Manuli Stretch purchases Quintec in the U.S.
Film major Manuli Stretch Group has established a U.S. production base by acquiring Quintec Films Corp of Shelbyville, TN. Manuli completed the acquisition on November 26 for undisclosed terms. Manuli Stretch of Milan, Italy, expects the Quintec acquisition to help it realize ambitious sales targets in North America.
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Graham Packaging opens new plant in Tuzla, Turkey
Graham Packaging Company, L.P., has begun manufacturing operations in a new plant in Tuzla, Turkey, producing polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP) and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles for the personal care, household products and dairy markets in western Turkey.
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New patent: Beverage bottles filling plant
According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "beverage bottling plant for filling bottles with a liquid beverage, having a filling element for filling bottles with a liquid beverage and a filling machine having such a filling element."
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News headlines, Dec. 3
• Tetra Recart receives Forest Stewardship Council certification
• Anheuser-Busch plans to go back to basics in marketing beers
• Inventor develops blister pack production process
• The U.S. organic beverage market has grown 97 percent between 2002 and 2007

News headlines, Nov. 30
• Fresh, super and organic top trends for 2008
• RFID Consortium LLC established
• NanoMarkets announces new upcoming report
• Millwood announces expansion into southern regions of the U.S.

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