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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Film and Bag Federation/Northeast Region Sets Meeting Dates For 2000

WASHINGTON (January 20, 2000) – The Film and Bag Federation/Northeast Region has set its schedule of business programs for 2000. The kick-off meeting, to take place Tuesday, March 7, will feature Jim Feeney, President, Windmoeller and Hoelscher, speaking on "…And What Else Is Changing Around Us And Why Should We Care?" The March 7th meeting location is the LaGuardia Marriott, Elmhurst, New York.

Future meetings will take place at various locations in the New York-New Jersey area. The June 6th meeting, also planned for the LaGuardia Marriott, will focus on the newest technology and trends in bag making machinery and feature a roundtable of manufacturers and customers. A September 26th meeting is planned for Saddle Brook, New Jersey; the December 5th meeting will take place in New York City. Topics for these meetings include a roundtable discussion with end-users, and mergers and acquisitions: selling, buying (and dealing with) a family business. Tabletop exhibits will be available for all the meeting sessions.

Fees for the programs are $50 for FBF/SPI members; $65 for non-members. Meetings generally start with a reception at 5:30 pm; dinner at 6:30 pm; and a business session at 7:45 pm. Registration information may be obtained from Karen Miles, FBF, 202-974-5215.

"The Northeast Region of the Film and Bag Federation (FBF) takes a pro-active approach to meeting the requirements of our industry. Dozens of companies and their executives throughout the region participate in our activities. These meetings are the best -- and only -- way to network with industry colleagues, friends, suppliers and customers," said Len Levy, Poly-Pak Industries, chairman of the Northeast Region/FBF. Attendees include converters, extruders making film, bags, or envelopes, and recyclers of plastic film and their suppliers.

The Film and Bag Federation is the newest business unit of The Society of the Plastics Industry, Inc. (SPI). Founded in 1937, The Society of the Plastics Industry, Inc. is the trade association representing the fourth-largest manufacturing industry in the United States. SPI's 2,000 members represent the entire plastics industry supply chain, including processors, machinery and equipment manufacturers and raw material suppliers. The U.S. plastics industry employs 1.3 million workers and provides $274 billion in annual shipments.

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