Industry | Pulp and paper |
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Founded | 1933 |
Founder | George F. Kress |
Headquarters | , |
Number of locations | 40[1] |
Key people | Will Kress, President and CEO[2] |
Number of employees | 3,200+[3] |
Website | www |
Green Bay Packaging is an American pulp and paper company based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They produce corrugated shipping containers, folding cartons, and coated label products.[3]
The Green Bay Box Company was formed in 1933 by George F. Kress.[4] They began by manufacturing corrugated shipping boxes.
In 1961, Jim Kress became president of Green Bay Box Company.[4]
In 1963, Green Bay Box Company merged with Green Bay Pulp & Paper to become Green Bay Packaging.[2][4]
In 1964, the company opened a factory in Wausau, Wisconsin.[5]
In 1965, the company opened a factory in Fremont, Ohio.[6]
In 1970, Green Bay Packaging became the first company to develop and execute a closed water process.[4]
In 1992, Green Bay Packaging became one of the first companies to become effluent free.[4]
In 1995, Will Kress became president of Green Bay Packaging.[4]
In 1996, founder George F. Kress was inducted into the Paper Industry International Hall of Fame, as was former president Jim Kress in 2005.[4]
In 2014, the company acquired Midland Packaging and Display of Franksville, Wisconsin and Great Lakes Packaging Corporation of Germantown, Wisconsin.[7][8]
In 2015, the company acquired Baird Display of Waukesha, Wisconsin.[9]
In 2018, the company acquires Wisconsin Packaging Corporation Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, Grand Traverse Container, Inc and Citadel Industries. The Green Bay Mill Division breaks ground on state-of-the-art paper mill. The Chicago Sales & Distribution Center broke ground for the construction of a new 170,000 square-foot complex[10] in Downers Grove, IL.
In 1973, the National Sports Foundation awarded Green Bay Packaging their National Gold Medal for their efforts in water pollution abatement.[4]
In 1994, they were recognized as a Wisconsin Business Friend of the Environment.[4]
In 2004, they were awarded the Wisconsin Governor's Award for Excellence in environmental performance, as well as the Tag and Label Manufacturer's Institute Environmental Award for Innovative Technology.[4]
In 2005, they received the Brown County Business Recycling and Waste Minimization Award.[4]