PFFC - November 2007 - (Page 16) NEWS CLIPS uTechkon GmbH reports the establishment of Techkon USA in Reading, MA. Techkon supplies color measurement tools including SpectroPlate, SpectroDens, and scanning spectro-densitometer products. uConstantia Packaging, Vienna, Austria, retains Blaige & Company to divest its North American sub., Constantia Multifilm Packaging Corp., a fully integrated manufacturer of specialty flexible packaging. uThe three principal shareholders of Artwork Systems recently reached an agreement to sell their shares to Esko NV, Gent, Belgium. Carsten Knudsen becomes CEO of the combined group. Guideo Van der Schueren becomes chief commercial officer leading marketing and sales operations. uGrafix GmbH, Stuttgart, Germany, acquires ConTemp GmbH, Meldorf, Germany, a manufacturer of chilling and fountain solution systems. uMesirow Financial acts as exclusive financial advisor to S. Walter Packaging Corp. in its recent sale to Brynwood Partners. uPlymouth Printing, Cranford, NJ, is celebrating its 50th year in Cranford, opposite the Garden State Pkwy. From its original 10,000 sq ft in the same location, the company has grown to almost 50,000 sq ft. The 80-year-old company manufactures printed packaging components for the pharmaceutical and related healthcare markets. uADM Tronics, Northvale, NJ, forms Aqua Based Technologies, a new division featuring products that are environmentally safe and include biodegradable qualities. uSaueressig GmbH & Co. KG and Pamarco Global Graphics enter an agreement to offer new design and engraving services to the North American laminates and vinyl floor coverings industries. Saueressig will provide artwork and origination in Vreden and Monchengladbach, Germany, and Pamarco will engrave gravure printing cylinders at its facility in Palmyra, NJ. ON THE WEB Find more news at www.pffc-online.com A clean room at M&C Specialties is part of the wide-ranging operation that is now part of ITW. M&C Joins ITW Family DANVERS, MA | ITW Performance Polymers, an Illinois Tool Works co., has acquired M&C Specialties Co., Southampton, PA. M&C is a contract manufacturer of custom-fabricated die-cut adhesive components, tapes, and labels as well as adhesive subassemblies, foils, and double- and single-coated foams. M&C will continue to operate from its plants as a standalone unit, and all employees will remain with the business. Sealed Air Acquires Ethafoam From Dow MIDLAND, MI | The Dow Chemical Co. has signed an agreement for Sealed Air Corp., Elmwood Pk., NJ, to purchase certain assets of Dow’s Ethafoam performance foam business. Financial terms were not disclosed. Sealed Air will acquire global rights to certain assets relating to the Ethafoam PE foam product lines, including a license to process technology, customer contracts, trademarks, and certain production and process equipment. Sealed Air also acquires the rights to the Lamdex trademark. FALLS CHURCH, VA | The Foodservice Packaging Inst. (FPI) announces the publication of “Market Research Study on Foodservice Packaging Products.” More than 75% of the 1,400 quick-service restaurant (QSR) operators surveyed expect their foodservice packaging purchases to remain the same or increase in the next year. Only 2.4% said they expect their purchases to decrease. When asked by what percent they expect an increase or decrease, the result is a net increase of 2.1%. The information collected for the survey included Incidence of Use; Product Volume; and Past and Next Year Purchases by QSR segment and by US region. According to the study, the full-line distributor is the dominant source for foodservice packaging purchases, and QSRs reported purchasing foodservice packaging products from an average of 1.15 distributors. For more information visit www.fpi.org. WWW.PFFC-ONLINE.COM Foodservice Packaging Subject of Study 16 | NOVEMBER 2007 http://www.pffc-online.com http://www.fpi.org http://WWW.PFFC-ONLINE.COM
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