InteliTap to Provide Keg Repatriation for Keg Watch

InteliTap has announced that it will be the new contractor to Keg Watch Limited for the South East of England. The service recovers ‘at risk’ kegs, casks and beer gas cylinders that have fallen outside of the owner’s distribution network and which are unlikely to return through the traditional returns route. These containers are [...]

Bill Introduced to Ban Fire Retardant DecaBDE

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree has introduced legislation to ban products containing DecaBDE (“Deca.”) The Deca-bromine Elimination and Control Act (H.R. 4394) would phase out the chemical, commonly used as a flame retardant, by 2013 and require companies to use safer alternatives.
The introduction of Pingree’s bill came after months of negotiations with the chemical [...]

Industry Reusables Meeting Blamed in Price Fixing Scandal

In a number of respects, industry collaboration can be essential in optimizing reusable packaging systems. With respect to standardization, return of proprietary reusable containers to rightful owners, protocols for exchange and return, etc., collaboration can make the difference between programs that are merely adequate versus simply outstanding. Getting together with competitors can also pose a [...]

Automotive Looks to Rationalize Use of Reusable Packaging

This Autumn, the automotive industry held a “Returnable Containers Call to Action and Best Practices Summit” at the AIAG (Automotive Industry Action Group) headquarters in Southfield, Michigan. AIAG host Morris Brown had a full house of over 100 people, plus another 40 or so attending via an Internet connection for the half day event.
As [...]

Del Monte Fresh Produce Company Extends Relationship with CHEP

CHEP has signed a multi-year contract with Del Monte Fresh Produce Company, a subsidiary of Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc, for pallet pooling services in support of the company’s Banana and Melon divisions. Del Monte Fresh Produce Company uses CHEP pallets to transport Del Monte® brand bananas and melons from the company’s facilities in Puerto [...]

Moody’s assigns first-time Baa1/P-2 ratings to Brambles; outlook stable

Sydney, December 22, 2009 — Moody’s Investors Service has today assigned a Baa1 issuer rating and P-2 short-term rating to Brambles Limited. In addition, Moody’s has assigned Baa1 senior unsecured ratings to Brambles’ capital market and bank debt.
This is the first time that Moody’s has rated Brambles. The outlook on all ratings is stable. “Brambles’ [...]

Brambles Ltd. Assigned ‘BBB+’ Corporate Credit Rating; Outlook Stable

Melbourne, Dec. 22, 2009—Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services said today that it had assigned its ‘BBB+’ corporate credit rating to Australian-based Brambles Ltd. We also assigned a stable rating outlook.
The rating on Brambles reflects our opinion of the company’s leading global position in pallet and container pooling services; solid logistic management capability and asset utilization; [...]

Four New Members Join Reusable Packaging Association

The Reusable Packaging Association (RPA) has four new members. Smarte Automation, Green Line Armor, Sonoco and Coll Materials have joined the RPA to help promote the value of reusable packaging solutions in the marketplace and to leverage the collective expertise and resources of the association.
“Coll Materials believes in the purpose of the RPA,” said Renée [...]

iGPS Announces New Wood Pallet Bacteria Test Results

Rental pallet company iGPS has released results of new wood pallet bacteria testing completed at outdoor locations such as fishing docks and outdoor markets. In a random sampling of such wood pallets in Portland, ME, and Philadelphia, PA, numerous pallets tested positive for Listeria and abnormally high counts of bacteria that could potentially create health [...]

Schoeller Arca Systems Completes Successful Debt Restructuring

MUNICH, December 15 /PRNewswire/ — Schoeller Arca Systems announced that it has successfully restructured its debts with the backing of its shareholders.
After a court in the Netherlands has approved the restructuring plan for Schoeller Arca Systems, the borrower, requested by the senior lenders, has sold the business in a pre-packaged sale to a new entity [...]

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