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40 July 2015 Tablets & Capsules extend its global reach. The companies have worked together since 1992. Freeman Technology names Scandinavian distributor TEWKESBURY, UK—Freeman Tech- nology appointed Powder Develop- ment of Lund, Sweden, as its exclusive distributor in Denmark, Sweden, Nor- way, and Finland. Freeman supplies powder characterization equipment, including its FT4 rheometer. Körber Medipak opens site in Brazil SÃO PAULO, Brazil—Körber Medi- pak opened a facility here to provide packaging and inspection services throughout Latin America. The facility will employ more than 20 people and the company plans to manufacture and warehouse spare parts and format parts in order to provide faster service. Bilcare service identifies best blister barrier within 15 days DELAWARE CITY, DE—Bilcare Research introduced FastPack, a process that determines the best barrier film properties for pharmaceuticals. The ser- vice measures hygroscopicity, hardness, friability, and photosensitivity to deter- mine a product's susceptibility to humi - dity, temperature, light, and oxygen. Within 15 days of the analyses, the com - pany identifies the most appropriate packaging material. Imerys to acquire Solvay PCC business PARIS, France—Imerys signed an exclu- sive agreement with Solvay to acquire its precipitated calcium carbonates (PCC) division. The deal includes plants in Ger- many, Austria, France, and the UK. BASF to shed API businesses LUDWIGSHAFEN, Germany—BASF plans to sell its custom pharmaceutical synthesis business and parts of its API business to Siegfried Holding, Zofin- gen, Switzerland. The transaction— encompassing BASF production sites in Minden, Germany; Evionnaz, Switzer- land; and Saint-Vulbas, France—allows the company to focus on excipients and select APIs, including ibuprofen, omega- 3 fatty acids, and polyethylene glycol. people news Jeff Baxter joined the board of directors of ChromaDex, Irvine, CA. He is pres- ident and CEO of VBI Vaccines, Cam- bridge, MA, and served in management roles at GlaxoSmithKline for 19 years. Lee Wardall was appointed director of customer service at Adamus HT USA, Boca Raton, FL. Contract packager Reed-Lane, Wayne, NJ, hired Daniel Bright and George Cabrita as project managers, and pro- moted Josh Goolcharan to project manager specialist. Erika Harvey was hired as account manager at Horn Nutraceuticals, La Mirada, CA. TruTag Technologies, Honolulu, HI, appointed Joseph Atick as senior advi- sor to its advisory board. The company product update Bottle unscrambler SortStar bottle unscrambler fills, caps, and overcaps as many as 250 bottles per minute. Unit sorts and air-cleans plastic bottles as large as 100 millimeters wide by 250 millimeters tall. Using centrifugal disc and adjustable guides, unit handles variety of bottle shapes and sizes with no change parts required. Mechanical adjustments are made with numeric counters for easy, repeatable changes. Optionally, adjustments may be pre-programmed via HMI. Features include pharmaceutical-grade stainless steel construction, fallen-bottle reject, and double-wall nitrogen purge nozzles. Capmatic, Montreal, Quebec. Tel. 514 322 0062 www.capmatic.com also added Ge Li and Gregory S. Leong to its board of directors. Jesse L. Goodman was elected pres- ident of the US Pharmacopeial Con- vention, Rockville, MD, for the 2015-2020 term. Werum IT Solutions America, Par- sippany, NJ, named Benjamin Pieritz its senior vice president of opera- tions. Recipharm , Jordbro, Sweden, appointed Giorgio Bruno as general manager of Recipharm Italia, Milan, Italy. Andrew Dougherty was promoted to vice president of member services at the Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies (PMMI), Reston, VA. Dick de Koning was named chair- man of the Active & Intelligent Pack- aging Industry Association, Utrecht, Netherlands.