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Indian firm enters medical device market...

Essel Propack, one of India's largest laminated packaging companies, has signed an agreement to buy Tacpro of the US, and Avalon Medical Services of Singapore, marking Propack's entry into the high-growth medical device market.. Source: tmcnet.com

May 22, 2006
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