Sustainability Drives Shift To Flexible Packaging A new report from global packaging firm Smithers Pira, The Future of Flexible Packaging to 2022 , iden- tifies sustainability as one of the main reasons brand owners are switching from traditional materials like glass and metal to flexible packaging types. The report says flexible packaging sales were val- ued at $219.5 billion in 2016. It predicts that the sales will grow at an annual rate of 4.3 percent to reach $282.6 billion by 2022. The report noted mounting pressure on brand own- ers and retailers to reduce the negative environmen- tal effects of their packaging. As a result, Smithers Pira notes that brand owners are reducing material usage without impairing pack performance; using more recycled and recyclable polymers in packaging; and investigating the use of bioplastic packaging “For the packaging converter and its logistics chain, flexible packaging uses fewer resources and less en- ergy than other forms of packaging,” according to Smithers Pira. Apex Forms Partnership With Draychem Apex International, headquartered in Hapert, near Eindhoven in the Netherlands, has joined forces with Draychem Ltd in the UK to provide a complete hard- ware and maintenance supply service to the printing industry in Great Britain. Draychem is also now the appointed Apex agent in Ireland for sales of anilox rolls/sleeves and glue sets. Apex manufactures and supplies anilox rolls for the label, flexible packaging, corrugated, offset and indus- trial coating industries. Apex has regional facilities in Brazil, India, Italy and North America. Established in 1989, Draychem Ltd is a long-estab- lished manufacturer and supplier of maintenance chemicals and deep cleaning services to the print in- dustry in the UK. The International Association of Diecutting and Diemaking (IADD) offers TechTeam experts who give free diecutting and diemaking technical advice to IADD members. For a limited time, IADD is giving everyone the opportunity to ask theTechTeam one free question. Go to www.iaddhelpdesk.com/promo/ and use the following login to submit a question: Username: Guest, Password: 122508. IADD Offers Free TechTeam Access
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