Rusken Packaging Warehouse

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 Jackson, Tenn.

The Royal Group has been manufacturing corrugated products since 1922. Products designed by the company are custom-designed corrugated packaging, graphic packaging and point-of-purchase displays and packaging supplies. The services that are offered include a design center where on-site engineers create a packaging solution that is right for the product and budget, vendor-managed inventory and Royal Rapid Response. The company is headquartered in Cicero, Ill., with a branch locations Halls, Tenn.

Printpack is one of the largest packaging converters in the United States. The company provides shrink labels and sleeves, adhesive and extrusion laminations, and blown and cast films. Its products are available under the Freshgard, DecLam, MetalWhite and Showpack brands. Founded 1956, Printpack provides thermoforming, adhesive and extrusion lamination, and rotogravure and flexographic printing services. The company serves the cereal, bakery, meat, and tissue and towel overwrap markets. It has more than 4,000 employees in over 25 manufacturing facilities in the United States, England and Mexico. As a privately held manufacturer, Printpack provides a variety of wax coating and metallization services.