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Packaging Corporation of America specializes in the manufacture of containerboard and corrugated packaging. The company focuses on a single line of business to achieve operational success. Its nearly 70 converting operations produce a wide variety of corrugated packaging products, including conventional shipping containers used to protect and transport goods. PCA also produces multicolor boxes and displays that help to merchandise packaged products in retail locations. The company is based in Lake Forest, Ill. In 2004, PCA produced more than 2 million tons of containerboard, shipped nearly 30 billion square feet of corrugated products and produced an excess of 1.5 million tons of Kraft linerboard at its mills in Counce, Tenn., and Valdosta, Ga. Packaging Corporation of America maintains a location in Plymouth, Mich.

Established in 1927, Michigan Box Company is a family owned and operated firm that manufactures and markets creative packaging products and services. The company s product categories include retail, displays, merchandising, restaurants, bulk containers, die-cuts, partitions, assembly and automotive packaging. It also offers services, such as requirement analysis, consulting, design, distribution, needs forecasting, real-time scheduling and inventory management. The company serves advertising agencies, marketing firms, manufacturers and retailers. Some of its partners include FiveStar Sheets Inc., Midland Container, Osiris Innovations Group and Excel Container. Corp! magazine readers voted the company as Best of Michigan 2008. Michigan Box Company is ISO-9001 registered.

Advance Packaging Technologies is a packaging company offering a variety of polyethylene bags and films, foam and cushioning materials, textiles, labels, chipboard and corrugated cardboard, paper bags and sheets and mailing bags. The company also offers retail products including low-density and hi-density bags, patch, die-cut and rigid handle bags, drawstring bags, shopping bags, tissue, gift boxes, ribbons and bows and garment bags. The company provides its products to automotive manufacturers and suppliers, food processors and packagers, appliance and furniture manufacturers, molded plastic and rubber parts producers. Advance packaging is ISO 9000 certified and is based in Waterford, Mich.