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New York, NY - October 19, 2007 - Shorewood Packaging, a business of International Paper, has introduced an enhanced Healthcare Solutions Web site to provide customers with detailed information about its extensive offering of packaging products and services for the healthcare industry.
Through Shorewood Packaging Healthcare Solutions, the company offers a wide range of products and services to meet the needs of today's healthcare industry, including over-the-counter (OTC) and ethical (Rx) folding cartons, blister cards, unit dose carded packaging, compliance packaging, child-resistant/senior friendly packaging, physicians' sample packaging, promotional and new product packaging, P.O.P. displays and much more.
"Our group understands the unique challenges facing the healthcare industry," said Keith Kiedinger, vice president, Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Products, Shorewood Packaging. "We offer customers creative solutions and superb quality, providing better packages for better outcomes."
Shorewood's network of Pharma-focused facilities in North America and China provide a manufacturing environment that is supported by stringent quality controls, such as cGMP (current Good Manufacturing Practices), ISO 9000 and Six Sigma protocols, which are key components in Shorewood's quality management system to ensure consistencies in its products and processes.
Earlier this year, Shorewood Packaging initiated a multi-million dollar investment at its Hendersonville facility, located in East Flat Rock, N.C., to enhance customer focus and support the growth of its healthcare packaging business. This investment included enhancements to its quality assurance lab and production area, the addition of new equipment, and additional training and updates on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's cGMP guidelines and procedures for its 170 employees.
We invite you to visit http://www.shorewoodpackaginghealthcare.com to learn about all of Shorewood's healthcare packaging solutions. |
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Shorewood Packaging (www.shorewoodpackaging.com) is a leading value-added provider of high quality creative, printing, packaging and retail display products that help customers enhance their brands in the global marketplace. Shorewood serves a diverse range of pharmaceutical, cosmetic, confectionary, sporting goods and private label customers in the consumer products industry, in addition to customers in the home entertainment industry. Shorewood is committed to helping customers achieve their sustainability goals through its greenchoice™ sustainable packaging solutions program. Shorewood is a business of International Paper and has multiple manufacturing facilities in North America, Europe and Asia. To learn more about Shorewood and its products and services, visit www.shorewoodpackaging.com. |
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International Paper (NYSE:IP), founded in 1898, is a global uncoated paper and packaging company with primary markets and manufacturing operations in North America, Europe, Russia, Latin America, Asia and North Africa. Its uncoated papers and packaging business are complemented by xpedx, North America's Largest distributor of printing papers and graphics supplies and equipment. Headquartered in the United States, International Paper employs approximately 54,000 people in more than 20 countries, and serves customers worldwide. Annual sales are about $22 billion. International Paper partners with customers and environmental, academic, civic and governmental organizations, as well as landowners and harvesting professionals, to encourage responsible forest stewardship, improve the health and productivity of forestlands and increase recovery of our recyclable products. the company has a long-standing policy of using no wood from endangered forests. To learn more about International Paper, its products and commitment to economic, social and environmental sustainability, visit www.internationalpaper.com. |
