GREEN BAY, Wis., July 13, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tufco Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:TFCO), the largest contract converter of branded wet and dry wipes in North America and a leader in specialty printing services and business imaging products, today announced that it recently received its Labelers ID for FDA registration. This voluntary FDA registration allows its Green Bay facility to produce FDA regulated products.
The company is also registered with the EPA. Tufco is an ISO 9001:2000 facility, with ISO 9001:2008 certification pending in August 2009, and has a strong focus on Lean/Six Sigma.
Commenting on this latest achievement, Michele Cherney, Tufco's Sr. Vice President of Sales and Marketing, said, "The FDA and EPA registrations enable Tufco to expand into additional markets and support new business. Our goal is to be the premier outsource manufacturing partner for our current clients and potential new clients."
Tufco, headquartered in Green Bay, Wisconsin, has manufacturing operations in Wisconsin and North Carolina.
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This press release, including the discussion of the Company's fiscal 2009 results in comparison to fiscal 2008, contains forward-looking statements regarding current expectations, risks and uncertainties for future periods. The actual results could differ materially from those discussed herein due to a variety of factors such as changes in customer demand for its products, cancellation of production agreements by significant customers including two Contract Manufacturing customers it depends upon for a significant portion of its business, its ability to renew its production agreements with these customers, the effects of the economy in general, including the recent economic decline, an inability to increase sales due to the recent economic conditions, reductions in consumer demand, the Company's inability to benefit from any general improvements, material increases in the cost of raw materials, competition in the Company's product areas, an inability of management to successfully reduce operating expenses including labor and waste costs in relation to net sales, the Company's ability to increase sales and earnings as a result of new projects, the Company's ability to successfully install new equipment on a timely basis, the Company's ability to continue to produce new products, the Company's ability to return to profitability and then to continue to improve profitability, the Company's ability to successfully attract new customers through its sales initiatives and the Company's ability to improve the run rates for its products. Therefore, the financial data for the periods presented may not be indicative of the Company's future financial condition or results of operations. The Company assumes no responsibility to update the forward-looking statements contained in this press release.