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General Chemical Canada Cuts Costs, Eliminates Worries and Improves Quality Assurance With New Bag Marking System

From Matthews Marking Products
 

 
By beefing up its marking system for the thousands of 50 lb (20 kg) and 100 lb (40 kg) high density polyethylene bags of calcium chloride it produces each year, General Chemical Canada Ltd. has reduced labor costs, freed itself of worry about errors in its packaging process, and vastly improved its quality assurance.
Product Announcements
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Topics of Interest
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