John Norder

PHILADELPHIA—A gathering of major equipment and materials companies that are leading development efforts for sustainable packaging for food and consumer products will take place in conjunction with Earth Day 2009 celebrations, Wednesday, April 22. Hosting the daylong converting demonstrations for North American packaging converters and product marketers are specialty materials company Rohm and Haas, along with Nordmeccanica NA, a manufacturer of coating and laminating equipment. Demonstrations will take place at Nordmeccanica’s Long Island facility.

The Flexible Packaging Association announced its 2009 Board of Directors. Directors are elected by FPA voting members through mail ballot. Directors are elected for a term of one year and assume their directorship at the FPA Annual Meeting.