Graham Packaging

Graham Packaging Company Inc. is one of the leaders in the design, manufacture and sale of custom blow-molded rigid plastic containers in the world. The firm offers an array of solutions, including hot-fill capability, multi-layering, flavor protection and custom labeling. It provides custom plastic packaging products to large, multinational companies in the food and beverage, household, personal care/specialty as well as automotive lubricants product categories. Graham Packaging Company Inc. operates 97 plants in 15 countries across North America, Europe, South America and Asia.

Graham Packaging Company is a worldwide leader in technology-based, customized blow-molded plastic containers for the branded food and beverage, household, personal care, and specialty and automotive lubricants markets. The company produced more than 20 billion units at nearly 100 plants in more than 15 countries and had pro forma worldwide net sales of more than $2.2 billion in 2004. The company is a leading United States supplier of plastic containers for hot-fill juice and juice drinks, sports drinks, drinkable yogurt and smoothies, nutritional supplements, wide-mouth food, dressings, condiments and beers. Graham Packaging Company is the leading global supplier of plastic containers for yogurt drinks and liquid laundry detergent. The company is also a top supplier in the U.S., Canada and Brazil of one-quart/one-liter plastic high-density polyethylene containers for motor oil.

Universal Protective Packaging (UPPI) is one of the industry leaders in thermoformed protective packaging. Its business is the design, creation and production of packaging for retail, industrial, electronics and medical industry. Since the company s founding in 1983, UPPI has grown into a worldwide developer, manufacturer and marketer of specialized, custom thermoformed plastic packaging. UPPI now boasts two facilities doing business in nearly 50 states and more than 20 countries worldwide. Corporate headquarters is based in Mechanicsburg, Pa., and a second fully operational manufacturing facility is in the heart of Silicon Valley in Morgan Hill, Calif. UPPI-Mechanicsburg has been the home of the company since 1992. The company s flagship facility contains 68,000 square feet of office, manufacturing and warehouse space. The Mechanicsburg operation possesses several high-speed, in-line thermoformers. UPPI-California opened in July 1999. Located south of San Jose, Calif., Universal Protective Packaging s high-speed thermoforming machines are in constant production.