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NEWS CLIPS uStork Prints, Boxmeer, Netherlands, agrees to supply Omet, Lecco, Italy, with dedicated RSI (Rotary Screen Integration) modules for the Varyflex 520- and 670-mmwide combination presses. uSartomer Co., Exton, PA, opens a manufacturing plant in Nansha, in the Guangzhou province of China. The facility will produce specialty acrylate monomers and oligomers. uOctal Holding and Co., Muscat, Omran, will add 500,000 metric tons/ annum of production capacity in PET resins by May 2010. uShorewood Packaging, New York, NY, opens a Design and Development Center in Carlstadt, NJ, to provide customers with enhanced collaboration, speed-to-market service, and personalized account support. uSani-Blast, Minneapolis, MN, and ARCS, Hatfield, PA, report a marketing and service alliance throughout North America, formalizing a 20-yr relationship between the companies. uMeadWestvaco, Richmond, VA, announces a definitive agreement to sell its kraft paper mill in North Charleston, SC, and related assets to KapStone Paper and Packaging Corp., Northbrook, IL, for $485 million in cash, subject to certain closing adjustments. uMocon, Minneapolis, MN, manufacturer of instrumentation equipment, breaks ground on a new headquarters building in Neuwied, Germany, for the Lippke division. The 8,400-sq-ft structure, located within a mile of the present facility, will offer 50% more space. uMesirow Financial, Chicago, IL, serves as exclusive financial advisor to Hamilton Paper Box, Hamilton, ON, Canada, in its recent sale to Rosmar Litho, Baie d’Urfe, QC, Canada. uInterfilm Holdings, Easley, SC, begins construction on a new corporate office and southeast converting facility. The 90,000-sq-ft building, located about two miles from the existing location, is expected to be completed by Q4 2008. uDuraCorp., Lewis Center, OH, changes its name to SOLUT! The company, which provides thermoformed paper products, says the name is derived from the word “solutions.” What’s happening at your company? Send your news to yolanda.simonsis@penton.com. Plastic Bag Recycling Efforts Lauded NEW YORK, NY | The Opening New Facility LA PALMA, CA | Pamarco Global Graphics recently held an open house at its new La Palma plant, welcoming a crowd of customers, local dignitaries, suppliers, and employees. “The facility will service all products from anilox and rubber rolls to ink systems,” said Terry Ford, president and CEO. Coating Gets Kosher Okay CINCINNATI, OH | Michelman reports its Plate Kote paper plate coatings have all been kosher-certified by the Orthodox Union. The coatings also meet FDA guidelines. The coatings are a clear overprint varnish said to offer high food release characteristics, to resist moisture seepage into the paper, and to produce a durable, high-gloss paper plate. Progressive Bag Affiliates of the American Chemistry Council (ACC) is applauding the efforts of Penn Jersey Paper Co. and Poly-Pak Industries, both of which recently launched programs that provide end-to-end recycling infrastructure to facilitate plastic bag recycling. Steve Russell, managing director of ACC’s Plastics Div., says, “The private sector recognizes the opportunity that plastic bag recycling offers both as a product offering and through the sale of recycled plastic in the secondary market. The markets for these materials clearly show that plastics are too valuable a resource to waste and should be recycled. We encourage more of this.” He adds, “The innovative programs developed by Penn Jersey and PolyPak are two examples of how the entrepreneurial spirit is generating creative, environmentally responsible solutions in the marketplace.” Custom Core Shafts Do the Job RK NEW BERLIN, WI | Premier Paper Converting Machinery, a company making machines that produce fiber and corrugated partitions, now offers a custom machine for producing honeycomb panels. The panels are used as protective packaging inside cartons of heavier products, such as appliances. Feeding this machine are four rolls, up to 98 in. long and weighing to 5,300 lbs. The core shafts for these rolls had to be precisely 100 mm dia, and the shafts had to be long, strong, and lightweight enough for the customer to handle safely. The solution for this custom machine turned out to be a custom core shaft from NimCor. Using inhouse carbon fiber winding capabilities, NimCor employed a special winding pattern with a high-strength fiber modulus and resin to obtain the required tube strength, rigidity, and weight. Hardened steel journals serve as bearing surfaces while also custom-machined to the OEM’s brake system. The resulting carbon fiber core shaft could properly support these huge rolls. The finished shafts weigh less than 140 lbs, reportedly light enough for two people to handle with safety. uNimCor | www.nimcor.com PFFC-ASAP 312 16 | AUGUST 2008 AT W O WWW.PFFC-ONLINE.COM http://www.nimcor.com http://WWW.PFFC-ONLINE.COM

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