Berry Plastics Corp. Completes Acquisition of Pliant

EVANSVILLE, Ind.—Berry Plastics Corp. has completed the previously announced acquisition of 100 percent of the common stock of Pliant Corp., and Pliant Corp. has emerged from bankruptcy effective December 3, 2009. The newly acquired business will be operated as Berry’s Specialty Films Division and will be run by R. David Corey, the former chief operating officer of Pliant. Berry’s current Flexible Films Division will now be known as the Film Products Division.