Champion Container Corporation

International Paper Company, which spans more than 40 countries and employs approximately 83,000 people worldwide, has the capabilities to export products to more than 120 nations. International Paper Company is a worldwide leader in the paper, packaging and wood products industry. It does significant business in paper and paper distribution, packaging and forest products, which include building materials. With nearly 8.5 million acres of land managed in the United States, the company is one of the world's largest private landowners. It distributes printing, packaging, graphic arts, maintenance and industrial products principally through more than 270 distribution branches located primarily in the United States. In addition, International Paper Company owns more than half of Carter Holt Harvey, a New Zealand paper and forest products company with operations in New Zealand and Australia. International Paper Company has its headquarters in Memphis, Tenn., with a location in Des Plaines, Ill.

For over 25 years, Midwest Packaging & Container has been manufacturing corrugated packaging materials in the northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin area. The firm offers a full range of stock cartons and shipping room supplies to fulfill customers packaging material requirements. It manufactures specialty crates and skids for commercial use as well as for packaging, preservation and marking as per military specifications. The company is audited by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to manufacture crates for its various clients.

Founded in 1969 as a small regional plastics converter, Clear Lam Packaging is an integrated packaging group that offers a range of services. It works with a team of more than 750 individuals and operates over five plants in the United States and China. The company operates Flexible Films Division, which offer films that are laminated, extruded, printed and slit. It also supplies variety personal health care products, wet naps, electronics and industrial goods for food processors and manufacturers. Clear Lam Packaging also manages Clear Lam Thermoforming Division, which provides containers used for baked goods, produce and meal solutions. Clear Lam Packaging provides EarthClear packaging solutions. It also organizes various trade shows.