Green Bay Packaging is an American
pulp and paper
The pulp and paper industry comprises companies that use wood, specifically pulpwood, as raw material and produce pulp, paper, paperboard, and other cellulose-based products.
Manufacturing process
In the manufacturing process, pulp is introd ...
company based in
Green Bay, Wisconsin
Green Bay is a city in Brown County, Wisconsin, United States, and its county seat. It is located at the head of Green Bay (Lake Michigan), Green Bay (known locally as "the bay of Green Bay"), a sub-basin of Lake Michigan at the mouth of the F ...
. They produce corrugated shipping containers, folding cartons, and coated label products.
History
The Green Bay Box Company was formed in 1933 by George F. Kress.
They began by manufacturing corrugated shipping boxes. In 1961, Jim Kress because president of the Green Bay Box Company.
In 1963, Green Bay Box Company merged with Green Bay Pulp & Paper to become Green Bay Packaging.
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In 1964, the company opened a factory in ]Wausau, Wisconsin
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, followed by the opening of another factory in Fremont, Ohio
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. on the year 1965.
In 1970, Green Bay Packaging became the first company to develop and execute a closed water process.[
In 1992, Green Bay Packaging became one of the first companies to become ]effluent
Effluent is wastewater from sewers or industrial outfalls that flows directly into surface waters, either untreated or after being treated at a facility. The term has slightly different meanings in certain contexts, and may contain various pol ...
free.[
In 1995, Will Kress became president of Green Bay Packaging.][
In 1996, founder George F. Kress was inducted into the ]Paper Industry International Hall of Fame
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, as was former president Jim Kress in 2005.[
In 2014, the company acquired Midland Packaging and Display of ]Franksville, Wisconsin
Franksville is a former census-designated place (CDP) in Racine County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,789 at the 2000 census.
History
Originally occupied by the Potowatomi tribe, the first white settlers in the area then know ...
and Great Lakes Packaging Corporation of Germantown, Wisconsin
Germantown is a village in Washington County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 20,917 at the 2020 census. The village surrounds the Town of Germantown, and is part of the Milwaukee metropolitan area.
History
The land that became ...
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In 2015, the company acquired Baird Display of Waukesha, Wisconsin
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.
In 2018, the company acquires Wisconsin Packaging Corporation Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin
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, Grand Traverse Container, Inc and Citadel Industries. The Green Bay Mill Division breaks ground on state-of-the-art paper mill. The Chicago Sales & Distribution Center broke ground for the construction of a new 170,000 square-foot complex
Awards
In 1973, the National Sports Foundation awarded Green Bay Packaging their National Gold Medal for their efforts in water pollution abatement.[
In 1994, they were recognized as a Wisconsin Business Friend of the Environment.][
In 2004, they were awarded the Wisconsin Governor's Award for Excellence in environmental performance, as well as the Tag and Label Manufacturer's Institute Environmental Award for Innovative Technology.][
In 2005, they received the Brown County Business Recycling and Waste Minimization Award.][
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References
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External links
Official website
Companies based in Green Bay, Wisconsin
Manufacturing companies based in Wisconsin
Pulp and paper companies of the United States
Manufacturing companies established in 1933
1933 establishments in Wisconsin