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Winpak purchases barrier tray producer.(News)
Plastics News, February, 2005 by Lauzon, Michael
Byline: Michael Lauzon Winpak Ltd. has expanded its barrier packaging technology by acquiring the MAP Fresh barrier tray division of Clear Lam Packaging Inc. of Elk Grove Village, Ill., for undisclosed terms. The Dec. 31 deal was inked less than two weeks after Winpak said it would begin test-marketing shrink bags for meat, under an agreement with Japan's Asahi Kasei Life and Living Corp.
The MAP Fresh deal includes tooling, thermoforming equipment and a "strong customer base'' for case-ready fresh meat, Winnipeg, Manitoba-based Winpak said in a Jan. 21 news release. Winpak President and Chief Executive Officer Bruce Berry said his firm had a project under way to get into barrier trays for fresh meat when it decided that purchasing the business from Clear...
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