DMI completed an expansion of its Wharton, NJ, headquarters to 275ꯠ sq’ for manufacturing, filling, and packaging of aqueous products.

Pactiv (Lake Forest, IL) will purchase the plastic packaging assets of Rock-Tenn Co.

TricorBraun (St. Louis, MO) hired Mark Polivka as the vp of supply chain management.

–Flexicon Corp. (Bethlehem, PA) relocated into its new 90ꯠ sq’ mfg. facility and world headquarters.

IWKA AG (Karlsruhe, Germany) has taken over the packaging technology div. of Jagenberg AG (Düsseldorf, Germany). Concurrently, IWKA has sold its defense technology div.

Like it or not--in fact, intentionally or not--virtually all U.S. businesses are already participating in the global marketplace, and the choice is not "whether" but "how well." So said Dana Mead, president of Pactiv, in remarks to The Aluminum Association's annual meeting last fall.

Multisorb Technologies Inc. (Buffalo, NY) and Pactiv Inc. (Greenwich, CT) completed an agreement that names Pactiv as the exclusive food market distributor of FreshPax(TM) and FreshMax®, two of Multisorb's signature products.

Pactiv Inc.(Lake Forest, IL) has acquired Richter Mfg. (Pomona, CA). The company will operate as Tenneco Packaging-Richter.

Pactiv Inc. (Evanston, IL) will break ground in mid-December for an 825ꯠ sq' national distribution center in Temple Industrial Park, Temple, TX.

Pactiv Inc. (Evanston, IL): Jerry Lowe, vp, gen. mgr., Containerboard.

Pactiv nc. (Evanston, IL) will close its only rotogravure folding carton plant located in Rittman, OH, in May.

Pactiv Packaging's (Deerfield, IL) Counce, TN, kraft linerboard mill was selected as one of 10 best plants in America by IndustryWeek magazine.

Pactiv Inc. (Evanston, IL) acquired Hexacomb, Inc. (Lincolnshire, IL) for $58 million.