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GLOUCESTER, Mass.—Tag and Label Manufacturers Institute (TLMI) announced that its Board of Directors has approved a decision to relocate the association’s headquarters to Gloucester, Mass. from Naperville, Ill.

WILLOWBROOK, Ill.-Loparex Grouphas announced that it has acquired the Douglas-Hanson Company of Hammond, Wis. Douglas-Hanson, established in 1973, manufactures silicone-coated release papers and films, and extrudes polycoated papers for the packaging industry. The Douglas-Hanson facility will operate under the name Loparex Inc. whose headquarters are in Willowbrook, Ill. According to Penti Kallio, President and CEO of Loparex Group, “As a result of this acquisition, two successful release liner companies with distinct capabilities and expertise will blend together to become an even stronger supplier in the manufacture and delivery of release liner products. This merger will enable Loparex to more effectively meet the continuing challenges of

One flexible package printer looked across the Atlantic to save its shop. ALMOST TWO YEARS ago, Lawson Mardon USA Inc., an Alcan Packaging Company in Bellwood, Ill. realized it was at a competitive disadvantage. Other companies in the flexible food packaging industry were beginning to deliver flatter, clearer products. Suddenly, some of Alcan's most important customers began scaling back their orders. To make matters worse, Alcan needed to increase capacity, but because of its location in a residential area, there was no room for expansion. Alcan's management team contemplated integrating, for the first time in the history of the site, solventless, off-line