02908 [email protected] [email protected] tel: 401-274-7000 www.awtlabelpack.com www.aeroflexx.com [email protected] www.admiralpkg.com For more than 35 years, AWT has been AeroFlexx is an Innventure portfolio providing high-quality, flexible packaging company and the future of liquids Admiral Packaging, Inc. is a converter to the worldwide marketplace. We are packaging that provides a breakthrough of flexible packaging. Our capabilities the experts that can get you to market in performance and sustainability for include in-house graphics, up to on time and on budget. AWT specializes both e-commerce and brick-and-mortar 10-color flexo printing, adhesive in unique, innovative, and demanding channels. Innventure systematically lamination, rollstock, and converted packaging solutions for medical, matches and aligns innovative bags and pouches. industrial/OEM, food and beverage, technologies with substantial market personal care/health and beauty, opportunities, quickly commercializing household, and specialty markets. them into highly successful businesses. The technology was licensed from P&G by Innventure in Feb 2018 and will be commercialized by AeroFlexx across customers, categories, and Advanced Converting Works brands globally. A pilot plant has 1500 W. Bryn Mawr Avenue been established in Ohio with the Itasca, IL 60143 intent of seeding “learning markets” tel: 414-209-0808 with AeroFlexx packaging and testing [email protected] consumer traction. Plans for further www.advancedconvertingworks.com expansion of pilot facilities and commercialization sites are being Advanced Converting Works (ACW) developed. is the nation’s leading producer of With less plastic, less waste, less specialty pouches, laminated films, mess, and lower shipping costs, it is a prepress, flexo plates, 3D renderings, more sustainable, customer-focused prototyping, and design for the growing packaging solution. As the Diamond flexible packaging market. The ACW Winner of the 2018 Dow Packaging family of companies encompasses over Awards, AeroFlexx has been recognized 300,000 square feet of manufacturing for its breakthrough in performance and and design space, 100+ production sustainability for liquids packaging. lines and more than 250 teammates. We leverage over 100 years of collective expertise with the largest, most advanced machine fleet in the industry.
22 | FPA 2021-2022 Flexible Packaging Buyer’s Guide steadfast to its core values, along with a strong focus on sustainability, American Packaging will continue to serve many of the world’s most respected companies. Belmark inc Mark Forman Amcor Flexibles Business Manager Flexible Packaging 2301 Industrial Drive 600 Heritage Road Neenah, WI 54956 De Pere, WI 54115 tel: 224-313-7000 tel: 920-336-2848 [email protected] [email protected] www.amcor.com AMGRAPH Packaging, Inc. www.belmark.com 90 Papermill Road We are a global leader in developing Baltic, CT 06330 Belmark inc is a producer of flexible and producing responsible packaging tel: 860-822-2000 packaging solutions. for food, beverage, pharmaceutical, [email protected] medical, home- and personal-care, and www.amgraph.com other products. Silver Sponsor AMGRAPH Packaging, Inc. is an SQF Level 3-certified printer and converter for the flexible packaging industry using Berry Global various papers, films, foils, and resins for 101 Oakley Street food, health care, tobacco, confectionery, Evansville, IN 47710 and tea markets. AMGRAPH Packaging, tel: 812-306-2230 American Packaging Corporation Inc. is very active in the arena of [email protected] Cindy Ingebritson sustainable and green packaging www.berryglobal.com Corporate Marketing Specialist practices, utilizing our processes in 100 APC Way offset, flexo, and gravure printing Berry Global Group, Inc. (NYSE:BERY), Columbus, WI 53925-1051 coupled with adhesive, cold-seal, and headquartered in Evansville, Indiana, tel: 515-733-1406 tandem co-extrusion laminations. is committed to its mission of “Always [email protected] Advancing to Protect What’s Important” www.americanpackaging.com and proudly partners with its customers B to provide them with value-added Since 1902, American Packaging protective solutions. We are a leading Corporation has proudly served the global supplier of a broad range of flexible packaging industry. A family- innovative non-woven, flexible, and owned business, American Packaging is rigid products used every day within solely focused on flexible packaging. An consumer and industrial end markets. industry-leading rate of re-investment in Beacon Converters, Inc. Our products are designed utilizing innovation and converting technologies 45 Mayhill Street proprietary research and unique has enabled American Packaging to Saddle Brook, NJ 07663-8208 development and manufacturing expand rapidly and deliver a portfolio tel: 201-797-2600 technologies. To augment our product of innovative products for and with [email protected] offering, we have been one of the most customers. The company offers a www.beaconconverters.com active acquirers of plastic packaging complete portfolio of packaging businesses globally. solutions for a wide range of markets Beacon is a sterilization packaging including: dry foods, coffee and tea, manufacturer for the medical device, refrigerated dairy and fresh produce, pharmaceutical, life science, and frozen products, confectionery, health biologics industries. Products include, care, pharmaceutical, personal care, rollstock, pouches, lidding, die-cut hard-to-hold products, liquids, and other packaging inserts, overwraps, header specialty items. American Packaging bags, bulk bags, lift tabs, tie wraps, and specializes in high-definition flexographic flat and square bags. printing, rotogravure printing, engineered extrusion, co-extrusion and adhesive laminations, heat- and cold-seal technologies, and pouch fabrication with a variety of special features. Remaining
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C-P Flexible Packaging Bryce Corporation Celplast Metallized Products Limited 15 Grumbacher Road 4505 Old Lamar Road 67 Commander Boulevard, Unit 4 York, PA 17406 Memphis, TN 38118 Toronto, Ontario M1S 3M7 tel: 717-764-1193 tel: 901-369-4400 Canada [email protected] [email protected] tel: 416-644-3507 www.cpflexpack.com www.brycecorp.com [email protected] www.celplast.com With over six decades of experience Bryce Corporation is an industry leader as a full-service flexible packaging in film conversion and the production of Vacuum metallizing and in-line top- manufacturer, C-P Flexible Packaging innovative flexible packaging products coating of various thin films, including offers the capabilities of a leading for the food, household, label, graphic PET, OPP, Nylon, CPP, LDPE and other supplier combined with the agility arts, photographic, and consumer plastic substrates for high barrier and service of a small converter. The products industries. flexible packaging, medical as well company brings together a full portfolio as industrial applications. Distributing of flexible packaging formats spanning SiOx, AlOx and top-coated AlOx HD printed rollstock, premade pouches, C clear barrier PET, PP, and Nylon films. shrink sleeves, stretch sleeves, poly Contract metallizing and slitting and lab bags, roll-fed labels, reclose, cold- testing services available. seal, and recyclable flexible packaging. Guiding co-packers and brands from innovative concept to on-time delivery, C-P Flexible Packaging is one of the top 25 flexible packaging suppliers in the Catty Corporation U.S., with an asset base within ABF and Cindy DeVries SQF Level II facilities capable of servicing Accounting/HR Manager CL&D Graphics customers short-, medium-, and long-run 6111 White Oaks Road 1101 W. 2nd Street packaging requirements requirements. Harvard, IL 60033 Oconomowoc, WI 53066 tel: 815-943-2288 tel: 262-569-4060 [email protected] [email protected] E www.cattycorp.com www.cldgraphics.com
Founded in 1907, Catty Corporation CL&D Graphics is a high-definition provides flexible packaging solutions flexographic and digital web converter to the confection, dairy, food, and for consumer product companies. Emerald Packaging, Inc. industrial markets. We are world class in 33050 Western Avenue the areas of supported and unsupported Union City, CA 94587 aluminum, and paper structures with tel: 510-429-5700 a wide variety of printing, embossing, [email protected] and sealing capabilities. Our purpose Constantia Flexibles LLC www.empack.com is to exceed customers’ goals through 1111 North Point Boulevard deep, long-term relationships built on Blythewood, SC 29016 Emerald Packaging, Inc. is one trust, commitment, adaptability, and tel: 803-404-6581 of the largest flexible packaging anticipating needs. [email protected] manufacturers on the West Coast www.cflex.com and one of the biggest suppliers of produce packaging in the country. Constantia Flexibles LLC is a North The company prints up to 10 colors, American subsidiary of European- produces wicketed bags, bags based converter, Constantia Flexible with zippers, rollstock with laser Packaging. CF supplies custom perforation, hot needle perforation, manufactured flexible packaging to the and Inno-Lok zipper. Emerald food, pharmaceutical, beverage, and Packaging, Inc. also laminates and dairy industries worldwide. offers stand-up pouches.
24 | FPA 2021-2022 Flexible Packaging Buyer’s Guide F EMIRATES PRINTING PRESS, L.L.C. Flex Films (USA) Inc. Street 24 B, Al Quoz Industrial Area 2 1221 North Black Branch Dubai, Dubai 5106 Elizabethtown, KY 42701 United Arab Emirates FILMtech Inc. tel: 270-982-3456 tel: (+9714) 5039999 200 Industrial Drive [email protected] [email protected] Bean Station, TN 37708 www.flexfilm.com www.eppdubai.com tel: 865-767-35338 [email protected] Flex Films is one of the world’s largest EMIRATES PRINTING PRESS, L.L.C., www.filmtechinc.com manufacturers of high-quality flexible Dubai is a one-stop source for flexible packaging films. They are the only packaging and folding cartons. It has FILMtech Inc. has been providing “Barrier global packaging film producer to three plants covering more than 600,000 Film Solutions” to the flexible packaging have manufacturing facilities in four square feet with 800+ employees. It industry since its founding in 2001. continents, spread across India, Dubai offers a broad variety of products and FILMtech has a flexible manufacturing (UAE), Mexico, Egypt, Poland (EU), services with high-quality printing and footprint that utilizes the latest metallizing Kentucky, USA, and Russia. The plants innovative packaging solutions for over and slitting equipment up to 130 inches are certified under ISO 9001 and 14001, four decades. wide. Our proprietary plasma treatment as well as HACCP. They supply to 140 EMIRATES PRINTING PRESS’s technology provides outstanding barrier countries worldwide. flexible packaging facility has the most and metal adhesion that is third-party advanced equipment with cutting-edge validated. FILMtech offers the widest technology, including three 10-color range of metallized and clear barrier G presses—two with gravure in-line products in the flexible packaging industry registered cold seal and one with an including MOPP/MPET/MBON/MLDPE. offset-flexo-gravure combination—two FILMtech is the exclusive licensee and laminators (solvent and solvent-less), distributor of CeramAlox® and ECOMET® heat seal lacquer and wax-coating clear barrier AlOx films from Ultimet Films machine, slitting machines, shrink sleeve Ltd. in England. FILMtech is a BRCGS Genpak Flexible production, pouch-making machines, Certified Level “AA” company. Diane Sanders and a lidding foil punching machine. Administration Mono films and flexible laminates 285 Industrial Parkway South in rolls, stand-up pouches and flat- Aurora, Ontario L4G 3V8 bottom pouches, quad-seal bags, retort Canada pouches, shrink sleeves, lidding film and tel: 800-724-2903 foil, twist wrap and soap wrappers with [email protected] hot melt. www.genpakflexible.com EMIRATES PRINTING PRESS’s First Quality Print and Packaging advanced production capabilities in Mark Pfeiffer A converter of paper bags, liners, stand- folding cartons for perfume, cosmetics, Business Development Manage up pouches, PE bags, and cellophane confectioneries, tobacco, and other 335 Masters Boulevard and plastic bags. FMCG includes comprehensive design Anderson, SC 29626 services and pre-press, most modern tel: 864-209-0449 rotary packaging machines with gravure, [email protected] flexo, in-line metalized lamination, and www.firstquality.com finishings like cold-foil, hot-stamping, security printing, embossing, and die First Quality Print & Packaging cutting in one single run, which helps to provides coextruded films and unlock a customer’s vision to reality in a high-definition flexographic printing stringent time frame. for consumer products in varying industries. Core competencies include packaging for hygiene, beverage, food, and paper products.
FPA 2021-2022 Flexible Packaging Buyer’s Guide | 25 FLEXIBLE PACKAGING MANUFACTURERS
I Silver Sponsor Glenroy, Inc.
W158 N9332 Nor-X-Way Avenue Bronze Sponsor Integrated Plastics Packaging Menomonee Falls, WI 53051 Len Zborowski tel: 800-824-1482 INDEVCO Plastics Sale Director [email protected] 800 Jordan Valley Road National Industries Park www.glenroy.com Longview, TX 75604 Jebel Ali, Dubai, UAE tel: 903-291-1115 PO Box 37607 Glenroy has been a trusted flexible [email protected] tel: +971 4 886 7161 packaging supplier to brands large and www.indevcoplastics.com tel: 843-773-0645 small for over 50 years. Specializing [email protected] in flexible packaging laminations INDEVCO Plastics Longview, a member www.ipp.ae and innovative stand-up pouches, of INDEVCO North America Plastics we serve customers ranging from Division, leverages over 60 years of Integrated Plastics Packaging, a member small manufacturers to Fortune 500 expertise in industrial manufacturing and of the Lutfi Group Company, was companies in a variety of industries. flexible packaging solutions from parent established in 1999 in Dubai, United Arab As a full-service flexible packaging company, INDEVCO Group. Emirates. We manufacture customized supplier, we provide reliable, innovative, The plastic film extrusion plant utilizes flexible packaging materials for food, and cost-effective flexible packaging a seamless supply chain to produce hygiene, and detergent products. Known films and stand-up pouches, delivered and deliver protective packaging to for investing in the best machines, on time, with unsurpassed package industries including petrochemicals, infrastructure and human resources, IPP engineering resources and customer salt and minerals, lawn and garden, and is considered the prime place for the service. Our capabilities include award- more. INDEVCO Plastics Longview’s highest print and reproduction quality. winning flexographic printing, adhesive product portfolio includes FFS film, pre- We have earned the trust of an increasing and extrusion laminating, rapid pouch made bags, stretch hood film, sealant number of brand name manufacturers. prototyping, and a full range of in-house film, and shrink bundling film. To enhance this trust, we constantly pouch converting capabilities. accept the challenge of guaranteeing continuous high quality. It is essential for today’s producers of industrial and H consumer goods to add value to their product quality, through package design, print quality, and to meet its marketing Inland and distribution needs. All packaging 2009 West Avenue South materials from Integrated Plastics La Crosse, WI 54601 Packaging help our customers’ products tel: 608-787-7223 to stand out at the point of sale. We help Hart Flex Pack [email protected] our customers achieve their marketing Bob Hebert www.inlandpackaging.com goals in this fast-paced world of goods V.P. Sales & Marketing and services. Companies who want to 5350 Holabird Avenue Inland works collaboratively with brand excel tomorrow must make an extra Baltimore, MD 21224 owners and industry partners to advance effort today. tel: 410-581-1900 innovative, best-in-class solutions for [email protected] food, beverage, and consumer product www.hartind.com packaging. Inland is a third-generation family-owned company. Headquartered Hart Flex Pack is a new entity emerging in La Crosse, Wisconsin, Inland also out of Hart Industries, a paper has facilities in Neenah, Wisconsin, packaging converter for industrial and Downingtown, Pennsylvania, with applications. Hart Flex Pack focuses on strategic supply chain relationships short-run flexible packaging for food, worldwide. Products offering include cut- beverage and medical applications. and-stack, in-mold, pressure-sensitive, shrink, and blow-mold labels along with flexible packaging options.
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Louisiana Plastic Industries Kendall Packaging Corporation John Mark Wilhite 10335 North Port Washington Road President Mequon, WI 53092 501 Downing Pines Road Markenburg International Foods tel: 262-404-1200 West Monroe, LA 71292 Corporation [email protected] tel: 318-388-4562 Eldan Park, Bo. Patubig www.kendallpkg.com [email protected] Marilao, Bulacan 3019 www.lpi.laplastic.com Philippines As an independently owned and operated tel: (+6344) 815-6708 company, Kendall Packaging custom Louisiana Plastic Industries, founded [email protected] manufactures barrier structures and in 1973, is located in West Monroe, www.markenburg.com.ph provides superior customer service. Louisiana. As a leading supplier Kendall Packaging is the preferred of high-density and low-density Markenburg International Foods source for flexible packaging solutions, polyethylene film for the multi-wall bag Corporation started its operation in including rollstock, pre-made bags, stand- industry, LPI manufactures a variety of 1996 as a manufacturing company up pouches, metallized film, or high- films for use in industries ranging from of marshmallows. After its successful barrier film. Headquartered in Mequon, roofing to food service. bid in the international market, the Wisconsin, Kendall has production company committed to expanding facilities in Jefferson, Wisconsin, and its product line based on market Pittsburg, Kansas. Each facility houses requirements and decided to provide state-of-the-art equipment operated by the local industry with quality products. experienced personnel who are driven to In July 2010, to meet the challenges of meet and exceed customer expectations. LPS Industries, LLC current times and to continue over 40 10 Caesar Place years of management expertise in the Moonachie, NJ 07074 flexible packaging industry, Markenburg L tel: 201-438-3515 Packaging Division was established. [email protected] Markenburg Packaging Division meets www.lpsind.com not only its own in-house requirement for packaging materials, but also the LPS Industries LLC, is a woman-owned, needs of other companies. Liquibox solar-powered, flexible packaging 901 E. Byrd Street, Suite 1105 manufacturer headquartered in Richmond, VA 23219 Moonachie, New Jersey. Established in tel: 877-267-5949 1959, LPS is a vertically integrated ISO [email protected] 9001:2008 manufacturer and converter www.liquibox.com serving a number of business segments including food, medical, OTC, pet, Founded in 1961, Liquibox is a global chemical, industrial, lawn and garden, leader in liquid packaging and dispensing, and the military. working in partnership with customers to deliver high-quality, innovative solutions that achieve sustainable performance. In February 2020, Liquibox acquired DS Smith’s flexible packaging and Worldwide Dispensers that are now working as one across 20 locations powered by a global workforce of nearly 1,500 employees. The company is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia. For more information, please visit www.liquibox.com and www.linkedin. com/company/liquibox.
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Nosco is a subsidiary of Holden Industries, Inc. and is 100% employee owned. Its core product lines include Max Katz Bag Company, Inc. cartons, labels, inserts, and flexible 235 S. LaSalle Street Mondi Jackson, LLC packaging. Indianapolis, IN 46201-4334 14591 State Highway 177 tel: 317-635-9561 Jackson, MO 63755-8309 [email protected] tel: 573-335-4900 packaging. www.maxkatzbag.com [email protected] www.mondigroup.com Max Katz Bag Company has been manufacturing and converting synthetic Mondi Consumer Flexibles in North and man-made products to serve America is a fully integrated flexible Novolex a variety of industries for decades. packaging manufacturer providing a 3436 Toringdon Way, Suite 100 Our most popular line of products selection of value-added packaging Charlotte, NC 28277 is for the construction industry and solutions. As an industry leader tel: 980-498-4072 includes our all-weather multi-purpose in innovation and technology, we [email protected] reinforced films, used mainly for building specialize in packaging with consumer www.novolex.com enclosures and covers, and different convenience features in a variety of types of concrete-curing blankets to formats. Features such as sliders, Novolex is North America’s leader in suit every climate. We specialize in zippers, and laser scoring for easy packaging choice, innovation, and the manufacturing and sale of various opening, and an assortment of handle sustainability. Our brands are unified blends of blown films. styles can be implemented into your by four common values: manufacturing In addition to our blown films, we product of choice. Mondi North America innovation and quality, service, offer a wide range of custom extrusion employs more than 1,200 people at packaging choice, and sustainability. coating products. 10 production sites, with two plants The Novolex product portfolio and dedicated to consumer flexibles. engineered solutions are designed to meet customer packaging application needs in the areas of food contact, N customer experience, resale items, checkout systems, can liners, and Minipak SAS packaging operations. Alan Furmanski North American Director US Plastics Trading and Logistics, Inc. Nosco P 20016 NE 36 Place Ashley Diehl Aventura, FL 33180 Web & Content Marketing Specialist tel: 786-301-3481 2199 N. Delany Road [email protected] Gurnee, IL 60031 www.minipak.co tel: 847-360-4866 PAC Worldwide Corporation [email protected] 15435 NE 92nd Street Minipak SAS specializes in the extrusion www.nosco.com Redmond, WA 98052 and conversion of rollstock for many tel: 425-202-4001 industries including confectionary, food, Nosco is a full-service packaging [email protected] chemicals, and industrial. Services solutions provider with a vested www.pac.com include: CPP, PE, and PVC extrusion, interest in the long-term success flexo and rotogravure printing, lamination, of its 650+ customers. With more Founded in 1975, PAC Worldwide is a metallization, and valve bags. than 110 years of experience, Nosco manufacturer of flexible and protective brings together business resources packaging concentrating in courier, and technical expertise to help make retail, industrial, and e-commerce its customers’ packaging successful, channels with eight plants and 1,250 every day. The company focuses on employees worldwide. service to help continuously improve efficiencies related to supply chain, cycle times, lean initiatives and product launches.
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PAXXUS, Inc. 320 S. Stewart Avenue Phenix Paharpur 3P Addison, IL 60101 11610 S. Alden Street Mohammed Nadeem tel: 630-628-1700 Olathe, KS 66062 Chief Financial Officer [email protected] tel: 913-327-7000 Plot No. 19, Site IV www.paxxus.com [email protected] Sahibabad Industrial Area www.phenixlabel.com Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh 201010 PAXXUS is the leading supplier of India engineered flexible materials for the Phenix is a family-owned printing tel: +91 120-438-9100 global health care market and dedicated business that takes pride in delivering [email protected] to supporting the complex regulatory world-class service and solutions to our www.paharpur3p.com requirements of the medical device, customers for their label, shrink sleeve, pharmaceutical, diagnostic, and life and flexible packaging needs. With supply We are a leading manufacturer of flexible sciences industries across the globe. chain efficiencies, innovative packaging, packaging in India. Paharpur 3P was As a vertically integrated manufacturer, improved sustainability, and delivering established in 1986 near New Delhi, PAXXUS provides tailored material total applied cost savings, we bring India. We supply high-quality flexible structures to meet your specific added value that improves your return on packaging materials for packaging packaging requirements. Through investment. That’s the bottom line. food, beverages, tea, coffee, and edible constant innovation, PAXXUS has been Phenix works with our customers oils to FMCG companies in India and recognized and awarded for cutting- to develop a stronger shelf presence, around the world. We also supply flexible edge advancements in clear high- attract new consumers, and sell more packaging for pet food, pharmaceutical, barrier films, aluminum foil composites, products with our unique product home and personal care consumer peelable solutions, and chemically decoration techniques for your leading- products such as shampoo, liquid soaps, resistant materials. In addition to best- edge label products, shrink sleeves, and detergents, motor oils, lubricants, and in-class material science, our partners flexible packaging. For over 100 years, agricultural products such as seeds, can expect agile and responsive support Phenix Label has been partnering with pesticides, insecticides, herbicides, from design to validation and beyond. customers to differentiate their products and fertilizers. We manufacture custom- from the competition, and improve their printed packaging materials in the form market share. of rollstock films and pouches using PE, Our quality makes your product PET, BOPP, CPP, nylon, aluminium foil, stand out. Our service keeps you paper, and other materials. We can make coming back. a variety of packaging such as stand- Peliculas Plasticas S.A. de C.V. Better Service. Bottom Line. up pouches, spout pouches, zipper (PEPSA) pouches, and re-sealable packaging in Thais Bardal various shapes, sizes, and structures Business Development with custom-printed packaging designs. Lote 1, Manzana 3, Parque Industrial Atlacomulco, Estado de Mexico 50450 Plastic Packaging Technologies, LLC Mexico 750 S. 65th Street tel: +52 712-122-2910 Kansas City, KS 66111 [email protected] tel: 913-287-3383 www.pepsa.us [email protected] www.plaspack.com PEPSA is a company focused on the development and production of flexible Manufacturer of printed, laminated, packaging for different market segments. and converted flexible packaging We offer two 3- and 5-layer coextruders materials, including film, rollstock, bags, for development of high-barrier products. and pouches for a variety of markets PEPSA also offers flexographic printing including food, pet care, specialty equipment with up to 10 inks, as well consumer, industrial, and health care. as solventless adhesives for lamination. The company uses a complete line of pouching machines to manufacture a variety of formats.
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Polykar PPC Flexible Packaging 5637 Kieran Street Polymer Packaging, Inc. (PPI) 1111 Busch Parkway Saint-Laurent, Quebec H4S 0A3 8333 Navarre Road SE Buffalo Grove, IL 60089 Canada Massillon, OH 44646 tel: 847-541-0000 tel: 514-335-0059 tel: 800-260-1446 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] www.ppcflex.com www.polykar.com www.polymerpkg.com Based in Buffalo Grove, Illinois, PPC Founded in 1987 in Saint-Laurent, Polymer Packaging, Inc. manufactures Flexible Packaging is a leading provider Québec, Polykar began as a family and supplies many types of flexible of cleanroom and consumer flexible business. Today, we are a leading packaging to the food service and packaging with six plants throughout Canadian manufacturer of polyethylene industrial markets. Our toll services North and South America, including two film, certified compostable bags, and include Inno-Lok® pre-applied zipper in-house ISO Class 4 and 7 cleanrooms, garbage bags, as well as food and application and pouch conversion. PPI servicing the health care, produce, industrial packaging. We have also also manufactures Co-Ex converter- snack, better-for-you, pet food, bakery, developed a solid expertise in plastics grade sheeting and bagging films confectionary, and horticultural markets. recycling. Our mission is to grow and servicing both industrial and food The company is known for exceptional lead the plastics industry by providing applications in our SQF Massillon, in-house graphics and plate-making innovative, world-class sustainable Ohio, facility. Our focus is on solving capabilities, with industry-leading print packaging solutions. We are driven customers’ problems by creatively quality of up to 11 colors, and 300 LPI in by operational efficiency and are applying technology to improve material SQF facilities. They excel in the design of committed to our company values usage, machinability, product life, value-added printed, laminated, stand- of excellence, collaboration, pride, and condition, and throughput. We up pouches, and re-closable packaging sustainability, and trust in all we do. also convert many types of protective for the most demanding applications. packaging from foam, bubble, and PPC Flexible Packaging is focused on spun bond polypropylene. PPI provides exceptional speed to market and excels in technical support from our fully delivering service, quality, technology, and equipped testing lab in addition to innovation to its valued customer base. design and development services.
Poly Print, Inc. 2300 W. Wetmore Road Tucson, AZ 85705-2051 tel: 520-792-1061 [email protected] www.polyprint.com
Poly Print, Inc. is a custom printer and laminator of flexible packaging materials.
30 | FPA 2021-2022 Flexible Packaging Buyer’s Guide ProAmpac S Prime Packaging, LLC 12025 Tricon Road 501 N. Central Avenue Cincinnati, OH 45246 Wood Dale, IL 60191 tel: 513-671-1777 tel: 630-227-1300 [email protected] [email protected] www.proampac.com Sealed Air Corporation www.primepkg.com 2415 Cascade Pointe Boulevard ProAmpac is a leading global Charlotte, NC 28208 Prime Packaging is a leading provider flexible packaging company with a tel: 980-430-7000 of innovative flexible packaging comprehensive product offering. We www.sealedair.com/contact solutions and decorative labels to provide creative packaging solutions, www.sealedair.com consumer product companies within industry-leading customer service and food, beverage, personal care, medical, award-winning innovation to a diverse At Sealed Air, we partner with our and private-label markets. Prime global marketplace. ProAmpac’s customers to solve their most pressing Packaging is known for its award- approach to sustainability—ProActive resource challenges by delivering new winning flexographic printing and quick Sustainability—provides innovative solutions derived from our unmatched turnarounds of shrink sleeves, flexible sustainable flexible packaging products industry knowledge and expertise. packaging, and roll-fed labels. to help our customers achieve their These solutions create a more efficient, sustainability goals. We are guided in secure, and less-wasteful global food our work by four core values that are the supply chain and enhance commerce basis for our success: Integrity, Intensity, through fulfillment and packaging Printpack Innovation, and Involvement. solutions to protect the worldwide 2800 Overlook Parkway movement of goods. Atlanta, GA 30339 tel: 404-460-7000 R [email protected] www.printpack.com
Founded in 1956 and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Printpack is a privately Sealstrip Corporation held manufacturer of flexible and Rol-Vac, LP 103 Industrial Drive specialty rigid packaging. Employing Milan Moscaritolo Gilbertsville, PA 19525 over 3,200 associates worldwide, the President tel: 610-367-6282 company operates 19 manufacturing 207 Tracy Road [email protected] facilities in the United States and Mexico. Dayville, CT 06241 www.sealstrip.com By combining our unique insights into tel: 401-316-4474 consumer preference with advanced [email protected] Sealstrip provides resealable and easy- technological capabilities, Printpack can www.rolvac.com open packaging solutions for flexible heighten brand recognition and help packaging. We offer the complete capture market share. Rol-Vac, LP was founded in 1999 and system of retrofit applicators and quality is a premier, independent metallizer pressure-sensitive materials. Now and slitter of various film substrates. offering a recyclable material! Rol-Vac, LP serves multiple industrial and packaging markets and specializes in controlled density applications and barrier applications. Rol-Vac, LP metallizes PET, PE, OPP, PVC, PC, PEEK, non-wovens, and many other substrates. If it is in a roll, we can metallize it! Our production facility contains four metallizers and five slitters with a heavy emphasis on short lead times.
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Southern Graphic Systems, LLC St. Johns Packaging Ltd. 626 W. Main Sreet, Suite 500 80 Moreau Street Sonoco Flexible Packaging Louisville, KY 40202 Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec 1 North 2nd Street tel: 502-637-5443 J2W 2M4 Hartsville, SC 29550 [email protected] Canada tel: 843-383-7000 www.sgsco.com tel: 450-349-5871 [email protected] [email protected] www.sonoco.com SGSco is a global collective of www.sjpack.com companies, talent, and expertise, Better Packaging. Better Life. That’s collaborating to help brands own every St. Johns Packaging is a vertically the standard that Sonoco Flexible moment when a consumer’s interest can integrated manufacturer of flexible Packaging has attained since joining be converted into action. Production packaging products (bags, pouches, the Sonoco family of companies in SGS takes ideas and makes them shine etc.) that are sold to leading food and 1993. Sonoco Flexible Packaging is through every aspect of packaging and personal care companies. an industry leader in rotogravure and marketing production; we have the flexographic printing, sophisticated processes, technology, and people to laminates, specialty inks and coatings, make concepts come to life and be the converted rollstock, premade pouches best they can be. and bags, peelable and resealable The Moment of Sale is the most crucial Südpack Oak Creek Corporation lidding, and heat- and cold-seal moment for brands and consumers 9905 South Ridgeview Drive technologies. Sonoco Flexible alike—the mere seconds when the brand Oak Creek, WI 53154 Packaging recognizes the importance must inform, persuade, and convince the tel: 414-761-2751 of developing sustainable solutions. consumer to purchase. [email protected] EnviroFlex PE, a recyclable flexible The SGSco global collective is in www.suedpack.com pouch and member of the EnviroSense support of our core business of pre- line of more sustainable packaging, press and image carriers (flexo, offset, Südpack Oak Creek Corporation is is one of the latest contributions to a and gravure cylinders). a full subsidiary of Südpack Group, more sustainable future. headquartered in south Germany. Südpack is a flexible packaging solution supplier with blown film extrusion, cast film extrusion, flexographic printing, SteriPax rotogravure printing, digital printing, 5412 Research Drive lamination, slitting, and bag making. Huntington Beach, CA 92649-1542 tel: 714-892-8811 [email protected] www.steripax.com
SteriPax is a converter of flexible, sterilizable packaging for the medical SunFlex Packagers Inc. device, pharmaceutical, diagnostic, 2 Commerce Drive and cannabis industries. We are Cranford, NJ 07016 a full converter with the ability to tel: 908-709-1500 manufacture pouches, header bags, [email protected] die-cut lidding, rollstock, as well as a www.sunflexpackagers.com variety of specialty products. Converting and specialty barrier films in roll and pouch forms. Multiple formats of bags and pouches. Multi layer co- extrusion facilities.
32 | FPA 2021-2022 Flexible Packaging Buyer’s Guide T Bronze Sponsor Z TC Transcontinental Packaging 8600 W. Bryn Mawr Avenue, Suite 800N Chicago, IL 60631 tel: 866-439-6050 Taylor Prime Labels [email protected] & Packaging Group www.tctranscontinental.com Zacros America, Inc. 2020 Lookout Drive 220 Lake Drive North Mankato, MN 56003 TC Transcontinental Packaging is a Newark, DE 19702 tel: 855-833-4143 leader in flexible packaging in North tel: 800-890-1183 [email protected] America. With over 4,000 employees [email protected] www.taylor.com and 25 production facilities worldwide, www.zacrosamerica.com we specialize in extrusion, lamination, Taylor Prime Labels & Packaging Group flexographic printing, and converting of From pharmaceuticals to personal is part of Taylor, one of the five largest plastic products. care products, Zacros America, Inc. graphic communications companies in Serving a variety of markets, including offers value-added flexible packaging North America. We are a recognized cheese and dairy, coffee, pet food, meat to increase the convenience, safety, leader in the design and manufacture of and poultry, confectionery, supermarket and user-friendliness of your product. prime labels and packaging products. fresh perimeter, agricultural, industrial, Backed by our expertise and propriety We offer a broad range of material consumer goods, bakery, and others, TC technologies in lamination and pouch- options, including lightweight, printable, Transcontinental Packaging understands converting, we work hand-in-hand film-faced laminated structures. This that the packaging experience can with customers to innovate for the provides you with vast options for pouch transform the way consumers engage, future, creating unique and customized design that make your product stand shop, and buy. packaging to support more comfortable out on the shelf. At Prime Labels & TC Transcontinental Packaging blends lives. Whether you need spouted Packaging Group, we understand the art, science, and technology to create pouches, stand-up pouches, IV kit bags, role packaging plays in your success the perfect package. BIB liners, or Cubitainers, Zacros has and will work with you to create the got you covered. perfect flexible packaging solution. V
Vonco Products, LLC Technipaq, Inc. 10826 250th Avenue 975 Lutter Drive Trevor, WI 53179 Crystal Lake, IL 60014 tel: 800-323-9077 tel: 815-477-1800 [email protected] [email protected] www.vonco.com www.technipaq.com Advanced Liquid Tight Packaging– Technipaq is a converter of flexible guaranteed! LiquaLoc Flexibles, a division packaging materials for the medical, of Vonco Products, provides advanced pharmaceutical, and diagnostics liquid tight flexible packaging solutions industries, laminating, flexo printing, for disruptive packaging and components slitting, and preformed pouches in film in the medical device, food, industrial, foils and DuPont medical-grade Tyvek. and animal health spaces. Experience Vonco’s fast custom development and manufacturing scale up for your bags with: 1) unique shapes; 2) fitments and spouts; and 3) unsupported and supported films. Visit our new customer design center in Trevor, Wisconsin, for same-day prototypes.
FPA 2021-2022 Flexible Packaging Buyer’s Guide | 33 Suppliers to Flexible Packaging Manufacturers MACHINERY
Aseptic PouchBag Machine Fill BagSeal Machine- PaperBag-in-Box - PlasticBlown Packaging FilmCast Extrusion FilmCoaters Extrusion (In-Line)Coaters (Off-Line)Dies: FeedblocksDigital PressExtruder ExtrusionExtrusion Dies Flexographic PelletizingFlexographic Systems PressGravure (Cl) Press PressHFFS (In-Line) PouchLaminator Packaging - EB
ACTEGA • ALLIEDFLEX Technologies, Inc. • • • • Allstein GmbH • • Ashland • B&B Packaging Technologies L.P. • Bobst North America, Inc. • • • • • • Cloeren Incorporated • • CMD Corporation • Comexi North America, Inc. • • • • • Davis-Standard, LLC • • • • • • Energy Sciences, Inc. • Flint Group • Fujifilm North America Corporation, • • • Graphic Systems Division Hosokawa Alpine American, Inc. • • • HP, Inc. • INX International Ink Co. • ISOFlex Packaging • • Karlville • • Koenig & Bauer Flexotecnica • • • • Mamata Enterprises, Inc. • Maxcess International Minipak SAS • • • • • • • • Nordmeccanica, NA • • • Nordson Corporation - PPS • • • Paper Converting Machine Company • • • • • (PCMC) Plastic Suppliers, Inc. • Polymer Packaging, Inc. • • • • • Preco, Inc. Reifenhauser Inc. • • • Southern Graphic Systems, LLC • Sung An Machinery Company, Ltd. (SAM) • • • • • TC Transcontinental Packaging • • UTECO North America, Inc. • • • • Windmoeller & Hoelscher Corporation • • • • •
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Laminator - EB LaminatorLaminator - SolventLaminator - Based SolventlessLithographic - UV (100%Paper/Plastic Solids)PressPouch Film Machine MetallizingPouch MachinePre-Made Machine (Stand-Up)Pre-Made Bag Fill Rewinder/UnwindingSeal Pouch FillSlitters Seal Spout InsertionSpouted Systems StackPouch and FillingVFFS Central Bag ImpressionWeb Packaging Guides Machines
ACTEGA • • • • • • • • • ALLIEDFLEX Technologies, Inc. • • • • • • • Ashland • • • B&B Packaging Technologies L.P. • • Bobst North America Inc. • • • • Cloeren, Incorporated CMD Corporation • • • • • Comexi North America, Inc. • • • • • • Davis-Standard, LLC • • • • • Energy Sciences, Inc. Flint Group Fujifilm North America Corporation, Graphic Systems Division Hosokawa Alpine American, Inc. HP, Inc. INX International Ink Co. ISOFlex Packaging • • Karlville • • • • • • Koenig & Bauer Flexotecnica • • • Mamata Enterprises, Inc. • • Maxcess International • • Minipak SAS • • • • • • • Nordmeccanica, NA • • • • • Nordson Corporation - PPS Paper Converting Machine Company • • • • • (PCMC) Plastic Suppliers, Inc. Polymer Packaging, Inc. • • • Preco, Inc. • Reifenhauser Inc. • Southern Graphic Systems, LLC Sung An Machinery Company, Ltd. (SAM) • • • • TC Transcontinental Packaging • • • • • • UTECO North America, Inc. • • • Windmoeller & Hoelscher Corporation
FPA 2021-2022 Flexible Packaging Buyer’s Guide | 35 Suppliers to Flexible Packaging Manufacturers EQUIPMENT AND OTHER SUPPLIES
AutomaticControl Wash-Up SystemsDispensing SystemsExtrusion Devices/SystemsFlexographic PelletizingGauge Systems Printing ManagementLaser Plates SystemsOther Pollution RobotizedControl EquipmentSolvent Systems RecoveryTest for EquipmentPlate UVSystems Cylinder CuringWaste & Equipment Anilox Heat WebRollers Recovery Drying Systems Systems
Advanced Converting Works • • • ALLIEDFLEX Technologies, Inc. • • Allstein GmbH • • Ampacet Corporation • Bobst North America, Inc. • • CleanPlanet Chemical, Inc. • Comexi North America, Inc. • • • • • • • Davis-Standard, LLC • • • DuPont • Dürr Systems, Inc. • • • Energy Sciences, Inc. • • Flint Group • • Fujifilm North America Corporation, • • Graphic Systems Division Harper Corporation of America • • • INX International Ink Co. • MacDermid Graphics Solutions • Maxcess International • • Mica Corporation • Minipak SAS • • • • • • • • • NDC Technologies • • • • • Nordmeccanica, NA • Nordson Corporation - PPS • • Paper Converting Machine Company (PCMC) • Preco, Inc. • • Ship & Shore Environmental, Inc. • • • Sun Chemical Corporation • TC Transcontinental Packaging • Toyo Ink America, LLC • • Wikoff Color Corporation • •
36 | FPA 2021-2022 Flexible Packaging Buyer’s Guide Suppliers to Flexible Packaging Manufacturers EQUIPMENT AND OTHER SUPPLIES SERVICES
Air QualityAnilox Permit andArt Assistance GravureAdaptationAsset Cleaning ManagementColor ManagementColor SeparationsElectronLaser Beam Processing SupplierLaser ScoringMachinery andOnline ServicePerforating InstrumentationPhotopolymer and ServicesPlateRelocation Cleaning- Plate MeasurePrepress MakingPressroom & Control (HD)Process SupportProduction DevelopmentQuality Capacity forDataRewinding New Historian–Rollers PilotProducts and -Rollers Heat Long Transfer/Chill -RollersRun Re-Covering -Sheeting Restoration RollSlitting RepairSoftwareTechnical/ApplicationWeb Inspection Consulting Systems to Detect
Advanced • • • • • • • • • • Converting Works ALLIEDFLEX • Web Drying Systems Technologies, Inc. Allstein GmbH • • • • • • • Avery Dennison • • • • Corporation CMD Corporation • Comexi North • America, Inc. Cosmo Films Limited • Davis-Standard, LLC • • • • EFI • Energy Sciences, Inc. • FILMtech Inc. • • Harper Corporation • • of America HP, Inc. • Koenig & Bauer • Flexotecnica Maxcess • • • • International Minipak SAS • • • • • • Miraclon, Home of Kodak Flexcel • Solutions NDC Technologies • • • Paper Converting Machine Company • • • • (PCMC) Plastic Suppliers, • • • Inc. Preco, Inc. • • • • • Profol • • Ship & Shore • Enviornmental, Inc. Southern Graphic • • • • • • Systems, LLC Transcendia • •
FPA 2021-2022 Flexible Packaging Buyer’s Guide | 37 Suppliers to Flexible Packaging Manufacturers SUPPLIES
Anilox RollAntioxidants CleanerClosuresColor andDoctor Additive BladesFitments MasterbatchesFlexographicFlurochemicals PrintingPlate Cylinder/SleevePlatesPress PartPrinting Washers Storage PrintingSleeves Systems Processing Suppliesfor FlexographicRollers Stabilizers -Rollers Anilox -Rollers Heat Transfer -Rollers Rubber -Tapes WebCovered SpreadersofUV Platemounting AbsorbersUV CuringUV EquipmentStabilizers
Allstein GmbH • • • • • • • B&B Packaging • • Technologies L.P. Berry Global • • DuPont • • Flint Group • Fujifilm North America Corporation, • • • Graphic Systems Division Harper Corporation • • • • • of America Kao Collins Inc. • Lubrizol Advanced • Materials Maxcess International • • • Minipak SAS • • • • • • • Presto Products Company • FRESH-LOCK® Zipper Unit Smart Plastic • • • • • • Technologies LLC Southern Graphic • • Systems, LLC Wikoff Color Corporation •
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ADHESIVES / INKS
Cold SealRadiationSolvent Cure (UV/EB)SolventlessBased Waterborne (100% solids) 4-Color 6-Inks and 7-ColorDigital Inks InksFade-ResistantHigh-Strength LaminationInks InksMatched-Color InksMetallic Solvent-BasedInks Surface Inks UV/Printing EB Water-BasedInks Inks Inks
ACTEGA • • • ACTEGA • • • • • • • • • Advanced Converting Works • • Allstein GmbH • • • • • • • • Allstein GmbH • • • DuPont • • • Ashland • • • • • Flint Group • • • • • • • • • • • Berry Global • • Fujifilm North America Corporation, Graphic • • • • • • • Bostik, Inc. • • • • Systems Division Coim USA, Inc. • • HP, Inc. • • • • • Dow • • • • INX International Ink Co. • • • • • • • • • • • Flint Group • • • Kao Collins Inc. • • • • • • • • • • • • H.B. Fuller • • • • • Minipak SAS • • • • • • • • Henkel Corporation • • • • • Morchem, Inc. • • INX International Ink Co. • Polymer Packaging, Inc. • • • • • Lubrizol Advanced Materials • • • Siegwerk USA Inc. • • • • • • • • • • Mica Corporation • Sun Chemical Corporation • • • • • • • • • • • Minipak SAS • • • TC Transcontinental • • • • • • • Packaging Morchem, Inc. • • • Toyo Ink America, LLC • • • • • • • • • • • Polymer Packaging, Inc. • • • Wikoff Color Corporation • • • • • • • • • • • Sun Chemical Corporation • • • • TC Transcontinental Packaging • Toyo Ink America, LLC • TOYOBO U.S.A., INC. • Wikoff Color Corporation • • •
FPA 2021-2022 Flexible Packaging Buyer’s Guide | 39 Suppliers to Flexible Packaging Manufacturers COATINGS
Antifog Barrier Cold SealExtrusion Rel LacquerHeat Primer SealHigh GlossLaminatorMatt CoatingsOther PrimersUV/EB Waterborne Coatings
ACTEGA • • • • • • Allstein GmbH • • • • • • Ashland • • • • • • • • • • Berry Global • • • • • Bostik, Inc. • • • • Coim USA, Inc. • • • • Dow • • • • • • Energy Sciences, Inc. • Filmquest Group, Inc. • • • • • FILMtech Inc. • Flint Group • • • • • • • • • • Fujifilm North America Corporation, • • • • Graphic Systems Division H.B. Fuller • • • • • Henkel Corporation • • • • • • • • INX International Ink Co. • • • • • • Kuraray • Lubrizol Advanced Materials • • • • • • Mica Corporation • • • • • Michelman • • • • • Minipak SAS • • • • • • • • Mitsubishi Chemical America, Inc., • • • • • • • • Polyester Film Division Morchem, Inc. • • • • • • • Nosco • Plastic Suppliers, Inc. • Polyplex USA, LLC • • • • • Shoplogix • • • • • Siegwerk USA Inc. • • • • • • • • Smart Plastic Technologies LLC • • • • Sun Chemical Corporation • • • • • • • • Sung An Machinery Company, Ltd. • • • • • • • • (SAM) TC Transcontinental Packaging • • • • • Toppan USA, Inc. • Toyo Ink America, LLC • • • • • • TOYOBO U.S.A., INC. • Transcendia • • • Wikoff Color Corporation • • • • • • •
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RESINS
Acrylic EVOH ExtrudableIonomer (Tie Layers)Nylon Plant-BasedPolyester BioPolymerPolyethylenePolyethylene - CoPolymerPolyethylene - HDPE (EVA)Polyethylene - LDPEPolyethylene - LLDPEPolyethylene - MDPEPolyethylene - MetallocenePolypropylene - PlastomerPolystyrenePVC PolyurethanesStyrene (PUR) AcrylicStyrene Acrylic - PUD or Hybrids
Advanced Coverting Works • • • • • • Bamberger Polymers, Inc. • • • • • • • • • Bostik, Inc. • Chevron Phillips • • • • • Chemical Company LP Coim USA, Inc. • Dow • • • • • • • • • ExxonMobil Chemical • • • • • • • • Company Formosa Plastics • • • • • • Corporation, U.S.A. ISOFlex Packaging • • • • • • • • • • • • Kuraray • Lubrizol Advanced Materials • • LyondellBasell • • • • • • • • Minipak SAS • • • • • • • • • • NOVA Chemicals, Inc. • • • • • • Polymer Packaging, Inc. • • • • • • • • • • • • Polyplex USA, LLC • • • SABIC • • • • • • • • SK Global • • • • • • • Chemical-Americas Smart Plastic • • • • • • • • Technologies LLC UBE America, Inc. • Westlake Chemical • • • • • • • Corporation
FPA 2021-2022 Flexible Packaging Buyer’s Guide | 41 Suppliers to Flexible Packaging Manufacturers SUBSTRATES (INCLUDES PAPER, FILM, AND FOIL)
Film - ALOxFilm - Bio-PolymerFilm - BOPAFilm - BOPPFilm - CoPolymerFilm - Composite (EVA)Film - Compostable CoatedFilm - EVOHFilm - HDPEFilm - LDPEFilm - LLDPEFilm - MDPEFilm - MetallizedFilm - MetalloceneFilm - NylonFilm - OPPFilm - PCRFilm (Post - PE ConsumerFilm - Mono-Layer - PE - Recycled) Multi-Layer
Advanced Converting Works • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Berry Global • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Charter Next Generation • • • • • • • • • • • • • Chevron Phillips Chemical • • • • • Company LP Cosmo Films Limited • • • • Dow • • • • • • • • • Filmquest Group, Inc. • • • • • FILMtech Inc. • • • • • • Flex Films (USA) Inc. • • • • • ISOFlex Packaging • • • • • • • • • • • • Kuraray • • • Mid South Extrusion • • • • • • • • • Minipak SAS • • • • • • • • • • • Mitsubishi Chemical America, • • Inc., Polyester Film Division NOVA Chemicals, Inc. Plastic Suppliers, Inc. • • • • PolyExpert Inc. • • • • • • • • • • • Polymer Packaging, Inc. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Polyplex USA, LLC • • • • • • • • • Profol • • • • • • • • • RKW North America, Inc. • • • • • • • • • • Smart Plastic Technologies LLC • • • Terphane, LLC • • • Toppan USA, Inc. • • • TOYOBO U.S.A., INC. • • • • • • • • • Transcendia • • • • • •
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SUBSTRATES (continued)
Film - PE - Multi-Layer Film - PIRFilm (Post - PLAIndustrialFilm - PolyesterRecycled)Film - PolypropyleneFilm - PolystyreneFilm - PolyvinylFilm - PVDCChlorideFilm Coated - RecyclableFilm - SIOxFoil Other Paper - BleachedPaper - Clay PaperKraft Coated - ColoredPaper - KraftGlassinePaper - GreasePaper -Resistant UnbleachedPaper - Wax Kraft
Advanced Converting Works • • • • Berry Global • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Charter Next Generation • • Chevron Phillips Chemical • Company LP Cosmo Films Limited • Dow • • • Filmquest Group, Inc. • • • FILMtech Inc. • • • • • • Flex Films (USA) Inc. • • ISOFlex Packaging • Kuraray • Mid South Extrusion • Minipak SAS • • • • Mitsubishi Chemical America, • • Inc., Polyester Film Division NOVA Chemicals, Inc. • Plastic Suppliers, Inc. • • • • • • Polymer Packaging, Inc. • • • • • • • • Polyplex USA, LLC • • • Profol • • • • RKW North America, Inc. Smart Plastic Technologies LLC • • • Terphane, LLC • • • Toppan USA, Inc. • • TOYOBO U.S.A., INC. • • • Transcendia • • • • • •
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A Ampacet Corporation ALLIEDFLEX Technologies, Inc. 660 White Plains Road ACTEGA Dennis Calamusa Tarrytown, NY 10591-5130 1450 Taylors Lane President – CEO tel: 914-332-7372 Cinnaminson, NJ 08077 780 Apex Road marketing.europe@ampacet.com tel: 800-255-0021 Sarasota, FL 34240 www.ampacet.com [email protected] tel: 942-923-1181 www.actega.com [email protected] Ampacet Corporation is a www.alliedflex.com global manufacturer of color The ACTEGA division of ALTANA and additive masterbatches. develops and manufactures heat-seal ALLIEDFLEX Technologies, Inc. is a coatings, primers, overprint varnishes, leading North American supplier of water-based and UV inks and UV, flexible packaging machinery to the solvent, and solvent-free adhesives for food, beverage, and personal care flexible packaging. In the North American industries. We supply packaging market, ACTEGA’s products are used machinery to fill pre-made pouches with Ashland in lidding, labels, food and pet food spouts or zipper features, in addition to 5475 Rings Road pouches, single-use condiments, and HFFS and VFFS machinery which utilize Atrium II, North Tower, 5th Floor more. ACTEGA is focused on innovation printed rollstock. We’re an authority in Dublin, OH 43017 and improving top-line growth with stand-up pouch packaging machinery. tel: 800-322-6580 enhanced shelf appeal. Highlights include [email protected] color-matched pigmented adhesives, www.ashland.com MotionCoat®, a UV coating that creates a motion-like image on the package Ashland’s expertise in design, surface, and soft touch and sand touch Allstein GmbH synthesis, and scale-up of new haptic coatings offering multi-sensory Kurt Freye polymer chemistries helps us develop marketing communications. Sales Director innovative adhesives, sealants, and Bunsensraße 24 coatings that are the basis for your next- Herford, NRW, 32052, Germany generation food packaging. We apply tel: +49 (0)1713004568 our sophisticated chemistry to create [email protected] solutions to help you remain compliant www.allstein.com while keeping one step ahead of the Advanced Converting Works competition. Ashland’s line of adhesives 1500 W. Bryn Mawr Avenue Allstein GmbH was formed by a group includes water-based, solvent-based, Itasca, IL 60143 of highly experienced industry profes- and solvent-less products such as tel: 414-209-0808 sionals with expertise in research and flexible packaging adhesives, laminating [email protected] development, engineering, production, adhesives, UV/EB overprint coatings, www.advancedconvertingworks.com service, and sales of narrow- to wide- water-based overprint coatings, and web flexographic printing machines. custom-formulated specialty coatings. Advanced Converting Works (ACW) With design and production based in At Ashland, we are approximately is the nation’s leading producer of Herford, Germany, the company strives to 6,500 passionate, tenacious solvers specialty pouches, laminated films, deliver the very best flexographic printing from renowned scientists and research prepress, flexo plates, 3D renderings, equipment available in the industry today, chemists to talented engineers and plant prototyping, and design for the growing oriented to customers’ needs in a very operators who thrive on developing flexible packaging market. The ACW competitive packaging market. practical, innovative, and elegant family of companies encompasses over Our machines are known to be solutions to complex problems for 300,000 square feet of manufacturing extremely stable, reliable, and of customers in more than 100 countries. and design space, 100+ production compact design. An Allstein is designed lines and more than 250 teammates. to run 24/7 for decades. We leverage over 100 years of ALLSTEIN: Quality without compromise. collective expertise with the largest, most advanced machine fleet in the industry.
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Bamberger Polymers, Inc. Bobst North America, Inc. Avery Dennison Corporation 2 Jericho Plaza, Suite 109 Marco Carrara 8080 Norton Pkwy Bldg 22 Jericho, NY 11753 Vice President of Sales & Marketing, Mentor, OH 44060 tel: 516-622-3600 Americas tel: 440-534-6067 [email protected] 10 Waterview Blvd., Suite 100 [email protected] www.bambergerpolymers.com Parsippany, NJ 07054 www.averydennison.com tel: 973-226-8000 Bamberger Polymers, Inc. is a [email protected] Avery Dennison is a distributor for distributor of plastic resin, international www.bobst.com flexible packaging laminations in the and domestic. narrow web converter space. BOBST is the world’s leading supplier of substrate processing, printing, and Silver Sponsor converting equipment and services for B the label, flexible packaging, folding carton, and corrugated industries. Berry Global Founded in 1890 by Joseph Bobst 101 Oakley Street in Lausanne, Switzerland, BOBST has Evansville, IN 47710 a presence in more than 50 countries, tel: 812-306-2230 runs 15 production facilities in eight [email protected] countries and employs more than 5,500 B&B Packaging Technologies L.P. www.berryglobal.com employees around the world. The firm 2120 East Deerfield Avenue recorded a consolidated turnover of Green Bay, WI 54173 Berry Global Group, Inc. (NYSE:BERY), CHF 1,636 million (in Euros) for the year tel: 920-469-9648 headquartered in Evansville, Indiana, ended December 31, 2019. [email protected] is committed to its mission of “Always BOBST is a proud supplier to the www.bub-group.com Advancing to Protect What’s Important” flexible packaging industry through its and proudly partners with its customers C.I. flexographic presses, in-line label and For over 50 years, the owner-operated to provide them with value-added flexible packaging presses, rotogravure company B&B Packaging Technologies protective solutions. We are a leading presses, coating and laminating lines, and has offered custom-made packaging global supplier of a broad range of vacuum metallizing equipment. machinery for bag making and innovative non-woven, flexible, and packaging systems. rigid products used every day within Today, 220 employees in Green Bay, consumer and industrial end markets. Wisconsin, and Hopsten, Germany, are Our products are designed utilizing working together to create innovative proprietary research and unique customized solutions. High-quality development and manufacturing standards and a global service technologies. To augment our product promise—a combination of longstanding offering, we have been one of the most employees and young creative talents, active acquirers of plastic packaging as well as flexibility and dependability— businesses globally. make B&B stand out from the crowd. Thanks to short chains of command, the company can constantly work in a flexible and unconventional manner to implement these customized solutions. Bag and pouch-making machinery includes high-speed stand-up pouches with integrated spout insertion machinery, single web side-gusset bag- making machinery, flat-bottom bag- making machinery, integrated robotic packaging systems, and woven bag- making machinery.
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Bostik, Inc. Platinum Sponsor CleanPlanet Chemical, Inc. Jeff Ogren 6207 Bee Cave Road, Suite 165 Business Director – Advanced Austin, TX 78746 Packaging North America tel: 855-256-7568 11320 W. Watertown Plank Road [email protected] Wauwatosa, WI 53226 Charter Next Generation www.cleanplanetchemical.com tel: 414-607-1445 1264 E. High Street [email protected] Milton, WI 53563 As the packaging industry has www.bostik.com tel: 608-868-5757 modernized, solvent recovery has failed [email protected] to keep pace. CleanPlanet Chemical An Arkema company, Bostik is a www.cnginc.com is rising to the opportunity with its global adhesives and coatings leader new, patented AlwaysClean distillation specializing in the flexible packaging Charter Next Generation is a leading technology and unique business market. With a presence in 40 North American producer of high- approach which reduces the risk and countries and R&D centers worldwide, performance specialty films used in removes the hassles and tradeoffs the company is able to leverage its flexible packaging and other critical inherent to the traditional solvent extensive technology portfolio and end-use applications such as food, recovery process. The technology knowledge base to address tomorrow’s medical, protective, and automotive. provides significant advancements in flexible packaging challenges today. Our broad manufacturing capabilities, solvent quality and yields; the business From the patented extrudable state-of-the-art equipment, and deep approach makes it easy to implement reseal adhesive technology M-Resin, technical expertise enable us to develop and sustain. CleanPlanet units are to offering single step anti-fog heat- engineered solutions to meet your most provided to customers free of charge, seal coatings for clear lidding, Bostik challenging needs. along with all ongoing maintenance, formulates innovative solutions that repair and monitoring through our improve operational efficiencies, proprietary wireless information system. enhance package aesthetics, and Customers simply pay for the recovered reduce costs overall. solvent at a guaranteed savings. Our Additionally, keeping sustainability products support recovery needs from at the forefront of its innovations, the 5 gallons to 2,000 gallons per day. See company’s cold-seal products yield the difference for yourself with a no reduced manufacturing waste and are Chevron Phillips obligation, no cost free trial. partially formulated from renewable raw Chemical Company LP materials. With a deep understanding 10001 Six Pine Drive of what converters, brand owners, and The Woodlands, TX 77380 consumers need, Bostik continues to tel: 832-813-4100 redefine modern flexible packaging. [email protected] www.cpchem.com Cloeren Incorporated Chevron Phillips Chemical is a worldwide 401 16th Street manufacturer of polyethylene polymers Orange, TX 77630 for the flexible packaging industry. tel: 409-883-0943 [email protected] www.cloeren.com
Cloeren Incorporated is the leading global innovator in feedblock and extrusion die technology. Cloeren designs and manufactures customized feedblocks, NanoLayer™ feedblocks, and single- and multi-manifold dies.
46 | FPA 2021-2022 Flexible Packaging Buyer’s Guide The COIM-NOVACOTE line consists the largest BOPP films exporter from India of adhesives and coatings used for and the world’s largest manufacturer of the production of multi-layer laminates thermal lamination films. for both the food sector and industrial Cosmo offers a comprehensive range CMD Corporation use. The U.S. market is served by of BOPP films for flexible packaging, Lisa Kain our manufacturing location in West lamination, labelling, and industrial Corporate Market Manager Deptford, NJ. applications, including specialty films 2901 E. Pershing Street such as high-barrier films, velvet thermal Appleton, WI 54911 lamination films, and direct thermal tel: 888-989-1025 printable films. [email protected] Comexi North America, Inc. www.cmd-corp.com 1623 N.W. 84th Avenue Miami, FL 33126 D CMD designs and manufactures tel: 786-408-6150 high-performance equipment for the [email protected] plastic converting industry, including www.comexi.com pouch packaging converting systems Davis-Standard, LLC and patented, high-speed rotary bag Comexi, founded in 1954, has extensive 1 Extrusion Drive and film converting lines. Custom experience in the manufacture of Pawcatuck, CT 06379 engineering, process validation, and equipment goods for the flexible tel: 860-599-1010 machine optimization services are part packaging conversion industry. The [email protected] of a consultative approach to customer company, formed by a staff of 500 www.davis-standard.com care. Remote service technology and professionals, locates its headquarters in advanced data analytics for preventive Riudellots de la Selva (Girona, Spain) and Davis-Standard is a global leader in the maintenance and proactive production has another production center in Brazil. design, development, and manufacturing efficiency are advanced services that In addition, it has offices in Miami, of extrusion and converting systems. Our set CMD apart from other OEMs. The Florida, and Russia with a wide technology and solutions encompass company serves a global marketplace commercial network in more than 100 over 11 product lines to support through a network of sales and service countries. All this allows us to be close to applications and customers within associates worldwide. Equipment is customers to give an optimal response to every major market segment; serving manufactured to exacting standards at their needs. customers in the agricultural, automotive, USA facilities. In recent years, Comexi has joined building, flexible packaging, medical, innovation and sustainability to its ability web converting, consumer, and industrial to act globally. These three characteristics, product industries, among others. which define the spirit of Comexi, make Our extensive feed screw technology, it a leader in machinery solutions for the durable equipment, leading technology, Coim USA, Inc. flexible packaging conversion industry. and innovation in the fields of extrusion 286 Mantua Grove Road coating, laminating, liquid coating, cast West Deptford, NJ 08066 film, blown film, winders, slitter/rewinders tel: 800-345-8380 and aftermarket support, is globally [email protected] recognized. At Davis-Standard we are www.coimgroup.com Cosmo Films Limited committed to engineering equipment that 775 West Belden Avenue, Suite D is cost effective, environmentally friendly, COIM is an Italian company which Addison, IL 60101 and offers a high return on investment. has been developing and producing tel: 800-422-7655 chemical specialties since 1962. COIM [email protected] enjoys manufacturing locations on www.cosmofilmsna.com every continent in the world. The North American Headquarters is located in Established in 1981, Cosmo films Limited West Deptford, New Jersey. is one of the largest manufacturers of For more than 50 years, COIM has Biaxially Oriented Polypropylene (BOPP) been an international group leader in the Films in the world. production of polyesters and polyols, With manufacturing units in India, polyurethanes (coatings, adhesives, Korea, and the U.S., Cosmo has a BOPP sealants, and elastomers), and specialty manufacturing capacity of 136,000 TPA resins for composites and coatings. and a sales turnover of USD $249 million (INR 16.2 billion) in FY 2015-16. Cosmo is
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Silver Sponsor DuPont E Dow Kelly Reichert
2211 H.H. Dow Way Americas Business Director Silver Sponsor Midland, MI 48674 DuPont Image Solutions— tel: 312-379-7784 Chestnut Run Plaza [email protected] 974 Centre Road, Building 702 EFI www.dow.com Office 2357 11545 West Bernardo Court, Suite 305 Wilmington, DE 19805 San Diego, CA 92127 Dow is a diversified chemical company tel: 302-999-2836 tel: 650-357-3500 that harnesses the power of innovation, [email protected] [email protected] science, and technology to constantly www.dupont.com/flexographic- www.efi.com improve what is essential to human systems.html progress. The company’s Packaging Flexible packaging converters and film & Specialty Plastics business offers a DuPont is a global science and advanced extrusion enterprises across the globe broad portfolio of adhesives, structural materials company. After more than 200 continue to transform their business resins, tie layers, lamination and sealant years of innovation, DuPont is entering a and production workflows with EFI’s resins, as well as peel polymers. Dow’s new era of discovery. Our community of Packaging Suite and Radius ERP extensive research and development scientists, engineers, visionaries and all solution at its core. By implementing the facilities provide customers, packaging of our partners are working every day to Suite’s certified, end-to-end workflows, institutes, universities, and value-chain turn possibilities into real-world answers companies are able to integrate their players the hardware to test concepts that help humanity thrive. people, processes, and technologies from raw material to actual package Our Electronics and Imaging division from initial new job acquisition performance. Dow has annual sales of delivers industry-leading technologies through production, invoicing, and approximately $57 billion and employs to enable smaller, smarter, and faster business analysis. With fewer manual approximately 53,000 people worldwide. electronics, transform the sun’s rays touchpoints, increased visibility, into clean energy, and bring high-quality better communication, and optimized printing to packaging and textiles. scheduling and resource utilization, DuPont was the inventor of the enterprises fueled by the Suite enjoy flexographic printing process and the higher profits today and more flexibility first photopolymer plates - Cyrel® over 45 for future growth opportunities. years ago. DuPont also produces Artistri® digital inks for commercial and textile digital printing. We continue to develop industry-leading innovations for the Bronze Sponsor printing and packaging industry.
Energy Sciences, Inc. 42 Industrial Way Wilmington, MA 01887 tel: 978-694-9000 Dürr Systems, Inc. [email protected] 830 Prosper Street www.ebeam.com De Pere, WI 54115-5030 tel: 920-336-5715 Energy Sciences, Inc. is an electron [email protected] beam equipment supplier for the www.durr-megtec.com instant curing of inks, coatings, and laminating adhesives. Dürr Systems, Inc. is a manufacturer of customized, cost-effective air pollution control systems: oxidizers, scrubbers, electrostatic precipitators, baghouses, heat recovery systems. For production of advanced materials for solar, energy storage, and printing applications, we offer high-performance dryers and ovens.
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including MOPP/MPET/MBON/MLDPE. FILMtech is the exclusive licensee and distributor of CeramAlox® and ECOMET® ExxonMobil Chemical Company clear barrier AlOx films from Ultimet Films Mark Joyner Ltd. in England. FILMtech is a BRCGS Formosa Plastics Corporation, U.S.A. 22777 Springwoods Village Parkway Certified Level “AA” company. 9 Peach Tree Hill Road Energy 4, 5B.351 Livingston, NJ 07039 Spring, TX 77389 tel: 973-992-2090 tel: 832-625-3990 [email protected] [email protected] www.fpcusa.com www.exxonmobil.com Flex Films (USA) Inc. 1221 North Black Branch Formosa Plastics Corporation, U.S.A. ExxonMobil Chemical Company is a Elizabethtown, KY 42701 (FPCUSA) offers a full line of polyvinyl supplier of PP, LDPE, LLDPE, HDPE, tel: 270-982-3456 chloride (PVC), polyethylene (HDPE and HEVA, EMA, Exceed™, ExceedXP™, [email protected] LLDPE) and polypropylene (PP) resins, Enable™, and Exact™ polymers. www.flexfilm.com caustic soda, and other petrochemicals that deliver the consistency, performance, Flex Films is one of the world’s largest and quality that customers demand. F manufacturers of high-quality flexible FPCUSA is affiliated with the Taiwan- packaging films. They are the only based Formosa Plastics Group (FPG), a global packaging film producer to have global leader in petrochemicals, plastics, manufacturing facilities in four continents, and other industries. spread across India, Dubai (UAE), Mexico, Filmquest Group, Inc. Egypt, Poland (EU), Kentucky, USA, and Chris Boohler Russia. The plants are certified under ISO National Sales Director 9001 and 14001, as well as HACCP. They 320 Remington Blvd supply to 140 countries worldwide. Fujifilm North America Corporation, Bolingbrook, IL 60440 Graphic Systems Division tel: 773-405-3147 850 Central Avenue [email protected] Hanover Park, IL 60133 Gold Sponsor www.petfilm.com Flint Group tel: 630-259-7200 2675 Henkle Drive contactgraphics@fujifilm.com Filmquest Group, is a merchant converter Lebanon, OH 45036 www.FujifilmPackaging.com of polyester film. tel: 734-781-4600 [email protected] FUJIFILM Graphic Systems Division www.flintgrp.com manufactures and distributes a full range of solutions for the packaging Flint Group is dedicated to serving market including flexographic plate FILMtech Inc. the global packaging industry with an imaging and processing equipment, 200 Industrial Drive extensive portfolio of inks and coatings, water-based, UV, and UV-LED inks, LED Bean Station, TN 37708 printing plates and sleeves, and plate- curing systems, flexographic presses, tel: 865-767-3533 making equipment. With Xeikon, Flint digital inkjet imprinting systems, digital [email protected] Group has a strong position in the toner and inkjet press platforms for www.filmtechinc.com digital printing market. Sustainability production of tags, labels, flexible films and the well-being of our planet and and pouches, folding cartons, and FILMtech Inc. has been providing “Barrier societies are paramount. We are corrugate packaging. Film Solutions” to the flexible packaging committed to supporting packaging industry since its founding in 2001. markets with responsibly built products FILMtech has a flexible manufacturing and sustainable solutions designed for footprint that utilizes the latest metallizing circular economies. Our manufacturing and slitting equipment up to 130 inches platforms employ Lean Management wide. Our proprietary plasma treatment techniques backed by operational technology provides outstanding barrier excellence, enabling us to deliver robust and metal adhesion that is third-party and consistent products, and we place a validated. FILMtech offers the widest strong focus on service and support. range of metallized and clear barrier products in the flexible packaging industry
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HP, Inc. Harper Corporation of America Brent Holloway Charlotte, NC 28273 Henkel Corporation Flexible Packaging Category Manager tel: 704-588-3371 10 Finderne Avenue, Suite B 5555 Windward Pkwy [email protected] Bridgewater, NJ 08807 Alpharetta, GA 30004 www.harperimage.com tel: 919-319-1933 tel: 404-774-9207 [email protected] [email protected] Harper Corporation of America is the www.henkel-northamerica.com www.hp.com leading innovator in laser-engraved ceramic Anilox production and Henkel Corporation is a leading supplier Whether you’re a print service provider, restoration for the flexographic and in the flexible packaging industry. marketing or creative professional, HP gravure printing markets worldwide. Henkel develops, manufactures, and Indigo’s LEP (liquid electrophotography) We have a team of experts assisting markets adhesives, primers, and digital print technology provides an printers to improve efficiencies and coatings for the flexible packaging and unprecedented opportunity to satisfy profitability. Harper also offers a variety carded packaging industries. a full range of customer requirements of pressroom cleaning supplies for care for labels, folding cartons, flexible and maintenance and a line of plate packaging, and shrink sleeves. HP sleeves, bridge sleeves, and other press Indigo digital presses combine high accessories that have been especially productivity, superior color capabilities, designed to decrease downtime and Hosokawa Alpine American, Inc. and the widest media gamut in digital minimize make-ready. 455 Whitney Street production to make your packaging Northborough, MA 01532-2503 stand out and grow your business. tel: 508-655-1123 [email protected] Silver Sponsor www.halpine.com H.B. Fuller I 1200 Willow Lake Boulevard Hosokawa Alpine American, North St. Paul, MN 55110 America’s leading supplier of blown film tel: 651-236-5900 extrusion lines serves every application [email protected] from simple mono-layer lines, to complex www.hbfuller.com and sophisticated 11-layer barrier INX International Ink Co. film lines. Alpine’s renowned X-Die 150 N. Martingale Road, Suite 700 H.B. Fuller is a global manufacturer of continues to evolve and provides ultimate Schaumburg, IL 60173 adhesives and specialty chemicals. performance in layer-to-layer control, tel: 630-382-1961 H.B. Fuller’s Flexible Packaging thickness control, and, as always, is the [email protected] Adhesives & Coatings product line fastest purging die commercially available. www.inxinternational.com includes: waterborne urethane and Alpine’s newest SELECT Extrusion acrylic dry bond laminating adhesives, series, high-performance V-Ring and Headquartered in Schaumburg, Illinois, retort adhesives, one- and two-part IBC, integrated annealing system, and INX is the third largest producer of ink solventless laminating adhesives, newest Winder designs all compliment in North America and a global supplier solvent-based laminating adhesives, the X-Die for the ultimate in blown film as part of Sakata INX worldwide heat-seal coatings, primers, wet- production. Alpine is also a pioneer in operations. We are an industry leader bond laminating adhesives, specialty high-performance Machine Direction offering a full line of ink and coating coatings, and cohesive products. Orientation equipment. Our latest patent- solutions technology for commercial, pending technology will revolutionize the packaging and digital print applications. MDO process and open new and exciting Our product solutions focus on metal opportunities in the “circular economy.” decorating, flexographic, gravure, web offset, lamination, corrugated, sheetfed, inkjet, and UV/EB inks and coatings.
50 | FPA 2021-2022 Flexible Packaging Buyer’s Guide Koenig & Bauer Flexotecnica Karlville 2555 Regent Boulevard ISOFlex Packaging Raul Matos Dallas, TX 75261 101 ISO Parkway Vice President tel: 469-532-8000 Gray Court, SC 29645 3600 NW 59th Street [email protected] tel: 864-876-4300 Miami, FL 33142 www.koenig-bauer.com [email protected] tel: 305-533-1051 www.isoflexpackaging.com [email protected] Koenig & Bauer-Flexotecnica is a global www.karlville.com supplier of flexographic CI presses from ISOFlex Packaging, Inc. is a custom six to 12 colors. Our North America extruder of polyolefin films and bags Providing post-print-converting machinery headquarters is located in Dallas, Texas. for critical applications, specializing solutions, Karlville offers a complete line of Koenig & Bauer-Flexotecnica presses in printing, converting, and lamination laminators, pouch, slitters, inspection, and are designed with an intuitive interface, films for the flexible packaging industry. shrink sleeve seaming machines. Based ease of use, and are built to last. Our Our film capabilities include mono- in Miami, Florida, we serve the global proven design, innovative engineering, layer, 3- and 5-layer co-extrusion along market place with facilities in the U.S., and technical solutions allow our with barrier 7-layer extrusion. ISOFlex Switzerland, France, and Taiwan. customers to run jobs from simple to produces custom-engineered films for a Led by a seasoned Swiss pouch the most complex. We build each press variety of packaging and protective film team, our stand-up pouch machines specifically to customer’s needs. applications, including food products, break paradigms for change over, for medical devices, consumer electronics, software innovation, and for performance pharmaceuticals, and industrial. with sustainable materials. With a short footprint and easy-to-use configuration, the Swiss platform is fast becoming the Kuraray K choice for digital, as well as modern large 2625 Bay Area Boulevard, Suite 600 conventional print converters. Houston, TX 77058-1525 We provide thermal lamination, “Pack tel: 281-474-1576 Ready” technology as our leading [email protected] platform in combination with solventless. www.kuraray.us.com This innovative technology platform may be combined with an inline adhesive coat Kuraray America is a global leader in Kao Collins Inc. weight measurement system, LasX laser specialty chemicals, fibers, and resin 1201 Edison Drive window cutting system, and ebeam. production. With world-scale research, Cincinnati, OH 45216 For slitting and inspection, we partner development, and production facilities tel: 513-679-2929 with Webcontrol and Yo Den for the located in Houston, Texas; Fayetteville, [email protected] machines supply. Via a fabrication North Carolina; Fort Mill, South Carolina; www.kaocollins.com partnership with LasX and a laser and Parkersburg, West Virginia, and a large application development service via network of supply from around the world, Kao Collins, a part of Kao Advanced Flexpak, we provide customized and Kuraray leads the industry in specialty Printing Solutions, develops integrated solutions for down web and dental, fiber, EVOH resins, PVOH resin, and manufactures ink and print contour scoring, perforating, micro and specialty PVB resins, PVB sheet, and technologies that expedite a global macro drilling, etching, and cross-web elastomer products. transition to sustainable printing while patterns for flexible packaging and for Kuraray America is the manufacturer creating new value. the integration of lasers on our shrink of EVAL™ EVOH Resin, which offers sleeve forming machines for cross T and J outstanding gas barrier properties for rigid perforations and in register venting holes. and flexible packaging.
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Silver Sponsor Maxcess International 1211 W 22nd St, Suite 804 MacDermid Graphics Solutions Oak Brook, IL 60523 Lubrizol Advanced Materials Meghan Mullaney tel: 405-755-1600 9911 Brecksville Road Marketing Associate [email protected] Brecksville, OH 44141 5210 Phillip Lee Drive www.maxcessintl.com tel: 216-447-6118 Atlanta, GA 30336 [email protected] tel: 404-696-4565 Maxcess helps its customers maximize www.lubrizol.com [email protected] productivity through innovative products www.graphics.macdermid.com and services worldwide. By combining Lubrizol Performance Coatings supplies more than 400 years of global service and a comprehensive portfolio of products MacDermid Graphics Solutions is the support across the storied product brands designed to meet packaging application innovation partner you can trust. We will of RotoMetrics, Fife, Tidland, MAGPOWR, challenges. Our products include understand your business to create Webex, Valley Roller, Menges Roller, and formulated heat seal, barrier, and overprint unique, comprehensive, and sustainable Componex, Maxcess offers an unrivaled coatings; acrylic, vinyl, and polyurethane solutions for your graphics supply chain. network of application experts and end- polymers; surface modifiers; and to-end web handling solutions to help you hyperdispersants. Lubrizol has a global work better, faster, and smarter. Visit them presence, with major manufacturing and online at www.maxcessintl.com or technical facilities in all regions. www.RotoMetrics.com. Mamata Enterprises, Inc. 2275 Cornell Avenue Montgomery, IL 60538 tel: 630-801-2320 [email protected] LyondellBasell www.mamatausa.com LyondellBasell Tower Mica Corporation 1221 McKinney Street, Suite 300 Mamata has been serving the converting 9 Mountain View Drive Houston, TX 77010 and packaging companies in North Shelton, CT 06484 tel: 713-309-7200 America since 2003. With an installed tel: 203-922-8888 [email protected] base of over 300 machines in North [email protected] www.lyondellbasell.com America and over 5,000 machines www.mica-corp.com globally, Mamata is the only company to LyondellBasell is one of the world’s offer converting machines to converters Mica Corporation develops and globally largest plastics, chemical, and of bags/pouches as well as packaging supplies water-based coatings for refining companies. The company machines for HFFS applications and flexible packaging and graphic arts. manufactures products at 59 sites in 18 premade pouch filling to brand owners/ Mica offers a variety of adhesion countries. LyondellBasell products and co-packers/end users. Our product promoters for various substrates technologies are used to make items range includes high-speed wicketers, including paper, film, and foil. These that improve the quality of life for people universal flatbed machines, pouch functional coatings give exceptional around the world including packaging, machines, bottom-seal machines, performance for ink adhesion, heat-seal, electronics, automotive components, high-speed side-seal machines, HFFS barrier, matte, anti-static, and chemical home furnishings, construction rollstock pouch machines, premade resistance applications. materials, and biofuels. pouch filling systems, vertical sachet packaging machines etc. With a full- fledged demo center, spare parts warehouse, and local tech support in Florida, we are geared to provide best support to the industry.
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Michelman Minipak SAS Mitsubishi Chemical America, Inc., 9080 Shell Road Alan Furmanski Polyester Film Division Cincinnati, OH 45236 North American Director 2001 Hood Road tel: 513-793-7766 US Plastics Trading and Logistics, Inc. Greer, SC 29652 [email protected] 20016 NE 36 Place tel: 864-879-5000 www.michelman.com Aventura, FL 33180 [email protected] tel: 786-301-3481 www.m-petfilm.com Michelman is a global supplier of water- [email protected] based coatings for flexible packaging www.minipak.co Mitsubishi Chemical America, Inc., and graphic arts. Michem® Flex high- Polyester Film Division is recognized as performance adhesion promoters, Minipak SAS specializes in the extrusion a global leader and one of the largest functional coatings, and heat-seal and conversion of rollstock for many suppliers of polyester film in the world. coatings have been developed expressly industries including confectionary, food, With manufacturing facilities in the for converters and film producers to chemicals, and industrial. Services U.S., Europe, Japan, Indonesia, and deliver excellent adhesion and chemical- include: CPP, PE, and PVC extrusion, China, Mitsubishi Chemical America resistance properties for flexible flexo and rotogravure printing, lamination, is your partner of choice for a wide packaging and labels. metallization, and valve bags. range of high-quality customized Diafoil® and HOSTAPHAN® brand PET films. Mitsubishi offers a wide array of polyester films for existing markets such as flexible packaging, industrial Mid South Extrusion Miraclon, Home of Kodak Flexcel labels and liners, and also for many 2015 Jackson Street Solutions of today’s new emerging markets in Monroe, LA 71202 3510 Hopkins Place N. Building #4 energy and electronics. tel: 318-322-7239 Oakdale, MN 55128 [email protected] tel: 920-246-0020 www.msefilms.com [email protected] www.miraclon.com Located in the Sportsman’s Paradise of Morchem, Inc. Louisiana, we’re a blown film extruder of Miraclon, home of KODAK FLEXCEL Kathy Bruneau converting, packaging, and in-process Solutions, has helped customers Customer Service/Logistic Manager films for flexible packaging markets. transform flexographic printing. Our 10411 Corporate Drive, Suite 210 “Converting Ideas into Film” reflects our award-winning Flexcel NX product Pleasant Prairie, WI 53158 dedication to innovative film solutions; family has been enabling pre-press tel: 920-939-0292 most recently our ExtrudTuffTM family of providers, printers, and brands to [email protected] films. We’re improving our multi-layer make step changes in the shelf impact www.morchem.com extrusion capacity, physical plant im- and production efficiency of flexo provements, and pursuing ISO and GFSI printed packaging. With a focus on Morchem is a company specialized in certifications to better service existing pioneering image science, innovation, the polyurethane technology, applied customers and new packaging markets. and collaboration with industry partners to adhesives and coatings. Morchem and customers, Miraclon is committed researches and develops, produces, and to the future of flexo and is positioned supplies polyurethane-base adhesives to lead the charge by providing higher and coatings, addressed to several quality, improved cost efficiency, better markets such as flexible packaging, productivity, and best-in-class results. textile lamination, TPUs for printing inks and other industrial applications.
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N Nosco Nordmeccanica, NA Ashley Diehl 155 Ricefield Lane Web & Content Marketing Specialist Hauppauge, NY 11788 2199 N. Delany Road NDC Technologies tel: 631-242-9898 Gurnee, IL 60031 8001 Technology Boulevard [email protected] tel: 847-360-4866 Dayton, OH 45424 www.nordmeccanica.com [email protected] tel: 937-233-9935 www.nosco.com [email protected] Nordmeccanica is a world leading www.ndc.com manufacturer of coating and laminating Nosco is a full-service packaging machinery. With a comprehensive solutions provider with a vested interest NDC Technologies is a leading global range of products that includes vacuum in the long-term success of its 650+ provider of intelligent, connected metallizers, Nordmeccanica can provide customers. With more than 110 years measurement and control solutions. We solutions and services on a global of experience, Nosco brings together provide haze, basis weight, thickness, scale. Nordmeccanica NA is the North business resources and technical coat weight, and moisture measurement American location of the Nordmeccanica expertise to help make its customers’ and control systems for a diverse array Group. Nordmeccanica NA is located packaging successful, every day. The of applications in the film extrusion and in Long Island, New York, and provides company focuses on service to help converting industries. sales and after-sales services to North continuously improve efficiencies NDC also provides measurement America. In Nordmeccanica NA, a full related to supply chain, cycle times, and control solutions for customers in size laminator is available at all times for lean initiatives and product launches. nonwovens and calendering. demonstration, testing, and training. Nosco is a subsidiary of Holden Every system is backed by NDC’s Industries, Inc. and is 100% employee world-class customer service and support owned. Its core product lines include organization. We offer 24/7 support via our cartons, labels, inserts, and flexible myNDC service cloud. With offices around packaging. the globe, we’re committed to serving Nordson Corporation - PPS your unique measurement application Nordson Polymer Processing Systems needs. NDC is part of Spectris plc, 911 Kurth Road leading supplier of productivity-enhancing Chippewa Falls, WI 54729 NOVA Chemicals, Inc. instrumentation and controls. tel: 715-726-1201 1555 Coraopolis Heights Road [email protected] Moon Township, PA 15108 www.nordsonpolymerprocessing.com tel: 412-490-4000 [email protected] Nordson Polymer Processing Systems www.novachem.com provides customers with engineered components to melt, homogenize, NOVA Chemicals’ mission is “To enable filter, meter, and give shape to plastic the development of great plastic products and fluid-coating materials. Nordson that make everyday life easier, healthier, Corporation leverages the collective and safer.” We produce polyethylene plastics industry experience from and expandable styrenics for customers a series of strategic acquisitions to throughout North America. Our polyeth- offer a uniquely broad portfolio of ylene business produces more than 150 industry-leading technologies. Nordson resin grades for differentiated and drop-in delivers a full range of precision melt applications in a wide range of consumer stream products to filtration systems, and industrial markets. We are focused pumps, and valves to the extrusion on delivering full value to our customers dies and pelletizing systems to meet through focused polyethylene expertise, the constantly evolving needs of the customer-driven product and applications polymer industry. development, best-in-class 360 customer service, and a commitment to consistent, quality resins and supply reliability.
54 | FPA 2021-2022 Flexible Packaging Buyer’s Guide operational savings through improved efficiency along the full converting/ P ® packaging chain. EarthFirst metalized Polyplex USA, LLC and clear barrier films combine barrier 3001 Mallard Fox Drive and sealant into one film, eliminating a Decatur, AL 35601 layer of packaging. Source reductions tel: 256-686-2950 Paper Converting Machine translates to <60% weight reduction. [email protected] Company (PCMC) www.polyplex.com 2300 S. Ashland Avenue Bronze Sponsor Green Bay, WI 54307 POLYPLEX is a global polyester film tel: 920-494-5601 company with five manufacturing [email protected] facilities in the U.S., Turkey, Thailand, www.pcmc.com India, and Indonesia. Our global footprint Polymer Packaging, Inc. (PPI) allows customers to develop products/ PCMC offers a complete range of 8333 Navarre Road SE applications worldwide for faster scale- flexographic presses, digital solutions, Massillon, OH 44646 up. Additionally, we produce BOPP, CPP, and laser anilox cleaners serving the tel: 800-260-1446 PE films, metalized, high-barrier, and flexible packaging, prime label, and [email protected] coated films. carton converting industries. Now part www.polymerpkg.com Each location has dedicated R&D of PCMC, The Hudson-Sharp Machine teams. Innovation is driven by our cus- Company is a world-leader in the design Polymer Packaging, Inc. manufactures tomers and led by globally entrenched and manufacture of plastic bag-making and supplies many types of flexible sales teams. All locations are ISO machinery, pouch-making machinery, packaging to the food service and 9001:2015 & ISO 14001:2015 certified. and reclosable packaging solutions. industrial markets. Our toll services Our sustainability platform includes include Inno-Lok® pre-applied zipper PCR films and testing and development of application and pouch conversion. PPI bio-degradable PET, CPP, and PE films. also manufactures Co-Ex converter- grade sheeting and bagging films Plastic Suppliers, Inc. (PSI) servicing both industrial and food Cecelia Glackin-Hunt applications in our SQF Massillon, Marketing Project Manager Ohio, facility. Our focus is on solving Preco, Inc. 2400 Marilyn Lane customers’ problems by creatively 500 Laser Drive Columbus, OH 43219 applying technology to improve material Somerset, WI 54025 tel: 614-418-3829 usage, machinability, product life, tel: 715-247-3285 [email protected] and condition, and throughput. We [email protected] www.plasticsuppliers.com also convert many types of protective www.precoinc.com packaging from foam, bubble, and PSI is a global leader in the manufacture spun bond polypropylene. PPI provides Preco, Inc. is a leading provider of of thin-gauge films for CPG packaging. technical support from our fully processing systems and services to the PSI holds a patent on EarthFirst® equipped testing lab in addition to packaging industry. compostable films and is headquartered design and development services. Preco was the first to pioneer the use in Columbus, Ohio, with European of industrial lasers to modify and enhance operations in Ghent, Belgium. A global flexible packaging material. We continually customer base includes the Americas, expand our laser systems’ technology Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. and contract service capabilities to EarthFirst® sealant films are plant- meet the needs of the growing market based bioplastic films made from for convenient easy-open, breathable, annually renewable materials and are modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) compostable to ASTM D6400. The and microwave venting packaging films have excellent flavor, aroma, and applications. We offer a complete range grease-barrier properties. EarthFirst® of laser-based solutions including process sealant film creates strong and development, toll converting and high- airtight gusset and fin seals and seals speed laser systems for new or existing through contamination. Incorporating web handling systems. EarthFirst® sealant films immediately lowers packaging’s carbon footprint. Thin gauge films create up to 50%
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PolyExpert Inc. Profol 850 Munck Avenue Amy Presher Laval, Quebec H7S1B1 Sales Manager RKW North America, Inc. Canada 4333 C Street SW 270 Reasonover Drive tel: 514-384-5060 Cedar Rapids, IA 52404 Franklin, KY 42134 [email protected] tel: 319-731-3307 tel: 270-598-7700 www.polyexpert.com [email protected] [email protected] www.profol.com www.rkw-group.com PolyExpert develops mono-layer and multi-layer polyethylene films for the Profol is a global leader in cast film and RKW North America is a leading converting, agricultural, and industrial sheet. From our first cast films produced manufacturer of high-performance markets. In operation since 1979, our in 1980, Profol quickly established specialty films used in flexible high-quality products and outstanding a reputation for excellent product packaging, personal care, and industrial customer service is what sets us apart. performance and personalized customer applications. Widely known and valued Our 100,000-square-foot facility, located service. From standard projects to for a broad product range of highly only 90 minutes from the U.S. border, is custom solutions, our company has engineered mono- and multi-layer complemented by strategically located expanded to become one of the world’s films, they deliver to meet customer warehouses that enable us to service leading manufacturers of polyolefin requirements with short lead times and our North American customers in a cast films used in an ever-increasing excellent customer service. timely manner. We design films with list of commercial products from The company benefits from being the specifications and the mechanical flexible packaging to motor vehicles part of a globally active group that has properties required to maximize and household furniture. Flexible sustainability as a driving corporate performance. We offer solutions that packaging solutions include lidding and strategy. Our aim is to develop range from films manufactured with pouch materials, such as monomaterial sustainable solutions—mainly films that traditional resins, to the more sustainable solutions, formable films, and synthetic are developed with a recycled content approach, using recycled content or bacon board to name a few. and/or films for mono-resin material biodegradable/compostable resins. packages that are easier to recycle. RKW partners with its customers to help R meet their challenging sustainability targets today and in the future.
Presto Products Company FRESH-LOCK® Zipper Unit S Sarah Stieby Marketing Manager Reifenhauser Inc. 670 N. Perkins Street 12260 W. 53rd Street North Appleton, WI 54912-2399 Maize, KS 67101-0489 tel: 920-738-1747 tel: 316-260-2122 [email protected] [email protected] www.fresh-lock.com www.reifenhauserinc.com SABIC 2500 City West Boulevard, Suite 100 Reliable packaging isn’t enough Reifenhauser Inc. is a supplier of blown Houston, TX 77042 anymore. Brands need to engage film, cast film, and extrusion coating tel: 713-430-2301 consumers with fresh ideas to systems and components for mono- and [email protected] differentiate packaging. Reclosable co-extrusion applications. The company www.sabic.com technology can help drive consumer is also a supplier of high-performance loyalty. Expect value-added customer extrusion systems for high-quality SABIC is a global leader in diversified service, full tech support, a true lamination and converter grade films. chemicals headquartered in Riyadh, Saudi commitment to sustainability, and Arabia. It manufactures on a global scale an expert sales team. And of course, in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, press-to-close zipper and track and and Asia Pacific, making distinctly different slider reclosable solutions that deliver kinds of products: chemicals, commodity engaging brand experiences for and high-performance plastics, agri- consumers and shape market trends. nutrients, and metals. SABIC has more
56 | FPA 2021-2022 Flexible Packaging Buyer’s Guide than 35,000 employees worldwide and operates in more than 50 countries, with innovation hubs in five key geographies: the U.S., Europe, Middle East, South East SK Global Chemical-Americas Asia, and North East Asia. Shoplogix Claudia Olivia Securing product value from 2115 South Service Road West Administrative Assistant factory to consumer is the most Oakville, Ontario L6L5W2 11700 Katy Freeway, Suite 900 important contribution of plastic Canada Houston, Texas 77079 packaging. Working closely with tel: 905-469-9994 tel: 713-341-5853 industry partners, SABIC devises [email protected] [email protected] plastic-packaging solutions that offer www.shoplogix.com www.eng.skglobalchemical.com great value with minimum resources and extremely lightweight designs that With the pulse of a leading Industrial We’re the global chemical company protect the product, help manufacturers IoT Smart Factory Platform, Shoplogix that never stops its transformation to serve their customers, and safeguard empowers manufacturers to drive cost build the best-ever chemical portfolio. the environment. savings and maximize profitability. SK Global Chemical-Americas, located Leverage machine data to support in Houston,Texas, creates the new your operational excellence goals. Our future of the chemical industry toward clients benefit by improved throughput its customers and markets. The SK and reduced waste to enable flexible Group was founded in 1962 and is packaging manufacturers to increase their headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. competitive advantage. In 1972, SK Global Chemical built a Ship & Shore Environmental, Inc. naphtha cracking facility capable of 2474 N. Palm Drive 100,000 tons a year, the first of its Signal Hill, CA 90755 size in Korea, laying the groundwork tel: 562-997-0233 Bronze Sponsor for the nation’s development in the [email protected] Siegwerk USA Inc. petrochemical industry. Since then, SK www.shipandshore.com 3535 SW 56th Street Global Chemical has been supplying a Des Moines, IA 50321 wide range of raw and supplementary Ship & Shore Environmental is your tel: 515-471-2100 materials that the customers and markets complete source for industrial air [email protected] need. Through continuous facility pollution capture and control as well www.siegwerk.com investment, R&D and global business as heat and energy recovery systems. expansion, SK Global Chemical is We are a global company and serve a Siegwerk has been a privately owned, maintaining its position as the nation’s variety of industries offering extensive international supplier of printing inks leader in the petrochemical industry. engineering expertise and a full suite and coatings for the packaging and of innovative industrial environmental publication industries for over 180 years. products and services. Siegwerk employs 5,500 people in more We engineer, fabricate, and maintain than 35 countries. In North America, abatement equipment and plant available technologies include solvent- optimization services that maximize your based, water-based, energy curable and Smart Plastic Technologies LLC competitive edge by improving overall specialty inks and coatings and related 555 Allendale Drive performance and profitability while point-of-use services for the packaging Wheeling, IL 60090 lowering emissions and operating costs. and label industries. Product applications tel: 773-680-7254 With each project and clients’ success include flexible packaging, labels, [email protected] in mind, we fabricate systems that offer and folding carton using flexographic, www.sptweb.com a quick ROI along with proven 100% rotogravure, and offset printing. compliance track record. Smart Plastic’s advanced polymer technologies enable plastics to protect our health and safety, extend the shelf life of goods, eliminate odors, enable tracking and identification, utilize more sustainable, bio-based sources of carbon, and be truly biodegradable in both marine and terrestrial environments. Specific areas of focus include: bio- based polymers, polymer additives,
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eco-friendly plastic products, sealant films, print films, barrier films, protective Silver Sponsor T packaging, food service products, flexible packaging, zippers, bags, Sun Chemical Corporation pouches, PPE, and much more. 135 W. Lake Street Bronze Sponsor We are fully committed to improving Northlake, IL 60164 the plastics industry by creating circular tel: 708-236-3798 TC Transcontinental Packaging bio-polymer solutions, helping brand [email protected] 8600 W. Bryn Mawr Avenue, owners achieve their sustainability and www.sunchemical.com Suite 800N regeneration economy goals, contributing Chicago, IL 60631 as an industry advisor on end-of-life Sun Chemical, a member of the DIC tel: 866-439-6050 and waste management solutions, group, is a leading producer of printing [email protected] advocating for clean energy and reducing inks, coatings and supplies, pigments, www.tctranscontinental.com ocean impact. polymers, liquid compounds, solid compounds, and application materials. TC Transcontinental Packaging is a leader in flexible packaging in North America. With over 4,000 employees and 25 production facilities worldwide, we specialize in extrusion, lamination, Southern Graphic Systems, LLC Sung An Machinery Company, Ltd. flexographic printing, and converting of 626 W. Main Sreet, Suite 500 (SAM) plastic products. Louisville, KY 40202 31 County Route 59 Serving a variety of markets, including tel: 502-637-5443 Oswego County Industrial Park cheese and dairy, coffee, pet food, meat [email protected] Phoenix, NY 13135 and poultry, confectionery, supermarket www.sgsco.com tel: 315-934-4287 fresh perimeter, agricultural, industrial, [email protected] consumer goods, bakery, and others, TC SGSco is a global collective of www.sungan.net Transcontinental Packaging understands companies, talent, and expertise, that the packaging experience can collaborating to help brands own every SAM (Sung An Machinery Co., transform the way consumers engage, moment when a consumer’s interest can Ltd), a global company and market shop, and buy. be converted into action. Production leader, designs and manufactures TC Transcontinental Packaging blends SGS takes ideas and makes them shine an extensive range of machinery for art, science, and technology to create through every aspect of packaging and the printing and converting industry. the perfect package. marketing production; we have the Products include extrusion coating, processes, technology, and people to solution coating, and rotogravure make concepts come to life and be the printing machines, as well as individual best they can be. components. These technically The Moment of Sale is the most crucial advanced machines deliver high moment for brands and consumers productivity and a quick return on alike—the mere seconds when the brand investment. The company has three must inform, persuade, and convince the research labs and technical centers Terphane, LLC consumer to purchase. in Korea and New York. SAM has 2754 West Park Drive The SGSco global collective is in installed more than 610 machine lines Bloomfield, NY 14469 support of our core business of pre- in 33 countries. tel: 585-657-5800 press and image carriers (flexo, offset, [email protected] and gravure cylinders). www.terphane.com
Terphane is a vertically integrated specialty PET film manufacturer having over 40 years of film production experience. Acquired by Tredegar Corporation in October 2011, Terphane has developed core technologies and processes in film making to offer a broad range of products to meet the needs of the flexible packaging and industrial markets. Terphane continues
58 | FPA 2021-2022 Flexible Packaging Buyer’s Guide to develop products and services to other features enrich people’s lives by best meet the growth in demand for making packaging highly functional and convenience and increased barrier, as more convenient. well as addressing sustainability issues With sustainability becoming by providing solutions and alternatives increasingly important, Toppan USA TOYOBO U.S.A., INC. to converters and brand owners. is actively developing new barrier TK Namba The product range includes: surface films for a sustainable society. These General Manager, Business Planning modified PET using corona treatment, include PE-based and BOPP-based 717 Green Valley Road, Suite 200 co-extrusion and coatings to enhance transparent high-barrier films that are Greensboro, NC 27408 the adhesion of inks, adhesives and ideal for mono-material packaging with tel: 336-355-6063 metal, also in combination offering outstanding recyclability. Toppan’s [email protected] 2-side modified films; transparent original coating and deposition www.toyobo-global.com barrier PET to extend shelf-life in technologies enable these new barrier MAP applications and improve aroma films to achieve a breakthrough in the TOYOBO U.S.A., INC. was founded in barrier; metallized PET for barrier and recyclability of flexible packaging. 1951 as TOYOBO NEW YORK, INC. decorative applications; SEALPHANE Toppan USA will continue to enhance Since then we have provided our high- heat-sealable PET for lidding (peelable/ its technologies and capabilities to bring quality and valuable products all over sealable) and permanent seal a “Clear Advantage” to everyone’s life. the U.S. Currently we provide functional applications; pigmented PET; ultra-thin polymers, industrial materials, health PET; surface-altered PET to impact care products and other high-grade COF for applications requiring special materials in the U.S. handling characteristics; matte PET. Terphane has film production assets Toyo Ink America, LLC in both the United States and Brazil 1225 N. Michael Drive and has developed a comprehensive Wood Dale, IL 60191 logistics network to provide its products tel: 630-930-5100 Transcendia and services on a worldwide basis. [email protected] 9201 W. Belmont Avenue www.toyoink.com Franklin Park, IL 60131 tel: 847-678-1800 Toyo Ink Manufacturing was [email protected] Toppan USA, Inc. established in Japan in 1907. In www.transcendia.com 603 Rehoboth Road 1976, Toyo Ink America (TIA) started Griffin, GA 30224 business in the United States. Transcendia specializes in manufacturing tel: 770-467-5900 TIA offers an extensive array of and precision converting flexible [email protected] flexographic, gravure, and ultraviolet packaging and lidding films for use www.toppan-usa.com ink products for the flexible packaging, by converters and direct end users. paper packaging, and label printing Transcendia’s polyester, polypropylene, Toppan USA, Inc. is a leading global markets, both wide and narrow web polystyrene, acetate, cellophane, and manufacturer of transparent high- applications. We provide our global nylon film structures are designed barrier film based in Georgia, USA. customer base with a comprehensive specifically for food, non-food, and Toppan USA’s GL FILM is used for a line of inks, adhesives, and film health care packaging applications. wide range of applications in the food products that deliver vibrant color, Transcendia’s North American facilities and beverage, personal care, medical, excellent print quality, and high network features ISO 9001 certifications and industrial sectors. GL FILM’s performance properties, regardless of and manufacturing and converting sites history spans more than 30 years and the substrate or converting process. that carry top AIB (American Institute it is used more than 15,000 products of Baking) ratings for dependable food in 45 countries. packaging safety. Toppan USA was established in 2014 in Griffin, Georgia, as Toppan’s first transparent barrier film manufacturing site outside Japan. Our business has grown significantly thanks to a strong flexible packaging market for our films and close relationships with customers. Utilizing Toppan’s cutting-edge technology, GL FILM’s high barrier, transparent, non-foil structure and
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leading-edge equipment, but also with devoted to creating high-performance U the ability to tailor machines to specific products that increase efficiency and needs. Offering equipment for flexible deliver solutions to an ever-changing packaging, tag and label, corrugated and market. Wikoff Color prides itself on pre-printed liner board segments (all ink a high level of technical expertise process: solvent base, water base, UV and customer support, which is why UBE America Inc. and EB inks and coatings). we develop an ongoing, consultative 38777 Six Mile Road, Suite 400 UTECO North America, Inc. parts relationship with our customers, helping Livonia, MI 48152 and service support structure is them solve problems, gain advantages tel: 248-869-0050 conveniently located in Atlanta, over their competitors, and become [email protected] Georgia. This allows easy access more profitable. www.ube.com for service and parts throughout the United States and Canada. We are a diversified manufacturer focused in the chemicals sector marketing over 200 high-tech products worldwide. W Nylon is a core product of UBE, in which it is the only producer that offers Windmoeller & Hoelscher Corporation Polyamide 6, CoPA (PA 6/6.6, PA6/12, 23 New England Way PA6/6.6/12) and PA12, which are used to Lincoln, RI 02865 manufacture packaging, monofilaments, tel: 401-333-2770 automotive components, and consumer [email protected] products. UBE’s three nylon plants and Westlake Chemical Corporation www.whcorp.com R&D efforts are highly dedicated to Westlake Center packaging, offering commodity resins 2801 Post Oak Boulevard Windmoeller & Hoelscher Corporation to highly specialized and functional Houston, TX 77056 is a major supplier of advanced grades designed to perform in a variety tel: 713-585-2914 flexographic and gravure printing of applications and conditions. The [email protected] presses, blown and cast film extrusion high quality and performance of UBE’s www.westlake.com systems, multi-wall bag-making polyamides enable you to produce machines, as well as converting a flexible and attractive package to Westlake Chemical Corporation is a equipment for the flexible packaging conserve flavor and nutrients, as well as vertically integrated manufacturer of industry in North America. extend the usual shelf life while meeting petrochemicals and polymers with Since its inception, W&H has been the dynamic packaging requirements particular focus on LDPE and LLDPE granted over 1,633 patents worldwide, demanded by the marketplace. resins for the flexible packaging industry. including the oscillating haul-off technology, internal bubble cooling, and the OPTIFIL P automatic die control. The company is well-known for many industry “firsts,” including Bronze Sponsor the introduction of the first CI press in 1954 (OLYMPIA 1275), and for the 1997 UTECO North America, Inc. Wikoff Color Corporation launch of NOVOFLEX—the industry’s 3400 Town Point Drive, Suite 160 Joe Kubasiak first gearless, direct drive, infinitely Kennesaw, GA 30144 Flexible Packaging Market Manager variable flexo press. tel: 770-427-4100 1886 Merritt Road W&H also offers an extensive and [email protected] Fort Mill, SC 29715 reliable service program. W&H service is www.utecona.com tel: 803-548-2210 available 24/7, utilizing a comprehensive [email protected] multi-million-dollar warehouse to UTECO is a leading manufacturer www.wikoff.com deliver the majority of parts right from of flexible packaging equipment. our Rhode Island stock. Furthermore, Established in 1985, we have grown Wikoff Color Corporation is an W&H’s 200,000-square-foot (18,500 to become the largest manufacturer employee-owned ink and coating m²) Technology Center in Lengerich, of flexographic (flexo), digital printing solutions provider, supplying converters Germany, offers the most advanced presses, coating and lamination and across the industry with the highest training and testing labs for printing, rotogravure machines. Innovation has levels of service and value. As a leading extrusion, and packaging machinery. always been a key point at UTECO, supplier of quality, tailor-made ink and not only in the design and creation of coating since 1956, Wikoff Color remains
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> The flexible packaging industry had $33.6 billion in sales in the United States in 2019.
> Flexible packaging is the second largest packaging segment in the U.S., garnering approximately 19% of the U.S. $177 billion packaging market.
> The flexible packaging industry directly employs approximately 79,000 people.
> Flexible packaging converters range from small manufacturing companies operating a single facility to large integrated corporations with up to 52 individual plant locations.
> Exports account for approximately 5.3% of industry shipments.
> The largest market for flexible packaging is food (retail and institutional), accounting for around 52% of shipments.
> Other markets for flexible packaging include: pet food – 4%; personal care – 6%; tobacco – 1%; other non-food – 6%; industrial applications – 4%; consumer products – 8%; and medical and pharmaceutical – 9%.
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