Industry Insights & News

In addition to sheeting and custom roll slitting services, did you know PennPac also offers contract film slitting services? This type of film-slitting service is designed for customers that have their own material inventory but are facing operational inefficiencies or production backlogs when it comes to their internal slitting operations. Working with PennPac takes the burden off their slitting resources. Below are 3 things you should know about PennPac’s contract film slitting services. #1 – Highly Competitive Lead Times PennPac is recognized throughout the flexible film packaging industry for our highly competitive lead times. Custom slit orders can typically be … Continued

BOPP film, or Biaxially Oriented Polypropylene film, is one of the most popular flexible packaging films available. Its unique properties make BOPP a smart alternative to cellophane, and it is typically used as an overwrap film to package a wide range of products. BOPP packaging film is produced by stretching the material in two different directions, both machine and traverse, during the manufacturing process. Fun fact: that’s where BOPP gets its technical name (biaxially oriented). This two-way process results in excellent mechanical properties which increase the film’s toughness and clarity. PennPac’s BOPP films are produced with sustainability in mind and … Continued

PennPac is excited to announce our attendance at this year’s PACK EXPO International, the packaging and processing industry’s most comprehensive trade show. The event takes place in Chicago, Illinois from October 23-26th at McCormick Place Convention Center. PennPac will be exhibiting at Booth W-25069 in the West Building, which is home to the Containers and Materials Pavilion. Our attendees include Rob Tiller, Director of Operations; Alex Palmer, Director of Business Development, and newest team member Halle Chandler, Marketing and Administrative Coordinator. Visitors to our booth can learn more about our flexible packaging films and see film samples that PennPac commonly … Continued

PennPac Company, a service-oriented provider of custom slit flexible packaging films, is expanding with a newly constructed Class A facility in Greenville, S.C. The company’s $3.5 million strategic warehouse and production investment is expecting to create new jobs as it expands into the southeast region. “Our southeast service center will allow us to be more relevant to key customers and provide us the opportunity to become a relative supply partner with new customers,” said Bill Palmer, president and CEO of PennPac. The new 65,000-square-foot expansion in Greenville, S.C. will fundamentally mirror the company’s Pennsylvania service center. The additional warehouse space … Continued