October 31, 2000

Misan Industry Corporation, a Taiwan designer and manufacturer of innovative packaging for hand tools, recently reported that it has been awarded the Worldstar 2000 honor by the jury of the World Packaging Organization for its product, the moveable Security Tools Pack Tools Holder”. "

"We are very proud of this great honor, because we are the first Taiwan hand tool product manufacturer to be given it said Mike Kao, president of the company. Earlier this year Misan Industry received the Taiwan Packing Star 2000 award. "

Misan Industry claims to be the only hand tool packaging manufacturer in the world that makes socket holders with its particular type of security function, which also incorporates both visual and sales appeal."It is a very simple idea. However, nobody has ever put it into practice"said Kao.with the security tools pack's innovative look and compact design, tools can easily be displayed on the wall. Users can then simply apply a pair of scissors to remove the locking pin," he explained.

Worldstar 2000 is the preeminent international award in the packaging industry. According to the World Packaging Organisation, Worldstars are presented only to those packages which, having already won recognition in a national competition, are compared by an expert panel of judges to similar packages from around the world. Awards are based on the judges' consensus that a package is superior in its own right, and better in its class in execution or innovation by comparison".

Originally a maker of tennis racket accessories, in 1996 Misan Industry chose to buck the trend of moving production facilities to mainland China, and instead decided to stay in Taiwan and transform itself into a hand tool packaging producer, said Kao. The company's product lineup includes moveable security tool packs such as socket holders, hang tags, ratchet packs, sliding T bar packs, universal joint packs and extension bar packs. The company also designs packaging based on customers' orders. "

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