Associate Members

Business	Address	City, State	Zip Code	Phone Number	Description
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American Starlinger-Sahm, Inc.	180 Commerce Center	Greenville, SC	29615	(864)297-1900	American Starlinger-Sahm is the world leader in machinery and process technology for woven plastic sacks and offers a worldwide presence with 45 years of expertise in the global market. The Starlinger product range includes all machines for manufacturing modern, woven polypropylene bags. Starlinger develops and produces turnkey solutions – from pellet to branded sack and back to recycled pellet. Machinery and technology includes extrusion and winding, weaving, coating/lamination, printing, tubing, slitting, conversion, baling, and recycling.
Anderson & Vreeland, Inc.	15348 St. Rt. 127 P.O. Box 527	Bryan, OH	43506	(866)282-7697	Anderson & Vreeland offers flexographers a “systems approach” to prepress, with a complete selection of equipment, materials and software specifically designed for flexo. Best of all, A&V supports these products with almost 50 years of flexo experience. We are equipped to provide the Flexo industry, from a fulfillment standpoint, with nine strategically located warehouses across the U.S. We can also service and support these products with a Technical Sales Force of 35, a Training and Technologies Team of 6 and a Field Service Engineers Team of 5.
					Asahi Kasei Corp provides photopolymer printing plates and expertise for the packaging industry, including multiwall sacks.
BillerudKorsnäs USA	1395 Brickell Ave. Suite 800	Miami, FL	33131	(305)200-8886	BillerudKorsnas is a leading integrated producer of a wide range of packaging paper, including sack kraft paper, white MF, MG and 1/s clay-coated kraft paper. We bring better business to converters and producers of consumer and industrial products by providing innovative packaging solutions with clear benefits. Billerud supplies brown and white high-performance sack kraft paper, including the widest range of high-porous grades, sold under the QuickFill® brand name. By focusing on needs in the whole value-chain and testing sack performance in a fully equipped Sack Laboratory, Billerud can also provide technical consulting services to converters and brand owners.
BW Flexible Systems	315 27th Avenue NE	Minneapolis, MN	55418	(612)782-1200	Thiele Technologies, Inc. provides high-speed packaging automation solutions to a variety of industries worldwide, including petro chemicals, fresh and frozen food, pet food, beverage, dairy, bakery, pharmaceutical, medical devices, cosmetics, horticultural, paper goods, consumer mailing and collating, and paint filling. With more than 70 years of service, Thiele leads the industry in the design, manufacture and integration of placing, bagging, cartoning, case packing, bliss and tray erecting, palletizing, and pre-made bag and pouch systems.
					Can Am Packaging Equipment Corporation is the exclusive U.S. representative of Somtas Converting Machinery, a leading global manufacturer, designer and supplier of paper bag machinery; includes a complete range of flat, square and satchel making machinery with/without windows, E-Commerce Envelope Machines, laminators, slitters and flexo die cutting equipment. Excellence and efficiency while “Thinking Out of the Bag”.
Canadian Kraft Paper Industries Ltd.	Highway 10 North/ Box 1590	The Pas, MB Canada	R9A 1L4	250-870-5272
Canfor Pulp & Paper Sales	Kelowna, BC	Canada	V1Y 4Z3	(250) 859-2016
Champion Thread Company	165 Bluedevil Dr	Gastonia, NC	28056	(704)867-6611	Champion Thread Company (CTC) is a privately-held developer, manufacturer and marketer of premium industrial sewing threads, yarns, brand identification products, elastic and narrow fabrics, labels, decorative ribbons, and other soft goods components. CTC distributes its products directly to global manufacturers of apparel, bedding, carpet, home fashion, industrial, packaging and other sewn products worldwide. CTC specializes in superior thread and yarn products at competitive prices. CTC understands the importance of cultivating relationships with our suppliers to assure on-time deliveries of only the best materials. CTC is world-renowned for its unmatched technical knowledge and innovative solutions to customer problems.
					ColorTech Inks & Coatings, LLC is the premier supplier of packaging inks and coatings to the flexographic and gravure printing markets. Our team is comprised of ink industry veterans who bring a wealth of knowledge, focus and innovation to your printing and coating needs. We promise to deliver superior performance, value driven cost-of-use and ease of doing business. By utilizing our exclusive InkElite system approach to deliver our customers the absolute best in ink manufacturing practices, products and supply of vital information services. ColorTech Inks and Coatings, LLC is summed up in 3 simple words: Experience-Agility-Precision.
Columbia/Okura, LLC	301 Grove St. Suite A	Vancouver, WA	98661	(877)204-7444	Columbia/Okura, LLC is the premier provider of robotic palletizing solutions. With over 15 years of experience and 500+ systems installed in North America, Columbia/Okura has the expertise to effortlessly integrate a palletizing system regardless of space, speed or budget constraints. Columbia/Okura is jointly owned by Columbia Machine and Okura Yusoki, two companies with a century of combined material-handling experience. 24 hour customer service and parts support located in USA. Headquarters located in Vancouver, WA.
Domtar Paper Company, LLC	100 Kingsley Park Drive	Fort Mill, SC	29715	803-802-7500	Domtar is the largest integrated manufacturer and marketer of uncoated freesheet paper in North America – producing everything from high-quality office, printing and digital papers, to innovative converting, specialty and packaging solutions. Through a vast North American network, modern and well-maintained equipment and vertically integrated mills, Domtar offers the quality and security of supply that today’s customers demand. Innovation remains a core value at Domtar, and we strive to understand our customers’ needs, challenges and the market dynamics in which they compete in order to provide ground-breaking solutions that grow their business and help ensure long-term success.
DuPont Specialty Products USA, LLC	702 Chestnut Run Plaza 974 Centre Road	Wilmington, DE	19805	(678)429-4367	DuPont offers a wide array of materials, equipment and systems for the printing and package printing industries that offer high quality, productivity and sustainable solutions. For printers/converters that need the highest possible quality of flexographic output at the pace of today’s demanding customers, DuPont™ Cyrel® Flexographic Systems offer unsurpassed quality and the shortest turnaround times from design to final package. Other printing and package printing solutions from DuPont include high-quality inks and substrates. DuPont inks for wide format printing are UV and water-resistant, giving them the strength to endure even the harshest of outdoor elements. Our aqueous-based Artistri® textile inks are specially formulated for all fabric groups and offer brilliant colors, fastness and robust print reliability. DuPont printing substrates help bring strength, durability and vibrant colors to everything you print—banners that won’t fade or rip under punishing exposure to the elements, ski tags that will survive the most challenging downhill runs all day and labels for everything from construction to horticulture to shellfish, if it has to last it should be printed with DuPont Graphics.
Flint Group	3400 North Hutchinson	Pine Bluff, AR	71602	(870)942-2662	Flint Group is dedicated to serving the global printing and packaging industry. The company develops, manufactures and markets an extensive portfolio of printing consumables, including: a vast range of conventional and energy curable inks and coatings for most offset, flexographic and gravure applications; pressroom chemicals, printing blankets and sleeves for offset printing; photopolymer printing plates and sleeves, plate-making equipment and flexographic sleeve systems; pigments and additives for use in inks and other colorant applications.
Fortis Canada	145 Chadwick Court Suite 412	North Vancouver, BC CANADA	V7M 3K1	(604)983-9235
Georgia-Pacific, LLC	133 Peachtree Street, 11th Floor	Atlanta, GA	30303	(800)388-0523	Georgia-Pacific, LLC produces a comprehensive line of kraft natural and bleached paper grades. We work with multiwall bag manufacturers, specialty converters and end users to evaluate specific requirements and provide a quality kraft paper that enhances packaging performance. Our brands include MultiKraft™, our most versatile choice for multiwall producers; high-porosity FlowKraft™ for high-speed filling performance; FlexKraft™ for small, multiple-ply bag applications; and CounterKraft for the food service market.
					Greif is a global leader in industrial packaging products and services. Greif is strategically positioned in over 35 countries to serve global and regional customers. Our North American paper network has a diverse range of products and is proud to be a net-positive recycler. We partner with our customers to develop packaging that provides functionality and performance while also having a minimal impact on the environment. Greif offers 50# – 90# kraft bag stock that is 100% recyclable. We also manufacture Paperboard (URB & CRB), Containerboard, Tubes & Cores, Adhesives, Corrugated Sheets & Bulk Corrugated Boxes. Greif maintains SFI, FSC, and PEFC certifications for its products and facilities.
H. B. Fuller Company	1200 Willow Lake Blvd	St. Paul, MN	55110	(651)236-5900	H.B. Fuller Co. is a vertically integrated specialty adhesive company producing a full line of adhesives for the converting market as well as many other markets. For more than 120 years we have provided quality adhesives, sealants and coatings to make sure your product is the best it can be. Our purpose is to deliver value to our customers and be a leading formulator, manufacturer and marketer of innovative technology driven solutions.
Haver & Boecker	460 Gees Mill Business Court	Conyers, GA	30013	(770)760-1130	Haver Filling Systems has a solid reputation for building quality equipment for the dry goods packaging industry. All bag packaging systems are designed according to the application and each customer’s specifications. Depending on the product the various packing systems are suitable to pack open-mouth-bags as well as valve bags. In addition we develop and manufacture test equipment, which allows us to provide tools to the bag manufacturing industry to perform analysis and quality control of their products.
Heinzel-Starkraft	220 East 42nd Street, Suite 3010	New York, NY, USA	10017	438-837-6086
Henkel Corporation	10 Finderne Avenue	Bridgewater, NJ	08807	(617)803-4816	Henkel Corporation is a world leader in adhesive and coatings technologies. We strive to leverage our Global Horsepower to bring a customized and personal approach to each of our Bags and Sacks customer sites. We are deeply committed to the Bags and Sacks market, delivering innovative products, services, and equipment, offerings for laminating, seam, spot, pinch, coatings, and many other applications critical to our customer’s success. Our needs-based, value-added approach, coupled with our strong resolve to our constituents in the PSSMA, help us to be a leader in adhesive solutions for our Multiwall Bag and Sacks customers.
HolwegWeber	725 Fremont Street	Kiel, WI	53042	(920)894-2221	H.G. Weber & Co. Inc. is a leading manufacturer of paper bag machinery. The company along with its sister company, Holweg, offers a full range of SOS (self-opening style) and flat and square bottom bag machinery. The company offers flexographic printing presses, die cutters, laminators, patch applicators, and wire tie applicators to add value to the bags produced on the equipment. The company is located in Wisconsin and has an office in China.
Hot Melt Technologies, Inc.	1723 W Hamlin Rd	Rochester Hills, MI	48309	248-853-2011 ex. 359	Since 1981, Hot Melt Technologies (HMT®) has focused on making the best hot melt equipment available and sharing our application expertise with companies just like yours. At HMT, we know the importance of the products you manufacture. Our equipment – and your satisfaction with it is equally important to us. Everything we provide – from hoses to tanks, to guns and nozzles, to spare parts and accessories – is manufactured to the highest engineering, technical, and quality standards. From basic out-of-the-box applicators to specially designed systems, you can rely on HMT to remain committed to you and your continued satisfaction.
INTERKRAFT SC, LLC	800 SE Main St	Simpsonville, SC	29681	(864)438-2355
INX International Ink Company	150 North Martingale Road, Suite 700	Schaumburg, IL	60173	(630)382-1800	INX International Ink Company Headquartered in Schaumburg, Illinois INX is the third largest producer of ink in North America and a global supplier as part of Sakata INX worldwide operations. INX is an industry leader offering a full line of ink & coating solutions technology for commercial, packaging and digital print applications. Product solutions focus on metal decorating, flexographic, gravure, web offset, lamination, corrugated, sheetfed, inkjet and UV/EB inks and coatings. As a leading global manufacturer of inkjet inks INX offers a full palette of digital ink systems, advanced technologies and integrated services.
Journey Freight International	18100 Transcanada	Kirkland, QC CANADA	H9J 4A1	(888)633-1252	Journey Freight International is a Montreal-based nationally positioned logistics company that specializes in domestic, cross border and overseas shipments. We handle ground, air, and ocean freight, and provide in-house customs brokerage and transit warehouse services. Each account has a dedicated account manager to handle all of its needs, and an electronic company profile to manage shipments 24 hours a day. Journey is constantly striving to become the global leader in the transport industry. We ship your world.
Louisiana Plastic Industries, Inc.	501 Downing Pines Road	West Monroe, LA	71292	(318)388-4562	Louisiana Plastic Industries has been serving the multiwall bag industry since 1973, providing polyethylene film sheeting to bag manufacturers throughout the US, Canada and Mexico from our facility in West Monroe, Louisiana. Today LPI utilizes 13 state of the art blown film lines and our own truck fleet which allow our customers short lead times and reduced inventory. As always, LPI’s mission is to provide “Economy Through Service and Quality”.
ND Paper	1901 S. Meyer Rd., Suite 600	Oakbrook Terrace, IL	60181	312-953-5383	ND Paper is a growing leader in the paper and multiwall shipping sack space. As the US subsidiary of Nine Dragons Paper Holdings, we are a key component of world’s largest producer of environmentally friendly papers and containerboard. Our mills in Rumford, Maine and Biron, Wisconsin are integrated paper and pulp facilities that have both recently expanded into the packaging market making Natural Kraft and bleached bag grades along with corrugating medium and linerboard. Our mills in Fairmont, West Virginia and Old Town, Maine produce recycled and unbleached softwood kraft pulp. Beyond our products, we have a 100-year vision to enhance the paper and packaging industry by building a business that is entirely safe, scaled and sustainable. www.us.ndpaper.com
New Indy CB/Ivex Specialty Paper, LLC	1 Sloan Street	Peoria, IL	61603	(309)686-3830	New Indy CB/Ivex Specialty Paper, LLC specializes in machine-finish and machine-crepe paper supplied to the multiwall bag industry. Our products are 100% recycled ranging in basis weights from 45#-100#. We are the leading U.S. manufacturer of bleached, natural and colored crepe with off-line grease-resistant and silicone coating capabilities. A broad selection of in-stock colored crepe allows Ivex to ship next business day making service a key component of our success. Custom colors are available in both flat and crepe kraft papers.
Palmetto Adhesives Company	112 Guess Street	Greenville, SC 800-572-5403	29605	800-572-5403	Palmetto Adhesives Company, headquartered in Greenville, SC, is a globally recognized manufacturer of adhesives for the converting and packaging industry. We are a full line producer of water based and hot melt adhesives with manufacturing and warehousing sites in Greenville, SC, Bridgeton, NJ and Mira Loma, CA. We understand industries are evolving constantly and work hard to stay at the forefront in the adhesive industry, and provide products that are innovative, environmentally safe and performance driven. We embrace the challenges and innovations of today’s multiwall bag industry and have the professional team in place to exceed customer expectations.
PCA Technologies, LLC	135 Manitou Drive	Maumelle, AR	72113	(501)940-4298	PCA Technologies LLC is a provider of Cold Mix and Hot Cooked starches along used to make tuber/bottomer pastes for the Bag Industry. With over 37 years of experience working with bag plants PCA Technologies can provide 100% of ingredients used to make bag pastes. PCA Technologies offers support with microbial testing for bacteria and mold along with providing systems support to help with AIB, SQF and customer audits of your paste room.
Perga GmbH	Tiefenweg 25	D – 74731 Walldürn-Altheim, Germany		+49-6285-82-273	Perga GmbH Founded in 1970, Perga GmbH is now one of the leading manufacturers of mono and coextruded films, produced as flat, double- flat, tubular or gusset film based on PE-HD / PE-LD and other polyethylene. All usual product requirements regarding film for multiwall industry can be met. We are characterized by high quality standards and many years of experience in handling global deliveries.
					Pixelle Specialty Solutions is one of the largest and fastest-growing manufacturers of specialty papers in North America. We are a proud American company with operations in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. Our manufacturing and product engineering capabilities allow us to develop an extensive portfolio of specialty products including sustainable food packaging papers and barrier technologies to help replace single-use plastics. That’s why “Life Looks Better with Pixelle.”
PolyExpert, Inc.	850 ave Munck	Laval, QC CANADA	H7S 1B1	(877)384-5060	PolyExpert Inc. is the largest non integrated polyethylene film manufacturer in Canada. We offer mono-layered and multilayered low density, linear low density and high density films for a variety of markets and applications, including Multi-Wall Paper Bags. Our plant is strategically located less than an hour away from the American border.
					Polytex Fibers Corporation is a leading manufacturer in the flexible packaging industry. Founded in 1971 and headquartered in Houston, TX, Polytex takes an innovative approach to research and development, technology and manufacturing excellence. Polytex is a supplier to US industrial shipping sack manufacturers of polyethylene sheeting for a variety of barrier applications, and also manufactures woven polypropylene fabrics for industrial shipping sack applications.
					Provident offers flexo print companies a single source solution of top-quality products and attentive service. Our team is passionate about helping printing and packaging customers achieve cleaner, more efficient production through the power of technology and expert customer support. Our doctor blade, end seals, flexo cleaning chemistry, and press room supplies are developed to meet the specific demands of printing and packaging manufacturers and their clients.
					Quantum Ink is a family-oriented ink manufacturer that has been supplying the printing industry for over twenty-five years. We specialize in formulating leading-edge products to further progress the future of printing and to give our customers the best possible product for their specific print applications. Our team offers highly reliable technical assistance and outstanding service that our customers can lean on. Partnering with Quantum can add value to your organization by providing solutions that make ink an investment rather than a cost.
Roosevelt Paper Company	11001 Paper Blvd	Walton, KY	41094	859-652-1958	Celebrating 90 years, the company acquires, converts and distributes sack kraft papers and board for the packaging industry, including multiwall sacks.
Royal Ingredients Group	311 W. Superior St. Suite 209	Chicago, IL	60654	904-738-0094	Royal Ingredients Group is a European based global supplier of raw materials for numerous industrial and food grade applications. We market corn, potato, tapioca and wheat starches, along with sweeteners, proteins and fibers. For the pulp and paper segments we supply starch, including pearl, various modified varieties, and dextrin. We carry all types of packaging sizes and can deliver in bulk to most locations. Our US headquarters is in Chicago, and we service customers all over North America using a large network of warehouses and transload logistics facilities. We are customer-focused to respond quickly to needs and large enough to reliably supply from a very strong financial backbone and worldwide operation.
Sappi North America	255 State Street	Boston, MA	02110	(617)423-5498	Sappi North America is a Global Leader in the manufacturing of Coated Fine Paper for Printing, Converting, Packaging and Specialty applications. In addition to Manufacturing operations in South Africa and Europe, Sappi N.A. has mills in Westbrook and Skowhegan, Maine; Muskegon, Michigan and Cloquet, Minnesota. Sappi’s wide range of products includes LusterPrint GR2 Max (Grease Resistant) and LusterPrint (non-Grease Resistant) –lightweight C1S grades designed for the Multi-Wall Bag Industry.
Service Thread Manufacturing Company	4425 Randolph Road	Charlotte, NC	28211	(800)951-7397	Service Thread Manufacturing Co. is an ISO9001:2008 registered, U.S.-based manufacturer of Engineered Textile Products. As the leader in Bag Closure sewing solutions we offer poly-cotton blended premium threads, 100% spun polyester threads, and the only 100% spun polypropylene (PP) thread, woven PP cover and pull tape recyclable closure system designed for single E-Z Open stitching of woven PP bags. Our traditional paper closure tapes, continuous filament polypropylene, polyester, nylons, aramids and other specialty yarns are designed and made in the U.S.A. Our core philosophy focuses on rapid response to order delivery, product quality and customer needs. Expertise in global material sourcing, yarn processing, and award-winning customer service makes Service Thread the total package solution for our diverse customer base.
Shuford Yarns LLC	1985 Tate Blvd SE, Suite 754	Hickory, NC	28602	(828)324-4265	Shuford Yarns, LLC is a world-class yarn manufacturer with more than 135 years of tradition and excellence. We offer a broad product line of spun yarns for the industrial, home furnishing, and apparel industries. We service a range of markets including, knitting, weaving, hosiery, and military sectors. We have a vast array of products and offerings from air jet, ring-spun, and open-end yarns.
Streco Fibres, Inc.	168 Business Park Drive, Suite 200	Virgina Beach, VA	23462	(757) 473-3729
Sylvamo Corporation	6400 Poplar Avenue	Memphis, TN	38197	(901)419-7173
Tailored Chemical Products, Inc.	700 12th Street Drive NW	Hickory, North Carolina	28601	828-322-6512	Tailored Chemical Products, Inc. is North America’s leading privately-owned adhesive manufacturer, with 7 manufacturing facilities located in the United States. Since 1977 TCP has been a 100% debt-free, American Owned manufacturer of water-based adhesives, hot melt adhesives, and emulsion polymers. As a vertically integrated manufacturer of adhesives, TCP is uniquely positioned to engineer solutions for the bag and sack market through polymerization and compounding, while offering the highest security of supply in the industry. TCP manufacturers numerous “Tailor” made solutions for laminating, seaming, spot paste, pinch bottom, and other multi-wall sack applications. For applications where one of our ‘off the shelf’ offerings are not a solution, we are happy to “Tailor” one to your needs.
Technical Adhesives Ltd.	3035 Jarrow Avenue	Mississauga, ON CANADA	L4X 2C6	(905)625-1284	Technical Adhesives, Ltd. Since 1961, we have become the most competitive and consistent manufacturer of premium bag adhesives for the multiwall sack market. Using the best North American materials, we formulate laminating, seam glues, hot melts, and specialized poly glues that consistently outperform customers’ requirements. Experienced water-based batch makers work closely with Quality Control to ensure the highest batch-to-batch consistency, and our investment in state-of-the-art hot-melt manufacturing and extrusion equipment ensures the cleanest running products available. Our customers find our lab’s quick response and recommendations invaluable.
					tesa tape, inc. is a leading manufacturer of adhesive tape solutions and self-adhesive system solutions for various industries. We support industry partners in optimizing their processes & improving their products. With over 7000 adhesive solutions, tesa provides solutions that help improve the work, products and lives of our customers. Our focus is on sustainability and energy saving processes. tesa invests in the development of environmentally friendly products and solvent-free manufacture processes as well as in the use of renewable energy sources at its locations. tesa is present in 100 countries and operates plants in Germany, Italy, China, the USA, and soon also in Vietnam. Together with its international clients, tesa develops innovations that are customized at product and process level. Within the paper and print business unit, we provide products used throughout the manufacturing process of multiwall bags from start to finish.
					The Navigator Company is the largest producer of uncoated freesheet printing papers in Europe and one of the largest in the world. Navigator has entered the packaging market and aims to become a major global producer. Our packaging paper, branded gKRAFT, is based on an innovative high-performance Eucalyptus globulus pulp, providing excellent physical properties and print quality. Made with 100% virgin fiber, producing the same volume of paper bags or boxes with less wood. A sustainable option with a higher recyclability rate than other wood fibers, three times the CO2 uptake per forest acre and greater composability due to lower lignin content. Now working with bag manufacturers, specialty converters, and end-users to provide high-quality bleached white and brown packaging papers.
The Reynolds Company	10 Gates Street	Greenville, SC	29611	864-232-6791	The Reynolds Company, an ISO 9001:2015 and AIB certified manufacturer of hot melt, water based and dry blended adhesive, offers a wide range of products for the multiwall bag industry. Our manufacturing facilities are located in Greenville, SC and Fort Worth, TX. We have adhesive technology to improve bag strength or to make packaging more cost efficient. Reynolds has the ability to efficiently manufacture high and low volume, with excellent quality, accompanied by technical support and customer service which sets us apart.

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