Sigg

Sigg was initially a beneficiary of the scare as people moved to ditch their plastic drinking bottles.

Postscript to a Panic 2011

Nor will it help the likes of Sigg Switzerland USA, the U.S. distributor of those now-ubiquitous metal drinking bottles.

Postscript to a Panic 2011

Only a handful of collectors, like the Swiss ambassador, Uli Sigg, paid any attention.

The Art of Resistance Kelly Crow 2011

But once it transpired that the lining of Sigg's aluminum bottles manufactured before August 2008 also contained trace amounts of BPA, its U.S. distributor was hit with lawsuits and a campaign of public vilification that recently sent it into bankruptcy.

Postscript to a Panic 2011

In 1997, Sigg took Meile, the Swiss dealer, to meet several of these artists, including Ai.

The Art of Resistance Kelly Crow 2011

Fans can visit CafePress to design custom items like T-shirts, Sigg bottles and tote bags, while also shopping for merchandise created by other show enthusiasts.

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The results, which were duplicated in two government labs, come too late to help the likes of Sigg Switzerland USA, the U.S. distributor of those now-ubiquitous metal drinking bottles.

Postscript to a Panic 2011

Sigg initially benefitted from the scare as consumers ditched their plastic drinking bottles.

Postscript to a Panic 2011

But once it transpired that the lining of Sigg's aluminum bottles manufactured before August 2008 also contained trace amounts of BPA, its U.S. distributor was hit with lawsuits and public vilification that sent it into bankruptcy.

Postscript to a Panic 2011

The next morning, Meile got a frantic call from collector Uli Sigg, a former Swiss ambassador to China who had planned to meet the artist upon arrival.

The Art of Resistance Kelly Crow 2011