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Constantia Flexibles – a global corporation that develops, manufactures and supplies flexible packaging solutions for the pharmaceutical, healthcare, food and beverage markets – announceplans to invest $12 million to expand its main U.S. manufacturing facility in Blythewood, South Carolina. Slated for completion in autumn of this year, the project will add 15,000 square feet of factory floor space to house several new pieces of packaging equipment and more than a dozen new employees.

In his new role, Panaseny will spearhead North American business and market development across the multiple industries served by OYSTAR USA. In doing so, he will oversee everything from team-building and sales goal-setting to strategic partnerships and company visibility at packaging industry conferences and events.

Xpedx, a business-to-business distribution company in North America and a business of International Paper (IP), is pursuing a new set of sustainability goals in 2013 that will advance its leadership role in offering sustainable solutions to its customers in printing, packaging and facilities supplies.

Stäubli Robotics, a leading innovator in robotic automation, has partnered with Minnesota-based Werner Electric to make Stäubli robots and robotic components, as well as the support of a Stäubli-trained local sales network, available throughout the region.

BEUMER Group celebrated the official opening of the new factory building in Thailand, located in the eastern Chachoengsao Province. In a festive ceremony, the German ambassador Rolf Schulze congratulated BEUMER on completion of the construction and praised the commitment shown by the Beckum-based family company in the Kingdom of Thailand. The newly built premises covering 2,000 square meters will allow BEUMER to increase its production for the Asian market. Dr. Christoph Beumer, Chairman and CEO of BEUMER Group GmbH & Co. KG, emphasised that the success of the project should be greatly attributed to the close cooperation of the Beckum and Thailand teams across borders and continents.

Hitachi’s Industrial Inkjet printers are known in the industry for reliability, ease-of-use and efficiency. Hitachi’s industrial inkjet printers are widely used in food, cosmetics and pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities.

M&G Group, announces that it has signed a Licensee Agreement with Alpek, S.A.B. de C.V. (Alpek) for IntegRex(r) PTA technology. The technology will be used in the construction of M&G's previously announced 1,200,000 MT per annum PTA plant at Corpus Christi, Texas.

Multisorb Technologies announces the appointment of Michael Barnett to the position of Business Development Representative - Food and Beverage Packaging. Barnett will provide sales and service support to the North American Food and Beverage Market. This appointment supports Multisorb’s continued growth in this region.

In recognition of Earth Day, wineries located in British Columbia with a demonstrated environmental commitment have been recognized by TricorBraun WinePak, North America’s largest supplier of wine bottles, and Verallia North America, the leading U.S. manufacturer of wine bottles.

Quality Associates welcomes Steve Bowden as president and chief operating officer. Steve will report to the Board of Directors and will manage all aspects of the on-going business operations.