includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations . please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations . july 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message packaging corporation of america type public company traded as nyse pkg industry packaging and containers founded 1959 ; 57 years ago 1959 headquarters lake forest illinois united states number of employees 13 000 2015 website www.packagingcorp.com packaging corporation of america nyse pkg is an american manufacturing company based in lake forest illinois . it is the fourth largest producer of containerboard and the third largest producer of white paper in north america . the company has about 13 000 employees with operations primarily in the united states and a converting operation in canada . contents 1 history and operations 2 sustainability 3 see also 4 references 5 external links history and operations edit the company was founded in 1959 by the consolidation of three companies and was eventually acquired by tenneco in 1965 . in 1993 the company set an industry benchmark for quality by becoming the first u.s. containerboard company to earn iso certification for its linerboard and semi chemical medium mills . in november 1995 the company s name was changed to tenneco packaging inc. ; in 1999 a new entity re established the name packaging corporation of america . in 2009 the company celebrated its fiftieth anniversary and opened a new design center and project management facility in hong kong operating under the name packaging corporation of asia limited . in october 2013 the company acquired boise inc. in 2016 the company acquired timbar packinging and display an independent carton manufacturer with multiple locations in the southeast region and more than 60 years in the business . the company s network consists of five containerboard mills three white paper mills 91 converting facilities eight creative design centers 8 packaging and supply centers two training and resource centers and one technical center . sustainability edit pca has sustainable forestry initiative certified mills and they have been working to invest more money into environmentally friendly solutions . one example of this is at the tomahawk wisconsin mill where pca built an enclosure over the wastewater treatment lagoon that captures methane gas created in the decomposition process . in addition 65 % of the energy the company uses comes from byproducts . see also edit companies portal list of illinois companies references edit 1 . yahoo finance . 2 . packaging corporation of america external links edit www.packagingcorp.com the company s official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title packaging corporation of america & oldid 743833041 categories 1959 establishments in the united statescompanies based in lake forest illinoiscompanies listed on the new york stock exchangemanufacturing companies based in illinoismanufacturing companies established in 1959pulp and paper companies of the united stateshidden categories articles lacking in text citations from july 2014all articles lacking in text citationsuse mdy dates from july 2014use american english from july 2014all wikipedia articles written in american english navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages fran ais edit links this page was last modified on 11 october 2016 at 14 40 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view