FMN | August 31st, 2020

FMN | August 31st, 2020

Vol. 22 No. 18 An N.V. Publication Market News FLEX Serving The Flexographic Printing Industry For More Than Two Decades ®

August 31, 2020

Consumers Push Back Against Overpackaging

FLAG Plans Virtual Summit

FLAG (Flexo LabelAdvantage Group LLC) will feature five presenters at its upcoming Virtual Summit, scheduled from October 27-29. The speaker lineup includes: Alex Chausovsky, director, Speaking Ser- vices at ITR Economics; Curt Stein- horst, best-selling author on ways to reduce distractions and improve com- munications in the workplace; Brian Van der Water, Lean Expert, SPL Con- sulting, Inc; and Paul Reilly, Partner, New Direction Partners. In addition to these educational sessions, the sum- mit will also include three technical panels that will cover ISO, Pre-press and HR challenges during a pandem- ic. Building personal relationships through Round Table sessions has always been a highlight at in-person FLAG Annual Meetings; consequently, there will be an opportunity to join three of them during the Virtual Sum- mit.The event will conclude with a vir- tual reception and awards ceremony. FLAG will launch a peer group dedi- cated to discussing the challenges and opportunities of “next generation”.

by Greg Kishbaugh

T he Covid-19 pandemic has changed the ways in which consum- ers shop to an unprecedented degree.With shoppers having so many additional considerations (and stresses) to deal with thanks to the virus, one might think a commitment to the environment would be an unfortunate fatality.Yet, studies show that consumers remain very serious about sustainability and the environment. Despite the myriad concerns consumers face during the pan-

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demic, almost a quarter — 23 percent — are more likely to buy online if items are delivered with less packaging or more sustainable packaging, and 21 percent are more likely to buy online if their products arrive in more recyclable packaging, according to recent figures. DS Smith, a sustainable packaging provider that has recorded an immense uptick in e-commerce since the beginning of the pandemic, has launched its Circular Design Principles , citing company research that shows better packaging design could save the industry $46 billion a year in logistics costs globally. The shift by consumers to a much higher reliance on

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Registration Opens For Labelexpo South China Tarsus Group, the organizer of Labelexpo Global Series, has opened visitor registration for its first La- belexpo South China in Shenzhen, set to take place in December 2020 at the Shenzhen World Exhibition and Convention Center. Labelexpo South China 2020, scheduled to start on December 8-10, will occupy 108,000 square feet of floor space at the venue, and builds on Labelexpo Asia 2019 in Shanghai, which re- corded its largest edition to date and an 18 percent in- crease in visitor numbers.The inaugural show offers a platform for 150 participating exhibitors, who will be showcasing the latest label and package printing ma- chinery, smart technology, materials and components. In addition, the show will focus on the fast-growing areas of the market in a number of feature areas, in- cluding Brand Print South China 2020 aimed at print- ers of all types of signage, promotional materials and collateral for brands.Visitors will be able to source spe- cialized machinery, software and materials from lead- ing manufacturers to grow their businesses. “The timing of Labelexpo South China 2020 in De- cember is extremely significant; the show will be a vi- tal catalyst for the entire label, packaging and commer- cial print industry in the region as we move into the

post Covid-19 recovery phase,” commented Kevin Liu, Event Director for Labelexpo South China 2020. PMMI Awards $16,000 In Packaging Scholarships Four students each received $4,000 from the PMMI Scholarship in Memorial of Claude S. Breeden, Glenn Davis and Art Schaefer, according to PMMI,The Associ- ation for Packaging and Processing Technologies. Students must have a GPA of 3.0 at a two-year PMMI Education Partner school, industry involvement and plans for a career in packaging and processing machin- ery manufacturing to qualify. The winners of the 2020 PMMI Scholarship in Memo- rial of Claude S. Breeden, Glenn Davis and Art Schaefer are: Will Martin, Kirkwood Community College, Ad- vanced Welding Technologies; Marcus Reed, Central Community College, Mechatronics; Caitlin Segger, Lo- rain County Community College, MEMS, Mechatronics Technology, Bachelor of Applied Science; and Sarah Windisch, University of Wisconsin-Stout, Packaging With a commitment to developing future leaders in the industry, the PMMI Foundation has awarded aca- demic scholarships each year to students enrolled in PMMI Education Partner programs since 1998.

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Overpackaging (Cont’d from Page 1) e-commerce has brought further attention to another area in which the supply chain has been struggling: Overpackaging. DS Smith research found that on aver- age,as an example,empty space ranged from 18 percent for clothing and footwear to 64 percent for glassware. New research reveals that consumers are carefully considering company sustainability practices before purchasing, especially when it comes to wasted space or overpackaging. Nearly all consumers (93 percent) reported they have received packages with wasted space, and nearly three-fourths (73 percent) have received packages that were twice the size or more needed. More than half (54 percent) of consumers re- ported that they would think twice before ordering again from a company that had excessive space in their packaging. Promoting The Circular Economy DS Smith developed the Circular Design Principles in collaboration with the non-profit Ellen MacArthur Foundation, a global organization that promotes a cir- cular economy to reduce consumption, waste and pol- lution by keeping products in use.The new program will reportedly help guide companies in designing re- use and recyclability into packaging.DS Smith recently marked its first successful year of collaboration with the Foundation, and in its second year will be working on a series of activities to further its circular econo- my agenda including innovation and circular design projects, training and development of its teams and engagement in its communities. The elimination of empty space in packaging, accord- ing to a survey of executives by Forbes Insights and DS Smith, can produce considerable benefits for business- es that ship goods, from scoring significant savings to gaining an advantage over its competition — all while reducing its environmental impact. About 60 percent of those surveyed estimate more than a quarter of their e-commerce packaging is emp- ty space, from misshapen delivery boxes to partially filled international shipping containers. “Sustainability is at the core of every business deci- sion we make, and the issue of wasted space has been a pain point for many years and a key reason we de- veloped our Circular Design Principles,” said Mark Ushpol, Managing Director of Packaging at DS Smith. “We see design as one of the essential elements of the circular economy and look at packaging through the lens of imagining not only the impact of design on the end user, but also the impact that design has across all stakeholders, from creation of the product to its final destination,”Ushpol said.

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Bingham Flexo Services Launches New Website

Comexi CTec Launches Prepress Service

Bingham Flexo Services has launched its newly re- designed website at www.binghamflexoservices.com. The updated site reportedly features a streamlined and modern design, improved functionality, and easier ac- cess to essential information. BFS’s new website will be updated on a regular basis with news of product launches, industry changes, and corporate milestones. ePac Partners With RePurpose For Recycling ePac Flexible Packaging has partneredwith RePurpose Technologies (RPT) to create a replicable recycling fa- cilities model to tackle the problem of plastic pollution. The community-based model that two companies are working on, can be replicated easily, providing a transpar- ent and economically viable solution to the plastic pollu- tion problem by introducing the ability to track and trace every package providing supply chain transparency.Using IoT/Blockchain technology, >Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16

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