{ "schemaVersion": 1, "organisationId": "O-85737e6cf81e428db1d5574c14702516", "slug": "packaging-corp-of-america", "name": "PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA", "updatedAt": "2026-10-02T11:36:19.201657Z", "sections": [ { "type": "OVERVIEW", "text": "Packaging Corporation of America (PCA) is a U.S.-based packaging and paper manufacturer, producing containerboard and corrugated packaging as well as uncoated freesheet paper. Its packaging products include shipping containers, retail display boxes and protective packaging; the company reports Packaging and Paper as its principal business lines. [P28514987][T8491860]\n\nPCA operates primarily in the United States, with ten mills and 91 corrugated-products plants, and reports more than 120 U.S. facilities. [P28514987][https://www.packagingcorp.com/locations/] Its stated focus is building long-term customer relationships through innovative packaging solutions and service. [https://www.packagingcorp.com/our-company/] For fiscal 2025, the latest complete reporting year, PCA reported net sales of $8.99 billion; its investor-relations site lists approximately 16,800 employees. [T8491860][https://ir.packagingcorp.com/]\n[P28514987][T8491860][https://www.packagingcorp.com/locations/][https://www.packagingcorp.com/our-company/][https://ir.packagingcorp.com/][https://www.packagingcorp.com/locations/][https://www.packagingcorp.com/our-company/][https://ir.packagingcorp.com/]", "updatedAt": "2026-10-02T11:36:19.201657Z" }, { "type": "PRODUCTS", "text": "Packaging Corporation of America (PCA) makes containerboard—including linerboard and corrugating medium—and converts it into corrugated sheets and finished packaging. Products include shipping boxes, multicolor printed boxes and retail displays, bulk packaging, protective interiors such as partitions, tubes and pads, and packaging for food, produce, beverages, industrial goods and consumer products. Its facilities include corrugating plants, sheet plants and sheet-only operations. [P120643912][P28514987][P7159828]\n\nPCA also produces communication papers, including cut-size office paper and printing and converting papers, as well as commodity and specialty uncoated freesheet papers. Available paper characteristics include custom colors, coatings, high brightness and recycled content. Reported mill-specific containerboard basis weights include 26–90 lb. linerboard at Counce; at DeRidder, 26–69 lb. linerboard and 23–33 lb. medium; and at Jackson, 22–34 lb. linerboard and 23–33 lb. medium. These ranges describe particular mill capabilities, not every product. [P6956977][P28514987][P23816146][P17472884][P16147988]\n\nServices and capabilities include packaging design and engineering, technical and development support, regional design centers, printing, and packaging supplies and distribution. PCA reported approximately 5.8 million tons of annual containerboard capacity at year-end 2025; that year it produced 5.154 million tons of containerboard and shipped 71.1 billion square feet of corrugated products. The Packaging segment accounted for approximately 92.3% of consolidated sales in 2025; PCA does not disclose sales percentages for individual product types. [P88997011][P7159828][P22254006][T554605][T8491860]\n[P120643912][P28514987][P7159828][P6956977][P23816146][P17472884][P16147988][P88997011][P22254006][T554605][T8491860][T8491860]", "updatedAt": "2026-10-02T11:36:19.201657Z" }, { "type": "GEOGRAPHY", "text": "Packaging Corporation of America’s operations are based in the United States. In its second-quarter 2026 reporting, the company described a network of 10 mills and 90 corrugated-products manufacturing plants, and identified its headquarters as Lake Forest, Illinois. [P154644762][P154644970][P113220853] Its 2025 filing located containerboard mills in Counce, Tennessee; DeRidder, Louisiana; Filer City, Michigan; Jackson, Alabama; Massillon, Ohio; Riverville, Virginia; Tomahawk, Wisconsin; Valdosta, Georgia; and Wallula, Washington. It also operates a paper mill in International Falls, Minnesota. [P23816146][P17472884][P44929296][P16147988][P65459027][P91896432][P7358029][P81222865][P25120604][P21703633]\n\nPCA’s sales serve domestic customers and export customers, but the company does not disclose revenue by country or region in the cited filing. Its corrugated facilities typically serve customers within about 150 miles, and approximately 70% of corrugated-products sales are to regional and local accounts. [P102000513][P71531822] At December 31, 2025, PCA reported approximately 16,800 employees—4,600 salaried and 12,200 hourly—but did not provide a geographic breakdown of its workforce. [P65204793]\n[P154644762][P154644970][P113220853][P23816146][P17472884][P44929296][P16147988][P65459027][P91896432][P7358029][P81222865][P25120604][P21703633][P102000513][P71531822][P65204793]", "updatedAt": "2026-10-02T11:36:19.201657Z" }, { "type": "SEGMENTS", "text": "Packaging Corporation of America reports three business segments: Packaging, Paper, and Corporate and Other. Packaging produces containerboard and corrugated packaging products; Paper manufactures and sells communication-based papers; Corporate and Other includes support services and related assets, transportation assets, and other ancillary support operations. The company’s Q2 2026 disclosure confirms these segment names and descriptions. [P111430936][P154644763]\n\nBased on FY2025 sales to external customers, Packaging contributed approximately 92% of segment sales ($8,293.9 million), Paper approximately 6.8% ($615.4 million), and Corporate and Other approximately 0.9% ($80.0 million), out of $8,989.3 million total. Percentages are calculated from reported FY2025 amounts. [T8491860]\n[P111430936][P154644763][T8491860][T8491860][T8491860][T8491860]", "updatedAt": "2026-10-02T11:36:19.201657Z" }, { "type": "HISTORY", "text": "Packaging Corporation of America (PCA) traces its origins to North Star Mill, founded by Henry Weis in Quincy, Illinois, in 1867. The company was formed in 1959 by consolidating Central Fiber Products Company, American Box Board Company, and Ohio Boxboard Company. Production at Tennessee River Pulp & Paper began in 1961; Tenneco acquired PCA in 1965, and PCA acquired full ownership of the Counce, Tennessee, mill in 1970. [https://www.packagingcorp.com/our-company/history/]\n\nPCA expanded its containerboard and corrugated-packaging operations in the early 1990s: in 1990 it opened its 34th corrugated-container plant and made several acquisitions, followed in 1991 by the purchase of two containerboard mills, 19 corrugated-container plants, and timberland cutting rights from Georgia-Pacific. In 1999, Madison Dearborn Partners formed a new PCA entity and acquired Pactiv’s containerboard and corrugated-packaging business; PCA became publicly traded in January 2000. [https://www.packagingcorp.com/our-company/history/] [https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/75677/000091205700010890/0000912057-00-010890.txt]\n\nMark W. Kowlzan became CEO in 2010 and chairman in 2016. In 2013, PCA completed its acquisition of Boise Inc. In 2025, it completed the acquisition of Greif’s containerboard business, which included two mills and eight sheet-feeder and corrugated plants. 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