U.S. Corrugated


U.S. Corrugated, Inc. is an independent corrugated packaging producer headquartered in the United States. Along with its strategic partners, the company operates full-service manufacturing facilities in seven states. The company makes corrugated products including industrial corrugated, interior packaging, high graphic printing, and point-of-purchase displays. U.S. Corrugated was established in 2006 through several strategic acquisitions. The firm primarily produces corrugated packaging and Point of Purchase displays.

History

The firm was started in 1966 by Dennis Mehiel, as a partitions manufacturing business called Four M Manufacturing. Four M acquired their first full line box plant in 1985 in Newark, New Jersey and in 1993 acquired Mannkraft Corporation which manufactured industrial packaging and point of sale.
In 1995, following the acquisition of the packaging division of St. Joe Corporation, it became the country's largest independent corrugated manufacturer. It was renamed Box USA that same year. Box USA was eventually sold in 2004.
U.S. Corrugated Inc was established in 2006 when Mehiel, who had retained the Mannkraft operations, started a new packaging venture. The initial acquisition was the corrugated packaging division of Linpac Inc., followed by the acquisition of all Longview Fiber operations East of the Rockies. In course of time after acquisitions in Texas, Kentucky, Ohio and Iowa, The firm built a box plant in Lancaster, OH in 2009.
On October 21, 2011 U.S. Corrugated was acquired in part by Kapstone Paper and Packaging.

Products

The core of business for U.S. Corrugated is the manufacture of corrugated industrial packaging of all shapes and sizes.
They also manufacture and supply bulk boxes, specialty packaging and corrugated sheets. U.S. Corrugated is a B2B manufacturer which sells its products to both small companies and to large corporations. Their sister company U.S. Display Group produces Point of sale displays, which includes counter displays, dump bins, floor displays, pallet displays, pop-ups, powerwings and standees.