COMPANYHISTORIES
NAIC 322232

Stationery, Tablet, and Related Product Manufacturing

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

14companies1871–1994founding years13still active1no longer operating
§ 01

The industry over time

Companies foundedEconomyTechnologyEnvironmentHistory
FoundedEsselte Leitz GmbH & Co. KG
1871
FoundedInternational Paper Company
1898
1903
TechnologyThe Wright brothers achieve powered flight.
FoundedP.H. Glatfelter Company
1906
FoundedLedesma Sociedad Anónima Agrícola Industrial
1914
EconomyWorld War I begins; global trade reorders.
FoundedKimberly-Clark de México, S.A. de C.V.
1925
FoundedGeorgia-Pacific Corporation
1927
FoundedNational Service Industries, Inc.
1928
1939
EconomyWorld War II begins; wartime production surges.
FoundedAmerican Greetings Corporation
1944
1945
EconomyThe war ends; a long global expansion begins.
1947
TechnologyThe transistor is invented.
FoundedNational Envelope Corporation
1952
FoundedFindel plc
1955
1958
TechnologyThe integrated circuit is demonstrated.
FoundedMackay Envelope Corporation
1959
FoundedSealed Air Corporation
1960
1962
EnvironmentSilent Spring launches the modern environmental movement.
1975
TechnologyThe personal-computer era begins.
FoundedAvery Dennison Corporation
1977
1981
TechnologyThe IBM PC launches and sets a standard.
1984
TechnologyApple ships the Macintosh; the GUI era begins.
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.
FoundedCenveo Inc.
1994
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

Esselte Leitz GmbH & Co. KG →
Active · founded 1871 · Germany
Esselte Leitz GmbH & Co.
International Paper Company →
Active · founded 1898
International Paper Company (IP) is the world's largest producer of paper, packaging, and forest products.
P.H. Glatfelter Company →
Active · founded 1906
P.H.
Ledesma Sociedad Anónima Agrícola Industrial →
Active · founded 1914 · Argentina
Ledesma Sociedad Anónima Agrícola Industrial, Argentina's largest sugar producer, is a model of stability: it has had…
Kimberly-Clark de México, S.A. de C.V. →
Active · founded 1925 · Mexico
Kimberly-Clark de México, S.A.
Georgia-Pacific Corporation →
Active · founded 1927
Georgia-Pacific Corporation is a leading manufacturer and distributor of paper-based consumer products, pulp, office…
National Service Industries, Inc. →
Active · founded 1928
A much more diversified conglomerate prior to 2001, National Service Industries, Inc.
American Greetings Corporation →
Active · founded 1944
Founded in 1906 as a small Cleveland jobber's shop, American Greetings Corporation, which advertises itself as "the…
National Envelope Corporation →
Defunct · founded 1952
National Envelope Corporation is the largest privately held envelope manufacturing company in the United States,…
Findel plc →
Active · founded 1955 · United Kingdom
Despite an attempt by Novara's management to take over the company through a management buyout, Novara's shareholders…
Mackay Envelope Corporation →
Active · founded 1959
Mackay Envelope Corporation manufactures approximately five billion envelopes a year at two manufacturing facilities in…
Sealed Air Corporation →
Active · founded 1960
Sealed Air Corporation is one of the world's leading manufacturers of food, protective, and specialty packaging…
Avery Dennison Corporation →
Active · founded 1977
Avery Dennison Corporation was formed in the fall of 1990 by the merger of two Fortune 500 companies, Avery…
Cenveo Inc. →
Active · founded 1994
Early 1960s:Rockmount is operating as a subsidiary of Pak-Well Paper Industries, Inc.
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