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Outlook Group Wins Sustainability Award

same as all standard flexible packaging materials, but will disappear in 5-6 years. The enzymatic process breaks down the film into CO2, methane, and water, with many municipal landfills collecting methane to use as an energy source. Outlook Group has been a 98 percent landfill-free manufacturing facility for more than a decade. Labelink Acquires Pro Label Labelink, said to be as Canada’s largest private- ly-owned package printing manufacturer, has ac- quired Pro Label in Appleton, Wisconsin. Pro Label is a privately-owned business with 30 years of experience in creating labels and specialty prints. Expanding Business Since its debut in 1992 printing window and door labels, Pro Label has expanded into many specialty applications and a workforce of 120 people. Pro Label will maintain its client portfolio and op- erate as Pro Label LLC — A division of Labelink. The current leadership team remains in place to ensure business continuity and market guidance.

Outlook Group has again won the Wisconsin Man- ufacturers & Commerce (WMC) Business Friend of the Environment (BFOE) Award for Sustainability. This 32nd Annual BFOE award highlights what Wisconsin companies are doing in the areas of sus- tainability, innovative technology and environmen- tal stewardship. Focused On Film For this year’s award, Outlook Group focused on printed flexible packaging films. In response to retailer and consumer demands, the flexible packaging industry has introduced a myriad of recycle-ready, compostable, and biode- gradable material structures. Outlook Group introduces packaging products that will biodegrade in a standard landfill environ- ment and do not require consumers to change their recycling habits, according to the company. Biodegradable films are engineered to undergo an enzymatic degradation process that is initiated by the heat and pressure that are presented in an anaerobic environment that exists in U.S.-based landfills. Outlook Group’s “Oil2Soil” films perform the

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