NEWS CLIPS

Published: August 01, 2011

• Charter Films, Superior, WI, commits to supporting Minority- and Women-Owned Business Enterprises, meeting with potential suppliers at trade show events.

• Erema North America adds 2,500 sq ft to its Ipswich, MA, headquarters, now occupying more than 13,000 sq ft., and hires two people for after-sales customer service and support. The Austria-based company also receives the prestigious Golden Pegasus award in the medium-size business category from Oberösterreichische Nachrichten, the daily newspaper in Upper Austria.

• The Montalvo Corp., Gorham, ME, offers a free data sheet for the new S4 Digital Tension Controller, including photos, working diagram, benefits, and specifications.

• Italy-based OMET opens a US sub., OMET America Inc., in Grand Rapids, MI, to provide service and parts for North America, the Caribbean, and Latin America. North American sales continue to be handled by Matik, West Hartford, CT.

• Mesirow Financial, Chicago, IL, acts as co-manager and co-documentation agent to Exopack Holding Corp., Spartanburg, SC, an affiliate of Sun Capital Partners, in its recapitalization transactions.

• Tokyo, Japan-based Toyo Ink SC Holdings Co. Ltd. establishes a new sub., Toyo SC Trading Co. Ltd., as a general trading company for the Toyo Ink Group.

• Flex Essentials, Caledon East, ON, Canada, is the exclusive agent in Canada and Western New York state for washing equipment produced by Flexo Wash, Louisville, KY.

• AMPAC Holdings, Cincinnati, OH, acquires flex-pack firm ELAG Verpackungen AG, in Switzerland.

• Sweden-based PrimeBlade Sweden appoints Custom Flex, Appleton, WI, as its exclusive distributor in the US and Canada.

• Sustainable Green Printing Partnership, Seattle, WA, reports Berman Printing, Cincinnati, OH, is the 29th facility to be SGP Certified. PolyCello, Amherst, NS, Canada, is the first Canadian print facility to earn certification.

• Zip-Pak, Manteno, IL, opens its first China factory in Guangzhou to produce resealable zipper closures.

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