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MeadWestvaco selling media and entertainment packaging unit
RICHMOND, VA. (Sept. 3, 11:15 a.m. ET) -- MeadWestvaco Corp. is selling its media and entertainment packaging business to focus on its other consumer packaging operations. MeadWestvaco  expects to close the $68 million deal with investment group Atlas Holdings LLC of Greenwich, Conn., by the end of September. September 3, 2010
Memorial service held for blow molder Melville
LONG BEACH, CALIF. (Sept. 2, 2 p.m. ET) -- Family members and friends held a celebration of life for William Melville at the Long Beach, Calif., Yacht Club on Aug. 23. Melville, 69, died Aug. 17 at his home in Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif., from the effects of leukemia. Melville was a founder, president and CEO of blow molder Mayfair Plastics in Carson, Calif. September 2, 2010
Tetra Pak unit buys Canada closure molder Crealise
RAWDON, QUEBEC (Sept. 1, 11:55 a.m. ET) -- Novembal SAS, the caps and closures division of Switzerland's Tetra Pak, has acquired Crealise Conditionnement Inc., a Canadian injection molder of polyethylene closures for large bottles. September 1, 2010
For third straight year, California legislature rejects plastic bag ban
SACRAMENTO, CALIF. (Sept. 1, 10 a.m. ET) -- For the third straight year, the effort to ban or tax plastic carryout bags in California has failed. The California Senate late Aug. 31 rejected AB 1998, which would have banned the use of plastic bags starting in 2012 at large grocery stores. The 20-14 no vote was seven votes short of what was needed to pass the measure, which had been approved by the state Assembly in June. September 1, 2010
After tripling in size, Alpha changes hands
ST. LOUIS (Aug. 31, 12:30 p.m. ET) -- Stonebridge Partners made capital investments that allowed Alpha Packaging Inc. to nearly triple in size since 2005, growing its annual sales to a projected $135 million for 2010. But now Alpha is preparing to take the next step with a new owner: private equity firm Irving Place Capital, which already has several plastics-related holdings. August 31, 2010
U.S. plastic container demand to hit $30.4 billion
CLEVELAND (Aug. 31, 11:45 a.m. ET) -- Demand for plastic containers in the United States is set to grow 4.3 percent annually to $30.4 billion, creating demand for 13.9 billion pounds of resin, according to a new Freedonia Group Inc. report. August 31, 2010
Irving Place Capital buying majority stake in Alpha Packaging
ST. LOUIS (Aug. 30, 10:10 p.m. ET) – Blow molder Alpha Packaging Inc. will soon have a new majority owner – private equity firm Irving Place Capital. The seller is White Plains, N.Y.-based Stonebridge Partners. Terms were not disclosed. Alpha managers will also own a stake in the St. Louis-based bottle manufacturer. August 30, 2010
Film extruder Laddawn to move HQ to Devens, Mass.
STERLING, MASS. (Aug. 30, 3:40 p.m. ET) -- Laddawn Inc., has purchased a former library in Devens, Mass., and will redevelop the 10,000-square-foot building into its new corporate headquarters. The Sterling-based maker of polyethylene bags, film and tubes will create 12 new jobs at the former Davis Library site. August 30, 2010
Thermoformer Brentwood planning two plants in Arizona
READING, PA. (Aug. 25, 11:55 a.m. ET) -- Thermoformer Brentwood Industries Inc. plans to build two manufacturing facilities in Surprise, Ariz. August 25, 2010
Fire damages Mexico dinnerware plant
MONTERREY, MEXICO (Aug. 24, 6:15 p.m. ET) -- Fire destroyed half the premises of one of Mexico’s largest manufacturers of disposable tableware on Aug. 24, sweeping through warehouses, fanned by a strong following wind, but avoiding offices and most of the company’s machinery. August 24, 2010
Consolidated Container closing Lakeland, Fla., bottle plant
ATLANTA (Aug. 24, 2:20 p.m. ET) -- A Consolidated Container Co. LLC blow molding plant in Lakeland, Fla., will close at the end of the year with production of oil bottles shifting to an existing Consolidated plant in West Memphis, Ark. The Lakeland plant formerly had capacity to make milk jugs as well as oil containers, but milk jug production ended earlier this year. August 24, 2010
Iowa judge delays decision on Pretium plant
MUSCATINE, IOWA (Aug. 24, 1:50 p.m. ET) -- A judge in Muscatine has delayed a hearing on making permanent a temporary injunction that bars Pretium Packaging LLC from using fluorine in its bottle manufacturing there. August 24, 2010
Dell reduces amount of packaging by 18.2 million lbs.
AUSTIN, TEXAS (Aug. 24, 11:55 a.m. ET) -- Dell Inc. has reduced the amount of packaging it uses by more than 18.2 million pounds in 2009, the computer and electronics maker reported in its latest Corporate Responsibility report. August 24, 2010
ABX gets government incentives to expand
RHINELANDER, WIS. (Aug. 20, 5:20 p.m. ET) -- Cast film manufacturer Advanced Barrier Extrusions LLC is doubling the size of its plant in Rhinelander and expanding slitting capacity there — a total investment of $2.1 million. Construction should be completed on the 30,000-square-foot addition in early 2011, ABX President Tony Haug said. August 20, 2010
Bag ban takes effect in Mexico City
MEXICO CITY (Aug. 18, 1:55 p.m. ET) -- Stiff penalties, including jail, for giving away non-biodegradable plastic bags in commercial establishments went into effect in Mexico City at a minute past midnight Aug. 18. Penalties for breaking the law include up to 36 hours in jail and fines ranging up to $118,000. August 18, 2010

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