The versatility of flexible packaging comes not only from the soft-sided material and the commonly-used zip closures. Another highly useful add-on feature is fitments: the critical part of dispensing systems that greatly enhances the usability of flexible packaging for special applications. Spouted pouch products are well-equipped to safely store and transport...
The Flexible Packaging Association’s annual report illustrates the tremendous growth of the flexible packaging segment. According to the 2018 State of the Flexible Packaging Industry Report, flexibles make up about 19% of the packaging industry in the United States—the 2nd-largest segment of a $167 billion industry. Trailing only corrugated paper, flexible...
The keys to sustainability are minimalism and low impact. Those needs are exactly why flexible packaging demand is at an all-time high and growing faster every year. By its very nature, flexible packaging—any container type with a shape that’s readily changed—is designed to use the least amount of material needed...
Flexible packaging growth far outpaces the growth in other packaging formats—evidence of not only a growing economy, but also a shift toward greater responsibility and sustainability. But it’s not only about the interests of manufacturers and retailers, but increasingly about the consumer—and that’s the running theme of flexible packaging in...
Natural and sustainable products are near and dear to our heart at Eagle Flexible Packaging because we offer a number of flexible packaging solutions that are ideal to this growing—and responsible—marketplace. That’s why we’re excited to be exhibiting again at this year’s Natural Products EXPO WEST®, March 7-9, 2019, in...
Natural and organic products (food and otherwise) have exploded in sales and adoption for several decades, and the industry is growing at a rate far faster than conventional products. Now that natural products are more readily available in the mainstream, that pace is only expected to increase. Growing at a...
The rapid expansion of the cannabis industry reflects the optimistic expectation that widespread adoption of the various derived products is all but certain. Even as laws constantly change and new regulations are developed, products, dispensaries, and even edible applications are popping up across the country—along with methods to deliver these...
Over the past 7 years, the flexible packaging market has generated impressive growth—and the statistics to match. Transparency Market Research crunched the numbers between 2013-2019: Actual 2012 Estimated 2019 Growth (’13-’19) Global Demand $73.56 billion $99.10 billion 4.4% CAGR Volume 18,666.0 kilo tons 24,728.7 kilo tons 4.1% CAGR Looking ahead to the...
For manufacturers, staying competitive is about far more than just the product(s) they produce. It also comes down to packaging that catches the eye, protects during shipping, keeps products fresh until consumed, and leaves as little impact upon the environment as possible. It’s no wonder that flexible packaging has seen...
Packaging has many roles in the life of a product, and those roles have had an influence on the quality—and quantity—of material used to package a product. Rightsizing packaging has to take into consideration a number of factors, including: Branding and billboarding Shelf appeal Product protection Ease of product access...