Packaging Corporation of America (PCA) was formed in 1959 by the merger of the Central Fiber Products Company, The Ohio Boxboard Company, and the Central Fiber Products Company.
Today the company is the fourth-largest producer of containerboard, a type of paperboard manufactured for the production of corrugated board, and the third-largest producer of uncoated freesheet, a grade of paper that is used in the production of office paper, in the United States.
Packaging Corporation of America produces 2.7 million tons of containerboard, 1.6 million tons of kraft linerboard, and 1 million tons of semi-corrugated medium annually.
The company trades publicly on New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol PKG, is a member of the S&P 400, is #640 in the Fortune 1000, has 14,000 employees, and had $5.68 billion in revenue in 2013.
Packaging Corporation of America
Packaging Corporation of America (PCA) was formed in 1959 by the merger of the Central Fiber Products Company, The Ohio Boxboard Company, and the Central Fiber Products Company.
Today the company is the fourth-largest producer of containerboard, a type of paperboard manufactured for the production of corrugated board, and the third-largest producer of uncoated freesheet, a grade of paper that is used in the production of office paper, in the United States.
Packaging Corporation of America produces 2.7 million tons of containerboard, 1.6 million tons of kraft linerboard, and 1 million tons of semi-corrugated medium annually.
History
The company trades publicly on New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol PKG, is a member of the S&P 400, is #640 in the Fortune 1000, has 14,000 employees, and had $5.68 billion in revenue in 2013.