Packaging Corporation of America is an American manufacturing company based in Lake Forest, Illinois.[2] The company has about 15,500 employees, with operations primarily in the United States. The CEO is Mark W. Kowlzan.[3]
History and operations
The company was founded in 1959 by the consolidation of three companies and was eventually acquired by Tenneco in 1965.[4] In November 1995, the company's name was changed to Tenneco Packaging Inc.; in 1999, a new entity re-established the name Packaging Corporation of America
In 2009, the company opened a new design center and project-management facility in Hong Kong, operating under the name Packaging Corporation of Asia Limited.
The company has acquired many companies, including Boise Inc. in 2013,[5]