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Article: Smurfit-Stone Improves Manufacturers' Productivity, Supply Chain Costs and Sustainability Performance.
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- Energy Weekly News
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- October 23, 2009
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Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation announced productivity, supply chain and sustainability benefits for manufacturers at the 2009 Packaging Machinery Manufacturing Institute's Pack Expo in Las Vegas.
John Eaton, vice president of Smurfit-Stone's Automated Packaging Systems (APS) group, told Pack Expo attendees that, "Our Meta[R] machines increase manufacturing efficiencies while reducing product damage and waste, as well as labor and material costs. The Meta[R] cases are designed to use less fiber while maintaining structural strength, which allows manufacturers to reduce their supply chain costs and meet their sustainability goals."
The Meta[R] family ...