Founded by Gino Biasi in 1973, Valley Converting is a family-owned paper mill that manufactures and converts 100% recycled paperboard. Still operated by the Biasi family, the Toronto, Ohio company produces 80 tons of paperboard a day and says its products ship across the United States and Canada.
Newman PaperboardPhiladelphia’s Newman Paperboard has manufactured 100% recycled paperboard since 1918, when the Newman family opened its first mill after beginning in the scrap-paper trade. Today, the fifth-generation, family-owned and operated company continues that work with a closed-loop approach to recovered fiber and a 30,000-square-foot warehouse that supports just-in-time delivery. Its paperboard finds practical second lives in products such as rigid boxes and game boards.PHILADELPHIA, PA
Atlantic Packaging Products LtdFounded in 1945 by Abraham Granovsky and his son Phil as a small Toronto converting plant, Atlantic Packaging Products now makes fully integrated, recyclable packaging solutions for customers across North America. Still privately owned by the Granovsky family, the company operates its own recycled paper mills and has built its business around vertically integrated manufacturing, from recovered fibre through packaging production and supply management. Atlantic also pioneered 100% recycled containerboard in North America and later developed SmartCorr, a lightweight recycled paper made at its repurposed Whitby mill.YORK, PA
Maryland Paper Company L.PFounded in 1989 by Kerala native Mathew Chakola, Maryland Paper Company manufactures recycled paper for building materials and protective packaging. The family-owned and operated company now runs three manufacturing mills with four paper machines, employs hundreds of people, and produces more than 150,000 tons annually. Its closed-loop system uses 100% recycled fiber and reuses all process water, extending the company’s original environmental mission across a nationwide customer base.WILLIAMSPORT, MD
One PaperWorksOne PaperWorks makes 100% recycled paperboard and converts it into folding cartons through a North American network of six plants. Its integrated model pairs paperboard mills with packaging, design and supply-chain support, while proprietary solutions such as GreenChoice 100 and UltraShield focus on lowering carbon impact and eliminating plastic coatings. The company also brings more than 50 years of recycling experience to waste-handling programs for folding-carton and converting facilities.BALDWINSVILLE, NY