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NEWS CLIPS uAmcor, Mundelein, IL, is one of only two companies within the containers and packaging sector to be included in the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index, which is based on social, environmental, and economic performance. uFranklin Intl., Columbus, OH, rebrands its Industrial Div. as Franklin Adhesives & Polymers. uRayven, St. Paul, MN, passes an extensive ISO 9001:2000 quality system surveillance audit and now is officially ISO certified. uKeystone, Old Forge, PA, acquires Ott Packagings, Selinsgrove, PA. uMesirow Financial, Chicago, IL, serves as exclusive financial advisor to Fidelity Container Corp. in its recent sale to xpedx, a div. of International Paper. uITW Performance Polymers & Fluids, Danvers, MA, acquires Stokvis Tape Group, based in the Netherlands. uDymax Corp., Torrington, CT, acquires Tridak, Danbury, CT, a designer and manufacturer of equipment for dispensing and filling. uInkSpec by PAD/Peripheral Advanced Design moves to 1400 Hocquart, St-Bruno de Montarville, QC, J3V 6E1, Canada; 450-441-5005. uMatik North America, West Hartford, CT, reports a new partnership with ESS Graphic, a Danish manufacturer of web finishing equipment. uHP, Palo Alto, CA, opens a new HP Indigo distribution center in Hayward, CA, to serve customers in the western US and western Canada. uSani-Blast, manufacturer of anilox roll cleaning systems, moves to a new facility in Minneapolis, MN, which will combine the headquarters with the manufacturing and distribution facility. What’s happening at your company? Send your news to yolanda.simonsis@penton.com. Renewable energy, represented in this array of solar panels, will be one of four sectors of the Emerging Technologies Pavilion at NPE2009. NPE to Highlight Emerging Technology WASHINGTON, DC | A multi-exhibitor Emerging Technologies Pavilion will debut at NPE2009, the international plastics exposition scheduled for June 22–26 at Chicago’s McCormick Pl. The pavilion will comprise exhibits and informational stations by companies, government agencies, and research consortia active in four sectors: sustainability, bioplastics, nanotechnology, and energy (including conservation and alternate sources). The corporate sponsor of the pavilion will be the DuPont Co. The Society of the Plastics Industry, producer of NPE2009, expects 2,000 companies to exhibit, more than a third coming from outside the US. About 75,000 plastics professionals from 120 countries are expected to register. For more information visit www.npe. Platemaking System Aids Growth AMHERST, NY | Packstar Flexible Packaging is bringing more of its plate production in-house with new solutions from Kodak. Adding to its other Kodak products, the company recently added a FLEXCEL NX digital flexo system to produce plates internally. “We see a tremendous opportunity for growth with the new FLEXCEL NX system,” says Packstar CEO Andy Sharp. “By adding to the Kodak solutions we already have, we are increasing our plate capacity while maintaining greater control over the production process. We are very particular about the products we use, and we have been very pleased with the performance of the FLEXCEL NX plates.” uKodak | www.kodak.com PFFC-ASAP 321 AVT Updates Integration Process HOD-HASHARON, ISRAEL | Advanced Vision Technology (AVT) announces the next AVT–GMI integration steps in its long-term “One Company” strategy. The sales and marketing of AVT and GMI in the Americas will be unified under the leadership of Lance Shumaker, president of AVT in the US. The joint team will continue serving the industry with both AVT and GMI product lines. The consolidations of AVT and GMI sales and marketing in the EMEA (Europe, the Middle East, and Africa), and Asia-Pacific regions were implemented earlier this year. The California and Texas facilities of GMI will be consolidated under one roof in Rockwall, TX, a process expected to be completed by March 31. WWW.PFFC-ONLINE.COM 16 | JANUARY 2009 Photo: DuPont AT O W RK http://www.npe.com http://www.kodak.com http://WWW.PFFC-ONLINE.COM

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