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Achievements

International Paper (Purchase, NY) has donated $100ꯠ to the new Paper Industry Intl. Hall of Fame in Appleton, WI.

—The Dow Chemical Co. was named the recipient of the 2000 CIO-100 Award by IDG’s CIO magazine.

—A CCL Custom Mfg. plant (Memphis, TN) received the Bronze Pinnacle Award for quality systems excellence from Procter & Gamble.

—TricorBraun (St. Louis, MO) was given the award for Overall Performance Excellence at a Supplier Appreciation Day held by Baxter Hyland Immuno, a human blood fractionator.

—Dr. Barbara Blakistone, National Food Processors Assn.’s senior scientist, has been named winner of the 2000 Riester-Davis Award by Institute of Food Technologists’ Food Packaging Div.

—Placon Corp. (Madison, WI) was awarded its eleventh consecutive Partners in Quality Award by SC Johnson.

—Accord Carton (Chicago, IL) is celebrating its sixtieth year in business.

—Rockwell Automation (Milwaukee, WI) will become a member of the European SERCOS Interest Group.

—Tyvek Medical Packaging’s (Wilmington, DE) mascot, Scrubby Bear, was spotted bringing “bear hugs” to patients and their parents at the A.I. du Pont Hospital for Children in Wilmington, DE.

—ISO 9001 certification: rose plastic U.S.A. (California, PA).

—ISO 9002 certification: ifm efector inc. (Exton, PA).

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