Kerr Group, Inc., Plastic Products Div.

Kerr Group Inc. is a leading provider of specialty plastic closure products to the pharmaceutical and food and beverage industries in North America. Kerr designs and manufactures highly-engineered, proprietary, injection-molded plastic closures that incorporate functional features such as child-resistance and tamper-evidence. Kerr is recognized as a market leader in technological innovation. Kerr proactively works with many of its customers to design and manufacture closures to serve its customers' specific product needs. In the pharmaceutical market Kerr partners with its customers in designing packaging to secure Food and Drug Administration approval. Kerr introduced the first two-piece child-resistant plastic closure to the pharmaceutical industry in 1971 and subsequently has introduced several new generations of such closures. Kerr set the industry standards for plastic peanut butter closures and was a leader in the conversion from metal to plastics in hot-fill juices. Kerr introduced the first wide-mouth tamper-evident plastic closure for hot-fill food applications. Kerr is an industry leader in innovative product design. Kerr focuses on markets that demand sophisticated product design with tight manufacturing tolerances. Kerr's relationships result in an active involvement by Kerr in the new product development programs of its customers and related suppliers. Kerr employs a research and development staff of engineers who proactively work with its customers to design and manufacture closures to serve specific customer needs.