RPA-100% Announces Record Number of Licensees

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The 100% Recycled Paperboard Alliance (RPA-100%) announced that a record number of new licensees have signed up in the first six months of 2009.

During the period January 1st through June 30th, 18 of America’s brand owners signed a license agreement with the RPA-100% granting them the right to display the RPA-100% symbol on their packaging. In making the announcement, Paul Schutes, executive director of the RPA-100% commented, “This puts our organization on a pace to add 40 new licensees by the close of 2009, exceeding any previous year’s total new licensees and exceeding our goal for this year.”