Utah Paper Box may be a fourth-generation, 93-year-old company, but with its attention to skillful innovation and originality, it's still in its prime.
Aug 1, 2007
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Esther Durkalski
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UPB's intricate packages, many for the confections and cosmetics industries, make the most of the company's multi-substrate capabilities.
This independent corrugated converter tailors value-added services and quality products for some of Wal-Mart's biggest suppliers — from a 400,000-sq-ft hole in the ground.
Apr 1, 2007
By:
Tom Andel
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Companies confronted by the challenges that the box business has faced might be tempted to bury their heads in the ground. Bennett Packaging buried its entire operation in the ground — not to escape reality but to rise to its challenges.
How did a N.C.-based carton converter come back from a devastating fire? Hint: Think advance planning.
Mar 1, 2007
By:
Mark Arzoumanian
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Recovery began before sunrise. Now Elphick would learn the difference between friends in word and friends in deed.
This box maker started small, but as it grows it confronts labor challenges — and more demanding customers.
Mar 1, 2007
By:
Mark Arzoumanian
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Over the past decade, China's explosive growth has been well documented in newspapers, magazines and books. How quickly the country has advanced in the past decade alone is well illustrated by the story of Jiangsu Shengtai Group (JSG), a 21-year-old corrugated box maker based in Kunshan, a 40-minute drive west of Shanghai. Kunshan, which lies in the Yangtze River Delta, used to be a farming community. But it now is a growing hub of manufacturing activity.
It's still one of the few regions in the world with robust corrugated shipments. But the end user market share battle is raging.
Nov 1, 2006
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Mark Arzoumanian
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Where's the best place to build a corrugated box plant today and make a profit? China might be your first response. Its overall growth rate is impressive. But what about Eastern Europe? When communist rule collapsed in 1989-90, business opportunities for Western European companies (and beyond) materialized quickly. Then the eight former communist countries joined the European Union in May 2004 and foreign direct investment exploded. This year it will hit approximately $25.3 billion, according to the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
Oct 7, 2006
By:
Mark Arzoumanian
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When Jose Rivas arrived in Houston 21 years ago, he spoke no English. But he already knew that he wanted to do more than just collect a paycheck.
Jul 1, 2006
By:
Tom Andel
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This Canadian independent corrugated converter stays young by busting old constraints and mixing new technology with fresh thinking.
May 1, 2006
By:
Tom Andel
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Automated material handling has been a luxury most folding carton converters couldn't justify. However Keebler made Accord an offer it couldn't refuse.
The Rob Leunis & Chapman Group's strategic alliances are helping its customers' products grab consumer attention.
Feb 1, 2006
By:
Jim Kenny
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Studies show that 70 percent of all buying decisions are made in seconds at the point of sale. Packaging must hook the consumer in the store instantly if a company wants to have a successful product.
This folding carton converter is getting attention in the independent world by winning integrated-size contracts.
Jan 1, 2006
By:
Tom Andel
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Mark Graham took quite a gamble when he purchased Bell Inc. in 1976. He was putting his money into a company that specialized in setup boxes for the local retail trade in the Sioux Falls, S.D., region. As an entrepreneur with a sales and marketing background, he knew he had to energize the staid, sleepy culture of this company or it would fold up as many other folding carton converters were destined to do in the coming years. He was a man with a mission.
