Americraft Carton Information

Americraft Carton, Inc. is one of the country’s largest privately owned paperboard folding carton manufacturers. With seven manufacturing sites in the US as well as many sales and customer service locations throughout the country, Americraft assists companies of all sizes with their packaging needs, including concept and package design, graphic design, production, warehousing, inventory management and packaging equipment. We proudly create high-quality folding cartons and paperboard packaging with a commitment to unrivaled service. INDUSTRIES Food Packaging, Frozen Food Packaging, Nutraceutical Packaging, Medical Packaging, Pharmaceutical Packaging, Housewares Packaging, Tobacco Packaging, Cosmetic Packaging, Micro-Flute Packaging, Specialty Packaging, Sustainable Packaging HISTORY The history of folding cartons at Americraft traces back to 1907, when Kaplan Paper Box first opened its doors in St. Paul, Minnesota. In 1983, Color Carton Company (“CCC”) was incorporated in Missouri, with the goal of acquiring multiple folding carton plants. Through the 1980s, CCC acquired Kaplan Paper Box, as well as Southland Packaging Company in Memphis, TN; Prince Packaging in Lowell, MA; and Sturgis Packaging Company in Sturgis, MI. In 1992, the name of the corporation was changed from Color Carton Company to Americraft Carton Group, Inc., and each of the subsidiaries changed their names to Americraft Carton, Inc. The 1990s also saw the acquisition of Sara Lee’s folding carton plant in Winston-Salem, NC as well as Kerr Printing Company in Norwalk, OH. In 2013, Americraft purchased the business and certain assets of Simkins Industries, adding a plant in Marietta, GA, and customers from a variety of industries and areas. With this growth Americraft became the largest independent user of paperboard in the United States, and further solidified its position as one of the largest privately owned paperboard folding carton manufacturers in North America.