Commencement Bay Corrugated

What Commencement Bay Corrugated does

Commencement Bay Corrugated (CBC) is a full-service corrugated box manufacturer operating a single 350,000 square foot facility in Orting, Washington, with approximately 200 employees and annual production capacity exceeding 1.4 billion square feet of corrugated boxes and sheets. Founded in 1980 and originally located on Commencement Bay in Tacoma, the company relocated to Orting in the early 1980s and is wholly and equally owned by Seattle-Tacoma Box Company and Pacific Box Company. Its equipment base includes a Fosber 110-inch corrugator (installed 2019, capable of 1,500 lineal feet per minute across C, B, E, and T flute configurations and double-wall combinations), three flexo folder gluers, three rotatory die cutters, a specialty folder gluer, and a cascade waxer.

The company manufactures custom corrugated packaging and high-graphics printed boxes (up to six-color direct print with four-color process and aqueous or UV coating) as well as corrugated sheets, serving fresh produce, processed foods, meat, seafood, wine and beverage, and industrial packaging customers across the Western United States including Hawaii and Alaska. Its go-to-market is direct B2B manufacturing sales with no disclosed public pricing; named customer/distribution relationships include Seattle-Tacoma Box Company, Pacific Box Company, and SeaCa Packaging. The company holds AIB food safety certification and SFI Chain of Custody certification, and has invested in sustainability infrastructure including closed-loop wastewater treatment, on-site ink reclamation, paper recycling (590 tons/month, up to 65% post-consumer recycled content), LED lighting, and a 2023 warehouse consolidation that eliminated approximately 750 truckloads per year.

Name

Commencement Bay Corrugated

Legal name

Commencement Bay Corrugated

Website

https://cbcbox.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Commencement Bay Corrugated is a full-service corrugated box manufacturer based in Orting, Washington, producing custom packaging and sheets for fresh produce, seafood, meat, wine, and industrial customers across the Western United States. It is jointly owned by Seattle-Tacoma Box Company and Pacific Box Company.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Corrugated Packaging Manufacturing

NAICS

Corrugated and Solid Fiber Box Manufacturing (322211)

SIC

Paperboard Containers & Boxes (2650)

akta.pro primary industry

Corrugated Packaging & Boxes (RSC, die-cut, bulk bins) (IMAMAHAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Corrugated Packaging (Boxes, Sheets, Pads) (IMALACAA)

Keywords

• Corrugated packaging manufacturing
• Custom corrugated boxes
• Corrugated sheets production
• High graphics packaging
• Industrial packaging solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Orting

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Corrugated Packaging Sales: Manufactures and sells custom corrugated boxes and sheets. Products include corrugated packaging for various industries (produce, seafood, wine, beverage, industrial) and corrugated sheets. Revenue is generated through direct sales of manufactured products to customers in the Western United States.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Commencement Bay Corrugated is a full-service corrugated box manufacturer that produces custom corrugated packaging (boxes) and corrugated sheets for customers across the Western United States including Hawaii and Alaska. The company operates a 350,000 sq ft facility with capacity exceeding 1.4 billion sq ft annually, offering in-house structural design, graphic design, high-graphics printing (up to six colors direct print, four-color process, aqueous or UV coating), and a range of flute types (C, B, E, T) and specialty coatings for industries including fresh produce, processed foods, meat, fish, beverage, and industrial packaging.

Product overview

Commencement Bay Corrugated is a full-service corrugated box manufacturer offering two core product lines: Corrugated Packaging (custom boxes with structural design and high-graphics printing up to six colors) and Corrugated Sheets (material supplied to Seattle-Tacoma Box Company, Pacific Box Company, and SeaCa Packaging). The company operates a 350,000 sq ft facility in Orting, WA with state-of-the-art equipment including a 110-inch corrugator, three flexo folder gluers, three rotatory die cutters, specialty folder gluer, and cascade waxer, producing over 1.4 billion square feet per year for fresh produce, processed foods, meat, fish, beverage, and industrial packaging industries across the Western United States including Hawaii and Alaska.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Corrugated Packaging Custom corrugated packaging (boxes) manufactured in-house for industries including display solutions, fresh produce, processed foods, meat, fish, wine and beverage, and industrial packaging. Includes structural design and graphic design services, with direct print up to six colors, four-color process printing, and aqueous or UV coating for high-graphics applications.
• Corrugated Sheets High-quality corrugated sheet material produced on the Fosber 110-inch corrugator, capable of C, B, E, and T flute and any double-wall combination, with multiple liner (kraft, white, coated white) and medium options. Offered to customers of Seattle-Tacoma Box Company, Pacific Box Company, and SeaCa Packaging. Available with grease-resistant and varying degrees of water-resistant coatings.

Quantifiable outcome

• Production capacity of over 1.4 billion square feet of corrugated boxes and sheets per year
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• SFI (Sustainable Forestry Initiative)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMost of CBC's paper vendors are SFI certified mills. The Sustainable Forestry Initiative program works with environmental, social and industry partners to improve forest practices in North America and fiber sourcing worldwide. CBC's SFI Chain of Custody means CBC tracks wood fiber through production stages from forest to paper making.
• SeaCa PackagingminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSeaCa Packaging receives high quality corrugated boxes manufactured by Commencement Bay Corrugated as a customer.
• Local Utility CompanyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCBC partnered with their utility company to replace high bay lights with LED lighting, resulting in a 42% reduction in lighting energy consumption.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Packaging Corporation of America: One of the largest US producers of containerboard and corrugated packaging, vertically integrated from mills to converting plants across multiple regions. Directly comparable operating model (corrugated boxes/sheets for industrial and consumer end markets) but at national scale with owned fiber supply.
• Cascades Inc. Canadian-headquartered manufacturer of containerboard, corrugated packaging, and specialty products, with significant operations in the US Northeast and Midwest. Comparable corrugated converting business with strong sustainability and recycled-content positioning similar to CBC.
• Greif, Inc. Global industrial packaging manufacturer producing corrugated containers, protective packaging, and complementary rigid/specialty packaging. Comparable corrugated product line serving industrial and consumer accounts across the US.
• Sonoco Products Company: Diversified global packaging manufacturer with consumer and industrial packaging segments including paper-based cores, tubes, and corrugated-style protective packaging. Broad incumbent competitor in paper-based industrial/consumer packaging.
• Smurfit Westrock: Formed via the 2024 combination of Smurfit Kappa and WestRock, this is the world's largest containerboard-and-corrugated packaging producer with vertically integrated US footprint. Sets the pricing/competitive benchmark for regional converters like CBC.
• Pactiv Evergreen: US-based producer of food and beverage packaging, with a paper/fiber packaging segment including foodservice and corrugated-adjacent products. Adjacent comparable in food-contact, foodservice, and beverage end markets that overlap CBC's customers.
• Mondi Group: Global integrated packaging and paper group with corrugated packaging operations across Europe and emerging markets; comparable on corrugated converting capability and sustainable fiber sourcing via FSC/PEFC — relevant international benchmark for cost and sustainability practices.

Direct peers

• Pratt Industries: Privately held corrugated packaging manufacturer in the US and Australia, also operating a 100% recycled mill-and-converter model. Closest direct comparable to CBC in product (corrugated boxes/sheets), private ownership profile, and focus on sustainable/graphics-rich packaging.
• Graphic Packaging Holding Company: Major US producer of paper-based packaging including high-graphics corrugated and folding cartons for consumer brands (food, beverage, household). Highly comparable on the high-graphics, brand-facing segment that CBC targets with its six-color direct print.
• Atlantic Packaging: Privately held US corrugated packaging manufacturer based in the Southeast, supplying boxes and high-graphics packaging for produce and consumer goods. Closest direct comparable to CBC in size, private ownership, and produce/consumer end-market focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/CBC1980
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/commencement-bay-corrugated

Compliance2 records

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Valuation estimate

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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