What Inmark Packaging does

Inmark, LLC is a privately held specialty packaging distributor headquartered in Austell, Georgia, operating as a subsidiary of Novvia Group, a packaging platform backed by private equity firm Kelso & Company. Founded in the mid-1970s, the company runs two distinct divisions: a Life Sciences Division that supplies temperature-controlled cold chain packaging (parcel and bulk), UN-certified used medical device return packaging (ExaktPak), Category A/B specimen transport packaging, phase change materials, and ICAO/IATA-based dangerous goods training (Saf-T-Pak); and a Rigid Container Division that distributes metal and plastic packaging — paint cans, steel and poly drums, pails, IBC totes, plastic and glass bottles, dispensing systems, and closures — for chemical, paint, coatings, food and beverage, agriculture, and general industrial customers. The company holds proprietary Imperium Patent Technology, which enables active thermal performance in a passive cold chain platform using insulating materials (EPS, PUR, VIP) combined with phase change materials, and operates a NIST-traceable environmental testing lab for packaging qualification.

Inmark monetizes primarily through B2B product distribution on quote-based pricing, supported by multi-year blanket purchase orders, stocking agreements, and just-in-time fulfillment services including warehousing, kitting, and pick-pack-ship. Recurring-revenue elements include the Saf-T-Pak subscription-style dangerous goods training programs (in-person, webinar, and online) and enterprise Private Online Portals (POPs) that embed customer-specific validated packaging workflows for used medical device return programs. Distribution is multi-channel: enterprise field sales, inside sales/customer service, regional self-serve e-commerce portals (Americas, Europe/Africa, Asia Pacific), and a 2022-launched Life Sciences mobile app for iOS and Android. The company operates globally with stocking locations across the Americas, Europe (Netherlands), and Asia Pacific (Singapore), and is part of a multi-company Novvia roll-up that has executed at least five acquisitions between 2021 and 2022.

Name

Inmark Packaging

Legal name

Inmark, LLC

Website

https://inmarkinc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1977

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Inmark Packaging is a US-based specialty packaging distributor with two divisions: Life Sciences (temperature-controlled cold chain, specimen transport, used medical device packaging, and dangerous goods training) and Rigid Container (drums, pails, cans, bottles, IBCs) serving pharmaceutical, medical device, and industrial customers globally, operating as a Novvia Group subsidiary backed by Kelso & Company.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial & Life Sciences Packaging Distribution

NAICS

Metal Service Centers and Other Metal Merchant Wholesalers (423510), Packaging and Labeling Services (56191), Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage (493120)

SIC

Metal Shipping Barrels, Drums, Kegs & Pails (3412), Wholesale-Chemicals & Allied Products (5160)

akta.pro primary industry

Medical Devices & Diagnostics Temperature-Controlled Storage (TLALABAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Hazardous Materials & UN-Certified Bulk Packaging (IMALAGAH), Medical & Pharmaceutical Thermoformed Packaging (IMANAHAB)

Keywords

• Cold chain packaging
• Rigid container packaging
• Specimen transport packaging
• Used medical device packaging
• Dangerous goods packaging

Headquarters

HQ city

Austell

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Product Sales - Life Sciences Packaging: Sales of temperature-controlled packaging, specimen transport packaging, used medical device packaging, and phase change materials for pharmaceutical and healthcare industries. Products include parcel packaging and bulk packaging solutions with thermal insulation materials.
2. Product Sales - Rigid Container Packaging: Distribution of rigid packaging products including dangerous goods packaging, paint cans, steel cans, plastic bottles, containers, trigger sprayers, glass bottles, pails, drums, closures, and IBC totes for various industrial applications.
3. Dangerous Goods Safety Training: Regulatory compliance training services through Saf-T-Pak for shipping dangerous goods, including in-person training, webinar training, and online training based on ICAO and IATA international regulations with country-specific references.
4. Packaging Logistics & Fulfillment Services: Value-added services including pick, pack, and ship operations, kitting and assembly, warehousing, inventory management, and just-in-time delivery for packaging supplies.
5. Custom Molds & Decoration Services: Custom packaging design and mold creation, along with decoration services including pad printing, screen printing, pressure-sensitive labeling, and shrink sleeve labeling for brand differentiation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Inmark is a dual-division B2B packaging distributor. Its Life Sciences Division supplies temperature-controlled cold chain packaging (parcel and bulk), specimen transport packaging (Category A/B infectious substances), and UN-certified used medical device return packaging. Its Rigid Container Division distributes metal and plastic rigid packaging (paint/steel cans, bottles, pails, drums, IBC totes, closures) and dangerous goods packaging. The company complements these product lines with custom mold and decoration services, packaging logistics and just-in-time fulfillment, an in-house NIST-traceable thermal testing lab, and Saf-T-Pak ICAO/IATA regulatory training.

Product overview

Inmark is a dual-division packaging solutions provider operating as a platform-plus-modules architecture. The Life Sciences Division offers temperature-controlled cold chain solutions (parcel and bulk packaging), specimen transport packaging (Category A/B), used medical device packaging, and phase change materials, complemented by the Saf-T-Pak training service. The Rigid Container Division provides a comprehensive portfolio of industrial packaging including metal and plastic drums, pails, bottles, IBCs, dispensing systems, and closures. Both divisions share value-added services including custom package design and molds, decoration services (pad/screen/pressure-sensitive printing, shrink sleeves), fulfillment and logistics with just-in-time delivery, and product development with environmental testing. The Private Online Portals (POPs) platform enables simplified ordering across divisions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cold Chain Solutions High-performance temperature-controlled cold chain packaging and shipping solutions for pharmaceutical and healthcare industries, including parcel and bulk packaging options using passive and active insulation technologies.
• Cold Chain Parcel Packaging Temperature-controlled packaging for individual or smaller quantities shipped via courier or postal service with individual tracking, ideal for e-commerce distribution and direct delivery to end customers.
• Cold Chain Bulk Packaging Cost-effective temperature-controlled packaging for larger volumes shipped in bulk to distribution centers, wholesalers, or intermediate supply chain points, using insulating materials like EPS, PUR, or VIP panels with phase change materials.
• Specimen Transport Packaging Packaging solutions designed to protect integrity of biological samples during transport, including Category A and Category B infectious substance packaging compliant with WHO and IATA regulations.
• Used Medical Device Packaging (ExaktPak) UN-certified compliant packaging solutions for used medical device returns, featuring the ExaktPak product line designed to withstand temperature changes, pressures, vibrations, and normal transport wear.
• Dangerous Goods Packaging Rigid container packaging solutions for dangerous goods meeting regulatory compliance requirements.
• Paint Cans & Steel Cans Metal container packaging for paints and related products.
• Plastic Bottles & Containers Plastic container packaging solutions for various industrial and commercial applications.
• Dispensing Systems & Trigger Sprayers Packaging closure and dispensing solutions including trigger sprayers for various container types.
• Glass Bottles & Containers Glass container packaging solutions for various applications.
• Poly & Steel Drums Large-volume drum packaging in both plastic and steel materials.
• IBC Packaging & Totes Intermediate bulk container packaging solutions for large-volume storage and transport.
• Closures & Plugs Container closure and plug solutions for various packaging applications.
• Decoration Services Packaging decoration including pad printing, screen printing, shrink sleeve labels, and pressure-sensitive labeling to enhance brand recognition.
• Package Design & Custom Molds Custom packaging design and mold tooling services including innovative design consultation and in-house decoration capabilities.
• Packaging Logistics & Fulfillment Fulfillment services including pick, pack, shipping, warehousing, inventory management, and just-in-time delivery.
• Product Development & Testing Services State-of-the-art thermal testing lab with reach-in and walk-in environmental chambers for design and qualification of temperature-controlled packaging solutions.
• Saf-T-Pak Regulatory Training Dangerous goods safety training based on ICAO and IATA international regulations, available in-person, webinar, and online formats.
• Private Online Portals (POPs) Customer-specific online ordering platform for compliant UN packaging to support used medical device return programs, featuring validation, mapping capabilities, and robust reporting.
• Inmark Life Sciences Mobile App Mobile application for iOS and Android providing on-the-go account and product access for Life Sciences customers, including access to the public online store, Private Online Portals, compliant used medical device packaging options, and pre-paid shipping label creation.

Quantifiable outcome

• Packaging drop tested from 1.2m without damages or leaks
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Novvia GroupcoreOthersInmark is a subsidiary and operating company of Novvia Group, a global rigid container and life sciences packaging distributor. Novvia Group is a portfolio company backed by private equity firm Kelso & Company and comprises multiple packaging companies including Inmark, C.L. Smith, Silver Spur, Container Supply, Fox Valley, Rhino, Novvia Canada, Southern Container, Duval Container, Rios, Auberst, Innovative Container, and Rahway.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Intelsius: Intelsius designs and manufactures temperature-controlled and regulatory-compliant packaging for clinical trials, pharmaceuticals, and dangerous goods — overlapping directly with Inmark's specimen transport, cold chain, and dangerous goods lines.
• CSafe Global: CSafe provides active and passive temperature-controlled container solutions for pharmaceutical and biotech cold chain shipping, competing with Inmark's cold chain and life sciences packaging portfolio.
• Pelican BioThermal: Pelican BioThermal specializes in temperature-controlled shipping solutions for the life sciences industry, including reusable and single-use parcel systems, competing directly with Inmark's cold chain packaging products.
• Berlin Packaging: Berlin Packaging is a major global rigid container and industrial packaging supplier with broad product breadth across bottles, jars, pails, and IBCs — directly comparable to Inmark's Rigid Container Division.
• TricorBraun: TricorBraun is one of the largest rigid packaging distributors in North America, serving consumer and industrial customers with bottles, containers, closures, and custom packaging — comparable to Inmark's Rigid Container Division across products, customers, and distribution model.
• Sonoco ThermoSafe: Sonoco's ThermoSafe division is a leading global provider of temperature-controlled packaging solutions for pharmaceuticals, biologics, and life sciences — directly competing with Inmark's cold chain parcel and bulk packaging offerings.

Broad incumbents

• Greif: Greif is a global industrial packaging manufacturer and distributor of steel, plastic, and fibre drums, IBCs, and containerboard — a broad incumbent that overlaps with Inmark's rigid container and dangerous goods lines.
• Sealed Air: Sealed Air is a global packaging incumbent with life sciences and cold chain capabilities (e.g., Cryovac) that competes with Inmark's temperature-controlled packaging while also serving broader protective packaging markets.
• Mauser Packaging Solutions: Mauser is a global manufacturer and reconditioner of industrial packaging (drums, IBCs, protective packaging) with sustainability-focused offerings — a broad incumbent overlapping with Inmark's rigid container and dangerous goods business.

Others

• C.L. Smith: C.L. Smith is a sister company under Novvia Group (Inmark's parent) and a packaging distributor serving similar industrial and life sciences customers, making it a closely related sibling peer within the same PE platform.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/inmarkpackaging

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors2 records

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M&A3 records

Investments

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