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From Dubai...

...The Middle East’s largest packaging trade fair, Gulf Pack, scheduled for December 11 to 14, hopes to flex some muscle and attract visitors from 71 countries…

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From Mumbai (formerly Bombay) India...

...small entrepreneurs struggle to compete due to lack of branding and marketing skills. They may be expert at production or processing, but packaging and branding skills are more elusive. Global marketers pose threat…

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M&A ACTIVITY TO REMAIN STRONG IN PACKAGING

A stable economic environment, favorable lending market conditions, and large amounts of equity capital available are among the factors that will keep merger-and-acquisition activity levels strong in 2005.

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Achievements

Crown Food Packaging, the U.S. affiliate of Crown Holdings, Inc.

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In Memoriam

H. Howard Flint, II,chairman and retired CEO of Flint Ink Corp., passed away on June 14, 2005.

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TricorBraun acquires Cal-West

TricorBraun has acquired Cal-West Tool & Mold, a custom designer and manufacturer of blow molds.

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Tubing machine for wet wipes

Optima offers its fully automatic packaging solution for wet wipes in plastic tubs for a manufacturer of paper hygiene products. Wipes can be placed in the tubs as bulk stacks or prepackaged stacks in paper bags.

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Booklet label for clinical trials

Almedica• Foldex label booklet offers single-form construction that remains intact after repeated handling• label can be produced in runs as small as 250 labels, with turnarounds in 12 to 15 days from final artwork approval• booklets can be b&w, color, multilingual, with non-western fonts, logos, graphics, or bar codes

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Retailers: Paperboard can help evolve private label (sidebar)

Research identifies channel opportunities

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Alcoa buys out China joint venture...

...originally established in 1995 to produce foil products used primarily in packaging for China’s pharmaceutical industry…

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From Africa...

...Research shows the majority of families treat their child’s malaria at home either incompletely or inadequately, prompting TDR to develop pre-packaged antimalarial drugs. Overcoming the multi-lingual/translation/literacy issues, pictoral instructions were included on how to take the medicines. File under compliance through packaging...

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From India...

..Indian Pharmaceutical packaging company Bilcare, Ltd has acquired Pennsylvania (U.S.) based Proclinical Inc. “Bilcare takes a significant leap in the pharma value chain, from drug discovery to market, through this U.S. acquisition,” Bilcare chairman says...

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