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IoPP Benefactors Back to Top
3M Company
3M Global Packaging Services offers a suite of services and solutions that focus on the inefficiencies and rising costs that plague many companies in the area of supply chain, manufacturing, and packaging.

For additional information, please contact:

Steve Boehm
Phone: 651-733-7279

Alcan Packaging Glass Tubing
As the market leader in the conversion of glass vials and ampoules, drawn tubes for prefilled syringes, and soda lime tubing for vacutainers, Alcan Packaging Glass Tubing offers unmatched expertise serving the pharmaceutical, biotech, and animal science markets.

With worldwide facilities operating six manufacturing locations in North America and five in Europe, our global reach and capabilities ensures continuity of supply, provide flexibility to the customer and allows for development and sharing of best practices.

We use Lean Six Sigma as a Continuous Improvement (CI) methodology offering Green Belt resources to the customer. Our Quality standards revolve around a Statistical Process Control program with the control at the point of manufacturing, 100% vision inspection, and product capability reporting.

We have recently invested in our business at a rate nearly 50% more than our annual depreciation. This action is part of the three-year, $30 million investment program aimed at confirming our leadership in quality and service in the tubular glass packaging marketplace.

We are a business unit of Alcan Global Pharmaceutical Packaging, which provides integrated packaging solutions in the areas of pharmaceutical and medical flexibles, contract packaging, specialty cartons, plastic bottles, caps and closures, as well as glass tubing, vials and ampoules. We operate 39 plants in 14 countries on four continents and employ 4,500 people.

For additional information, please contact:

Mike Fischer
Email: contact.pharmapackaging@alcan.com
Phone: 856-825-1400 ext. 2334.

Anderson Packaging, Inc.
Anderson Packaging has been supplying contract packaging solutions to the pharmaceutical, medical, and consumer products industry for over 30 years. Specializing in form-fill-seal technology, Anderson provides turnkey packaging services for a variety of package styles including, but not limited to, thermoformed blisters, pouches, bottles, and a host of secondary and tertiary package options.

For additional information, please contact:

Peter Belden
Email: pbelden@andersonpkg.com
Phone: (815) 484-8900

Banner Engineering Corp.
Banner offers the most complete and integrated line of sensing and machine safety products. Whatever industry you're in, or whatever product you manufacture, Banner has the right sensors to automate your plants, and to improve your overall efficiency, quality and safety.

For additional information, please contact:

Christian Benson
Email: sensors@bannerengineering.com
Phone: 888-373-6767

Clorox Company
The Clorox Company manufactures and markets household products, both domestic and international, and products for institutional markets.

If you have questions about careers at Clorox, visit our Careers Section. You may submit your résumé online or write to corporate.staffing@clorox.com.

For additional information, please contact:

The Clorox Company
Phone: 510/271-7000

Ecolab
We are Ecolab, a $3 billion-plus company, proud to be the leading global developer and marketer of premium cleaning, sanitizing, pest elimination, maintenance and repair products and services for the world's hospitality, institutional and industrial markets.

We were founded in 1923, at the dawn of an age in which the restaurant and lodging industries would flourish like never before. Over the years, we expanded our horizons to serve hospitals, food and beverage plants, laundries, schools, retail and commercial property, and beyond.

In the United States, we currently circle our customers with value-added cleaning, sanitation and service solutions through nine complementary business units: Institutional, Food & Beverage, Pest Elimination, Kay, Professional Products, GCS Service, Textile Care, Vehicle Care and Water Care Services. Each of these businesses is dedicated to providing our customers with the highest-quality, most highly effective products, systems and services.

Around the world, we operate directly in nearly 70 countries, employing approximately 20,000 associates. In addition, Ecolab reaches customers in more than 100 other countries through distributors, licensees and export operations. To meet the global demand for our products, we operate more than 50 state-of-the-art manufacturing and distribution facilities worldwide.

For additional information, please contact:

US Customer Service
Email: ecolab@ecolab.com
Phone: (800) 352-5326

ELAU, Inc.
ELAU produces customized drives and controllers for the packaging industry. Their industry experts offer in-depth applications assistance. Because of ELAU's flexible support structure, they can respond rapidly to your packaging needs anywhere in the world.

Many innovative and technological advancements have been developed by ELAU and are available today in PacDrive™. PacDrive integrates motion, logic, programmable limit switches, temperature control, and robotic kinematics in software.

For additional information, please contact:

John Kowal
Email: john.kowal@elau.com
Phone: 847-490-4270

Equity Packaging Inc.
Since our founding in 1991, Equity Packaging,has emerged as a leader among package engineering consulting firms. As consultants, we use our highly trained, well experienced staff to serve as a support group for launching new products and line extensions. As contract packaging staffers, we have the flexibility to serve as assistants on any project, or as a complete packaging department for major projects. As graphic designers and coordinators, we can assist in all aspects of graphic design & development needs. We are capable of handling short or long-term projects, in a variety of capacities, fit to meet your needs.

For additional information, please contact:

Zahid Chughatta, CPP
Email: info@equitypackaging.com
Phone: 908-470-0101 ext. 301.

Frain Industries
Frain Industries is the world's largest provider of used packaging and processing machinery. Frain buys, sells, rents and leases USED equipment and has over 30,000 listings in our database, as well as over 7,000 quality used machines in our 1.2 million square feet warehouse immediately available to ship to you. We also provide the ability to retool, add a PLC, or provide complete line integration on any machine. Our skilled team of technicians and engineers can improve your machinery's productivity as well as provide emergency field service.

For additional information, please contact:

John Frain
Email: jfrain@frain.com
Phone: 630-629-9900

General Mills
General Mills, with over $13 billion in sales, markets many of the most trusted consumer brands across a wide range of food categories. With the addition of Pillsbury's businesses to our portfolio, we now have more than 30 brands that each have U.S. retail sales in excess of $100 million.

Our major businesses include Big G cereals, the leader in the $7.5 billion U.S. ready-to-eat cereal category, with consumer favorites like Cheerios, Wheaties and Lucky Charms.

The Meals division delivers convenient dinner options for today's consumers, with Helper casseroles, Betty Crocker potato mixes, Old El Paso Mexican foods, Progresso soups, Green Giant vegetables and meal starters, and Lloyd's refrigerated entrees.

The Pillsbury brand holds a clear leadership share of the $1.5 billion U.S. refrigerated dough category. Other dough-based products include Pillsbury frozen breakfast pastries, Pillsbury frozen waffles, and Totino's frozen pizza and snacks.

Our Baking Products division offers a wide range of great-tasting baking solutions with Betty Crocker dessert mixes, Bisquick baking mixes and Gold Medal flour.

General Mills holds the top market positions in several fast-growing U.S. snack categories, with brands including Chex Mix snack mix, Fruit Roll-Ups fruit snacks, Pop Secret microwave popcorn and Nature Valley granola bars.

General Mills leads the $2.3 billion U.S. yogurt category with products such as Yoplait, Colombo, Trix yogurt, Yumsters, Go-GURT and Exprèsse. Our Health Ventures business includes two organic food brands, Cascadian Farm and Muir Glen, as well as 8th Continent, a soy products joint venture with DuPont.

The acquisition of Pillsbury quadruples the size of General Mills' business in the fast-growing foodservice channel. Our Bakeries and Foodservice division markets mixes and unbaked, par-baked and fully baked dough products to foodservice operators, and retail and wholesale bakeries. We also market a number of our branded products in nongrocery outlets like school cafeterias, restaurants and convenience stores.

Our portfolio of international brands includes Pillsbury dough-based products, Betty Crocker mixes, Green Giant vegetables, Old El Paso Mexican foods, Häagen-Dazs ice cream, and a number of local market favorites. General Mills is among the largest food companies in Canada. Cereal Partners Worldwide (CPW), our joint venture with Nestlé, is building cereal brands in more than 80 international markets, including Mexico, Malaysia and the United Kingdom. Snack Ventures Europe (SVE), our joint venture with PepsiCo, is continental Europe's No. 1 snack company, with nearly $1 billion in sales.

For information about a career with General Mills:
Visit the Career Opportunities section of our web site.

Greenpak
Greenpak is the leading industrial sustainable programs provider, specializing in the application of Reduce, Return, & Reuse systems for packaging products.

Greenpak is fully integrated with 2.5 million square feet of manufacturing and distribution facilities in 3 states, its own dedicated fleet of trucks, proprietary asset tracking, repair, & management software, full design & testing capabilities, and over 60 years of experience in working with global manufacturers.

By returning and reusing your materials that were formerly considered expendable, Greenpak maximizes your cost savings while reducing your environmental footprint.

For additional information, please contact:

Jeffrey Shaver
Email: jshaver@greenpak.com
Phone: 304-422-5461

Gros Executive Recruiters
An executive recruiter, headhunter, search firm, for professionals in durable and packaging plastics.

For additional information, please contact:

Dennis Gros
Email: Dennis@PackagingPeople.com
Phone: 800-283-5643

Magenta Corporation

For additional information, please contact:

Magenta Corporation
Phone: 773/777-5050

Packaging World
Packaging World is the leading information resource for the business of packaging. With the most experienced publishing professionals in packaging, editorial integrity is foremost. With this as a foundation, we are committed to being the best integrated media company in packaging. Packaging World and Packworld.com offer the best of both worlds.

For additional information, please contact:

Joe Angel, VP/Publisher
Email: angel@packworld.com
Phone: 312-222-1010

Pro Mach
Pro Mach is a leading provider of integrated packaging products and solutions for food, beverage, household goods, and pharmaceutical companies. Through three business units and related divisions, Pro Mach provides equipment, training, installation, and parts for primary packaging, end-of-line packaging, and identification and tracking.

Pro Mach's divisions include Allpax, Axon, Fowler Products, Ossid and Roberts PolyPro in primary packaging; Brenton Engineering, Orion Packaging, Wexxar Packaging and Rennco in end-of-line packaging; and ID Technology in identification and tracking.

Pro Mach is headquartered near Cincinnati, Ohio with manufacturing facilities and offices throughout the United States and Canada.

For additional information, please contact:

Brent Meyer
Email: bmeyer@promachinc.com
Phone: 513-831-8778 ext. 437.

Sealed Air Corporation
Sealed Air Corporation (NYSE:SEE) is a global leader in performance solutions for food, protective and specialty packaging. We offer a broad range of differentiated products to a diverse set of markets. Our products provide clear, measurable benefits and create value by solving our customers’ problems. This strategy sets the stage that determines our culture, our activities and the economic profile of our business.

We derive roughly 40% of our net sales from our protective packaging products. These include:
Instapak® foam-in-place packaging systems
Korrvu® suspension and retention packaging
Bubble Wrap® cushioning materials
Cell-Aire® thin polyethylene foam
CelluPlank™ and Stratocell™ foam plank
Fill-Air™ inflatable packaging
Jiffy™ protective mailers
Trigon® security envelopes
Cryovac® high-performance shrink films

We also design and sell packaging systems to facilitate the use of our products for our customers. These products provide superior protection against shock, abrasion, and vibration compared to other forms of packaging in similar applications. In the case of Cryovac® shrink films, they provide superior shrink, toughness, clarity and gloss. These products are sold largely through industrial distribution to a diverse set of industrial end users.

We derive roughly 60% of our net sales from our food and specialty packaging products. These include:
Cryovac® shrink bags
non-shrink laminate materials
shrink films sold for food end uses
rigid trays
absorbent pads
systems that are used with our materials as complete packaging solutions for our customers’ products.

Our products provide superior package integrity (tougher and stronger), protect our customers’ products during distribution, extend product shelf life, and provide shrink, clarity and gloss superior to other packaging materials for similar applications. They are primarily sold directly to our customers for:
fresh meat (chilled or boxed beef, pork, lamb, and veal)
smoked and processed meats poultry
fish
cheese
produce
bakery
pumpable food
specialized medical end uses

Some rigid trays and absorbent pads are sold through distributors who are focused on serving grocers and food processors.

Sealed Air has developed strong relationships with our customers through the various distribution channels we employ to serve them. These relationships constitute strategic partnerships in which we work with our customers to help them achieve their business objectives.

For additional information:
Please visit our website, at www.sealedair.com.

Tegrant Corporation (formerly SCA Packaging North America)
Tegrant Corporation, formerly SCA Packaging North America, is a premier manufacturer of a variety of highly engineered packaging solutions. The new corporation has four business units with over 35 manufacturing and testing facilities across North America and approximately 2,100 employees.

For additional information, please contact:

Rachel Coltin
Email: rachel.coltin@tegrant.com
Phone: 724-847-2268

TricorBraun
TricorBraun supplies stock packaging components; library of over 2,500 molds and 10,000 designs created by TricorBraun; unique designs from the Design & Development Group. TricorBraun handles logistical details with strategic inventory management systems and Just-In-Time delivery.

For additional information, please contact:

Suzanne Fenton CPP
Email: mktg@tricorbraun.com
Phone: 800-325-7782

IoPP Corporate Sponsors Back to Top
Zip-Pak U.S.A.
Resealable Packaging Technology

For additional information, please contact:


Phone: 800-488-6973

Abbott Laboratories
Pharmaceutical and Health Care.

For additional information, please contact:


Phone: 847-938-7898

Acme Packaging Systems
Steel and Plastic Strapping Products.

For additional information, please contact:


Phone: 800-390-4593

Adalis Packaging Solutions Group
Packaging engineering & development.

For additional information, please contact:


Phone: 612-746-5005

AET Films
Specialized Plastic Films.

For additional information, please contact:


Phone: 302-326-5500

Blake Hansen & Schmidt, Ltd.
Recruiter

For additional information, please contact:


Phone: 818-879-1192

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
Pharmaceutical and Health Care

For additional information, please contact:


Phone: 732-227-5000

Caraustar
Recycled paperboard and packaging company.

For additional information, please contact:


Phone: 216-281-7651

Catalent Pharma Solutions
Healthcare contract and specialty packaging.

For additional information, please contact:


Phone: 215-613-3001

Cello-Poly Corp.
Designers & Manufacturers of flexible packaging.

For additional information, please contact:


Phone: 800-837-1204

Chemir Analytical Services
Contract research, analysis and testing services.

For additional information, please contact:


Phone: 800-659-7659

Comar, Inc.
Glass, Plastic, Custom Products/Services

For additional information, please contact:


Phone: 856-692-6100

Cosmetic/Personal Care Packaging Magazine
Publication

For additional information, please contact:


Phone: 310-445-4200

DDL, Inc.
Package and Material Testing

For additional information, please contact:


Phone: 800-229-4235

E2M, Inc.
Packaging Integration

For additional information, please contact:


Phone: 800-622-4E2M

Eastman Kodak Company
Imaging Products and Services

For additional information, please contact:


Phone: 585-724-9637

EDL Packaging Engineers, Inc.
Shrink Wrap and End-of-Line Packaging Systems

For additional information, please contact:


Phone: 920-336-7744

Eli Lilly and Company
Pharmaceutical and Health Care.

For additional information, please contact:


Phone: 317-277-2563

Food & Beverage Packaging
Publication

For additional information, please contact:


Phone: 847-205-5660

Fresh Start Bakeries
Supplier of bakery and food products.

For additional information, please contact:


Phone: 714-256-8900

Gateway Packaging Co.
Flexible packaging supplier.

For additional information, please contact:


Phone: 618-451-0010

Genpak LLC
Food service foam hinged containers and packaging for the food service industry.

For additional information, please contact:


Phone: 518-798-9511

Global Vision Inc.
Automated proofreading solutions

For additional information, please contact:


Phone: 514-624-4422

Great Lakes Packaging Corporation
Corrugated pacakging, displays, specialty products

For additional information, please contact:


Phone: 800-261-4572

Greif, Inc.
Industrial, Paper, Timber Packaging/Services

For additional information, please contact:


Phone: 740-657-6551

Herman Miller, Inc.
Global provider of office furniture and services.

For additional information, please contact:


Phone: 616-654-6012

Hershey Company
Chocolate/Confectionary Products

For additional information, please contact:


Phone: 717-534-8280

Hewlett-Packard Company
Digital printing solutions

For additional information, please contact:


Phone: 410-295-7339

Honeywell Specialty Films
Specialty packaging films, including Aclar.

For additional information, please contact:


Phone: 800-9-FILMS-9

Industrial & Shippers Supply
Distributor of packaging systems, equipment and supplies.

For additional information, please contact:


Phone: 713-675-5391

Johnson & Johnson
Global strategic design operations.

For additional information, please contact:


Phone: 908-874-2718

Kellogg Company
Producer of Cereal and Convenience Foods

For additional information, please contact:


Phone: 269-660-7458

Labels & Labeling Magazine
Exhibitions, Publishing, Conferences

For additional information, please contact:


Phone: 262-782-1900

Litco International, Inc.
Pallets, air bags, packaging and shipping products.

For additional information, please contact:


Phone: 330-539-5433

McCormick & Company Inc.
Manufacture, Market and Distribute Spices, Seasonings

For additional information, please contact:


Phone: 410-527-6559

MGA Contract Packaging Group
Custom packaging, printing, insertion services, overwrapping, mailing services, Internet fulfillment

For additional information, please contact:


Phone: 800-755-5936

Midlands Packaging Corporation
Unique and effective folding carton, corrugated, and thermoformed plastics design solutions

For additional information, please contact:


Phone: 402-464-9124

Morrison Container Handling Solutions
Timing Screws and Change Parts

For additional information, please contact:


Phone: 708-756-6660

Multisorb Technologies, Inc.
Sorbent Technology

For additional information, please contact:


Phone: 716-824-8900

National Adhesives
Packaging adhesives

For additional information, please contact:


Phone: 908-685-5000

Naval PHST Center

For additional information, please contact:


Phone: 732-866-2801

OptiLogistics, Inc.
Unit Load Solutions

For additional information, please contact:


Phone: 972-506-0388

Package Design Magazine
Publication

For additional information, please contact:


Phone: 610-296-3001

Packaging Corp. of America, Technical & Developmental Serv.
Containerboard and Corrugated Packaging

For additional information, please contact:


Phone: 847-482-2092

Packaging Digest
Publication

For additional information, please contact:


Phone: 630-288-8000

Packaging Science Center
Packaging consulting and engineering management

For additional information, please contact:


Phone: 763-553-1940

PackagingPrice.com, Inc.
Packaging supplies.

For additional information, please contact:


Phone: 847-277-1729

PackStaff LLC
Recruiter

For additional information, please contact:


Phone: 920-564-6361

Paxonix
a MeadWestvaco Company
Software and Services.

For additional information, please contact:


Phone: 732-238-5211

Pfizer
Pharmaceutical and Health Care

For additional information, please contact:


Phone: 212-573-4420

Pharmaceutical & Medical Packaging News/PMPN
Publication

For additional information, please contact:


Phone: 310-445-4200

Republic Packaging Corporation
Cushion Packaging Solutions

For additional information, please contact:


Phone: 773-233-6530

RFID Product News
Publication

For additional information, please contact:


Phone: 610-296-3001

Ryt-Way Industries, Inc.
Contract Packaging

For additional information, please contact:


Phone: 952-469-1417

SCA Consumer Packaging, Inc.
Protective and temperature-assured packaging

For additional information, please contact:


Phone: 800-756-7639

Sensible Packaging Solutions, Inc.
Contract packaging.

For additional information, please contact:


Phone: 732-819-9080

Sharp Corporation
Contract Packaging/Pharmaceuticals

For additional information, please contact:


Phone: 800-892-6197

Solvay Solexis, Inc.
Innovative fluorinated products for specialty markets.

For additional information, please contact:


Phone: 817-673-0319

Sony Electronics

Stora Enso Speciality Papers
Packaging, technical and label papers.

For additional information, please contact:


Phone: 715-345-8040

Sun Microsystems/Advanced Product Testing
Comprehensive testing lab, engineering, training

For additional information, please contact:


Phone: 800-348-1458

T.H.E.M.
Technical Help in Engineering & Marketing

For additional information, please contact:


Phone: 856-988-8436

THARCO
Corrugated Boxes, Foam Cushioning Plastics

For additional information, please contact:


Phone: 800-446-6676

Tolas Health Care Packgaing
Sterile medical packaging materials, equipment and testing services.

For additional information, please contact:


Phone: 215-322-7900

Transparent Container
Visual packaging solutions

For additional information, please contact:


Phone: 708-449-8520

Tray-Pak Corporation
Custom Thermoforming

For additional information, please contact:


Phone: 888-926-1777

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Consumer protection services

For additional information, please contact:


Phone: 301-504-7923

U.S. Packaging LLC

UFP Technologies, Inc.
Integrated Custom Packaging Solutions

For additional information, please contact:


Phone: 978-352-2200

Unifoil Corporation
Laminating, coating and metallizing

For additional information, please contact:


Phone: 973-244-9900

Unilever Foods North America
Consumer Products

For additional information, please contact:


Phone: 201-894-6069

UPS Customer Solutions
Delivery Services/Packaging Engineering

For additional information, please contact:


Phone: 877-877-7229

Watson Laboratories, Inc.
Pharmaceutical tablets and capsules.

For additional information, please contact:


Phone: 224-521-3037

Weatherchem Corporation
Dispensing closures for food, health care and chemical.

For additional information, please contact:


Phone: 330-425-4206

Westpak, Inc.
Full service package testing services.

For additional information, please contact:


Phone: 408-224-1300

Executive Placement Firms Back to Top
Blake, Hansen & Schmidt, Ltd.
When you fill an important job opening, you want to choose from among several fully qualified candidates ... not from an insufficient few who are merely "close" to your requirements. You want verifiably excellent track records and candid reference checks for such positions as senior executive, plant manager, mid-level technical, and others. You want to call Blake, Hansen & Schmidt, Ltd., an executive search firm specializing in the packaging industry. Our clients include material suppliers, converters, packaging machinery manufacturers, and consumer product companies.

For additional information, please contact:

Jeri Schmidt
Email: jeri@blakehansenschmidt.com
Phone: 818/879-1192

Gros Executive Recruiters
An executive recruiter, headhunter, search firm, for professionals in durable and packaging plastics.

For additional information, please contact:

Dennis Gros
Email: dennis@packagingpeople.com
Phone: 800-283-5643

PackStaff, LLC
PackStaff, LLC is a leader in the recruiting of PACKAGING PROFESSIONALS in the packaged goods industries. Our clients are among the top companies in their respective markets, and are some of the most recognized firms in the industry. We believe that the foundation of our success is built on relationships, trust, and concern for the needs of our clients and candidates.

For additional information, please contact:

Walt Ellis
Email: jobs@packstaff.com
Phone: 920-564-6361

Associations Back to Top
Alliance of Foam Packaging Recyclers

Closure Manufacturers Association

Contract Packaging Association

Flexible Packaging Association

Flexographic Technical Association (FTA)

Glass Packaging Institute

Institute of Food Technologists-Food Packaging Division

International Hologram Manufacturers Association

International Molded Pulp Environmental Packaging Association

International Safe Transit Association (ISTA)

National Association of Container Distributors

Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute (PMMI)

Paperboard Packaging Council

Petroleum Packaging Council (PPC)

Tag & Label Manufacturers Institute

The Aerosol Association of Australia

Tube Council

Uniform Code Council Inc.

Western Packaging Association

Women in Packaging

World Packaging Organisation

Consultants Back to Top
IoPP's Packaging Consultants Council

Packaging Schools Back to Top
California Polytechnic University

Christian Brothers University

Clemson University

Dunwoody College of Technology

Fox Valley Technical College

Indiana State University

Michigan State University

Mohawk College Packaging Management and Technology Program

Rochester Institue of Technology

San Jose State University

University of Florida

University of Missouri-Rolla

University of Wisconsin-Stout

Virginia Tech, Center for Unit Load Design

Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College

Publications Back to Top
Brand Packaging

Contract Packaging

Cosmetic & Personal Care Packaging

DC Velocity - an RFID magazine

Flexible Packaging

Food & Drug Packaging

Healthcare Packaging

Labels and Labelling

Package Design

Packaging Digest

Packaging Horizons Magazine

Packaging Machinery Technology

Packaging Strategies

Packaging World

Pharmaceutical & Medical Packaging News

Plastics in Packaging

SpecialChem

Trade Shows Back to Top
East Pack

Labelexpo Americas

Mid Pack

Pack Expo

Packaging Summit Expo and Conference

South Pack

West Pack