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Menges Roller Expands Chill Roll Division

Roller company invests new machine for flagship line of heat transfer rolls.
May 15, 2013
Menges Roller, located in northeast Illinois, is pleased to announce the expansion of its heat transfer roll division with the purchase of an advanced-technology lathe capable of manufacturing heat transfer rolls up to 20 feet long.
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Toray Plastics Celebrates Launch of New Coating Equipment

Rhode Island governor praises Toray's commitment to the state at ribbon-cutting ceremony; expansion boosts local employment.
May 14, 2013
Toray Plastics (America), Inc., celebrated the launch of new coating equipment at a ribbon-cutting ceremony held on May 2 on the company's 70-acre campus in North Kingstown, R.I.
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GEC Backlog Points to 35% Growth in 2013

May 13, 2013
With billions of dollars worth of capital equipment in operation around the globe, and over 50 years of service to the plastics and converting industries, Gloucester Engineering Co. Inc., is coming off two consecutive years where it has doubled its annual sales.
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Leading Packaging Companies Join Forces

Five leading packaging companies combine to create the world's largest global plastics packaging company.
May 10, 2013
Five leading packaging companies in North America and Europe today announced they intend to combine in order to operate as one global leader under the banner of Exopack Holdings Sarl, a new Luxembourg company.
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Waste Can Become Business

Food packaging will play a key role in feeding the world in 2050.
Suley Muratoglu
May 10, 2013
There’s a kernel of wisdom in that old parental admonition: clean your dinner plate because there are children starving in Africa.
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Market Trends: pet food

Pet food packaging feeds needs of pets and owners

New packages focus on nutrition, outstanding design and convenience.
Rebecca Eve Schweitzer
May 8, 2013
According to a report from the American Pet Products Association regarding industry statistics and trends, Americans are pampering their pets by purchasing items for them that go well beyond the bare necessities. Pets now receive gourmet and organic food options with special consideration for allergies, dietary restrictions or a special healthy diet.
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