PFFC - January 2008 - (Page 16) NEWS CLIPS uDri-Tec Mfg. Group moves its corporate office and manufacturing facility to the SMT machine and tools building in Green Bay, WI. Though still independent, Dri-Tec will use SMT’s 50,000 sq ft of machine shop and assembly space to manufacture its coaters, laminators, and flexo presses. uTidland Corp., Camas, WA, completes a 54% expansion of existing manufacturing facilities in Keene, NH, to improve efficiency and reduce delivery times for winding products. uSartomer Co., Exton, PA, relocates its corporate office in Asia to Unit 1196, 11/F, DCH Commercial Centre 25, Westlands Rd., Quarry Bay, Hong Kong; +852-2161-0600. uThe TMI Group of Companies, Ronkonkoma, NY, a global manufacturer of testing instruments, acquires Lako Tool, Perrysburg, OH, a manufacturer of replacement sealing jaws and laboratory testing instrumentation. uAlcan Packaging Food Americas, Chicago, IL, is named the 2007 Supplier of the Year by the American Meat Inst. (AMI). The award is given to a supplier member of AMI that partners with meat and poultry processors to achieve industry goals. uInterfilm Holdings, Easley, SC, a national value-added distributor of industrial films, acquires the business and assets of Brushfoil, Guilford, CT. Brushfoil is a global manufacturer of brushed films and papers. ON THE WEB Find more news at www.pffc-online.com (from left) Michael Foran and Jose Velasco sign agency agreement. Adding an Agent in Mexico LAS VEGAS, NV | At last fall’s CPP Expo, ARC Intl. confirmed the signing of Flexi-Vel as exclusive agent for all wide web products throughout Mexico. The agreement was signed in person by Michael Foran, founder and president of ARC, and Jose Velasco, president of Flexi-Vel. Flexi-Vel is a Mexican company with more than 35 years of expertise selling a wide range of machinery and ancillary parts and equipment throughout Latin America. FORT MILL, SC | The Assn. of Industrial Metallizers, Coaters and Laminators (AIMCAL) has issued additional information on the scholarship fund it created with the Society of Vacuum Coaters (SVC). The fund is in honor of Dr. Bernard Henry of Oxford Univ., who passed away recently. Dr. Henry, says AIMCAL, “immersed himself in the question, ‘What really determines the permeation barrier properties of polymer/inorganic composites?’” The key ideas resulting from his work include the importance of micron-scale defects, the role of chemical modifications in improving permeation properties, and practical solutions to old problems on how to fabricate new and better materials. AIMCAL and SVC have set a goal for the fund of $50,000. For more information contact James Seeser, chair, SVC Foundation, 5 Old Westbury Ln., St. Louis, MO 63119; 312-918-0160. Enhancing Education US Foodservice Disposables Demand* % Annual Growth Item Foodservice Disposables Demand Serviceware Packaging Napkins & Other © 2007 by The Freedonia Group; *million dollars. 2001 10,454 4,879 4,560 1,015 2006 13,745 6,385 6,175 1,185 2011 16,600 7,595 7,675 1,330 01–06 5.6 5.5 6.3 3.1 06–11 3.8 3.5 4.4 2.3 Foodservice Disposables Growth Led by Packaging CLEVELAND, OH | Foodservice disposables demand in the US is projected to increase 3.8%/yr to $16.6 billion in 2011. This is the conclusion of a new study from The Freedonia Group. Growth will be driven by rising disposable personal income and increased spending for food eaten or prepared away from home. The fastest advances are expected for packaging products, forecast to increase at an annual rate of 4.4%. Demand will be propelled by favorable growth for limited service restaurants, which 16 | JANUARY 2008 account for nearly half of overall restaurant revenues. Continued growth of smaller limited service segments, such as fast casual and snack/bakery/coffee shop restaurants, also will boost packaging demand. Lids and wraps are expected to post the strongest gains, with most container types also showing good growth. Disposables made from degradable materials will post robust advances from a low base. Demand for napkins and other products will lag the overall industry, says the study, based on costsaving measures such as general downsizing of napkins. Demand in eating and drinking places is forecast to expand 3.9%/yr to $11 billion in 2011. In addition to menu changes necessitating greater usage of containers, disposables demand in limited service restaurants will be further aided by increased varieties of snack-sized menu items and an increased focus on premium coffee. Disposables in institutional and other markets will increase below the average pace but all will provide areas of opportunity. For more information visit www.freedoniagroup.com. WWW.PFFC-ONLINE.COM http://www.pffc-online.com http://www.freedoniagroup.com http://WWW.PFFC-ONLINE.COM
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