FIBCA 40th Annual Conference

Thank you to everyone who made the trip to San Diego, CA for our 40th Annual Conference. 

Board of Directors Election

Congratulations to our returning board member and new officers.

 PRESIDENT: Steve Russell, Bulk-Pack, Inc. 

 VICE PRESIDENT: Ernie Giordano, Berry Global, Inc.

 SECRETARY: Jay Todd, Service Thread

 TREASURER: James Foster, Global-Pak, Inc.

  PAST PRESIDENT: Punit Gopalka, Umasree Texplast Pvt Ltd

Michael Owens, FormPak, Inc.

 Justin Murphy, Halsted Corporation (Re-Elected for a 3-year term)

 Danny Hoch, Elway Industries

Lucas Kunk, Transpac USA Inc.

Recognition of Founding FIBCA Members

BAG Corp.

Robert Blumenstock

Philippe Combier

Nancy Cline

Guadalupe Hernandez

Bulk Pack Inc.

Steve Russell

Langston Companies, Inc.

George Parkey

Jose Carlos Madinaveitia

Founding members Bulk Lift International, LLC and King Bag and Manufacturing Company will be recognized at the next conference they are able to attend.

40 Years of FIBCA Presentation


Punit Gopalka

FIBCA Board of Directors,

Umasree Texplast 


Steve Russell

FIBCA Board of Directors,

Bulk-Pack, Inc. 

Membership Milestone Awards

Membership Milestone Awards

The success of FIBCA is due to the years of dedication and support of our members. In San Diego, we recognized some attendees who have recently reached membership milestones.

25 Years

TEN-E Packaging Services, Inc.

20 Years

Material Motion LLC

15 Years

American Starlinger-Sahm, Inc.



The MegaSack Corporation

10 Years

American Bag & Burlap Company / Corman Bag


Bag Supply Company 


Muscat Polymers PVT. LTD. 


Transcontinental Group



Umasree Texplast Pvt Ltd

5 Years

Alpine FIBC Pvt Ltd


Laufer Group International Ltd.


Sacos Sintéticos Centroamericanos

New FIBCA Members Welcomed

Alfabag Flexible Containers

Andre Touloubre

Bulk Matrix LLC

Justin Dickson

Gujarat Craft Industries Ltd

Rishab Chhajer

Logistica LKS S.A. de C.V.

Juan Carlos Castañeda

Pashupati Laminators Private Limited

Chirag Agrawal and

Vijay Harilal Badiani

PricewaterhouseCoopers Corporate Finance LLC

Uday Nandan

Activate Your Aliveness Factor - The unmatched advantage to reshaping how you lead and refueling how you live

Sara Ross

Making The Most Of Difficult Situations, Changing Markets, Changing Times

 Garrison Wynn

Conference Gold 

Sponsor Presentation      

 

Pritesh Parekh

Plastene India Limited

Hazmat / UN FIBCs 101

 

Lewis Anderson

FIBCA

Sustainability-Regulatory Compliance Committee    

 

Ernie Giordano

FIBCA Board of Directors, Berry Global

FIBC Import & Export Data

 

Lewis Anderson

FIBCA

European Plastic Packaging Taxes

 

Ronald de Graaf

LC Packaging LLC

FIBC Video Committee


Mike Owens

FIBCA Board of Directors, FormPak, Inc.


Justin Murphy

FIBCA Board of Directors, Halsted Corporation

Promoting FIBC Safe Handling

Lewis Anderson

FIBCA

Cindy Finley Memorial Scholarship


Mike Owens

FIBCA Board of Directors, FormPak, Inc.

FIBCA Networking Opportunities



In addition to all the great presentations and committee reports, etc. attendees enjoyed numerous opportunities to network with fellow FIBCA members.


·   Two Open Bar Receptions

·   Breakfast Buffet

·   Lunch Buffet

·   Golf Tournament

FUTURE FIBCA CONFERENCES

September 20-22, 2023 - San Antonio, Texas

April 10-12, 2024 - Clearwater Beach, Florida