Green Bay, WI – October 1, 2018 – Green Bay Packaging Inc.’s Coated Products Operations has acquired specialty label stock coater Citadel Industries, Inc. of Aurora, IL. The acquisition was effective September 28, 2018.
Citadel creates custom pressure-sensitive label materials and tapes for challenging applications in markets such as medical, construction, direct mail, and retail. “Citadel has a history of responding to customer needs with innovative products. With this resourcefulness, and manufacturing capabilities that complement ours, we can satisfy more of our customers’ label stock requirements,” stated Green Bay Packaging Senior Vice President Marty Olson.
Jim Boddy, founder of Citadel Industries, remarked, “With the resources of Green Bay Packaging to support us, we can reach more customers with a greater range of pressure-sensitive products.” Green Bay Packaging Inc. Coated Products Operations
About the Coated Products Operations of Green Bay Packaging Inc.
The Coated Products Operations of Green Bay Packaging is a manufacturer of pressure-sensitive paper and films for a variety of labeling applications, including primary package decoration and variable information.
Headquartered in Green Bay, Wisconsin, Coated Products has three other coating facilities, located in Green Bay; Winchester, VA; and Mexico City, as well as material slitting and distribution locations in the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
Green Bay Packaging Inc. is a family-owned, vertically integrated, diversified company consisting of corrugated container plants, folding cartons, recycled and virgin linerboard mills, pressure-sensitive label rollstock, specialty converting operations, timberlands, and a sawmill facility. Founded in 1933 and headquartered in Green Bay, Wisconsin, the company employs more than 3,700 people and consists of over 30 divisions operating throughout North America.
About Citadel Industries, Inc.
Founded in 1995, Citadel Industries is a pressure sensitive adhesive coater committed to delivering high quality specialty label products in a wide variety of applications. The manufacturing facility, located just outside of Chicago, Illinois, has multiple coating lines offering a range of adhesive options that create custom solutions for difficult label needs.