McKinley

What McKinley does

McKinley Paper and Packaging Company is a U.S.-based, vertically integrated paper and packaging manufacturer organized into three operating business units: McKinley Paper (high-performance liners, mediums, and kraft paper produced at three paper mills in New Mexico, Washington, and Wisconsin); McKinley Packaging (custom corrugated packaging manufactured at four plants in California, Georgia, Indiana, and Texas); and McKinley Recycling (collection and processing of recyclable materials through four centers in New Mexico, Colorado, Arizona, and Texas, operated under the Urban Forest™ circular-economy program). The company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bio Pappel, the largest paper manufacturer in Mexico and Latin America, and leverages the USMCA trade alliance to serve customers across the United States, Mexico, and Canada.

McKinley sells primarily on a B2B, sales-led basis with quote-based contracts, serving more than 300 clients ranging from small businesses to major corporations across at least eight verticals: e-commerce, shipping and distribution, food service, food and beverage, manufacturing, personal care, produce and agriculture, and consumer goods. Revenue streams are tied to physical tonnage of paper, corrugated units, and recycling throughput. The company's product strategy emphasizes sustainability positioning, anchored by the Urban Forest™ circular-economy model, the Ecopure™ packaging innovation line, and Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) validated Scope 1 and 2 emissions reductions tracked since 2014 alongside Bio Pappel.

Operationally, McKinley holds more than 20 certifications and awards (FSC, ISO 9001, FDA, EPA, BRCGS, ASTM, NSF, SFI, RoHS, SEDEX) and is positioned among the ten largest paper recyclers in North America. Recent corporate activity includes the February 2022 acquisition of Midwest Paper Group for approximately $203 million and a contained dryer fire on Paper Machine 6 at the Combined Locks, Wisconsin mill on June 1, 2026, which was suppressed without injuries. Specific revenue, headcount, and pricing figures are not publicly disclosed.

Name

McKinley

Legal name

McKinley Paper and Packaging Company

Website

https://mckinleypackaging.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

McKinley Paper and Packaging is a U.S.-based integrated paper, corrugated packaging, and recycling manufacturer — a subsidiary of Bio Pappel — serving 300+ enterprise and mid-market clients across e-commerce, food, manufacturing, and consumer goods from mills, plants, and recycling centers across the United States.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Paper and Packaging Manufacturing

NAICS

Paperboard Mills (322130), Paperboard Container Manufacturing (32221), Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills (3221)

SIC

Paperboard Mills (2631), Paperboard Containers & Boxes (2650), Paper Mills (2621)

akta.pro primary industry

Recycled Containerboard (Testliner) Manufacturing (IMAMAFAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Recycled Corrugated Products (Boxes, Sheets) (IMAMAKAH), Recycled Paperboard & Containerboard (IMAMAKAG)

Keywords

• Paper manufacturing
• Corrugated packaging
• Kraft paper products
• Recycled paper mills
• Circular economy recycling

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices12 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Paper Products: Manufacturing and sale of high-performance liners, mediums, and kraft paper for commercial applications. Revenue from three producing paper mills in New Mexico, Washington, and Wisconsin.
2. Corrugated Packaging: Manufacturing of corrugated packaging solutions in various sizes, shapes, graphics, specifications, and board combinations. Serves diverse industry needs from e-commerce to food service.
3. Recycling Services: Collection and processing of recyclable materials through facilities in New Mexico, Colorado, Arizona, and Texas. Supports the company's circular economy model and provides raw materials for paper production.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

McKinley Paper and Packaging Company manufactures High Performance Liners, Mediums, and Kraft Paper through three paper mills in New Mexico, Washington, and Wisconsin, and produces custom corrugated packaging in any size, shape, graphic, specification, or board combination through packaging plants in California, Georgia, Indiana, and Texas. The company also collects and processes recyclable materials through recycling centers in New Mexico, Colorado, Arizona, and Texas, feeding its Urban Forest™ Circular Economy model that enables supply of 100% recycled paper and packaging to more than 300 clients across e-commerce, food service, manufacturing, and consumer goods.

Product overview

McKinley Paper and Packaging Company is an integrated paper and packaging company organized into three business units: McKinley Paper (High Performance Liners, Mediums, and Kraft Paper production across three US facilities), McKinley Packaging (corrugated packaging manufacturing in four US states), and McKinley Recycling (material recovery and circular economy operations). The company, a subsidiary of Bio Pappel, also offers innovative sustainable solutions including Ecopure™ packaging and the Urban Forest™ circular economy program. The three units work together to deliver complete paper and packaging solutions from raw material recovery through finished product delivery.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Urban Forest: Circular Economy model that focuses on recollection and processing of materials to create new products, with pillars of shared value, technological innovation, and environmental preservation.
• Ecopure

Products and services

• McKinley Paper Produces a variety of High Performance Liners, Mediums, and Kraft Paper for commercial application use. Operates three producing facilities in New Mexico, Washington, and Wisconsin and serves commercial paper customers via direct B2B sales.
• McKinley Packaging Manufactures corrugated packaging in any size, shape, graphic, specification, or board combination for enterprise and mid-market customers. Operates packaging plants in California, Georgia, Indiana, and Texas, serving e-commerce, food service, manufacturing, personal care, produce and agriculture, consumer goods, and shipping industries.
• McKinley Recycling Collection and processing of recyclable materials through the Urban Forest™ Circular Economy model, turning materials that would otherwise be thrown away as trash into new paper and packaging products. Operates recycling centers in New Mexico, Colorado, Arizona, and Texas, supporting the company's 100% recycled paper and packaging supply capability.
• Ecopure™ Sustainable packaging innovation offered under the McKinley Packaging line, providing environmentally conscious packaging solutions aligned with the company's circular economy and sustainability initiatives.

Quantifiable outcome

• Supply 100% recycled paper and packaging
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Mondi Group: European-headquartered integrated paper and packaging group operating in containerboard and corrugated with growing North American presence. Comparable on integrated mills-plus-converting business model and sustainability emphasis.
• Graphic Packaging Holding Company: US public producer of paperboard and folding cartons serving food, beverage, and consumer goods end-markets with sustainability positioning. Comparable on the converted-paperboard side, with overlap in food-service and consumer-goods packaging customers.
• International Paper: One of the largest global producers of containerboard, corrugated packaging, and paper with substantial North American mill and converting operations. A broad incumbent whose industrial packaging segment directly overlaps McKinley's liner/medium/box business.
• Bio Pappel (parent): McKinley's parent company and the largest manufacturer of paper and paper products in Mexico and Latin America. Comparable as the integrated paper/packaging leader, but operating across Mexico/Latin America rather than USMCA-focused US footprint.
• Sonoco Products Company: Diversified global packaging manufacturer with paper-based and consumer packaging segments serving similar end-verticals including personal care, food, and consumer goods. Comparable in B2B paper-and-packaging distribution channel and customer diversity.

Direct peers

• Greif Inc: Industrial packaging producer with significant corrugated and paper operations across North America, serving similar customer industries (food/beverage, agriculture, manufacturing, consumer goods). Closely aligned business mix to McKinley's packaging and paper segments.
• Pactiv Evergreen: Producer of paper-based foodservice and food/beverage packaging, including sustainable alternatives to plastic. Directly overlaps McKinley's Food Service segment on renewable, fiber-based packaging.
• Packaging Corporation of America: Large US integrated producer of containerboard and corrugated packaging products, competing head-to-head with McKinley in liner, medium, and box markets across the same end-verticals (e-commerce, food/beverage, manufacturing). Closest US publicly listed peer on the mill-plus-converting integrated model.
• Smurfit Westrock (WestRock + Smurfit Kappa merged 2024): Global integrated paper and packaging giant following the WestRock–Smurfit Kappa combination, with significant containerboard mill and corrugated converting operations across the Americas. A scale competitor in the same North American liner/medium/corrugated market as McKinley.
• Cascades Inc: Canadian-based producer with a strong recycled-content positioning (specialty and tissue plus containerboard), historically competing in the same recovered-fiber-based paper and corrugated space. Compares directly on sustainability-focused recycled-fiber integration.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance12 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments

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