Summary
Packaging Corporation of America is an American manufacturing company based in Lake Forest, Illinois.[2] The company has about 15,500 employees, with operations primarily in the United States. The CEO is Mark W. Kowlzan.[3]
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| Company type | Public |
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| Industry | Packaging and containers |
| Founded | 1959 |
| Headquarters | Lake Forest, Illinois, U.S. |
Key people | Mark W. Kowlzan (Chairman and CEO) |
Number of employees | 15,500[1] (2021) |
| Website | packagingcorp |
History and operations edit
The company was founded in 1959 by the consolidation of three companies and was eventually acquired by Tenneco in 1965.[4] In November 1995, the company's name was changed to Tenneco Packaging Inc.; in 1999, a new entity re-established the name Packaging Corporation of America.
In 2009, the company opened a new design center and project-management facility in Hong Kong, operating under the name Packaging Corporation of Asia Limited.
The company has acquired many companies, including Boise Inc. in 2013,[5] TimBar Corporation[6] and Columbus Container, Inc.[7] in 2016, Sacramento Container Corporation in 2017,[8] and Englander Container and Display in 2018.[9]
The company's network consists of 6 containerboard mills, 2 white paper mills, 95 converting facilities, 10 creative design centers, 3 fulfillment centers, 8 packaging and supply centers, 2 training and resource centers, and 1 technical center.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Packaging Corp. of America". Fortune. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
- ^ "Lake Forest Corporate Headquarters | PCA". PCA. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
- ^ "PKG Profile | Packaging Corporation of America Stock - Yahoo Finance". finance.yahoo.com. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
- ^ "History (1867-1970) | PCA". www.packagingcorp.com. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
- ^ "Packaging Corporation of America Completes Acquisition of Boise Inc. | Packaging Corporation of America". ir.packagingcorp.com. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
- ^ "Packaging Corporation of America Completes Acquisition of TimBar Corporation | Packaging Corporation of America". ir.packagingcorp.com. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
- ^ "Packaging Corporation of America Completes Acquisition of Columbus Container, Inc. | Packaging Corporation of America". ir.packagingcorp.com. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
- ^ "Packaging Corporation of America Completes Acquisition of Sacramento Container Corporation | Packaging Corporation of America". ir.packagingcorp.com. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
- ^ "About Us". Englander dZignPak. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
External links edit
- Official website
- Business data for Packaging Corporation of America:
- Bloomberg
- Reuters
- SEC filings
- Yahoo!