ETI Inc.

BOUCHERVILLE, Canada—ETI Converting Equipment, a Canadian company that specializes in the conception and manufacturing of label making equipment, announced the opening of a plant in Songjiang, China for the manufacture of its Metronome presses. Francois Bayzelon, founder and president of ETI Converting Equipment, explained, “The decision to set up a plant in China comes from the imposition of a 37 percent import tax on all printing equipments by the Chinese government, thus rendering impossible top-of-the-range products’ delivery from our Canadian plant.” ETI China will have about 60 employees by the end of 2007. A first Metronome press is being manufactured and ETI is currently

BOUCHERVILLE, Canada—ETI Converting Equipment, a Canadian company specialized in the conception and manufacturing of label making equipment, announced the opening of a plant in Songjiang, China for the manufacture of its Metronome presses. Francois Bayzelon, founder and president of ETI Converting Equipment, explained, “The decision to set up a plant in China comes from the imposition of a 37 percent import tax on all printing equipments by the Chinese government, thus rendering impossible top-of-the-range products’ delivery from our Canadian plant.” ETI China will have about 60 employees by the end of 2007. A first Metronome press is being manufactured and ETI is currently negotiating

BOUCHERVILLE, Canada—Less than one year after the installation of the first ETI converting line, Teraoka, the leader of direct thermal pressure sensitive labels in South Africa, acquires a second ETI Cohesio for its Johannesburg’s plant. The ability to adapt quickly to this new technology demonstrates the dynamism of the South African leader and his employees. The Cohesio is an in-line silicone and adhesive coating equipment to manufacture pressure sensitive labels. For Teraoka, the savings on PS material made during the previous year, as well as the reliability of the ETI equipment, more than justify such an investment. The purchase of a second machine confirms