Carton Service adds paperboard packaging capacity in 100th year

Carton Service CSI is expanding its paperboard packaging options as the Shelby, Ohio company marks 100 years in business. The move underscores growing demand for American-made, sustainable alternatives to plastic in food, dairy and pharmaceutical supply chains.

Why it matters: - Carton Service CSI is pushing more brands toward paperboard packaging as companies look to replace plastic with more sustainable materials. - The expansion adds capacity, flexibility and testing support for customers that want American-made packaging for circular-economy goals.

What happened: - Carton Service CSI, LLC said it is expanding its paperboard packaging offerings in its 100th year of business. - The Shelby, Ohio company said it is a one-stop shop for regular folding cartons and gable-top cartons. - The company has been in business since 1926. - Carton Service said its products are manufactured in and shipped from Shelby, Ohio. - The company said it is 100% American-made.

The details: - Carton Service serves leading CPG, food, pharmaceutical and gable packaging markets. - Company president Reid Lederer said the business is thinking more like a startup while it expands its capacity to meet the next customer expectation. - Lederer said the company’s mix of folding cartons and gable-top cartons helps set Carton Service apart. - Vice president of business development Scott Garverick said the company works with brands that want to move from paper over plastic. - Garverick said Carton Service offers patented product designs and technology that can help companies packaging liquids in plastic transition to paperboard. - Garverick said the company can add capacity and flexibility to customer supply chains. - Carton Service said it has more than a dozen patents related to sustainable packaging. - The company said it has added an in-house testing lab as part of its expansion. - Carton Service said its folding carton business includes offset and flexographic printing. - The company said its gable-top expertise includes liquid containers such as dairy milk cartons, dry ingredients and semi-solid ingredients. - The company said it specializes in liquid gable-top packaging. - Carton Service said its customers include health and beauty, pharmaceutical and food brands.

Between the lines: - The expansion appears aimed at keeping the company relevant as packaging customers face stronger pressure to reduce plastic use. - Carton Service is leaning on its long operating history and certification portfolio as proof points in a market that values sustainability, compliance and domestic supply. - The company said it fits in the small business category as a self-certified SBA business. - Carton Service said its certifications include FSC-C182277, an Ecovadis Bronze Rating, a B SME rating on the Carbon Disclosure Project and Ohio Department of Agriculture Interstate Milk Shippers certification for Grade A dairy containers. - Lederer said the company keeps pursuing certifications customers request.

What's next: - Carton Service said it will keep expanding capacity, equipment and services. - The company said it will continue reimagining its packaging offerings for customers that need sustainable paperboard options. - Interested customers can find more information in the company's website.