December 2014

news releaseosha news release 12232014contact name diana petterson or juan rodriguezphone number 972 8504710 or x4709email petterson.diana@dol.gov or rodriguez.juan@dol.govrelease number 142284dalwest monroe, louisiana, packaging plant worker suffers serious hand injury as dangerous hazards are ignoredosha cites graphic packaging for 28 safety violationsbaton rouge, la. &mdash after a graphic packaging international inc.

virtus holdings acquires appleton coatedappleton coated, a leader in the coated paper industry, has been purchased by virtus holdings llc, a new company formed by members of appleton coated&39s management team.virtus holdings purchased the company from a subsidiary of sequana sa, which had been the company&39s ultimate parent. the sale was effective december 19, 2014.

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the stacks of presents under the tree have transformed into mountains of ripped paper and bows. while the gifts are being enjoyed, what can be done with all that wrapping and packaginghere is some advice on what can be recycled and how, from nooksack valley disposal &amp recycling and ssc.what type of holiday wrapping paper and material is recyclable&bull almost all kinds of wrapping paper, except those containing foil. separate the foil.&bull gift bags, after the handles have been torn off and put into the garbage.

global pp demand pp totalled 55.1 mln tons in 2013, with limited impact of the economic slowdown on the global market for pp, says ceresana. pp revenues are expected to rise by 5.8 pa until 2021.the opening up of new application areas, the development of biobased types of polypropylene and the substitution of other materials continue to offer high growth potential for the pp market. but the world market share of western european pp producers is anticipated to fall from 13.9 to 11.4 in upcoming years.

planglow launch three further allergen and nutri label designsby law all food providers must now make their customers aware of the presence of 14 potential allergens within their products. this is part of the food information regulation or fir and the legislation has dramatically altered the ways in which caterers must now label their produce.

ball names erik bouts to lead global metal beverage packagingball today announced that erik bouts, 53, will join the company as senior vice president, ball corporation, and chief operating officer, global metal beverage packaging, effective feb. 1, 2015. bouts will report directly to john a. hayes, chairman, president and ceo and he will be based in zurich, switzerland.&quoterik is a proven leader with a wealth of experience in global manufacturing environments,&quot hayes said.

rotary club of camberley making christmas food parcels for the needy in the area at f.

russiabased syassky pulp and paper mill has signed a contract with italy&rsquos toscotec for the supply of a new tissue line at its mill in syasstroy, in the leningrad region of russia.the new equipment will help in producing higher quality tissue products and will replace the existing pm3 after its dismantling.the syassky mill is the only integrated tissue producer in the region to have in line pulp mill, tissue production pm2, pm3 and pm5 and converting and packaging facilities.the tissue line will be brought into use in the first half of 2016.

domo chemicals&39 board has approved an investment to expand the bopa production of cfp flexible packaging, cesano maderno italy, which has been acquired on july 1st 2014.the investment will be done in leuna germany to capitalize on the important synergies with the pa6 supply chain and is related to a 5,5 kton bopa, with all the facilities including the building ready for a further expansion with a second line.