2:47 min Regions
Graham Packaging to close 2 plants
USA-Graham Packaging Company, L.P., will close two plants - one in Lakeland, Florida, and the other in Montgomery, Alabama - as customer volume has shifted to other locations. Approximately 20 jobs will be affected.The company's McCue Road container plant in Lakeland is scheduled to ...
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2:23 min Regions
Carbonated soft drinks segment continues to struggle, BEVERAGE MARKETING CORPORATION study shows
The U.S. carbonated soft drink market's long struggle to achieve growth persists. After six straight years of sub–1% growth, volume declined for the third straight year in 2007. Prior to 2005, the market had not declined in at least 20 years. U.S. carbonated soft drink volume has not ...
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0:41 min PET materials
Eastman to discontinue production of Eastman™ PET 5214A product
Eastman Chemical Company (NYSE:EMN) will discontinue production of Eastman™ PET 5214A at the end of 2008.Eastman PET 5214A is a PET resin commonly sold to customers for use in the pharmaceutical industry. Consistent with previous announcements, Eastman will be exiting this PET ...
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2:90 min Management
Sacmi Group, mission Latin AmericaThe Beverage & Packaging business unit presents itself to South American customers
An opportunity for customers and suppliers to get together, so that the former can gain a clearer understanding of the technological potential, services, sales set-up and assistance offered by the Group yet also so that suppliers can get a better understanding of a market of enormous ...
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