Expanded OPP

November 14, 2005
Expanded OPP Manufacturing At ExxonMobil‚ Shawnee Plant ● Macedon, NY-based ExxonMobil Chemical has expanded its Shawnee, OK, oriented propylene film manufacturing plant (OPP). The installation of a specialty 6.6-meter orienter line…

TricoBraun Headquarters

November 14, 2005
● TricorBraun has moved its corporate offices to 10330 Old Olive Street Road in St. Louis, MO 63141-7808. Executives said the company now occupies 20,000 square feet of the newly completed 25,000 square foot building. More info: (314) 569…

Raison Pure Dresses

November 14, 2005
Raison Pure Dresses Dove Essential Nutrients ● Raison Pure International, New York, NY, designed the packaging for Unilever’s new Dove Essential Nutrients line of facial care products, featuring an elegant, modern and vibrant packa…

Ameri-Seal

November 14, 2005
Ameri-Seal Now Offers Contract Sleeving Capabilities ● Ameri-Seal Inc., Chatsworth, CA, unveiled its new contract sleeving division. Bands are shrinked onto products using steam/heat tunnels that work with a wide range of film sizes. Ame…

Flexible Packaging Conference

November 14, 2005
Flexible Packaging Conference Set for March 24-26 ● Flexible Packaging Conference 2004 will take place March 24-26 at the Marriott Marquis in Atlanta, GA. Cosponsored by the Institute of Packaging Professionals (IoPP) and the Society of…

November 14, 2005
CCL Offers PCR Non-Dispensing Closure ● CCL Plastic Packaging Inc., Los Angeles, CA, launched the Post-Consumer Resin (PCR) non-dispensing tube closure ranging in size from 9/16- to 2inches. The tube consists of 50% recycled polypropylene…

Saint-Gobain Calmar

November 14, 2005
Saint-Gobain Calmar To Streamline Sites ● Saint-Gobain Calmar Inc., City of Industry, CA, executives said the company plans to invest in making manufacturing sites leaner to strengthen the company’s position in a price-sensitive gl…

Software Partnership Developed

November 14, 2005
Software Partnership Developed For Packaged Goods Industry ● Esko-Graphics, Ludlow, MA, and Design- 2Launch, Stamford, CT, have collaborated to launch software that takes users all the way from packaging structure conceptualization to the…

Arkay Earns Top Honors

November 14, 2005
l Arkay Packaging, New York, NY, recently received awards from key clients. Cha-nel honored Arkay as one of its eight elite suppliers for quality, delivery and service in 2002. Mary Kay Cosmetics named Arkay as Supplier of the Year 2002 for the fourt…

M&H To Build

November 14, 2005
l Plastic bottle, closure and flexible tube manufacturer M&H Plastics, Beccles, UK, will set up a production facility in the U.S. on the east coast. The company has been active in the U.S. market since 1994, and local demand, coupled with the nee…

ICMAD Sponsors Fifth

November 14, 2005
l The Independent Cosmetic Manufactur-ers and Distributors’ (ICMAD) fifth annual Young Designers contest will include students from the American Academy of Art and Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL; Art Center of Design, Pasadena, CA; the F…

CCL Container Wins

November 14, 2005
l Hermitage, PA-based CCL Container won two Can-of-the-Year awards at the Cannex show held in Singapore, organized by Canmaker magazine. CCL Container earned the Gold award in the beverage category for Snapple’s Mistic RE aluminum can. The comp…

Flexible Packaging Conference

November 14, 2005
The Flexible Packaging Conference, or-ganized by The Institute of Packaging Professionals (IoPP) and The Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE), will be held March 24-26 at the Marriott Marquis in Atlanta, GA. Conference panel topics range from conversi…

Chanel Awards Flexpaq

November 14, 2005
Flexpaq, South Plainfield, NJ, was recognized by Chanel for “Outstanding Supplier Performance” in 2002. Flexpaq provided Chanel with a Chance body lotion round paquette, a Chance rollerball package and several Precision samplers…

Cebal Americas Receives

November 14, 2005
l Four awards were presented to Cebal Americas, Norwalk, CT, at the Tube Council’s annual spring meeting: Laminate Tube of the Year for PoliGrip with Ooze Control tip, Dentrifice Tube of the Year for Crest’s Rejuvenating Effects toothpast…