Dear Mr. Hockstad: Introduction – The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) appreciates this opportunity to support the EPA’s proposed rule to increase agency consistency and transparency in considering benefits and costs in the CAA Rulemaking Process. Our members are heavily regulated by the CAA and other federal environmental programs.
The FPA was established in 1950 and is a national trade association comprised of manufacturers and suppliers of flexible packaging. The industry produces packaging for food, healthcare, and industrial products using coating and lamination of paper, film, foil, or any combination of these materials. Examples of flexible packaging include roll stock, bags, pouches, labels, liners, wraps, and tamper-evident packaging for food and medicine. Flexible packaging, a $31 billion industry, employs approximately 79,000 people in the United States and is now the second largest segment of the U.S. packaging market estimated at $162 billion.