βPliant Corp. (Salt Lake City, UT) will relocate its corporate headquarters to Chicago, IL, at the end of the second quarter of 2001. βWillett Thailand (Bangkok, Thailand) officially opened for business on Nov. 1, 2000. βExxonMobil Chemical Co. (Macedon, NY) will expand its oriented polypropylene mfg. plant in Shawnee, OK, by adding an orienter and related equipment infrastructure. βAnderson Packaging (Rockford, IL) has opened a new facility with a total capacity of 260κ― sqβ, which will be the divisional headquarters for the firmβs Consumer Products Div. βXaar plc (Cambridge, United Kingdom) has opened its U.S. headquarters in Schaumburg, IL. βPremier Packaging (Tacoma, WA) has relocated its shaped molded foam plants from Miami, FL, to Memphis, TN. βThermo Ramsey, Thermo Goring Kerr, Thermo Allen Coding, Thermo Detection, Thermo Nobel and Thermo BLH (Minneapolis, MN) will work together to make up the Weighing and Inspection Div. under the Measurement and Control Business Sector. βKey Tech Corp. (Mukilteo, WA) has changed its official name to Lock nβ Pop. βInstitute of Packaging Professionals (Warrenton, VA) has moved its headquarters to 4143 Weeks Dr., Bldg. #207, P.O. Box 861588, Warrenton, VA 20187; phone: 540/428-2092, fax: 703/814-4961. βRockwell Automation (Greenville, SC) has completed an expansion at one of its Dodge gearing mfg. facilities.
