 |
| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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? |
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| |
| 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 |
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| |
| 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 |
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| |
| 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 |
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| |
| 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 |
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| 12/14/09 |
Exxon Mobil Corporation and XTO Energy Inc. Announce Agreement |
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| 12/11/09 |
Flex Pack Benefits Fuel Segment Growth |
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| 12/11/09 |
New Organisation Structure |
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| 12/10/09 |
Alcan Packaging Plant Targets Emerging Markets |
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| 12/10/09 |
Lyondell Creditors Argue in Support of Sale to Reliance |
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| 12/10/09 |
LyondellBasell to Seek to Settle US Chocolate Bayou Dispute |
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| 12/09/09 |
Pamarco Global Graphics Stays on the Cutting Edge |
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| 12/08/09 |
Dow Completes Polyols Expansion at the Terneuzen, Netherlands, Facility |
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| 12/08/09 |
SPC Publishes Common Green Packaging Metrics |
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| 12/08/09 |
World Flexible-Packaging Market Growth to Slow to 3.2% a Year |
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| 12/07/09 |
Dow Announces Formation of Pfenex Inc. |
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| 12/07/09 |
Lyondell Settles Lawsuit Brought by Unsecured Creditors |
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| 12/07/09 |
Reliance Industries May Bid For LyondellBasell This Week |
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| 12/04/09 |
Dow in West Virginia Partner with EPA for Sustainable Future |
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| 12/04/09 |
LyondellBasell to Shut Down One PP Production Line at Wesseling Plant in Germany |
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| 12/03/09 |
BASF, Bayer Likely Dealmakers as Chemical M&A Appetite Builds |
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| 12/03/09 |
Berry Plastics Corporation Completes Acquisition of Pliant Corporation |
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| November 2009 |
| 11/30/09 |
Cautious Optimism for Alufoil Sales:
EAFA Sees Light at the End of the Economic Tunnel |
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| 11/26/09 |
Update on Regulatory Approvals |
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| 11/24/09 |
W&H Hires Bob Duren and James Nelson |
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| 11/19/09 |
Jane Severin joins Oliver-Tolas™ Healthcare Packaging as Director of Technology |
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| 11/19/09 |
Comco Wins Big With Lottery Suppliers |
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| 11/18/09 |
Printpack Opens New Manufacturing Facility in Suzhou, China |
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| 11/17/09 |
Celplast Metallized Products Becomes Exclusive Distributor of Camvac Limited's Line of AlOx-Coated Clear Barrier PET Films- Camclear®. |
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| 11/16/09 |
Reusable Bags Distributed to Educate D.C. About New Bag Fee |
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| 11/16/09 |
Berry Plastics Corporation to Acquire Superfos Packaging, Inc. |
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| 11/13/09 |
Pliant Expands With 100 Staffers, to Get New Owner |
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| 11/13/09 |
Dow Announces Divestiture of its Powder Coatings Business to Akzo Nobel N.V. |
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| 11/11/09 |
ExxonMobil Celebrates China’s Fujian Facility Completion |
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| 11/09/09 |
American Packaging Corporation is Named “Best of the Best” in Best Workplace in the Americas 2009 Competition for Third Consecutive Year |
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| 11/05/09 |
Jim Ferry Joins Oliver-Tolas Healthcare Packaging; Teri Meadow Moves into New Role |
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| 11/03/09 |
Westlake Chemical Reports Third Quarter Earnings |
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| 11/03/09 |
Mid-America Bag Acquires Film Division of CPI Plastics Group |
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| 11/03/09 |
Dow Chemical, Shenhua Revive $10 Billion China Project |
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| 11/02/09 |
Personnel Updates for Comco and Mark Andy Equipment Brands: Updated Territory Assignments Provide More Effective Coverage Throughout the US |
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| 11/02/09 |
Eastman Launches Newest Eastman Insight Video
On Weil Baby™ Bottle |
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| October 2009 |
| 10/30/09 |
DuPont’s Board of Directors Appoints Ellen Kullman Chair |
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| 10/30/09 |
New $30M Study into the Safety of BPA |
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| 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 |
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| 10/28/09 |
Multi-Plastics, Inc. to Purchase Extrusion Facilities |
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| 10/28/09 |
Sonoco Combines Its Trident and Keating Businesses into a Single Operating Unit |
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| 10/27/09 |
Al-Waha Starts up New Propane Dehydrogenation Unit and Largest Spherizone Polypropylene Plant |
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| 10/27/09 |
Bemis Company Reports 2009 Third Quarter Results: Flexible Packaging Segment Records Strong Operating Performance |
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| 10/23/09 |
The Flexible Packaging Association Releases Bi-Annual Polyolefin Market Report |
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| 10/23/09 |
The Flexible Packaging Association Releases Second Quarter 2009 Pulse of the Industry Report |
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| 10/23/09 |
Amcor's Global Vision After Alcan Merger |
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| 10/23/09 |
Master Packaging Appoints President and Chairman |
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| 10/22/09 |
Wal-Mart Postpones Plastic Bag Test at Two Local Stores |
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| 10/21/09 |
Beverage Packaging Holdings Subsidiary Will Acquire Closure Systems Intl., Consumer Products Group |
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| 10/19/209 |
COIM USA to Acquire Air Products’ Polyurethane
Pre-Polymers Business |
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| 10/19/09 |
Randy G. Woelfel To Become New NOVA Chemicals CEO |
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| 10/19/09 |
Sonoco Board Declares Regular Quarterly Common Stock Dividend |
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| 10/15/09 |
Dow Chemical Board Visits Rohm & Haas |
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| 10/13/09 |
Berry Plastics Corporation to Acquire Pliant Corporation |
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| 10/12/09 |
One Equity Partners Takes Over Majority in Constantia Packaging AG |
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| 10/12/09 |
2010 Business Outlook: Flexible Packaging Converting & Markets |
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| 10/02/09 |
Bond Terms Barred Lyondell-Basell Merge, Suit Says |
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| 10/01/09 |
Dow Completes Divestiture of Morton Salt for $1.675 Billion |
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| September 2009 |
| 09/30/09 |
Dow Chemical Divests Optimal to Further Cut Debt |
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| 09/29/09 |
BASF Aims to Grow Above Market: Asia Pacific Sales to Double By 2020 |
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| 09/29/2009 |
Davis-Standard Partners with Scantech Americas for X-Ray Technology |
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| 09/28/09 |
FTC Approves Dow Chemical Sale of Morton Salt to K+S |
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| 09/24/09 |
Mica Corporation Mourns Fred M. Singer |
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| 09/23/09 |
Newsweek Ranks Sonoco One of the 100 Greenest Large American Companies |
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| 09/23/09 |
San Jose Council Votes to Ban Most Plastic and Paper Bags Beginning in 2011 |
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| 09/22/09 |
ACC Supports EPA's Establishment of Greenhouse Gas Reporting System |
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| 09/22/09 |
LyondellBasell Restarts 320,000 tonne/year Aubette LDPE Plant |
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| 09/21/09 |
Sonoco Selected to Join the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index |
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| 09/17/09 |
Bemis Company Provides Update Regarding Proposed Acquisition of Alcan Packaging Food Americas |
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| 09/15/09 |
LyondellBasell to Close LDPE Unit at Carrington, U.K. |
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| 09/15/09 |
Sonoco Streamlines Organization to Focus on Global Growth |
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| 09/14/09 |
NOVA Chemicals announces retirement of CEO Chris Pappas and appointment of Todd Karran as CFO |
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| 09/10/09 |
OMNOVA to Buy Hollow Sphere Plastic Pigment Product Line from Dow |
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| 09/03/09 |
SAM, Dow Jones Indexes and STOXX Ltd. announce results of Dow Jones
Sustainability Indexes Review |
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| 09/03/09 |
Dow Named to Dow Jones Sustainability Index for Ninth Time |
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| 09/01/09 |
Inc. Magazine Ranks Prime Graphics Among America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies |
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| 09/01/09 |
Lyondell Changes Plans, Keeps Chocolate Bayou HDPE Unit Open |
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| 09/01/09 |
Dow Completes Divestiture of Ownership in TRN Refinery for Approximately $800 Million |
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| August 2009 |
| 08/31/09 |
Huntsman to Close Australian Styrenics Operations |
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| 08/31/09 |
Saudi Aramco, Dow Petrochem Complex to Produce 8M T/Yr of Products |
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| 08/31/09 |
Huntsman Signs “Stalking Horse” Asset Purchase Agreement with Tronox |
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| 08/25/09 |
Demand Drop Signals Tough Year for Euro Flexible Packing Sector - Report |
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| 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 |
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| 08/18/09 |
Amcor Offers to Acquire Parts of Alcan Packaging |
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| 08/18/09 |
Economic Conditions Hit Alufoil Production |
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| 08/17/09 |
NAM Monday Economic Report - August 17, 2009 |
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| 08/11/09 |
Rollprint Opens New Prototype Lab for Pharma, Medical Disposable Products |
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| 08/10/09 |
An Evolving Debate: Industry is Split on Reform of U.S. Chemical Law |
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| 08/10/09 |
Dow Reports Progress on 2015 Sustainability Goals |
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| 08/10/09 |
Universal Packaging Systems Changes Name to Diversapack of California |
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| 08/07/09 |
FPA Members American Packaging Corporation, CL&D Graphics, Constantia Hueck Foils, Pliant Corporation and Technipaq, Inc. Sponsor Summer Interns |
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| 08/06/09 |
LyondellBasell’s Lupotech T Technology Breaks New Ground at Saudi Ethylene and Polyethylene Company Plant |
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| 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 |
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| 08/03/09 |
Bayer MaterialScience Receives Department of Energy Grant to Support Wind Turbine Blade Research and Testing |
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| 08/03/09 |
Oxea Completes Acquisition of Production Plant in the Netherlands |
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| 08/03/09 |
Arkema to Buy Certain Acrylates and Latex Assets From Dow in North America |
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| 08/03/09 |
NAM Monday Economic Report - August 3, 2009 |
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| 08/03/09 |
NORDMECCANICA GROUP, new installation at Exopack |
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| 08/03/09 |
NORDMECCANICA GROUP, new installation at Southeastern Printing |
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| 08/03/09 |
Cedex Plastics S.A.L. Makes First Investment
In Co-extrusion Line from Windmoeller & Hoelscher |
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