Photoblog: GREENCOAT® Wax-Replacement Packaging at SE Regional Fruit & Vegetable Conference 2012

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Eco-friendly wax-alternative fresh produce packaging manufacturer exhibits at Southeast (SE) Regional Fruit & Vegetable Conference 2012.


Interstate Container displayed compostable, FBA-certified 100% recyclable and repulpable GREENCOAT® wax-free boxes at Booth # 226 – 228 during SE Regional Fruit & Vegetable Conference 2012. The annual conference took place from January 5 – 8, 2012 in Savannah, Georgia.

Booth visitors learned more about GREENCOAT® packaging solutions and met with Interstate Container Cambridge, MD and Columbia, SC representatives. Furthermore, the eco-friendly corrugated packaging manufacturer demonstrated the various uses of GREENCOAT® fresh produce packaging.

Jeff Cormier, Interstate Container National Sales & Marketing Manager, states,
 

“We are very excited to have exhibited GREENCOAT® at SE Regional Produce Show. The event reaches key large farms in Georgia and the Carolinas for which our new Columbia plant is perfectly positioned to service. Farm owners were surprised and impressed with what GREENCOAT® could do for them, with particular interest in peaches, cabbage, peppers, squash, and cucumbers.

 

With successful trials completed we are looking forward to converting farmers from wax-coated to GREENCOAT® boxes, giving them and their customers a more sustainable footprint without sacrificing quality, machine gluability, or profitability.”

SE Regional Fruit & Vegetable Conference 2012 gathered thousands of fresh produce growers, packers, vendors and suppliers. The annual educational conference discussed how to improve crop production and grow business, food safety, marketing strategies, as well as production practices and increased yields.

GREENCOAT® Corrugated Boxes

Interstate Container Cambridge team developed GREENCOAT® packaging solution for transporting products that require durable moisture-resistant corrugated packaging. Mountaire Farms, Delaware-based poultry processing company, successfully trialed the environmentally friendly wax-free corrugated box that packs fresh produce, floral, poultry, meat, and seafood products.

Request more information about GREENCOAT® at: greencoat@interstatecontainer.com

 

Interstate Container Representatives (L-R):

Sabrina Bridges; Frank Bridges, Produce Segment Manager;

Elyse Cristos, Account Representative;

Jeff Cormier, National Sales & Marketing Manager;
and Bryan Bowen, MidSouth Packaging Account Manager

GREENCOAT Booth # 226 – 228

 Elyse Cristos & Frank Bridges

GREENCOAT® is manufactured by Interstate Container Cambridge in Cambridge, Maryland, and Interstate Container Columbia  in Columbia, South Carolina. 

Interstate Container to Showcase GREENCOAT® Wax-Free Packaging at International Poultry Expo 2012

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GREENCOAT® wax-replacement corrugated boxes withstand shifts from cold-to-hot environmental conditions, exposure to moisture, rough handling, long storage and transportation.


Interstate Container plants in Cambridge, MD and Columbia, SC will display GREENCOAT®  wax-replacement boxes at Booth # 5069 in the world’s largest poultry and egg exhibition, International Poultry Expo 2012. The annual event will take place from January 24 – 26, 2012 at Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia.

Poultry processors and packers attending the International Poultry Expo 2012 can meet Interstate Container representatives. Booth visitors can also learn more about environmentally-friendly GREENCOAT® boxes used for the transport of fresh and frozen chicken and other poultry products.

Pete Bugas, Interstate Container Cambridge General Manager, and John Cristos, Interstate Container Columbia Site Manager, will be present at the event along with other Interstate Container representatives including:

Jeff Cormier
National Sales & Marketing Manager

Mark Buff
Business Development Manager

Scott Caldwell
New Business Development Manager

Anne Potterton
Sales Account Manager

Elyse Cristos
Account Representative

Pete Bugas, Interstate Container Cambridge General Manager, explains,

“Our innovative GREENCOAT® product line has revolutionized poultry packaging. Its strength properties in very wet conditions are what make it the one of the best wax replacement boxes in the industry. Each month over 3 million GREENCOAT® poultry packaging boxes are shipped throughout the United States to customers who can now recycle their package instead of throwing away the older style wax box. IPE 2012 is the ideal event to show the entire poultry industry that options and innovation is available to them.”

About GREENCOAT® Wax-Free Corrugated Boxes

GREENCOAT® boxes pack poultry, meat, seafood, floral and fresh fruit and vegetable produce, as well as all products that require durable moisture-resistant corrugated packaging. The compostable FBA-certified corrugated box is 100% recyclable and repulpable. GREENCOAT® boxes are easier to glue and provide the same strength as traditional waxed boxes.

Interstate Container plants account for 100% of the GREENCOAT® wax replacement boxes manufacturing process. The corrugated packaging manufacturers do not outsource to 3rd parties, which contributes to cost-effectiveness. Furthermore, by using GREENCOAT® boxes, landfill disposal fees are cut and customers benefit from disposal cost savings. Typical landfill costs (tipping fees & pull) range from $65-$125 / ton.

Jeff Cormier, Interstate Container National Sales & Marketing Manager, states,

“GREENCOAT® is an amazing product that surprises even its harshest critics. In 2011 Interstate Container conducted several large scale GREENCOAT® trials with a 100% success rate in poultry packaging, and now ship over 3 million boxes per month. GREENCOAT® wax-free boxes can get extremely wet and offer the same strength characteristics of the widely used curtain-coated boxes. 

This is important, as many poultry companies ship products across the entire United States. IPE 2012 provides us with a great opportunity to meet all of the key players in the poultry industry. We can show them that the wax-replacement box that they are looking for really does exist. We don’t believe that buyers will find better alternative to GREENCOAT®, environmentally, structurally, or financially.”

Interstate Container invested 5 years of R&D to develop GREENCOAT® boxes. The manufacturer worked together with leading poultry processor, Mountaire Farms, to successfully trial the sustainable wax-alternative packaging. Two of the largest poultry plants in the US have converted completely to GREENCOAT®. Interstate Container ships 3,200,000 GREENCOAT® wax alternative boxes/month.

About International Poultry Expo 2012

The 3-day expo is an annual event of the U.S. Poultry & Egg Association, world’s largest and most active poultry organization. International Poultry Expo 2012, the 64th edition of the event, will display supplies, equipment, technology, and services used in the production and processing of poultry and eggs and for those involved in feed manufacturing and breeding stock.

At the International Poultry Expo attendees and exhibitors coming from around the world represent all the segments in the industry, including feed milling, hatchery, live production, processing, further processing, marketing, and all support activities.

Request more information about GREENCOAT® at: greencoat@interstatecontainer.com  

GREENCOAT® is manufactured by Interstate Container Cambridge in Cambridge, Maryland, and Interstate Container Columbia in Columbia, South Carolina.

References:

http://www.internationalpoultryexposition.com/about/history.cfm
http://www.greencoat.net/About-GREENCOAT.html 

For More Information

Jeff Cormier
National Sales and Marketing Manager
Interstate Container

Tel: 410-221-1508
E-mail: Jeff.Cormier[at]InterstateContainer.com
Website: www.interstatecontainer.com

Interstate Container to Exhibit GREENCOAT® Boxes at SE Regional Fruit & Vegetable Conference 2012

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Interstate Container will display eco-friendly corrugated wax-replacement packaging at Southeast Regional Fruit & Vegetable Conference.

Interstate Container plants in Cambridge, MD and Columbia, SC will exhibit GREENCOAT® boxes for packing fresh produce at SE Regional Fruit & Vegetable Conference 2012, Booth # 226 & 228 in Savannah, GA.  The annual event from January 5 – 8, 2012 is the largest educational conference and trade show in the southeastern US for fresh produce growers, packers, vendors and suppliers. 

Interstate Container representatives attending the event include Jeff Cormier, National Sales & Marketing Manager, Frank Bridges, National Produce Account Manager, and Elyse Cristos, Sales Representative. 

GREENCOAT® Corrugated Boxes 

Attendees can gather information about environmentally friendly GREENCOAT® corrugated boxes. GREENCOAT® is a compostable, FBA-certified, 100% recyclable and repulpable packaging solution for transporting products that require durable moisture-resistant corrugated packaging.

The wax-free corrugated box, developed by Interstate Container Cambridge team and successfully trialed by Mountaire Farms, packs such products as fresh produce, floral products, poultry, meat, and seafood. Mountaire Farms is a Delaware-based poultry processing company.

About SE Regional Fruit & Vegetable Conference 2012

SE Regional Fruit & Vegetable Conference 2012 will gather over 2,200 producers, buyers, sellers, decision makers and industry leaders in the fresh produce sector. The event addresses food safety, production practices and increased yields, marketing strategies, and how to improve crop production and grow business. 

Attendees of the event will find new products and services on the trade show floor, as well as learn about the latest produce trends and legislative updates from Washington, DC.  

Request more information about GREENCOAT® at: greencoat@interstatecontainer.com   

GREENCOAT® is manufactured by Interstate Container Cambridge in Cambridge, Maryland, and Interstate Container Columbia in Columbia, South Carolina.

For More Information

 
Jeff Cormier
National Sales and Marketing Manager
Interstate Container
 
Tel: 888-267-7722 Ext. 2019
       443-523-4925
E-mail: Jeff.Cormier[at]InterstateContainer.com
Website: www.interstatecontainer.com

PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2011 Opens Doors to New Markets for GREENCOAT®

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Interstate Container Cambridge representatives attended PACK EXPO 2011, international exhibition for packaging and processing machinery, components, materials, containers and converting machinery.

Interstate Container Cambridge representatives, Jeff Cormier, Sales and Marketing Manager, and Frank Biskach, Technical Service Representative, attended PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2011 to allocate new and innovative packaging machinery for customers. The international exhibition took place at Las Vegas Convention Center, in Las Vegas, USA, from 26-28 September 2011.

The corrugated packaging manufacturer looked at machines, such as baggers, stretch wrap machines, and robotics that would help customers reduce poultry plant labor. The show also provided representatives the opportunity to explore new ideas and services that Interstate Container Cambridge could offer customers, as well as meet with current and potential vendors.

ADCO, manufacturer of packaging machinery/systems and vendor to Interstate Container Cambridge, occupied a booth at the event and offered the corrugated packaging manufacturer the opportunity to set up a small GREENCOAT® display. Furthermore, ADCO exhibited a new tray-former machine running GREENCOAT® boxes that Interstate Container Cambridge had supplied.

The corrugated display demonstrated GREENCOAT®’s strength and durability with the eco-friendly corrugated box holding 5 inches of water without leaking. GREENCOAT® is an innovative recyclable, repulpable and compostable wax-replacement corrugated box for packing bulk poultry, meat, seafood, and fresh produce, as well as floral packaging. 

The small display was well-received in an event setting unrelated to the usual target sectors. PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2011 provided Interstate Container Cambridge the opportunity to target new markets for GREENCOAT®, attracting prospects from all over the world interested in GREENCOAT® for packaging fertilizer, plants, paving stones, and produce.  Visitors were looking for a corrugated box that could withstand exposure to certain elements at big box retailers like Home Depot and Lowe’s.

Jeff Cormier, Interstate Container Cambridge Sales and Marketing Manager, explained,

“ADCO offered us the opportunity to put a small corrugated display in their booth as a thank you for buying their machine.  Ed Fish, our designer, created the display and sent it out to Las Vegas along with our standard GREENCOAT® flyers.  By noon on day 1 of the show (26 September 2011), we were called to the booth to replenish flyers and talk to several prospects that visited the stand. 

Booth visitors were amazed by the fact that our box had 5 inches of standing water in it and was not leaking.  Because this was not a poultry show, like we are used to, the products the people wanted to pack were items like fertilizer, plants, paving stones, and produce.  Having a display at PACK EXPO was an unexpected success to get GREENCOAT® exposure in a non-poultry setting.”

PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2011 exhibition encompassed a show floor of 600,000 net square feet. The event brought together international professionals and exhibitors of innovative technology for 40 vertical markets, as well as providers of total system solutions including processing equipment, operations software, packaging machinery, converting machinery, materials and containers. Furthermore, attendees of the 3-day event learned about the latest advances in secure packaging, printing and graphics, and instrumentation. [1]

Interstate Container Cambridge is a member of Interstate Resources Container Division and a member of INDEVCO Group.

References:

[1] http://www.packexpo.com/pelv2011/public/enter.aspx 
http://www.packexpo.com/pelv2011/public/Content.aspx?ID=827
http://www.packexpo.com/pelv2011/public/Content.aspx?ID=1162&sortMenu=107001

Contact Information

Interstate Container Cambridge
903 Woods Road
Cambridge, MD 21613
 
Tel: 410-221-7777
Fax: 410-221-7766
E-mail: greencoat@interstatecontainer.com

Web: www.interstatecontainer.com

Interstate Container Cambridge to Exhibit at International Poultry Expo 2011

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Poultry processors and packers can meet Interstate Container Cambridge at the world’s largest poultry and egg exhibition.

Interstate Container Cambridge, manufacturer of the innovative GREENCOAT® wax alternative corrugated boxes for poultry, will exhibit in Hall B, Booth 5960 at the International Poultry Expo 2011.

The show will take place from 26 - 28 January 2011 at Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia. The 3-day event is the 63rd edition of its kind, bringing together members from all segments of the poultry production and processing industry.

Interstate Container Cambridge’s GREENCOAT® wax replacement boxes can be recycled, composted, and re-pulped. These sustainable, wax-alternative cartons have the strength and durability of wax-coated packaging without the carbon footprint. Wax coating renders corrugated packaging un-recyclable.

 

International Poultry Expo 2011 will exhibit services, equipment, supplies, and technology related to the production and processing of chicken broilers, turkeys, ducks, eggs, and breeding stock.[1]

The show is an annual event of the U.S. Poultry & Egg Association.

Interstate Container Cambridge is a member of Interstate Resources Container Division and a member of INDEVCO Group.

For More Information about GREENCOAT:

GREENCOAT® - No Wax Allowed [PDF] 

GREENCOAT® - Strength and Sustainability [PDF]

References:

[1] http://www.internationalpoultryexposition.com/about/about.cfm

Contact Information

Interstate Container Cambridge

903 Woods Road

Cambridge, MD 21613

Tel: 410-221-7777

Fax: 410-221-7766

E-mail: greencoat@interstatecontainer.com

Web: www.interstateresources.com/Interstate-Container-Cambridge-LLC.html

Interstate Container Cambridge Honored at 11th Annual Sustainable Design Awards

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Interstate Container Cambridge received Global Green’s 1st CoRR Pioneer Award for GREENCOAT® on 6 December 2010.


Interstate Container Cambridge, Maryland-based corrugated manufacturer, received the Coalition for Resource Recovery (CoRR) 1st Pioneer Award for its environmentally-friendly wax alternative GREENCOAT® corrugated boxes for poultry packaging. GREENCOAT® wax-free coating can also be used in meat and seafood packaging.

Receiving the award were Jim Morgan, Interstate Resources CEO; Pete Bugas, Interstate Container Cambridge General Manager; Jeff Cormier, Interstate Container Cambridge National Sales & Marketing Manager; and Scott Caldwell, Interstate Container Cambridge Business Development Manager.

Watch Interstate Container Cambridge Design Award
Interview Video with Global Green

Interstate Container Cambridge’s GREENCOAT® coating uses alternative recyclable resources, instead of wax, cutting down immensely the amount of unrecyclable packaging ending up in landfills. Waxed corrugated packaging cannot be recycled.

Global Green USA's 2010 Sustainable Design Awards ceremony took place at Chelsea Piers, New York City and was hosted by Sam Champion of Good Morning America. [1]

The award ceremony recognizes and celebrates the achievements of individuals and companies in media, building, industry, and public policy paving the way for positive changes. Furthermore, the event serves as a channel to increase awareness and funds in support of Global Green USA initiatives.

Global Green USA is an American non-profit organization branching from Green Cross International. The organization’s goal is to foster improvement in the global climate and make positive changes by promoting households, schools, and cities to take green energy-efficient initiatives.[2]

Interstate Container Cambridge is a member of Interstate Resources Container Division a member of INDEVCO Group, the 'Local Multinational of the Middle East'.

To request information about GREENCOAT® wax alternative boxes, contact: greencoat@interstatecontainer.com.

References:

[1] http://www.globalgreen.org/press/167
[2] http://www.globalgreen.org/about/

Contact Information

Interstate Container Cambridge
903 Woods Road Cambridge, MD 21613 903

Tel: 410-221-7777
Fax: 410-221-7766
E-mail: greencoat@interstatecontainer.com
Web: http://www.interstatecontainer.com/ 

Interstate Resources to Attend PACK EXPO International 2010

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Executives from Interstate Resources, Inc. will attend PACK EXPO 2010 from 31 October – 3 November 2010 at McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois.


Interstate Resources operates 12 manufacturing plants producing kraft linerboard, recycled medium, corrugated sheet and corrugated converting products in Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee.

Corrugated packaging includes retail ready packaging, shelf ready packaging, POP displays, wax alternative corrugated packaging, and corrugated cartons.

PACK EXPO International, the annual packaging and processing show, brings together companies from all over the world to showcase eco-friendly and other solutions for operational needs. The show targets a large array of industries, ranging from flexible packing, beverage and food, pharmaceutical and medical, cleaning substances and soaps, and so forth.


Interstate Resources, Inc. is a member of INDEVCO Group, the 'Local Multinational of the Middle East'.

Interstate Executives Attend SGIA Expo 2010

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Interstate Resources Executives attend Specialty Graphic Imaging Association (SGIA) Expo 2010 held in Las Vegas Convention Center.


The three-day event, which took place from 13-15 October 2010, attracted visitors from a large array of industries. The annual SGIA Expo presents innovative printing and imaging technologies and appeals to an audience interested in specialty imaging technologies and trends. [1]

Interstate Resources operates plants manufacturing kraft linerboard, recycled medium, corrugated sheet and corrugated converting products in Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee.

Corrugated packaging produced include point-of-puchase displays, retail ready and shelf ready packaging, wax alternative corrugated packaging, and corrugated cartons.


Interstate Resources, Inc. is a member of INDEVCO Group, the 'Local Multinational of the Middle East'.


Reference

[1] http://www.biztradeshows.com/trade-events/sgia-expo.html

Packaging Services Wins Honors in CorrPak 2010 Structural Category

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During Corrugated Week 2010, PSI Packaging Services received high honors in the structure category of CorrPak® 2010 competition. The event took place from 4-8 October in Baltimore, Maryland.


PSI Packaging Services took 1st place in both the Counter Displays-Product and Floor Displays-Product sub-sections. Since 2006, the corrugated packaging manufacturer based in Greeneville, Tennessee, has consistently received a top-three position in the CorrPak® competition.

Judges assessed point-of-purchase (POP) display effectiveness, overall design, innovation, effortlessness of in-store set-up and assembly, as well as ability to display and support the product. [1]

CorrPak® 2010 Corrugated Packaging Competition

CorrPak® 2010, a biennial competition sponsored by TAPPI’s Corrugated Packaging Division, selects and awards the finest commercially produced corrugated products in the industry. [2] The event brings together corrugated package makers from around the world.

The competition covers three domains of corrugated packaging: [3]

Structure
Product protection
Self shipper displays
Displays

Printing
Flexo-printing combined brown board
Flexo-printing on white liner combined board
Flexo-preprinted liner - not corrugated/combined

Combined Techniques
Innovative use
Promotional

All entries in the competition, except for those entered into the 'Combined Techniques - Promotional' category, were required to be for commercial use. [4]

PSI Packaging Services is a member of Interstate Resources, Inc.

References

[1] http://www.corrugatedweek.org/pdf/CorrPak_Brochure.pdf
[2] http://www.corrugatedweek.org/corrpak.asp
[3] http://www.corrugatedweek.org/pdf/CorrPak_Brochure.pdf
[4] http://www.corrugatedweek.org/pdf/CorrPak_Brochure.pdf

Interstate Container Cambridge to Present at 2010 NRA Show

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Global Green's Coalition for Resource Recovery (CoRR) members will speak at the 2010 National Restaurant Association (NRA) Show in Chicago.

Pete Bugas of Interstate Container Cambridge, will discuss how restaurateurs can save money and launch green operations immediately through innovative recycling programs. Bugas is National Account Manager for the corrugated plant's innovative GREENCOAT™ corrugated wax alternative boxes.

"Turning Spent Food Packaging into Gold: The Next Frontier in Recycling"

24 May 2010
Room S403B
McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois


In addition to Bugas, other coalition speakers include:

• Kristin Newman, International Paper


• Larry Saywell, Mountaire Farms


• Annie White, Coalition for Resource Recovery (CoRR)

CoRR program discussion areas include recyclable wholesale transfer packaging and recyclable paper foodservice packaging.

Interstate Container Cambridge Presents at 2010 International Poultry Expo

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Interstate Container Cambridge, along with Global Green USA and Mountaire Farms, announced the complete conversion of the largest poultry plant in the US to recyclable, wax alternative boxes from its Maryland plant.

The press conference, which took place at the 2010 International Poultry Expo in Atlanta, Georgia on 27 January 2010, included presentations by:

• Pete Bugas, National Account Manager, Interstate Container Cambridge (Maryland), manufacturer of the eco-friendly wax-alternative cartons
• Jim Morgan, President & COO, Interstate Resources, Inc.
• Larry Saywell, Vice President of Sales & Marketing, Mountaire Farms
• Annie White, Director, Coalition for Resource Recovery at Global Green USA

(L-R): Pete Bugas, Annie White & Larrry Saywell

By converting to this newly achieved green packaging standard, Mountaire Farms will reduce carbon dioxide emissions, save water, and improve efficiency. The innovative recyclable boxes should impact future wholesale transfer packaging for not only poultry but also meat, produce and seafood.

During the show, Interstate Container Cambridge professionals showcased the plant's latest innovations in eco-friendly corrugated packaging.

(L-R): Mark Buff, Pete Bugas, Jim Krahn, Jeff Cormier, Scott Caldwell,
Anne Potterton, all from Interstate Container Cambridge;
& Jim Morgan, Interstate Resources, Inc.

Interstate Container Cambridge, located in Cambridge, Maryland, is a member of Interstate Resources Container Division and a partner in Global Green Coalition for Resource Recovery.

Interested parties can request quotes and samples for wax alternative poultry packaging at ICCambridge[at]InterstateResources.com

For More Information
Pete Bugas, National Account Manager
Interstate Container Cambridge
903 Woods Road Cambridge, MD 21613 903

Tel: 410-221-7777
Fax: 410-221-7766
E-mail: Pete.Bugas[at]interstatecontainer.com
Web: www.interstateresources.com

Interstate Container Cambridge to Exhibit at 2010 International Poultry Expo

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Visitors to 2010 International Poultry Expo in Atlanta can request quotes for and samples of poultry packaging from Interstate Container Cambridge.

Interstate Container Cambridge is exhibiting its wax alternative poultry packaging at the 2010 International Poultry Expo, Booth #5575, from 27 - 29 January 2010 at Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia. The International Poultry Expo is the world’s largest trade show for the poultry and egg industry.

Interstate Container Cambridge looks to transform the poultry packaging industry with the development of its patent-pending GREEN COAT™, a 100% recyclable and cost-effective wax replacement.

The corrugated plant's FBA-certified GREEN COAT™ boxes are recyclable, repulpable and compostable. They meet or exceed most current wax box performance, providing proven moist condition tolerance. These cartons can significantly help poultry processing plants in their environmental and sustainable efforts while saving their customers disposal fees.

GREEN COAT™ wax alternative poultry packaging
from Interstate Container Cambridge

Interstate Container Cambridge, located in Cambridge, Maryland, is a member of Interstate Resources Container Division and a partner in Global Green Coalition for Resource Recovery.

Interested parties can request quotes and samples for wax alternative poultry packaging at ICCambridge@InterstateResources.com


For More Information
Pete Bugas, National Account Manager
Interstate Container Cambridge
903 Woods Road
Cambridge, MD 21613 903

Tel: 410-221-7777
Fax: 410-221-7766
E-mail: Pete.Bugas[at]interstatecontainer.com
Web: www.interstateresources.com

Notre Dame University Honors INDEVCO Group Founder

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Source: Interstate News, Spring / Summer 2009

Notre Dame University (NDU) in Zouk Mosbeh, Lebanon, organized a ceremony in memory of Mr. Georges N. Frem,one of the leading industrialists in the Middle East. Family and friends of Georges N. Frem gathered on May 5th at Issam Fares Hall to pay tribute.

Georges N. Frem Statue

The event’s program featured:
The Lebanese National Anthem
A documentary of Georges Frem’s life

Speakers included:
Father Walid Moussa, NDU President
Souheil Matar, Public Relations Director
Jean Obeid, Former Minister
Ziad Baroud, Minister of Interior
Neemat G. Frem, INDEVCO Group President & CEO (on behalf of the Frem family)

Interstate Resources Nominated for 2009 Freedom Award

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Source: Secretary of Defense Employer Support, Freedom Award, March 13, 2009

Interstate Resources has been nominated for the 2009 Freedom Award. Employers across the nation nominated for superior support to national guard and reserve employees.

116 Virginia National Guardsmen and Reservists nominated their employers to receive the 2009 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award. The award is the U.S. Government’s highest recognition given to employers for exceptional support of their employees serving in the Guard and Reserve.

The Freedom Award is particularly significant because only members of the National Guard and Reserve or their family members are eligible to nominate their employers for the award.

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Evergreen Community Power Project Wins 2008 BE Award of Excellence

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Bentley Systems is a worldwide provider of project design and management software solutions supporting the engineering and construction industry. Bentley Systems issues an annual summary of worldwide “inspiring infrastructure projects” that employ its software solutions.

The 2008 summary was recently issued and ESI Inc. of Tennessee was awarded the 2008 BE Award of Excellence for its work at Evergreen Community Power (ECP) in Reading, Pennsylvania, member of Interstate Resources Inc. Additionally, under the section of “Innovation in Power Generation,” ECP has been nominated in the special category of “Sustaining Our Environment.”

ESI Inc. of Tennessee submitted the ECP project for consideration of the award of excellence. ESI employed the Bentley 3-D modeling software when it was commissioned to engineer and design a renewable-energy circulating fluidized bed boiler with a 33-megawatt turbine to replace the existing fossil fuel-fired boiler at ECP.

The ECP facility will convert biomass-derived material into electricity for United Corrstack, a host paper mill based in Reading, Pennsylvania. ESI designed the system with leading-edge air pollution control equipment to ensure that all emissions are as low as possible for a facility the size of ECP.

Evergreen Community Power (ECP) in Reading, Pennsylvania

Congratulations to ESI Inc. of Tennessee for winning the 2008 Be Award of Excellence for its work at ECP and to ECP for its nomination in the category of “Sustaining Our Environment.

Contact Information

Evergreen Community Power, Inc
720 Laurel Street
Reading, Pennsylvania 19602 USA

Tel: 610 374-3000
Fax: 610-376-8215

Charles Feghali Heads List of Speakers at AICC 2009 Spring Meeting

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Source: OUTBOUND e-newsletter, 9 March 2009

Charles Feghali of Managing Director of Interstate Resources, Inc. and INDEVCO North America is slated to give the Industry presentation at the Association of Independent Corrugated Converters (AICC) 2009 Spring Meeting in Washington DC from 1-3 April 2009.



With U.S. headquarters based in Arlington, VA, Interstate Resources is a group of 11 companies- paper mills and converting operations - supplying kraft linerboard, recycled medium, graphic displays, corrugated and waxed cartons between Massachusetts and Georgia and west to Tennessee.

Feghali has spent 27 years in the paper and packaging business. From 1995 to 2007, he served as President of Interstate Resources, opening the group's first recycled paper mill, adding four new operations and two joint ventures. In 2007, Feghali took charge of the construction of the state-of-the-art energy facility, Evergreen Community Power (ECP) in Reading, PA.

Ahead of the AICC 2009 Spring Meeting, Board Converting News published an interview with Feghali in its 23 February 2009 issue (Volume 25, No. 8).

Interstate Resources Inc. is a member of the multinational INDEVCO Group.


Click for more information about the AICC 2009 Spring Meeting.