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Supplier news: Domestic acquisitions, agreements

Accu-Sort Systems (Telford, PA) has signed a definitive agreement to purchase the Allen-Bradley Adaptascan bar-code scanner line from Rockwell Automation (Milwaukee, WI).

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Supplier news: Appointments, promotions

Placon Corp. (Madison, WI): Jan Acker, COO.

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Supplier news: Appointments, promotions

Perstorp Plastic Systems, Americas (Tacoma, WA): Jan Meijerink, president; Ron Springer, vp, sales; Tore Sundgren, dir., product and business development.

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Supplier news: In Memoriam

Marvin Stone, founder and chairman emeritus of Stone Container Corp. (Chicago, IL), passed away Feb. 14 at age 89.

March 31, 1999

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Stogie warnings?

The Inspector General of the Dept. of Health and Human Services issued a report urging the Federal Trade Commission to require health warning labels on cigar packages similar to those on cigarettes and smokeless tobacco.

March 31, 1999

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Supplier news: Achievements

NorthStar Print Group's (Milwaukee, WI) Norway/Watertown label div. has won its second consecutive "Partners in Excellence" award from Miller Brewing Co.

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Supplier news: International agreements

In a move to increase its global container and service offerings, Hoover Materials Handling Group, Inc. (Alpharetta, GA) has purchased its Australian distributor, Industrial Packaging Systems Pty.

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Supplier news: Relocations, expansions

International Holographic Paper (Glenside, PA) has broken ground on a new 20ꯠ sq' hologram production facility in Chalfont, PA, that will house three new holographic labs, an R&D lab, sales and warehousing for the co.'s holographic paper and paperboard lines.

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Supplier news: International agreements

Pechiney (Paris, France) has acquired a controlling interest in Pet Plas Packaging Ltd. (Leeds, England), which will operate as part of Pechiney's U.S.

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Clarification

On p. 96 of the March issue of Packaging World, we incorrectly stated that Robbie Mfg. of Lenexa, KS, won a 1998 DuPont award for the Bueno Foods package.

March 31, 1999

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Supplier news: Appointments, promotions

Tape Products Co. (Cincinnati, OH): Tim Thompson, vp, packaging systems.

March 31, 1999

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Supplier news: Relocations, expansions

TricorBraun (St. Louis, MO) has created the TricorBraun Design and Development Group, an integrated package development and design business with studios in Chicago, IL, and Los Angeles, CA.

March 31, 1999