Eps USA Inc

Graphic Packaging Corporation, located in Elk Grove Village, Ill., is a global leader in the manufacture of corrugated paper and container board. Graphic Packaging was formed in 2005 through the merger of Kappa Packaging and Jefferson Smurfit Group. Formerly known as the Smurfit Kappa Group, the company is a European leader in containerboard and has leading positions in both containerboard and corrugated paper in Latin America. Graphic Packaging's operations span more than 30 countries, with a total capacity of approximately 6 million tons of both containerboard and corrugated paper. The group also manufactures solid board, sacks and bag-in-box products. In 2006, Forbes listed Graphic Packaging as the 158th-largest private company.

Columbus Foods provides a variety of vegetable oils and vegetable and animal shortenings to the retail and food service industry and for a variety of chemical and manufacturing applications. Its product line consists of more than 100 items, including salad and cooking oils, solid shortening, liquid shortening, bakery oils, organic oils, specialty oils, lecithin, balsamic vinegar, industrial products and non-GMO oils, available in containers that range from bulk tankers to the 24-ounce retail size. Columbus Foods maintains a 150,000-square-foot facility on Chicago s west side. Its sales extend to all 50 states, as well as international locations. The company traces its roots back to the mid-1930s.

Echo, a publicly traded company, is one of the world s leading developers and manufactures of forestry, agricultural and outdoor power equipment. Founded in 1972, the company s product line includes chain saws, straight shaft trimmers, brush cutters, blowers, grass trimmers and hedge clippers. It offers a selection of technology-based tools for landscaping and arborist professionals. Echo provides fuel-efficient, 2-stroke engines under the trade name of Tornado. The company offers strainers, suction hoses and garden hose adaptors. In addition, it provides water pumps, bed redefiners, engine drills, and earth and ice augers. Echo also offers sprayers, chippers and shredders. The company serves clients throughout North America and South America. It is a subsidiary of Kioritz Corporation.