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July 2010
07/28/10 Confidence Returning to Alufoil Markets
07/27/10 Tim Shestek, A Spokesman for the American Chemistry Council: We Need Jobs, Not Bag Tax That Nickel-and-Dimes Us  
07/27/10 Bemis Company Reports 2010 Second Quarter Results
07/27/10

Global Plastics International Innovation

 
07/26/10 Sonoco Targets Voluntary 15% Drop in Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2014
07/26/10 NAM Monday Economic Report - July 26, 2010
07/25/10 Berry Plastics Factory to Close
07/23/10 Ashland Nearly Triples 3Q Profit on Sales Spike
07/23/10 'Good' Huhtamaki Results Hit By Rising Raw Material Prices  
07/22/10 DuPont Declares Third Quarter Dividend
07/22/10 Sonoco Reports Much Improved Second Quarter 2010 Results; Base Earnings Exceed Guidance and First Call Consensus
07/22/10 Label Technology Hires Sales Executive
07/21/10 Dow Chemical to Test Plastic Waste as Fuel for Midland Plant
07/21/10 Sale of the Tobepal Operations in Europe
07/21/10 Sonoco's Board Declares Common Stock Dividend
07/21/10 Styron Selects Philadelphia Area for Global Headquarters Location; Announces North America Operations Center in Midland, Mich.  
07/20/10 European Alufoil Container Recycling on the Up
07/19/10 Pactiv Corporation Invests $14.5 Million in Production Capacity for New Technology Molded Fiber Carryout Containers Made from Sustainable Materials  
07/19/10 Western Michigan University Conduct Flexo & Gravure Seminars
07/19/10 NAM Monday Economic Report - July 19, 2010
07/18/10 Aramco, Dow Extend Project Deadline-Sources  
07/16/10 Weekly PBA/ACC Legislative Tracking Report of Bag Policy Legislation- July 16, 2010
07/15/10 NOVA Chemicals Announces Agreement to Purchase and Transport Ethane Supply from Williston Basin for its Joffre Petrochemical Complex
07/15/10 Label Technology Implements Fresh Food Traceability Platform
07/15/10 Registration for Free Harper Flexo Solutions Seminar in Illinois Approaching Close
07/14/10 John Patrick Murray, Plastic Suppliers, Inc., Obituary
07/14/10 Pregis' IntelliPack Foam in Place Operations Move to Larger Facility  
07/13/10 Exopack, LLC Completes Purchase of Two Cheese and Meat Facilities From Bemis Company
07/13/10 New Rotoflex SPI Installed in India
07/12/10 FPA Thanks Sponsors of 2010 Fall Executive Conference
07/12/10 FPA Welcomes New Member
07/12/10 New Blown Film Surface Winder for Large Roll Diameters
07/12/10 NAM Monday Economic Report - July 12, 2010
07/10/10 Entrepreneur Opening Packaging Plant  
07/09/10 Weekly PBA/ACC Legislative Tracking Report of Bag Policy Legislation- July 9, 2010
07/09/10 Kellogg Fails to Name Chemical Responsible for Packaging Recall  
07/08/10 European Bodies Speak Out Over Materials Price Threat to Converters  
07/08/10 Appleton to Sell its Performance Packaging Pperations
07/08/10 Jan Homan elected FPE Chairman
07/07/10 Plastics Industry Adds New Polyurethanes Data to Life Cycle Database
07/06/10 EFI Closes Acquisition of Radius Solutions
07/06/10 New High Performance Michem® Flex P1883 is a Water Based Extrusion Primer That Reduces Costs for Converters of Paper and Foil
07/06/10 NAM Monday Economic Report - July 6, 2010
07/06/10 EAFA Elections: Big Challenges Call for Pro-Active Initiatives
07/05/10 An Affiliate of Sun European Partners, LLP Completes Acquisition Of Alcan Packaging Beauty Business From Rio Tinto  
07/05/10 Sustainable Packaging Reports Unveils Common Language and Metrics  
07/02/10 Weekly PBA/ACC Legislative Tracking Report of Bag Policy Legislation- July 2, 2010
07/02/10 CEDEX Plastics to Officially Launch Co-Extruded Film Production  
07/02/10 Davis-Standard and MuCell Combine Expertise for High-End Foam Extrusion
07/01/10 Lightweighting Has Limits. Are We There Yet?
 
June 2010
06/30/10 Sonoco Acquires Associated Packaging Technologies, Inc.
06/29/10 Gloucester Engineering Corp. Files Chapter 11
06/28/10 BASF, Resolution Borrow for Takeovers Amid M&A Dearth  
06/28/10 NAM Monday Economic Report - June 28, 2010
06/25/10 Tetra Pak and Ball Corporation Showcase Eco-Initiatives  
06/25/10 Soaring Growth Forecast for European Stand Up Pouch Sector  
06/25/10 Celplast Metallized Products is Proud to Announce Weijia Zhang Has Recently Joined the Sales & Marketing Team as Business Development Engineer
06/23/10 BASF Reaches Agreement with Cognis Holding Luxembourg S.à r.l. to Purchase Cognis  
06/23/10 Linpac Still Number One in Packaging, Says Sunday Times  
06/22/10 Dow and BASF Receive Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award for HPPO Technology
06/22/10 Intertape Polymer Group Announces Specialty Markets Team  
06/22/10 Saw Mill Capital Announces the Acquisition of Gateway Packaging Company LLC  
06/22/10 Flint Group Closed Acquisition of Packaging Ink Manufacturer Torda
06/21/10 NAM Monday Economic Report - June 21, 2010
06/21/10 Flexible Packaging Association Position on Degradable Additives
06/21/10 2010 FPA FEC Networking Event Sponsors
06/21/10 Uflex Announces $250m Global Expansion Plans for Flexible Packaging  
06/18/10 One Equity Partners (OEP) Completes Takeover of Constantia Packaging AG  
06/18/10 Initiation of Squeeze-Out Procedure at Constantia Packaging AG  
06/18/10 Weekly PBA/ACC Legislative Tracking Report of Bag Policy Legislation- June 18, 2010
06/17/10 Dow Closes Sale of Styron Division to Bain Capital for $1.63 Billion  
06/17/10 New England-Based Manufacturing Company Announces Global Expansion: Contract Signed to Create Cheer Pack NA as CDF Expands Manufacturing Facilities  
06/16/10 Amcor Announces US$280 Million Acquisition of Ball Plastics Packaging Americas
06/15/10 Sustainable Packaging: Report Discusses New Technologies To Reduce Packaging  
06/15/10 LyondellBasell Capitalises on Polyolefins Growth  
06/15/10 Bema Polytech Orders 2nd Flexo Press from W&H
06/14/10 U.S. Mayors Resolve to Shift Packaging-Waste Burden to Producers
06/14/10 Greif to Establish a Flexible Products Joint Venture with National Scientific Company; Expects to Put Fabric Hub in Saudi Arabia  
06/14/10 Bemis Reaches Agreement to Sell Menasha, WI and Tulsa, OK Facilities to Exopack
06/14/10 NAM Monday Economic Report - June 14, 2010
06/11/10 Amcor Receives Final U.S. Department of Justice Approval
06/11/10 Weekly PBA/ACC Legislative Tracking Report of Bag Policy Legislation- June 11, 2010
06/10/10 Daniel Siegel, Founder and Chairman of Mica Corporation, Obituary
06/09/10 P&G Takes Positive Approach in Launch of its New Sustainability Scorecard  
06/08/10 LPS Industries Demonstrates Commitment to the Environment with Record Solar Panel Installation
06/07/10 Report Outlines Compostable Packaging Challenges  
06/07/10 NAM Monday Economic Report - June 7, 2010
06/07/10 Brian Wesbury, TIME magazine’s Mike Duffy Speakers at 2010 FPA Fall Executive Conference
06/06/10 Weekly PBA/ACC Legislative Tracking Report of Bag Policy Legislation- June 6, 2010
06/03/10 Scientex Berhad Prepares to Install Their 2nd Cast Stretch Line from Gloucester Engineering
06/02/10 Greif, Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2010 Results  
06/02/10 Flexible Packaging Seen Making Inroads: Forecast Predicts More Lightweight Foils and Pouches for Food Packaging  
06/02/10 In California, a Step Toward B.Y.O.B. (Bring Your Own Bag)  
06/01/10 NAM Monday Economic Report - June 1, 2010
 
May 2010
05/28/10 Weekly PBA/ACC Legislative Tracking Report of Bag Policy Legislation- May 28, 2010
05/28/10 M33 Adds to Its Carrier Management Team
05/27/10 Inteplast Acquires Medical Packaging Division  
05/27/10 Fitch Ratings Raises Its Outlook for Dow Chemical  
05/26/10 Sani-Blast Offers Variable Data Printing System  
05/26/10 Do Bag Bans Work?  
05/24/10 NAM Monday Economic Report - May 24, 2010
05/21/10 Weekly PBA/ACC Legislative Tracking Report of Bag Policy Legislation- May 21, 2010
05/20/10 Packaging Analysts Like Potential for Pactiv Deal  
05/20/10 Ampac Flexibles Launches New High Speed Laminate Films
05/17/10 OMNOVA Solutions Completes Acquisition of Dow Chemical's Hollow Sphere Plastic Pigment Product Line And Dissolves RohmNova Joint Venture  
05/17/10 Dow Focuses on Performance, Market-Driven Businesses  
05/17/10 Apollo In Talks to Buy Pactiv Corp: Report  
05/17/10 NAM Monday Economic Report - May 17, 2010
05/14/10 Commodore and Davis-Standard Capitalize on Solid Business Relationship
05/14/10 Bemis Company Announces Intent to Acquire Remaining Shares of Its South American Subsidiary, Dixie Toga S.A.
05/14/10 Weekly PBA/ACC Legislative Tracking Report of Bag Policy Legislation- May 14, 2010
05/12/10 P&G Launches Supplier Environmental Sustainability Scorecard: Innovative New Tool Developed in Conjunction with Over Twenty Leading Global Suppliers  
05/11/10 Amcor Australasia Organisational Changes
05/11/10 Fischer & Krecke’s New FP 15-S Flexo Press Impresses Visitors at Its ‘Open House’ Launch  
05/10/10 Battenfeld-Cincinnati Adds Staff in China
05/10/10 DuPont Resumes Delayed Plans for Major Shenzhen Expansion
05/10/10 ExxonMobil Growing in China, Singapore
05/10/10 The DuPont Packaging Exchange... A Virtual Event: Announcement of Winners DuPont Awards
05/10/10 2010 FPA Flexible Packaging Scholarship & Internship Program
05/10/10 FPA Joins Industry Coalition for TSCA Reform
05/10/10 NAM Monday Economic Report - May 10, 2010
05/07/10 Weekly PBA/ACC Legislative Tracking Report of Bag Policy Legislation- May 7, 2010
05/07/10 Huntsman Narrows Q1 Net Loss to $172m as Sales Rise 25%  
05/06/10 Bemis Company Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend
05/05/10 Label Technology Wins Best of Show Flexography Award
05/04/10 Westlake Chemical Corporation Announces First Quarter Earnings
05/04/10 DuPont Tate & Lyle Bio Products Expanding Bio-PDO™ Production in Tennessee
05/04/10 Mark Andy, Inc.: MAX Customer Service & Support Introduces New Toll-Free Number
05/03/10 Eagle Flexible Packaging Joins Sustainable Packaging Coalition
05/03/10 NAM Monday Economic Report - May 3, 2010
05/03/10 Investment in Sustainable Packaging Essential, Says Study  
05/02/10 Former Cellu-Craft President and CEO William Westerman Dies  
05/02/10 Dow's Philadelphia Boss Plots Growth
 
April 2010
04/30/10 Weekly PBA/ACC Legislative Tracking Report of Bag Policy Legislation- April 30, 2010
04/30/10 LyondellBasell Emerges from Chapter 11 Protection  
04/30/10 Comexi Group’s Open House 2010
04/29/10 Sealed Air Recovery Held Back by Weak Europe
04/29/10 Pregis Corp.’s Hexacomb® Business Unit Announces Price Increase  
04/29/10 Dow Sells Hahnville Latex Plant to Arkema
04/29/10 Bemis Company Reports 2010 First Quarter Results
04/28/10 Dow Sees No Basic Plastics JV This Year as Unit Drives Earnings
04/28/10 Dow Chemical Profit Surges, Tops Analysts’ Estimates
04/27/10 Fifth Walmart Expo is Biggest Yet
04/27/10 DuPont's Q1 Net Income More Than Doubles to $1.14bn
04/26/10 Rotomec Open House Celebrates 50 Years of Innovation
04/26/10 FPA Announces Winning Entries of 2010 Student Flexible Packaging Design Challenge
04/26/10 NAM Monday Economic Report - April 26, 2010
04/26/10 BASF China Expansions Focus on Niche Products  
04/23/10 Weekly PBA/ACC Legislative Tracking Report of Bag Policy Legislation- April 23, 2010
04/22/10 Sonoco Reports Strong First Quarter 2010 Results; Raises Full-Year Base EPS Guidance
04/22/10 Nordmeccanica Receives the 2010 AIMCAL Technical Innovation Award in the Coating Lamination Category
04/21/10 UFLEX Ltd Ranked Second Highest in Mid-Cap 400 Listing and Breaks into BSE-500 Index  
04/21/10 Sonoco's Board Declares Increase in Common Stock Dividend
04/20/10 Amcor ALUFIX® is Now BPA and Melamine Free
04/19/10 NAM Monday Economic Report - April 19, 2010
04/16/10 Packaging Digest Sold to Canon Communications, Converting Magazine Closed  
04/16/10 Weekly PBA/ACC Legislative Tracking Report of Bag Policy Legislation- April 16, 2010
04/16/10 LyondellBasell Seeks Chapter 11 Plan Approval  
04/15/10 Bobst Group - Well Positioned for a Year of Innovation & Growth
04/14/10

Toray Plastics (America), Inc., Launches the TreaTear™ Family of Advanced Directional-Tear Sealant Films for Pouches

04/13/10 100 years of Alufoil and Still Moving Forward
04/12/10 NAM Monday Economic Report - April 12, 2010
04/09/10 Coating Excellence Introduces Advanced Closure Option for Woven Pet Food Bags
04/09/10 Weekly PBA/ACC Legislative Tracking Report of Bag Policy Legislation- April 9, 2010
04/07/10 Star Packaging Orders 10-color Flexo Press from W&H
04/07/10 Rollprint Teams With Pactiv to Supply an Improved Filling, Opening Feature for Slide-Rite® Slider Customers
04/06/10 Work Ticking up for Westlake  
04/06/10 Fighting Spirit Keeps Berry Going Strong  
04/05/10 ConAgra Foods to Significantly Reduce Packaging, Water, Greenhouse Gas and Solid Waste by 2015
04/01/10 Flexible-Packaging Converter Clear Lam Debuts PLA Lamination for Snyder's of Hanover Brand Organic Pretzels
04/01/10 Amcor Plan to ‘Out-Innovate’ Rivals
 
March 2010
03/31/10 Rio Tinto Receives Binding Offer for Alcan Beauty Packaging Business  
03/31/10 Klöckner Pentaplast Invests in New Production Capacity in Asia and Americas  
03/30/10 EPA Will Investigate Levels of BPA in U.S. Drinking and Ground Water  
03/30/10 Pappas Named President and Chief Executive Officer of Styron: Former NOVA CEO Brings Strong Industry and Operating Experience
03/29/10 Gloucester Engineering Battles Creditors
03/26/10

The Packaging and Label Gravure Association Global has Awarded Printpack Two 2009-2010 PLGA Awards and Two Honorable Mentions

03/26/10 Weekly PBA/ACC Legislative Tracking Report of Bag Policy Legislation- March 26, 2010
03/26/10 Rotomec Laminating Technology Goes From Strength to Strength in Consolidating Incontestable Market Lleadership in Italy  
03/25/10 Dow Packaging and Converting Technical Center Moves to Buffalo Grove, Illinois
03/25/10 Leading Norwegian Converter Invests in Mark Andy Performance Series Press
03/24/10 Coating Excellence International Opens Manufacturing Plant in Hebron  
03/23/10 Sonoco Receives Outstanding Merchandising Achievement Awards
03/22/10 NAM Monday Economic Report - March 22, 2010
03/22/10 Optimism Rises in the Foodservice Packaging Industry
03/19/10 American Packaging Corporation Continues to Invest and Grow
03/19/10 Weekly PBA/ACC Legislative Tracking Report of Bag Policy Legislation- March 19, 2010
03/18/10 Bobst Group Announces the Appointment of new Head of Gravure and Coating Laminating Product Line
03/16/10 Sonoco Recycling Charlotte to Become a Full-Scale Material Recovery Facility
03/16/10 US CREDIT-Nova Chemicals Benefits From Improved Liquidity  
03/16/10 Plastic Bag Recycling at Record High: Do You Do It?  
03/15/10 Michelman will be Presenting at TAPPI PLACE Flexible Packaging Summit, April 18-21, Albuquerque, New Mexico
03/15/10 NAM Monday Economic Report - March 15, 2010
03/12/10 The Flexible Packaging Association Concludes Record Breaking Annual Meeting
03/12/10 Weekly PBA/ACC Legislative Tracking Report of Bag Policy Legislation- March 12, 2010
03/11/10 Automated Packaging Systems Appoints New President and Chief Operating Officer  
03/10/10 Blavatnik Seeks up to 15 pct Stake in New Lyondell  
03/09/10 Huntsman in Talks to Set Up 2 More China JVs  
03/09/10 FILMtech Inc. Expands Brand Line
03/08/10 Lyondell Restructuring Plan Includes Apollo Role (Update 5)  
03/04/10 Pregis Acquires Intellipack; Adds Foam-in-Place to Product Portfolio  
03/04/10 Chevron Phillips Puts U.S. Olefins on Force Majeure - Sources  
03/02/10 Lyondell Said to Reject $14.5 Billion Reliance Bid (Update3)  
03/02/10 Dow Announces Sale of Styron Division to Bain Capital for $1.63 Billion
03/02/10 Amcor to Shutter Quebec Plant, Put 60 Out of Work
03/01/10 Retailer Seeks Innovations: April Expo Gives Suppliers Opportunity to Showcase Sustainable Developments in Their Packaging
03/01/10 Bemis Completes Acquisition of Alcan Packaging Food Americas
 
February 2010
02/26/10 LyondellBasell to Shut Italian Polypropylene Plant  
02/26/10 Weekly PBA/ACC Legislative Tracking Report of Bag Policy Legislation- February 26, 2010
02/25/10 Bemis Agrees to Sell-Offs to Clinch Alcan Takeover
02/25/10 Kollman Completes Purchase of Prime Graphics  
02/24/10 Bobst Group Announces Changes
02/22/10 NAM Monday Economic Report - February 22, 2010
02/16/10 Bonset Buys Mitsubishi Shrink-Film Business  
02/16/10 Cautious Optimism for Alufoil in 2010
02/12/10 Weekly PBA/ACC Legislative Tracking Report of Bag Policy Legislation- February 12, 2010
02/12/10 Flint Group to Acquire Ink Manufacturer Torda
02/12/10 Dow Chemical Posts 4Q Profit Amid 2008 Charges, Sales Up 15%
02/10/10 Davis-Standard, LLC at ICE Asia 2010
02/09/10 Exclusive Alliance Brings Coreless Stretch Film Systems to the Market
02/09/10 Ameripack™ To Market Domestically Manufactured Woven Polypropylene Bags
02/05/10 Weekly PBA/ACC Legislative Tracking Report of Bag Policy Legislation- February 5, 2010
02/02/10 Alcan Packaging Acquisition Complete
02/02/10 Amcor Launches New Global Brand
02/01/10 Arpeco Is Purchased by Mark Andy, Inc.
02/01/10 Blythewood Facility Registers First North American Apprenticeship Program for Constantia Hueck Foils
02/01/10 Matthew Lopes Joins Coim USA Inc. as Business Manager, Novacote
02/01/10 NAM Monday Economic Report- February 1, 2010
 
January 2010
01/29/10 Eagle Flexible Packaging Adds Inno-Lok® Resealable Packaging to its List of Products and Services
01/29/10 Robbie Wins Best of the Best Workplace Award in 2009
01/28/10 SPI Bioplastics Council Issues Position Paper on Oxo-Biodegradables & Other Degradable Additives  
01/28/10 ConocoPhillips Launches PP Business  
01/28/10 Bemis Company Reports 2009 Fourth Quarter and Year End Results
01/27/10 Retailers and Manufacturers Join Forces to Drive Global Change in Packaging  
01/27/10 Honeywell Signs Capran® Film Distribution Agreement with Leading European Packaging Company  
01/26/10 DuPont, Ashland Profit Hint Chemical Demand Firming  
01/26/10 DuPont Beginning To Rehire Contractors As Economy Rebounds -CFO  
1/25/10 Goss International Introduces New Web Offset Press Models with Variable Repeat Capability for Packaging Printing
01/25/10 “Pop” Culture Icon Turns 50: Bubble Wrap® Cushioning Turns to Shades of Gold to Celebrate Golden Anniversary
01/25/10 Mark Andy Inc. Increases Installed Base in Australia
01/25/10 Dow Finalizes Sale to Arkema of Acrylic Acid, Esters and Specialty Latex Assets in North America
01/25/10 NAM Monday Economic Report - January 25, 2010
01/25/10 Europen Hits Back on Sustainable Packaging Charge  
01/22/10 Weekly PBA/ACC Legislative Tracking Report of Bag Policy Legislation- January 22, 2010
1/20/10 Reliance Unlikely to Up LyondellBasell Offer  
01/18/10 Details of Fifth Annual Walmart Sustainability Expo Explored
01/14/10 After Thorough Audit, Harper Corporation Earns Certification to ISO 9001:2008 Standard
01/08/10 The Sigma Plastics Group Acquires McNeely Plastic Products, Inc.
01/08/10 New President for SCA Packaging Appointed  
01/08/10 Reliance Raises Offer for LyondellBasell  
01/08/10

Tube’s Versatility and Presence in Consumer-Orientated Sectors Ensure Stability in 2009

 
01/06/10 BASF to Sell Special Effects Films Business to RMS Packaging Inc.  
01/06/10 Qatar Petroleum and ExxonMobil Chemical Sign Agreement for Petrochemical Complex in Ras Laffan
01/05/10 Dorf Ketal Acquires DuPont Chemicals and Fluoroproducts Speciality Catalysts Businesss  
01/05/10

M33 Adds to Its Marketing Team

01/01/10 Dow Chemical: One of the Next Green Giants?
01/01/10 American Packaging Expands Iowa Flexo Printing
 
December 2009
12/31/09 U.S. 2009 PBA Plastic Bag Legislative Scorecard Update  
12/30/09 Amcor Receives U.S. Department of Justice Approval
12/29/09 Bemis Provides Update On Status Of Pending Alcan Packaging Food Americas Acquisition
12/27/09 InterFlex Acquires C&H Packaging from Appleton Paper  
12/25/09 Merszei Resigns from Dow Board, Keeps Other Roles  
12/24/09 Tronox Cancels Asset Sale to Huntsman  
12/23/09 Rio Tinto Announces Acceptance of Offer from Amcor for the Majority of Alcan Packaging Businesses  
12/15/09 European Commission Approval
12/14/09 Exxon Mobil Corporation and XTO Energy Inc. Announce Agreement
12/11/09 Flex Pack Benefits Fuel Segment Growth
12/11/09 New Organisation Structure
12/10/09 Alcan Packaging Plant Targets Emerging Markets
12/10/09 Lyondell Creditors Argue in Support of Sale to Reliance  
12/10/09 LyondellBasell to Seek to Settle US Chocolate Bayou Dispute  
12/09/09 Pamarco Global Graphics Stays on the Cutting Edge  
12/08/09 Dow Completes Polyols Expansion at the Terneuzen, Netherlands, Facility
12/08/09 SPC Publishes Common Green Packaging Metrics  
12/08/09 World Flexible-Packaging Market Growth to Slow to 3.2% a Year  
12/07/09 Dow Announces Formation of Pfenex Inc.
12/07/09 Lyondell Settles Lawsuit Brought by Unsecured Creditors  
12/07/09 Reliance Industries May Bid For LyondellBasell This Week  
12/04/09 Dow in West Virginia Partner with EPA for Sustainable Future  
12/04/09 LyondellBasell to Shut Down One PP Production Line at Wesseling Plant in Germany  
12/03/09 BASF, Bayer Likely Dealmakers as Chemical M&A Appetite Builds  
12/03/09 Berry Plastics Corporation Completes Acquisition of Pliant Corporation  
 
November 2009
11/30/09 Cautious Optimism for Alufoil Sales: EAFA Sees Light at the End of the Economic Tunnel
11/26/09 Update on Regulatory Approvals
11/24/09 W&H Hires Bob Duren and James Nelson
11/19/09 Jane Severin joins Oliver-Tolas™ Healthcare Packaging as Director of Technology
11/19/09

Comco Wins Big With Lottery Suppliers

11/18/09 Printpack Opens New Manufacturing Facility in Suzhou, China
11/17/09 Celplast Metallized Products Becomes Exclusive Distributor of Camvac Limited's Line of AlOx-Coated Clear Barrier PET Films- Camclear®.
11/16/09 Reusable Bags Distributed to Educate D.C. About New Bag Fee  
11/16/09 Berry Plastics Corporation to Acquire Superfos Packaging, Inc.  
11/13/09 Pliant Expands With 100 Staffers, to Get New Owner  
11/13/09 Dow Announces Divestiture of its Powder Coatings Business to Akzo Nobel N.V.
11/11/09 ExxonMobil Celebrates China’s Fujian Facility Completion
11/09/09 American Packaging Corporation is Named “Best of the Best” in Best Workplace in the Americas 2009 Competition for Third Consecutive Year
11/05/09 Jim Ferry Joins Oliver-Tolas Healthcare Packaging; Teri Meadow Moves into New Role
11/03/09 Westlake Chemical Reports Third Quarter Earnings
11/03/09 Mid-America Bag Acquires Film Division of CPI Plastics Group  
11/03/09 Dow Chemical, Shenhua Revive $10 Billion China Project
11/02/09 Personnel Updates for Comco and Mark Andy Equipment Brands: Updated Territory Assignments Provide More Effective Coverage Throughout the US
11/02/09 Eastman Launches Newest Eastman Insight Video On Weil Baby™ Bottle  
 
October 2009
10/30/09 DuPont’s Board of Directors Appoints Ellen Kullman Chair
10/30/09 New $30M Study into the Safety of BPA  
10/29/09 Commerce Department Imposes Preliminary Antidumping Duties on Imports of Plastic Shopping and Grocery Bags from Indonesia, Taiwan, and Vietnam, Announces King & Spalding LLP  
10/28/09 Multi-Plastics, Inc. to Purchase Extrusion Facilities  
10/28/09 Sonoco Combines Its Trident and Keating Businesses into a Single Operating Unit
10/27/09 Al-Waha Starts up New Propane Dehydrogenation Unit and Largest Spherizone Polypropylene Plant  
10/27/09 Bemis Company Reports 2009 Third Quarter Results: Flexible Packaging Segment Records Strong Operating Performance
10/23/09 The Flexible Packaging Association Releases Bi-Annual Polyolefin Market Report
10/23/09 The Flexible Packaging Association Releases Second Quarter 2009 Pulse of the Industry Report
10/23/09 Amcor's Global Vision After Alcan Merger
10/23/09 Master Packaging Appoints President and Chairman
10/22/09 Wal-Mart Postpones Plastic Bag Test at Two Local Stores  
10/21/09 Beverage Packaging Holdings Subsidiary Will Acquire Closure Systems Intl., Consumer Products Group  
10/19/209 COIM USA to Acquire Air Products’ Polyurethane
Pre-Polymers Business
10/19/09 Randy G. Woelfel To Become New NOVA Chemicals CEO
10/19/09 Sonoco Board Declares Regular Quarterly Common Stock Dividend
10/15/09 Dow Chemical Board Visits Rohm & Haas  
10/13/09 Berry Plastics Corporation to Acquire Pliant Corporation  
10/12/09 One Equity Partners Takes Over Majority in Constantia Packaging AG
10/12/09 2010 Business Outlook: Flexible Packaging Converting & Markets
10/02/09 Bond Terms Barred Lyondell-Basell Merge, Suit Says  
10/01/09 Dow Completes Divestiture of Morton Salt for $1.675 Billion
 
September 2009
09/30/09 Dow Chemical Divests Optimal to Further Cut Debt
09/29/09 BASF Aims to Grow Above Market: Asia Pacific Sales to Double By 2020  
09/29/2009 Davis-Standard Partners with Scantech Americas for X-Ray Technology
09/28/09 FTC Approves Dow Chemical Sale of Morton Salt to K+S
09/24/09 Mica Corporation Mourns Fred M. Singer
09/23/09 Newsweek Ranks Sonoco One of the 100 Greenest Large American Companies
09/23/09 San Jose Council Votes to Ban Most Plastic and Paper Bags Beginning in 2011  
09/22/09 ACC Supports EPA's Establishment of Greenhouse Gas Reporting System
09/22/09 LyondellBasell Restarts 320,000 tonne/year Aubette LDPE Plant  
09/21/09 Sonoco Selected to Join the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index
09/17/09 Bemis Company Provides Update Regarding Proposed Acquisition of Alcan Packaging Food Americas
09/15/09 LyondellBasell to Close LDPE Unit at Carrington, U.K.  
09/15/09 Sonoco Streamlines Organization to Focus on Global Growth
09/14/09 NOVA Chemicals announces retirement of CEO Chris Pappas and appointment of Todd Karran as CFO
09/10/09 OMNOVA to Buy Hollow Sphere Plastic Pigment Product Line from Dow
09/03/09 SAM, Dow Jones Indexes and STOXX Ltd. announce results of Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes Review  
09/03/09 Dow Named to Dow Jones Sustainability Index for Ninth Time
09/01/09 Inc. Magazine Ranks Prime Graphics Among America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies
09/01/09 Lyondell Changes Plans, Keeps Chocolate Bayou HDPE Unit Open  
09/01/09 Dow Completes Divestiture of Ownership in TRN Refinery for Approximately $800 Million
 
August 2009
08/31/09 Huntsman to Close Australian Styrenics Operations  
08/31/09 Saudi Aramco, Dow Petrochem Complex to Produce 8M T/Yr of Products  
08/31/09 Huntsman Signs “Stalking Horse” Asset Purchase Agreement with Tronox  
08/25/09 Demand Drop Signals Tough Year for Euro Flexible Packing Sector - Report  
08/24/09 Reifenhäuser Kiefel Extrusion - Gaining the Market Leadership with New Technologies: A Landmark Merger in the Most Important Extrusion Line Business Area, the Blown Film Market, Took Place on 24.08.09
08/18/09 Amcor Offers to Acquire Parts of Alcan Packaging
08/18/09 Economic Conditions Hit Alufoil Production
08/17/09 NAM Monday Economic Report - August 17, 2009
08/11/09 Rollprint Opens New Prototype Lab for Pharma, Medical Disposable Products
08/10/09 An Evolving Debate: Industry is Split on Reform of U.S. Chemical Law  
08/10/09 Dow Reports Progress on 2015 Sustainability Goals
08/10/09 Universal Packaging Systems Changes Name to Diversapack of California
08/07/09 FPA Members American Packaging Corporation, CL&D Graphics, Constantia Hueck Foils, Pliant Corporation and Technipaq, Inc. Sponsor Summer Interns
08/06/09 LyondellBasell’s Lupotech T Technology Breaks New Ground at Saudi Ethylene and Polyethylene Company Plant  
08/03/09 Sonoco Targets 15% Voluntary Reduction in Greenhouse Gas Emission: Reductions to Come from Company's 121 Manufacturing Facilities in U.S. and Canada Sonoco Issues 2009 Sustainability Report
08/03/09 Bayer MaterialScience Receives Department of Energy Grant to Support Wind Turbine Blade Research and Testing
08/03/09 Oxea Completes Acquisition of Production Plant in the Netherlands  
08/03/09 Arkema to Buy Certain Acrylates and Latex Assets From Dow in North America
08/03/09 NAM Monday Economic Report - August 3, 2009
08/03/09 NORDMECCANICA GROUP, new installation at Exopack
08/03/09 NORDMECCANICA GROUP, new installation at Southeastern Printing
08/03/09 Cedex Plastics S.A.L. Makes First Investment In Co-extrusion Line from Windmoeller & Hoelscher