COMPANYHISTORIES
NAIC 322221

Coated and Laminated Packaging Paper and Plastics Film Manufacturing

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

13companies1872–1988founding years12still active1no longer operating
§ 01

The industry over time

Companies foundedEconomyTechnologyEnvironmentHistory
FoundedUPM-Kymmene Corporation
1872
FoundedHeidelberger Zement AG
1873
1888
TechnologyKodak's roll-film camera brings photography to everyone.
1903
TechnologyThe Wright brothers achieve powered flight.
FoundedRexam PLC
1910
FoundedLydall, Inc.
1913
1914
EconomyWorld War I begins; global trade reorders.
FoundedMulti-Color Corporation
1916
FoundedHuhtamäki Oyj
1920
1927
TechnologyThe Jazz Singer ushers in the era of sound films.
1933
EconomyThe first drive-in movie theater opens in New Jersey.
1939
EconomyWorld War II begins; wartime production surges.
1945
EconomyThe war ends; a long global expansion begins.
1947
TechnologyThe transistor is invented.
FoundedTetra Pak International SA
1951
FoundedTapemark Company Inc.
1952
1958
TechnologyThe integrated circuit is demonstrated.
FoundedGriffon Corporation
1959
FoundedSealed Air Corporation
1960
FoundedTyco International Ltd.
1962
EnvironmentSilent Spring launches the modern environmental movement.
1975
TechnologyThe personal-computer era begins.
FoundedBairnco Corporation
1981
TechnologyThe IBM PC launches and sets a standard.
1984
TechnologyApple ships the Macintosh; the GUI era begins.
FoundedTredegar Corporation
1988
1989
HistoryThe Berlin Wall falls; global markets open up.
1991
TechnologyThe World Wide Web is released to the public.
1993
TechnologyThe Mosaic browser brings the web to everyone.
1995
TechnologyWindows 95 launches; the internet goes mainstream.
1997
EnvironmentThe Kyoto Protocol sets the first climate targets.
2004
TechnologySocial media and Web 2.0 take hold.
2007
TechnologyThe iPhone launches the smartphone era.
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

UPM-Kymmene Corporation →
Active · founded 1872 · Finland
UPM-Kymmene Corporation is Finland's leading forestry company and Europe's largest papermaking concern.
Heidelberger Zement AG →
Active · founded 1873 · Germany
Heidelberger Zement AG is one of the world's five largest producers of construction materials.
Rexam PLC →
Defunct · founded 1910 · United Kingdom
Rexam PLC is one of the world's ten largest consumer packaging companies.
Lydall, Inc. →
Active · founded 1913
Lydall, Inc.
Multi-Color Corporation →
Active · founded 1916
Multi-Color Corporation is a leading U.S.
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…
Tetra Pak International SA →
Active · founded 1951 · Switzerland
Tetra Pak International SA makes laminated containers such as juice boxes.
Tapemark Company Inc. →
Active · founded 1952
Tapemark Company Inc.
Griffon Corporation →
Active · founded 1959
Griffon Corporation is a diversified manufacturing company with operations in four business segments: garage doors,…
Sealed Air Corporation →
Active · founded 1960
Sealed Air Corporation is one of the world's leading manufacturers of food, protective, and specialty packaging…
Tyco International Ltd. →
Active · founded 1962 · Bermuda
Tyco International Ltd.
Bairnco Corporation →
Active · founded 1981
Bairnco Corporation is a multinational company with subsidiaries operating in two business segments: engineered…
Tredegar Corporation →
Active · founded 1988
Tredegar Corporation, based in Richmond, Virginia, is primarily involved, through subsidiaries, in two unrelated…
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