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SUPPLIER NEWS

TSGC announces new ownership
SPIRIT LAKE, IOWA, U.S. - Tri-States Grain Conditioning,
Inc. (TSGC), announced on Jan. 23 that Daniel and Luisa
Winkowitsch have purchased the company.
The company was founded in 1982 by Rich and Barb Cook.
In 2007, Darwin and Jo Winkowitsch bought Tri-States Grain
Conditioning from the Cooks.
Daniel Winkowitsch has been the general manager at
TSGC, Inc. for the past three years and will continue those
duties as well. He is an Iowa native who lived and worked in
South America for many years where he met his wife, Luisa.

While living in Ecuador, he worked with Avant Ministries
and later with the Coca Cola Company. Luisa Winkowitsch is
from Colombia where she worked in finance and banking for
more than 10 years before joining Tri-States in 2009.
The couple have three children, Natasha, Juan and Sophia.
TSGC, Inc. is a supplier of grain temperature monitoring
equipment and has an extensive network of dealers and contractors representing their products and services. TSGC ships
products to more than 46 countries around the world and the
United States.

Alapala sees record-breaking performance in 2018
ISTANBUL, TURKEY - Alapala said it closed out 2018
with a record-breaking performance.
The company said it had 18 turnkey projects in 14 countries
with a milling capacity of 5,360 tonnes per day.

Alapala builds turnkey plants in a range of capacities and is
one of the top 500 exporters in Turkey.
It has references in more than 100 countries and
four continents.

AGI continues to expand with new acquisition
WINNIPEG, MANITOBA, CANADA - Ag Growth
International Inc. has acquired Improtech Ltd., a provider of
engineering solutions to the food and beverage industry.
Improtech is an engineering services firm specializing in
providing engineering design, project management and integration of new machinery and processes within the food and
beverage industry.
Founded in 1987 and headquartered in Toronto, Canada,
Improtech has grown from mechanical engineering consulting to providing clients with complete design/build solutions
Mondi recognized for paper bag printing
VIENNA, AUSTRIA - The Mondi Group received awards
from the French Association of Flexography (ATF Flexo) and
the Italian Technical Association of Flexography (ATIF) in
recognition of its bag-printing quality and expertise.
Mondi Industrial Bags, a business segment of Mondi
Group, is an international producer of industrial paper bags
for a range of industries, including food, feed and seed.
On Dec. 13, 2018, in Paris, ATF Flexo presented Mondi
with two awards - a Gold Flexostar award in the "Printing
on Paper" category for its Dog'Croc Chien Adult bag made
for French animal nutrition specialist Sopral.
It also took home a Silver Flexostar in the "Printing on PE
Film" category for its hybrid film/paper Canicaf dog-food bag
made for Paris-based customer Néodis. The French competition attracted 135 entries from 38 companies.
The Dog'Croc Chien Adult bag stood out for its precise
printing of a dog and child image on the package.
The two-ply, pinch hybrid open Canicaf bag for Néodis,
meanwhile, involved accurately printing seven colors on polyethylene film.
"We are proud to win these awards, because the jury consists of printing professionals from across our industry," said
Christian Latorre, managing director of Mondi Lembacel SAS
in Bétheniville, France. "These honors also shine a further
light on our Bétheniville plant, which already has an excellent
reputation for its printing quality."
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carefully tailored to accommodate the unique conditions of
different production facilities.
Improtech adds engineering capabilities to those at
Danmare, enhancing AGI's ability to provide complete engineering solutions to its customer base.
Improtech's expertise include liquid ingredient handling, design of fully automated clean-in-place systems, process utilities
design, equipment commissioning, and machine safety and guarding design. Improtech also offers turnkey solutions, which include
design, equipment supply, installation, and commissioning.

Thierry Usaluppi, left, ink technician, Mondi Lembacel SAS, and Christian
Latorre, managing director, Mondi Lembacel SAS. Photo courtesy of Mondi.

This marks the third straight year that Mondi has been honored by ATF Flexo for its printing excellence.
Separately, ATIF in Italy bestowed honors on Mondi in the
"Printing on Paper" category for its innovative line of dog
food packaging based on Mondi's FlexziBox concept.
The awards ceremony took place on Nov. 20, 2018, at
Spazio Hera in Bologna, Italy.
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