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Bag structure grows on Bayer

Dissatisfied with previous bags that were torn or punctured from multiple handlings during palletizing and distribution, Bayer Corp. changed the bag structure for its 50-lb Aztec-brand granular insecticide.

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Beginning last fall, Bayer began using a 7.6-mil bag film that provides the strength and moisture barrier necessary for the heavy product, which is sold to corn farmers in the Midwest. “We made a change because we were dissatisfied with previous bag breakage,” notes Susan York, communications manager for insecticides for Bayer, a firm based in Germany with U.S. headquarters in Pittsburgh.

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