Industry Links
Adhesive and Sealant Council (ASC) - Provides networking, safety, educational and market information for adhesives and sealant-related companies and industries.
American Forest and Paper Organization (AF&PA) - Trade association for wood, paper and wood products, including those in the packaging industry.
American Society for Testing Materials (ASTM) – Voluntary standards development organization serving as a source for technical standards for materials, products, systems, and services.
Animal Science (ANSI-okstate) - Education in Animal Nutrition
Canadian Plastics Industry Association - Trade association for the Canadian plastics industry.
CMT Events - Organizes conferences around the world for packaging and other related industries.
Composite Can and Tube Institute - An international trade association representing the interests of manufacturers of composite paperboard cans, containers, canisters, tubes, cores, cones, spools, fiber drums and related items, as well as suppliers of paperboard, equipment and other materials and services.
Corrugated Packaging Council - Develops programs to promote the performance and environmental benefits of corrugated packaging as well as communications to support the industry's competing materials objectives.
Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) - a voluntary government-business initiative to build cooperative relationships that strengthen and improve overall international supply chain and U.S. border security. COMMERCIAL PACKAGING IS A VALIDATED PARTNER!
Earth 911.com - one-stop shop for all you need to know about reducing your impact, reusing what you’ve got and recycling your trash.
Environment News Service - A daily international wire service on the environment presenting late-breaking environmental news.
Environmental Packaging International - Offering assistance with global environmental packaging and product stewardship requirements.
Environmental Protection Agency - US agency charged with protecting human health and safeguarding the natural environment — air, water, and land — upon which life depends.
Fibre Box Association (FBA) - non-profit organization representing and serving the corrugated industry.
Film and Bag Federation - is a business unit of the Society of the Plastics Industry, Inc. actively promoting the growth of the plastic film and bag industry.
Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) - Large source of information on the flexible packaging industry.
Gravure Association of America - Trade association promoting the use of the gravure printing process for publication printing, package printing and product (specialty) printing.
Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) – Major organization of manufacturers of foods and ackaged goods.
Indiana Seed Trade Association (ISTA) - Promotes interests of seed trade within the state of Indiana, and works to cooperate with educational and regulatory authorities in the development of sound and effective seed programs int he interests of agriculture.
Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries - Trade association of the scrap processing and recycling industry.
Institute of Food Technologists - Advances the science and technology of food through the exchange of knowledge.
Institute of Packaging Professionals (IoPP) - packaging association with more than 5,000 members, 150 corporate members and 50 chapters
International Safe Transit Association - A non-profit organization supporting development of effective packaging, methods, and logistics systems that prevent or reduce transit and handling damage during product distribution.
Metric Conversion Tables - Providing metric conversion tables and charts for converting measurement units into or out of the metric system.
National Institute of Packaging Handling and Logistics Engineers (NIPHLE) - Promotes government and industry packaging handling efforts.
National Paperbox Association - Represents folding carton and rigid box manufacturers and industry suppliers.
National Paper Trade Association - Trade association for paper distributors and suppliers.
National Wooden Pallet & Container Association - An international trade association representing manufacturers, recyclers, and distributors of pallets, containers and reels.
Packaging Association of Canada (PAC) - On-line information source for users and supplier of packaging materials, products, machinery and services.
Packaging Gateway - News, views and contacts from the global packaging industry.
Packaging Law - Resource for packaging law and packaging regulations with information on packaging materials for the food packaging industry, drug packaging, cosmetics packaging, food contact notification, and FDA packaging.
Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute (PMMI) - Non-profit trade association whose 490 members manufacture packaging and packaging-related converting machinery in the United States and Canada.
Pulp & Paper - Offers information on global pulp and paper industry, including historical data, forecasts & analysis, and pricing and market insight.
Retail Packaging Manufacturers Association - Trade association serving its manufacturer members by advancing the retail packaging industry through educational programs, services and forums.
Reusable Industrial Packaging Association (RIPA) - Promotes the safety, efficiency and environmental responsibility of reusable industrial packaging.
Sustainable Packaging Coalition (SPC) – Organization dedicated to transforming packaging into a system that encourages economic prosperity and a sustainable flow of materials.
TAPPI - Technical association for the worldwide pulp, paper, and converting industry.
US Customs (USCBP) - This component of the Department of Homeland Security focuses on keeping terrorists and weapons out of the U.S. Also, securing and facilitating trade and travel while enforcing hundreds of U.S. regulations, including immigration and drug laws.
Women in Packaging - Offers mentoring for women and leadership opportunities, develops packaging education, job listings, global packaging outreach, online magazine, speakers bureau, and much more.
World Environmental Organization - The World Environmental Organization is devoted to the preservation of nature through the prevention of environmental degradation and destruction by implementing scientific strategies to do so.
World Packaging Organization (WPO) - International federation of national packaging institutes and other organizations, interested in advancing the global packaging community.
