โMitsubishi Polyester Film (Greer, SC) will convert one of its PET film lines into the production of PET shrink films.
โMeadWestvaco (Stamford, CT) acquired Kartoncraft Limited (Dublin, Ireland).
โEarthShell Corp. (Santa Barbara, CA) has formed a strategic alliance with DuPont (Wilmington, DE) that will allow the companies to offer โenvironmentally preferredโ packaging and systems to the foodservice industry.
โSato America (Sunnyvale, CA) has added Optimal Systems Services (Santa Ana, CA) as a nationwide service provider for Sato America printers.
โAngelus Sanitary Can Machine Co. (Los Angeles, CA) is now the majority shareholder of AROL S.p.A. (Canelli, Italy).
โM.J. Maillis Group (Athens, Greece) acquired Wulftec Intl. Inc. (Ayerโs Cliff, Quebec, Canada).
โRohm and Haas (Philadelphia, PA) is building a facility in Mumbai, India, for approximately $20 million.
โSonoco (Hartsville, SC) acquired Phoenix Packaging (Henderson, KY).
โCozzoli Machine Co. (Plainfield, NJ) broke ground on a 100๊ฏ sqโ facility in Somerset, NJ.
โHueck Folien GmbH (Weiden, Germany) has started
construction on its pharmaceutical foils mfg. plant in Pirkmuehle, Germany.
โID Technology (Fort Worth, TX) will open a north-central regional office servicing CO, UT, NM, KS, NE, SD, and ND.