Project EarthClear

Clear Lam Packaging, Inc. Announces Sale of Thermoforming Division to D&W Fine Pack
Elk Grove Village, Illinois (May 15, 2012) – Clear Lam Packaging, Inc. announces the sale of its Thermoforming Division to D&W Fine Pack, a leader in the foodservice packaging industry and a portfolio company of Mid Oaks Investments, LLC. D&W Fine Pack is headquartered in Fountain Inn, South Carolina. Terms of the sale are not being disclosed. BMO Capital Markets served as exclusive financial advisor to Clear Lam in the transaction.
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Clear Lam Packaging, Inc. Develops First Renewable, Plant-Based Plastic for Precious® Sticksters® Varieties
NEW PACKAGING SUPPORTS LACTALIS AMERICAN GROUP SUSTAINABILITY COMMITMENT - Achieving a first for the snack cheese market, Clear Lam Packaging, Inc. has developed new, renewable packaging for Lactalis American Group, Inc. The new packaging is being produced for all varieties of Lactalis’ Precious® Sticksters® brands and features a revolutionary new film material made partially from plant-based plastic. This development is part of Clear Lam’s Project EarthClear™ initiative.
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Clear Lam Packaging Earns DuPont Silver Award For Excellence In Packaging Innovation
PLANT-BASED PLA FORM-FILL-SEAL PLASTIC MULTI-PACK YOGURT CUP DEVELOPED FOR STONYFIELD FARM ACHIEVES TOP HONORS - Elk Grove Village, Ill. (June 13, 2011) – The 2011 DuPont Awards for Packaging Innovation has recognized Clear Lam Packaging for its breakthrough work on the industry’s first plant-based PLA Form-Fill-Seal Plastic Multi-Pack Yogurt Cup application for Stonyfield Farm. Clear Lam achieved a Silver Award for Excellence in Innovation. Winners of DuPont Awards represent the best packaging innovations from around the globe and demonstrate excellence in meeting consumer needs while achieving innovation, sustainability and cost/waste reduction.
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USDA Awards Clear Lam Packaging, Inc. First Certified Biobased Product Label on its Renewable Thermoformed Produce Containers
Company Joins USDA, Agricultural Leaders and Manufacturers to Boost Demand for Products Made from Renewable Resources Elk Grove Village, Ill. (March 31, 2011) – Renewable thermoformed produce packaging developed by Clear Lam Packaging, Inc. has earned the industry’s first U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Certified Biobased Product Label, part of a new voluntary labeling program to help purchasers choose products made with biobased commodities. Deputy Agriculture Secretary Kathleen Merrigan unveiled the nation’s first products approved to display the new USDA product label at a biobased product meeting held near Cleveland, Ohio.
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Stonyfield Success Story
NEW PLASTIC MADE FROM PLANTS FOR STONYFIELD FARM MULITIPACK YOGURT PRODUCT LINES - In a first-of-its kind application for the yogurt product category, Clear Lam Packaging, Inc. has developed the industry’s first plant-based plastic for the form, fill and seal machine (Arcil). The new packaging material replaces the traditional petroleum-based polystyrene plastic (PS #6) used for the Stonyfield Farm yogurt multipacks and uses 93 percent renewable resources, primarily plant-based Ingeo™ PLA (polylactic acid). Developed exclusively by Clear Lam as part of its Project EarthClear™ program, the new packaging is being used for every Stonyfield Farm multipack yogurt cup, including YoBaby, YoToddler and YoKids, as well as B-Healthy, B-Well, Probiotic and O’Soy.
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