Graham Packaging reports third quarter gains

Graham Packaging, which bought the Tetra Pak plant in Joplin, reported a 126.3 percent gain in net sales during the third quarter, according to PR Newswire. The company also had an 83.5 percent gain in operating income, compared to the third quarter of 2004.
Net sales for the three months ending Sept. 30 were $615.1 million, the article said, an increase of $343.3 million or 126.3 percent.
Graham Packaging is based in York, PA.