COMPANY·HISTORIES
NAIC 322299

All Other Converted Paper Products Manufacturing

How the companies in this industry began, and the forces that shaped them.

20companies1872–1993founding years20still active0no longer operating
§ 01

The industry over time

Companies foundedEconomyTechnologyEnvironmentHistory
FoundedMenasha CorporationFoundedMenasha Corporation
1872
1903
TechnologyThe Wright brothers achieve powered flight.
FoundedP.H. Glatfelter CompanyFoundedP.H. Glatfelter Company
1906
1914
EconomyWorld War I begins; global trade reorders.
FoundedChesapeake CorporationFoundedChesapeake Corporation
1918
FoundedHuhtamäki OyjFoundedHuhtamäki Oyj
1920
FoundedMelitta Unternehmensgruppe Bentz KG
1923
1929
EconomyThe stock market crashes; the Great Depression spreads worldwide.
1939
EconomyWorld War II begins; wartime production surges.
1945
EconomyThe war ends; a long global expansion begins.
1947
TechnologyThe transistor is invented.
FoundedTapemark Company Inc.FoundedTapemark Company Inc.
1952
1958
TechnologyThe integrated circuit is demonstrated.
1962
EnvironmentSilent Spring launches the modern environmental movement.
FoundedIntermec Technologies CorporationFoundedIntermec Technologies Corporation
1966
FoundedShorewood Packaging CorporationFoundedShorewood Packaging Corporation
1967
1971
EconomyThe dollar leaves the gold standard; currencies float.
1973
EconomyThe OPEC oil embargo triggers a global shock.
FoundedGrupo Industrial Durango, S.A. de C.V.FoundedGrupo Industrial Durango, S.A. de C.V.
1975
TechnologyThe personal-computer era begins.
1979
EconomyA second oil crisis drives inflation higher worldwide.
1981
TechnologyThe IBM PC launches and sets a standard.
1984
TechnologyApple ships the Macintosh; the GUI era begins.
1987
EconomyBlack Monday: markets fall sharply around the world.
1989
HistoryThe Berlin Wall falls; global markets open up.
1991
TechnologyThe World Wide Web is released to the public.
FoundedBuhrmann NV
1993
TechnologyThe Mosaic browser brings the web to everyone.
1995
TechnologyWindows 95 launches; the internet goes mainstream.
1997
EconomyThe Asian financial crisis rattles global markets.
EnvironmentThe Kyoto Protocol sets the first climate targets.
2000
EconomyThe dot-com bubble bursts.
2004
TechnologySocial media and Web 2.0 take hold.
2007
TechnologyThe iPhone launches the smartphone era.
2008
EconomyThe global financial crisis freezes credit worldwide.
2010
TechnologyCloud computing goes mainstream for business.
2015
EnvironmentThe Paris Agreement sets global climate targets.
2020
EconomyThe COVID-19 pandemic upends the global economy.
2022
EconomyInflation spikes; central banks raise rates sharply.
2023
TechnologyGenerative AI reaches mainstream business use.
§ 02

The companies

Menasha Corporation →
Active · founded 1872
The third oldest privately held manufacturing company in the United States, Menasha Corporation is a holding company…
Menasha Corporation →
Active · founded 1872
The third oldest privately held manufacturing company in the United States, Menasha Corporation is a holding company…
P.H. Glatfelter Company →
Active · founded 1906
P.H.
P.H. Glatfelter Company →
Active · founded 1906
P.H.
Chesapeake Corporation →
Active · founded 1918
Once a broader-based paper and packaging company, Chesapeake Corporation repositioned itself in the late 1990s to be a…
Chesapeake Corporation →
Active · founded 1918
Once a broader-based paper and packaging company, Chesapeake Corporation repositioned itself in the late 1990s to be a…
Huhtamäki Oyj →
Active · founded 1920 · Finland
Finland's Huhtamäki Oyj is the world's leading producer of molded fiber-based and rigid packaging products for the…
Huhtamäki Oyj →
Active · founded 1920 · Finland
Finland's Huhtamäki Oyj is the world's leading producer of molded fiber-based and rigid packaging products for the…
Melitta Unternehmensgruppe Bentz KG →
Active · founded 1923 · Germany
Melitta Unternehmensgruppe Bentz KG is the holding company of the Germany-based Melitta group of companies, a leading…
Melitta Unternehmensgruppe Bentz KG →
Active · founded 1923 · Germany
Melitta Unternehmensgruppe Bentz KG is the holding company of the Germany-based Melitta group of companies, a leading…
Tapemark Company Inc. →
Active · founded 1952
Tapemark Company Inc.
Tapemark Company Inc. →
Active · founded 1952
Tapemark Company Inc.
Intermec Technologies Corporation →
Active · founded 1966
Based in Everett, Washington, Intermec Technologies Corporation is a leading global supplier of supply chain…
Intermec Technologies Corporation →
Active · founded 1966
Based in Everett, Washington, Intermec Technologies Corporation is a leading global supplier of supply chain…
Shorewood Packaging Corporation →
Active · founded 1967
Shorewood Packaging Corporation and its subsidiaries print and manufacture high-quality paperboard packaging for the…
Shorewood Packaging Corporation →
Active · founded 1967
Shorewood Packaging Corporation and its subsidiaries print and manufacture high-quality paperboard packaging for the…
Grupo Industrial Durango, S.A. de C.V. →
Active · founded 1975 · Mexico
Grupo Industrial Durango, S.A.
Grupo Industrial Durango, S.A. de C.V. →
Active · founded 1975 · Mexico
Grupo Industrial Durango, S.A.
Buhrmann NV →
Active · founded 1993 · The Netherlands
Buhrmann NV is the world's largest business-to-business provider of office products, paper, and graphics systems.
Buhrmann NV →
Active · founded 1993 · The Netherlands
Buhrmann NV is the world's largest business-to-business provider of office products, paper, and graphics systems.
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