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Supplier news: Domestic acquisitions, agreements

Nefab Inc. (Chicago, IL) has appointed Great Lakes Packing Systems, Inc. (Itasca, IL) as its master distributor.

April 30, 1996

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Supplier news: Domestic acquisitions, agreements

International Paper (Purchase, NY) and Federal Paper Board (Montvale, NJ) have merged.

April 30, 1996

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Supplier news: Domestic acquisitions, agreements

Bemis Co., Inc. (Minneapolis, MN) and Paper Manufacturers Co., Inc. (Philadelphia, PA) have reached an agreement by which Bemis will acquire the Perfecseal Healthcare Pkg.

April 30, 1996

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Supplier news: Relocations, expansions

Containers Northwest Corp. (Tumwater, WA) is building a new 60ꯠ-sq-ft plant near Tucson, AZ.

April 30, 1996

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Pepsi-Cola pops 'Project Blue'

In an effort to boost worldwide market share, unify its global image, and appeal to the next generation of cola drinkers, Pepsi-Cola last month in London unveiled "Project Blue." It's a whole new look that incorporates a new logo and packaging graphics for all Pepsi, Diet Pepsi and Pepsi Max offerings sold internationally.

April 30, 1996

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Supplier news: Domestic acquisitions, agreements

Elwood Industries, Inc. (Chicago, IL), in conjunction with its 50-year anniversary, is changing its name to Elwood Packaging, Inc.

April 30, 1996

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Linerboard

Visy Paper (Staten Island, NY) has introduced VisyTuff(TM) 75, a high-performance linerboard with a minimum ring crush-resistance of 75 lb. Offers superior stacking strength, product protection and improved performance over corrugated during packaging, storage and distribution, according to the supplier.

April 30, 1996

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Specialized UV coating

Craigcoat 1077Q from Craig Adhesives & Coatings (Newark, NJ) has been specially developed for a wide range of paper substrates, including folding cartons.

April 30, 1996

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Supplier news: International agreements

Rittenhouse (Hewitt, TX) has agreed to be the sole North American converter and distributor of Japan-based General Ribbon Co., Ltd.'s thermal-transfer ribbon products for bar code printers.

April 30, 1996

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Supplier news: Domestic acquisitions, agreements

Trident Intl., Inc. (Brookfield, CT) has acquired a nonexclusive license from Dataproducts Corp. (Simi Valley, CA) for patented solid ink-jet printing technology in certain licensed industrial marking fields.

April 30, 1996

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Supplier news: Domestic acquisitions, agreements

Chesapeake Corp. (Richmond, VA) has split its packaging business into corrugated container, graphic packaging and display operations.

April 30, 1996

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EAS applicator

Sonoco Label Group's (Charlotte, NC) new electronic article surveillance (EAS) applicators apply EAS labels to folding carton interiors at speeds to 600 tags/min.

March 31, 1996