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Nalge Nunc International




Helene Diederich founded the company as a contract packager in the summer of 1992. David Diederich joined the company in October 1993. Chad Buchta joined in December 1995.

Under their leadership, the company initiated sales of specialty bags to various industries with a particular emphasis on agricultural chemical companies. Initial sales were made from a home office until expansion created the need for a move to a Halstead Street office and warehouse. Pactech acquired production machinery and moved to its current location at 1999 Mt. Read Boulevard in the city of Rochester, New York in November of 1998.

Pactech has seen rapid growth while winning several awards for innovation (“Package of the Year” from the Flexible Packaging Association, “Ameristar” from the Institute of Packaging Professionals, “Worldstar” from the World Packaging Organisation) in specialty flexible packaging. We are proud that the company is recognized as an industry leader due to the quality of its personnel and our dedication to world-class service. Pactech also received recognition from its community for its rapid growth by inclusion several times in the Rochester Top 100 List sponsored annually by the Rochester NY Democrat & Chronicle and from ICIC-Inc. Magazine Inner City 100.

Helene Diederich has also been recognized for her leadership and community efforts. She was a finalist for the Rochester, NY “2000 Small Business Person of the Year Award” and a nominee for the “2001 ATHENA Award” sponsored by the Women’s Council of the Rochester (NY) Business Alliance.

Pactech LLC was acquired by Nalge Nunc International in February 2004. Pactech had been the exclusive contract converter of Nalgene® Cantenes and Nalgene® packaging bags.

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The company and its management have pioneered:

• Child-Resistant-Recloseable-Easy Opening moisture barrier packaging (patented). This is the only flexible package closure to pass the Child Resistant Protocol and Adult Senior Friendly Testing required by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (Poison Prevention Act of 1970).
   
• A patented, large, flexible liner with a fitment capable of being filled with 400 degress Fahrenheit hot-melt material for transport to a customer location and remelted for use from the liner. Material is heat-stabilized nylon with a nylon fitment.
   
• A recloseable, stand up pouch made from a unique foil laminate material for wipes with a very aggressive solvent chemistry for the auto and aircraft industries. (Patent pending.)
   
• Source reduction packaging (bags or pouches).
   
• Foil liner bags and shrouds for bulk transport.
   
• Autoclavable/Gamma Radiation stable bags.
   
• Fitments attached to flexible pouches for liquid transport.
   
• Many more uniquely designed flexible packages for various purposes.

Fortune 500 companies such as Honeywell, DuPont, Exxon, and related suppliers of resins and film look to Pactech for market applications of their products. Because of these relationships, Pactech has extensive technical and research capabilities to arrive at the best solution to a flexible packaging problem.

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Pactech has been audited by several companies with respect to Total Quality Management Systems and has achieved preferred supplier status as a result. Management continues to pursue improvement of all personnel and systems through training and contact with various large customers and their training departments.




Pactech sees a stable growth trend and continued expansion of manufacturing capability. The company is engaged in on-going education regarding Total Quality Management, ISO-9000, Six Sigma and related techniques of being on the leading edge of packaging manufacturers.

Pactech continues to develop state of the art manufacturing equipment and expertise enabling management to meet the most demanding and complex packaging needs.

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