What's New at Dixie

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Glen Burnie, MD. March 18, 2010 - Dixie Printing and Packaging, LLC, a high quality printer of folding cartons for food, pharmaceutical and personal care companies, today announced that it has received Sustainable Forestry Initiative® (SFI®) Chain of Custody Certification (BV-SFICOC-US002739-1) and Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC®) Chain of Custody Certification (BV-COC-150840) from Bureau Veritas.
Bureau Veritas is accredited by SFI and FSC to certify companies to their international standards.  Both certifications verify that Dixie meets strict tracking requirements to ensure that certified paperboard used in its facility comes from a well-managed forest.  The certifications are a key component of Dixie’s environmental stewardship goals.
Chain of Custody is the process of tracking certified paperboard and its wood fiber back to the sourcing forest - through all processing, manufacturing and distribution stages - to verify that the sourcing forest is responsibly managed through harvesting and replanting efforts. Dixie Printing and Packaging uses numerous types of paperboard derived from these responsibly managed forests to manufacture paperboard-based packaging products for its customers.
We chose the FSC certification because it is globally recognized as the highest environmental standard in forestry, said Gordon Hyde Vice President of Sales & Marketing for Dixie Printing and Packaging. This certification allows us to support forest stewardship and provide our customers sustainable products.
Dixie received SFI and FSC Chain of Custody Certifications following a rigorous audit of its internal procedures.  For more information about Dixie’s commitment to environmental stewardship, visit www.dixiebox.com

About Dixie Printing & Packaging
Dixie is a subsidiary of Kollman Label & Packaging Group, with locations in the Eastern US and the Mid-West. The facilities supply folding cartons, flexible packaging and labels to Fortune 500 companies in the food, beverage, pharmaceutical and personal care markets throughout North America.

About SFI
SFI Inc. is a 501c(3) non-profit charitable organization, and is solely responsible for maintaining, overseeing and improving the Sustainable Forestry Initiative program which is internationally recognized and among the largest in the world.  The SFI forest standard is endorsed by the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification schemes, a global umbrella organization that has strict requirements for endorsement.  SFI Inc. is governed by a three-chamber board of directors representing environmental, social and economic sectors equally. 

For more information about SFI visit www.sfiprogram.org

About FSC
FSC is an independent, non-governmental, not-for-profit organization established to promote the responsible management of the world’s forests.  FSC is a certification system that provides internationally recognized standard-setting, trademark assurance and accreditationservices to companies, organizations, and communities interested in responsible forestry.  FSC is nationally represented in more than 50 countries around the world.

For more information about FSC visit www.fsc.org

For Additional Information Call
Kevin J. Kollman, President
410 952 0342