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Supplier news: Appointments, promotions

Ropak Corp. (Fullerton, CA): David A. Williams, chairman and CEO; James R. Connell, president.

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Supplier news: Domestic acquisitions, agreements

Packaging Corp. of America (Evanston, IL) is buying Mobil Corp's. (Rochester, NY) Plastics Div. in a deal worth $1.27 billion.

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Supplier news: Appointments, promotions

Thompson Medical Co., Inc. (West Palm Beach, FL): Elise Donahue and Charles Abitabilo, vps.

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Combibloc, Inc. (Columbus, OH): Geoffrey C. Campbell, vp of sales; Paul Sukalich, central sales mgr.

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Supplier news: Appointments, promotions

Keller Crescent Co. (Evansville, IN): Todd Coulter, account executive in the Commercial Printing/Packaging Group.

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Supplier news: Achievements

Rich-SeaPak Corp. (St. Simons Island, GA) announced that Rex Packaging was given a Supplier Award at its Mid-Year Leadership Meeting.

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Supplier news: International news

Vitro, S.A. (Mexico) and its U.S. subsidiary Anchor Glass Corp. plan to "significantly increase" capital expenditures over the next 18 months for new glass forming machines.

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Supplier news: Appointments, promotions

Great Northern Corp. (Appleton, WI): Richard C. Detienne, vp of the Specialty Group, and will remain president of Laminations.

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Supplier news: Relocations, expansions

Toyo Ink North America has moved from Boston to a new headquarters located at 2255 Lois Dr., Unit 10, Rolling Meadows, IL, 60008, phone: 708/952-0337.

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Pack tax troubles abroad

Kassel, Germany's tax on disposable paper wrappers used in fast food restaurants and vending machines, is under attack by Pro-S-Pack, an alliance of material suppliers, packagers, restaurants and vending machine companies.

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Filament tape for coils

Tara Tape (Bensalem, PA) has developed a strong filament tape specifically designed for the temporary tabbing of the last lap of light- or medium-gauge metal coils before steel straps or other packaging materials are applied.

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Versatile ink-jet system

The Patrion ink-jet printer from Marsh (Belleville, IL) prints 1 to 8 lines of type on paperboard and corrugated, at speeds to 200 fpm. Prints ascending and descending characters in a variety of fonts, with character sizes from 10 mm (0.39") to 50 mm (1.97") H.

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