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Myers Container hires Sustainability Manager
PORTLAND, OR (Oct. 18, 2010) -- Jeremy Letter has joined Myers Container LLC (Myers), Container Management Services LLC (CMS) and General Steel Drum LLC (GSD) as ERS & Sustainability Manager. In this newly created position, he will strengthen the company’s focus on integrating sustainable practices into its core business model and drive strategies to become a zero-discharge community participant.
As the Sustainability Manager, Jeremy will strengthen our environmental, regulatory and safety functions and work to position Myers/CMS/GSD as A True Lifecycle™ company that has a unique ability to collect containers it produces.
Prior to joining Myers/CMS/GSD, Jeremy was a member of the United States Coast Guard as a Marine Technician & Pollution Investigator. He later went on to work in the private sector where he designed and implemented rainwater-capturing systems. He recently successfully lead a company to re-evaluate its waste patterns and transformed the company from a large quantity waste generator to a minimal waste generator through process changes, products swaps and supply chain improvements.
The creation of this new position reaffirms Myers/CMS/GSD commitment to sustainability. Since 2007, the companies have established waste output metrics and taken steps to reduce process waste. The company published its first sustainability report in 2010. Myers/CMS/GSD received the 2011 Innovation in Sustainable Business Practices award by the Portland Business Journal. Jeremy is completing his MBA in Sustainable Business Practices at Marylhurst University.
About Myers/CMS/GSD
In 2007, the Stavig brothers acquired Myers Container LLC and Container Management Services LLC, as the fourth generation in the family-owned business dating back to 1917. Myers Container LLC operates two steel drum manufacturing facilities and Container Management Services LLC operates multiple container reconditioning and recycling facilities located in the Western USA. In February 2011, the Stavigs added an additional new steel drum manufacturing facility in North Carolina operating under the name General Steel Drum LLC.
TRIMAS CORPORATION ANNOUNCES AGREEMENT
TO ACQUIRE INNOVATIVE MOLDING
BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan, July 28, 2011 - TriMas Corporation (NASDAQ: TRS), a diversified global manufacturer of engineered and applied products, today announced that it has agreed to acquire the stock of Innovative Molding, Inc. Innovative Molding and Rieke Packaging Systems will be the companies included in the Packaging Group segment within TriMas. Innovative and Rieke will work closely as both companies have similar products, customers, and business philosophies.
Innovative Molding is a technology leader in the design, lining and manufacturing of specialty plastic closures for bottles and jars for the food and nutrition industries. From its operations in Sebastopol, California and Atkins, Arkansas, Innovative Molding holds numerous patents on closures, container finishes, molds and tooling. The company also maintains an in-house engineering function that designs and manufactures its own tooling and support equipment and develops custom manufacturing processes to maximize product quality and operating efficiencies. Innovative Molding generated approximately $28 million in revenue for the 12 months ended May 31, 2011.
“We are pleased to add Innovative Molding to TriMas,” said David Wathen, president and chief executive officer of TriMas. “Similar to Rieke’s product offering, Innovative Molding provides proprietary products and unique customer solutions to the growing food and beverage industry. This acquisition complements our growth strategy and provides opportunities for synergies.”
"The operating and cultural similarities of Innovative and Rieke make this a natural fit. I believe both companies working together will create additional grown opportunities for both companies," said Grahame Reid, owner and founder of Innovative.
We are excited to better serve the product needs of both companies' customers and leverage Rieke's broad domestic and global footprint," said Lynn Brooks, President of Rieke Packaging Systems. "This complementary business is a natural fit with our organization. We are glad to welcome the dedicated employees at Innovative Molding to our Rieke family."
About Rieke Packaging Systems
Headquartered in Auburn, Indiana, Rieke Packaging Systems has built its worldwide reputation on setting the standards in the packaging industry since 1921. The company is a leading manufacturer and distributor of premium-quality packaging products for the global commercial, industrial and consumer sectors. Rieke has market leadership in steel and plastic closure caps, drum enclosures, ring and levers, and specialty dispensing systems.
About TriMas
Headquartered in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, TriMas Corporation (NASDAQ: TRS) provides engineered and applied products for growing markets worldwide. TriMas is organized into six reportable segments: Packaging, Energy, Aerospace & Defense, Engineered Components, Cequent Asia Pacific and Cequent North America. TriMas has approximately 4,000 employees at more than 60 different facilities in 11 countries. For more information, visit www.trimascorp.com.
THIRD COAST TERMINALS EXPANDS CONTAINER FILLING CAPABILITIES
Contact: Grif Carnes, VP General Manager Phone: (281) 412-0275
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 9, 2011
PEARLAND, TEXAS, AUGUST 9, 2011: THIRD COAST PACKAGING, INC. DBA THIRD COAST TERMINALS (PEARLAND, TEXAS) TODAY ANNOUNCED COMPLETION OF THEIR NEWEST LIQUID PACKAGING LINE; A FULLY ENCLOSED HAVER (FEIGE) ROBOTIC FILLING SYSTEM, WHICH HAS JUST BEEN PERMITTED BY THE TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY (TCEQ) PERMIT NO. TX R05N876.
This computer controlled filling line is designed to handle flammable, combustible and hazardous liquids. It is fully automated, requiring no human contact in filling area and allows for 55 gallon drum and up to 350 gallon IBC containers to be filled. Vapors from these type products are removed from the filling line through a thermal oxidizer, quencher scrubber system before exhausting to the atmosphere.
Advantages of this new technology at Third Coast Terminals includes:
- Remote drum and IBC filling for flammable, combustible, and hazardous materials.
- Consistently accurate fill weights.
- No human exposure/ intervention.
- No vapor hazard to the Third Coast Terminals facility or the community in which we operate.
