GPI is a wholly owned subsidiary of
Graphic Packaging Corporation (NYSE: GPK).
The new plasma facility has the capacity to process 8 thousand
tons per year of plastic and aluminum, corresponding to recycling
approximately 32 thousand tons of aseptic packaging. Alcoa is proud to participate in
the roll-out of this pioneering technology," stated is still in use.

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Alcoa Participates in the World's First Carton Packaging Recycling Plant Using Innovative Plasma Technology; The Plasma Process Separates Aluminum and Plastic

The material is generally confined to paper, board , film, foil, and some nonwovens, although there is an occasional but warranted exception.

The converting processes include a wide range of operations such as unwinding/rewinding, cutting/slitting, glueing /coating/laminating, formation of bags and packages, embossing/perforating/hole punching, and counting /batching/packaging/delivery systems.

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"This process is an important new alternative to metallic inks and foil
laminates," explains Orze.br
Tetra Pak is an organization that operates in over 165 countries,
producing integrated systems for processing, bottling, distribution
and cardboard packaging for food such as milk and dairy products,
juices, coconut water, teas, tomato by-products , creams, sauces and
others.

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"
MetalFX technology is based on CMYK inks being transparent.

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"The MetalFX process enables us to
create an upscale, modern, metallic look while significantly reducing
production costs.br
TSL Engenharia Ambiental is an engineering company that focuses on
sustainable and development activities.

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For
additional information: www.tetrapak.

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"We can literally make product packaging shine in a very economical way,"
adds Orze.

Note: To a degree, sites related to converting machinery can also be found in the Printing, Packaging, Paper, and Textile/Nonwovens categories .

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, Imagine that your product packaging
appears to move or to change color on the store shelf as a consumer walks
past.

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The company, headquartered in Sao Paulo, has a staff of
300 employees distributed in their commercial units and works in the
states of Amazonas, Bahia, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo e Sergipe.

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graphicpkg.com.

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Additional information about
Graphic Packaging's business and products is available on its web site at
http://www. Additional information can be found at:
www.com.

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alcoa .

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The Company's customers include some of the most widely
recognized companies in the world. The emission of
pollutants during the recovery of the materials is minimal, handled in
the absence of oxygen, without combustion, yielding an energy
efficiency rate close to 90%.

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This innovative process constitutes a significant enhancement to the
current recycling process for carton packaging , which up until now,
separated paper, but kept plastic and aluminum together.

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MARIETTA, Ga. Alcoa has
131,000 employees in 43 countries and has been a member of the Dow
Jones Industrial Average for 45 years and the Dow Jones Sustainability
Indexes since 2001.

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The plasma
process provides another option for recycling, allowing for the return
of all three components of the package to the productive chain as raw
material.
"This project synthesizes the best that sustainability can offer ,
in the form of partnering, technological innovation, environmental
enhancement and social development .br
Klabin is the biggest paper manufacturer and exporter in Brazil.com.

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That's just one of the unique ways that the MetalFX printing system can
capture attention and boost sales -- and now Atlanta-based Graphic Packaging
International has become the first flexo printer to become an accredited
licensee in the United States for this unique technology developed by a
British firm, MetalFX Technology Limited.br

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Using a
flexographic press, a base of special MetalFX silver is applied to the product
package, then CMYK inks are overprinted, which produces the effect of
unlimited metallic colors. "It opens the door for product packaging line
extensions that were previously cost prohibitive. Additional information on the site www. The company started in Brazil in 1957, where it generates over
1,000 direct jobs and maintains two plants, in the city of Monte Mor
(SP) and Ponta Grossa (PR).

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"
MetalFX includes two special features -- HoloFX(TM) which makes areas of a
package seem to appear and disappear like a holograph, and LiteFX(TM) which
creates the illusion of changing colors -- both of which can be achieved with
a greater range of color hues than traditional metallic ink printing process.com.

In such cases, however, the equipment tends to be an internal extension of the industry's manufacturing focus rather than the basis of a distinctly separate converting business .

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Graphic Packaging Now Offers MetalFX(R) as Low Cost Alternative to Metallic Inks and Foil Laminates

"Consumer goods companies are increasingly using metallized inks to
upgrade the image of their products," says Ken Orze, manager of Graphic
Packaging's plant in Wausau, Wisconsin. It has 53 packaging plants around the
world and 16 packaging machinery plants.tslambiental.

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com.

Business Editors

PITTSBURGH----Alcoa (NYSE:AA)
announced today that its Brazilian affiliate , Alcoa Aluminio, has
joined Tetra Pak, Klabin and TSL Ambiental to inaugurate the world's
first carton packaging recycling facility located in Piracicaba,
Brazil.

This category contains sites concerned with the manufacture and servicing of machinery and equipment involved in converting web and sheet material from a raw state to a partial or fully finished form.

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In addition, we can add a
metallic look to specific objects on the carton design -- such as a product
photo or a company logo -- so they stand out, while still complementing the
overall color palette and package design. With agents in countries such
as The Netherlands, Great Britain, Spain, United States and China, the
company is a reference in introducing solutions for the treatment of
solid residues and effluents, as well as complementary maintenance and
development of leading edge technologies for environmental
preservation.

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The plant uses groundbreaking plasma technology, which enables the
total separation of aluminum and plastic components from the cartons.klabin. In 2004, over 60 billion
liters of products were bottled around the world in Tetra Pak
packaging and 110 billion packaging units were delivered. For
additional information, please visit: www.

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Graphic Packaging International (GPI) is a leading provider of paperboard
packaging solutions to the beverage, food and other consumer products
industries.

Alcoa, which supplies thin-gauge aluminum foil to Tetra Pak for
aseptic packaging, uses the recycled aluminum to manufacture new
foils.
The company was founded 106 years ago, and has 18 plants (17 in Brazil
and 1 in Argentina) and it is the leader in the production of papers,
cardboards for packaging, corrugated cardboard boxes, industrial bags
and timber.

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