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Golden Mummy and Pyramid Awards
The 17th annual Golden Mummy and Pyramid Awards have honored six flexible packaging and labeling applications with the coveted Golden Mummy and Pyramid Awards. The awards are presented each year by the Films Business of ExxonMobil Chemical.

“Our customers continue to impress us with the types of packaging and labels they employ for their products,” said Jim Ashmore, sales and marketing manager, ExxonMobil Chemical. “The Golden Mummy and Pyramid Awards are our chance to recognize those applications that are truly innovative and effective.”

Judging for the Golden Mummy and Pyramid Awards took place in Rochester, N.Y. near the ExxonMobil Chemical Films main office. The following industry experts served on the independent panel of judges: David Luttenberger, Director of Publishing, Packaging Strategies; Jim Peters, President of J. Peters Associates, a writing and marketing communications firm; and Karen Proctor, Chair of the Packaging Science Program at the Rochester Institute of Technology.

The Films Business of ExxonMobil Chemical is the world’s premier supplier of a full range of oriented polypropylene (OPP) film for flexible packaging and labeling applications. ExxonMobil Chemical has seven affiliated production plants: three in Europe (Virton, Belgium; Kerkrade, the Netherlands; and Brindisi, Italy) and four in North America (LaGrange, Ga.; Stratford, Conn.; Shawnee, Okla. and Belleville, Canada). Its European head office is located in Luxembourg and its United States head office is in Macedon, NY. The company and its affiliates have sales offices to support customer needs in countries around the world, including North America and Europe as well as Africa and Asia. Additional information regarding the Films Business can be found at www.oppfilms.com. Information about ExxonMobil Chemical is on www.exxonmobilchemical.com.

Golden Mummy Award Winners:

1. Kraft Food and Cello Foil Kraft Macaroni and Cheese
2. Hershey Foods and Bemis Company Hershey Milk Chocolate and Milk Chocolate with Almonds
3. Gorge Delights with Pak-Sel Gorge Delights Pear Bar

Pyramid Award Winners:

4. McNeil Consumer and Specialty Pharmaceuticals, National Label Company, Ritrama McNeil Vial Products
5. The Coca-Cola Company and Salem Label POWERade Matrix/NHRA National Promotion
6. Reckitt Benckiser and Hammer Lithograph Old English Furniture Polish

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DESIGN DIRECTIONS for SUSTAINABILITY

SETTING THE BEST COURSE REQUIRES AN ACCURATE COMPASS

DECEMBER 4, 2008
1:00 PM EASTERN

This special 90-minute webinar will feature up-to-date insights into the market forces affecting package design and sustainability. Registration for this program is $89.99. Attendees will receive a copy of Packaging Sustainability: Tools, Systems and Strategies for Innovative Package Design (a $49.95 value) by Wendy Jedlicka.

Keynote Address by:
MINAL MISTRY
Project Manager, Sustainable Packaging Coalition/GreenBlue

COMPASS is an online software tool for packaging designers and engineers to compare the environmental impacts of their package designs.

DESIGN DIRECTIONS for SUSTAINABILITY

SETTING THE BEST COURSE REQUIRES AN ACCURATE COMPASS