Manufacturing Industry
Pack Expo/Chicago.(Ball Corp. moves assests to annex in Broomfield)(Pliant Corp. opens a research and development facility)(Thermoformer Placon Corp. installs new thermoforming machine and clean room)
Plastics News, November, 2006
Byline: Angie DeRosa Plastics News reporter Angie DeRosa reported on these items from Pack Expo 2006, held Oct. 28 to Nov. 2 in Chicago. Ball's Colo. R&D site absorbs Alcan assets Ball Corp. of Broomfield, Colo., has moved assets acquired from Alcan Packaging into a 12,000-square-foot annex in Broomfield dedicated to research and development for the barrier polypropylene business.
"We have completed our integration,'' said Mike Vaughn, Ball Corp.'s vice president of packaging innovation. The annex in Broomfield began operating Nov. 1, Ball officials said in an Oct. 30 interview at Pack Expo in Chicago. In total, the company employs about 100 working on R&D across its segments, including PET. During the show, Ball introduced its Fusion-Tek...
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