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Toray Plastics (America), Inc., the only United States manufacturer of precision-performance polyester, polypropylene, and bio-based films, has named Kerri Boyens its new Product Manager for the Torayfan® Polypropylene Film Division. She will be responsible for the growth of OPP film products among key customers in the packaging sector.

Last Friday Constantia Flexibles Group, headquartered in Vienna, Austria, has signed a deal to acquire Spear Group – one of the leading manufacturers of labels globally.

Spee-Dee® Packaging Machinery’s testing lab can simulate production runs, giving customers assurance that their product will meet desired fill rates and accuracies. The goal of the test lab is to duplicate a customer’s specific application by demonstrating that Spee-Dee equipment will fill and perform as expected.

Columbia Machine introduces the new Palletizer & Load Transfer Station blog. The blog will serve as a source for keeping customers informed on industry trends, upcoming shows, customer stories, service tips, after market modifications and more.

To accommodate its growth, Delkor recently moved its operations to 4300 Round Lake Road West in St. Paul, MN. The new plant is 114,000 sq. ft. and is located at the intersection of Interstate Highways 35W and 694 in the Twin Cities.

TimBar Packaging & Display’s point of purchase division is pleased to announce the opening of its new Atlanta Fulfillment facility. The building is 151,119 square feet in total of which about 86,000 will be climate-controlled. Capabilities will include hand-assembly, pack-out, fulfillment and distribution services.

Exopack Holding Corp. a leading global manufacturer of flexible packaging and coated products today announced that executive chairman Jack Knott will return to the company in a full time capacity as the executive chairman and chief executive officer. In addition, Mike Alger, a member of Exopack’s board of directors and chairman of the audit committee, has been named the company’s chief financial officer.

DuPont Packaging Graphics recently held its biennial Flexographic Printing and Technical Seminar in Moscow. The event was organized with 3M Industrial Tapes and Adhesives Division and Esko Graphics, and attracted more than 150 attendees from more than 70 companies.

The Bowling Green Area Chamber of Commerce announced today that Alpla, Inc., an Austrian-based plastic packaging company, plans to establish manufacturing operations in Bowling Green, Kentucky, creating 72 new, full-time jobs and investing more $22.4 million in the Commonwealth.

Triangle Package Machinery Company appoints Bob McAtee as its new Regional Sales Manager – West Region.