CCL Industries, Inc., is an American-Canadian company founded in 1951. It describes itself as the world's largest label maker.[3] It is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange, and is an S&P/TSX 60 Component. CCL consists of five divisions – CCL Label, CCL Container, Avery, Checkpoint, and Innovia. It has 154 manufacturing facilities in North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia, Australia and Africa operated by approximately 20,000 employees.[4]
History
CCL was founded in 1951 as Connecticut Chemicals (Canada) Limited. In 1979, the name was changed to CCL Industries.[5] It originally focused on custom manufacturing for the Canadian consumer products industry.[3] Starting in the 1980s, it expanded into labels and other packaging, and also expanded internationally into the United States and the United Kingdom.[5]