July 21, 2008, OCONOMOWOC, Wis. – ORBIS Corporation, North America’s leading plastic reusable packaging manufacturer, has announced further price increases on its plastic containers, pallets and dunnage to offset unprecedented rising raw material costs. ORBIS primarily uses high-density polyethylene and polypropylene plastic resins to mold its products. Crude oil and natural gas are feedstocks for both materials.

In announcing the marketplace price increases, Jim Kotek, ORBIS’ President stated, “In recent months, our resin suppliers have announced and implemented multiple price increases, due to rising oil prices and escalating transportation costs, and we expect continued cost pressure for the foreseeable future.  Despite our ongoing efforts to manage operational costs, we have been unable to offset the magnitude of these increases.  As a result, ORBIS will implement further price increases on our plastic products.”

 “We know that reusable packaging reduces customers’ per-trip costs and drives system wide supply chain cost savings. Reusable packaging provides leading companies with sustainable alternatives to single-trip wood or corrugated packaging,” continued Kotek.

In this volatile market environment, ORBIS diligently maintains a strong focus on operational efficiencies to drive value for its customers and to deliver the economic and environmental advantages of reusable packaging to the marketplace.

About ORBIS
Plastic reusable containers and pallets improve the flow of product all along the supply chain to reduce costs. ORBIS, based in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, helps world-class customers move their product faster, easier, safer and more cost-effectively. ORBIS uses proven expertise, industry-leading knowledge, innovation, superior products (containers, pallets and dunnage) and supply chain services (pooling, cleaning and logistics) to implement plastic reusable packaging systems. To learn more, contact ORBIS, a subsidiary of Menasha Corporation, at 888-307-2185,  visit www.orbiscorporation.com or click on info@orbiscorporation.com.

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