L&M Corrugated Container

What L&M Corrugated Container does

L&M Corrugated Container Corporation is a family-owned corrugated packaging manufacturer founded in 1979 in Zion, Illinois, now headquartered in Platteville, Wisconsin, and led in its third generation by CEO Steven Lopes. The company operates four facilities across Wisconsin — Platteville (HQ), Pleasant Prairie (manufacturing), Appleton (operations), and Kimberly (sales and design) — supported by 130+ employees and an annual converting capacity of approximately 500 million square feet of corrugated board. Its geographic market spans Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, and Indiana, with extended reach into Minnesota and Michigan.

The product portfolio centers on four converting categories — shipping cartons, printed products, custom die cuts, and point-of-purchase (POP) displays — produced on advanced equipment including the nation's first Göpfert RDC HBL-DRS 5-color rotary die cutter (installed 2024 at Pleasant Prairie), EMBA 245 and EMBA 170 flexo folder gluers, a Baysek C170, a J&L gluer, an Apstar, and a McKinley die cutter with robotic integration. The company complements converting with design engineering, Pack & Ship fulfillment, and warehousing/inventory services, and operates an Amtech Software customer portal for self-serve reorders, inventory checks, and order tracking. ISO 9001:2015 certification covers the four-facility quality system.

The business model is a B2B, quote-based direct sales model serving manufacturers, retailers, and consumer goods companies across the Midwest; named customers include Sielaff Corp, Keystone Display, and Skyline Furniture. Revenue is generated per square foot of converted board and per value-added service hour, with customer relationships reinforced by long-term family ownership, embedded inventory/fulfillment services, and a digital reorder portal that supports repeat-order economics. The company has remained privately held under continuous Lopes family ownership since founding, with no disclosed outside capital or PE sponsorship.

Name

L&M Corrugated Container

Legal name

L&M Corrugated Container Corporation

Website

https://lmcontainer.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

L&M Corrugated Container Corporation is a family-owned Midwest corrugated packaging manufacturer producing 500 million square feet annually of shipping cartons, printed packaging, custom die cuts, and POP displays for B2B manufacturers, retailers, and consumer brands across Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, and Indiana.

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 Protective Inserts & Partitions (Die-Cut Inserts, Dividers) (IMALAFAD)

Keywords

• Corrugated packaging manufacturer
• Custom shipping cartons
• Point of purchase displays
• Pack and ship fulfillment
• Printed corrugated boxes

Headquarters

HQ city

Pleasant Prairie

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Corrugated Packaging Products: Sale of standard and custom corrugated shipping cartons, printed products, custom die cuts, and POP displays. One-time purchase model per order, with repeat orders facilitated through customer portal.
2. Pack & Ship Services: End-to-end packaging services including design engineering, kitting, packing, and shipping to stores across the United States. Eliminates need for customers to invest in packaging equipment and staffing.
3. Warehouse Inventory Services: Storage services enabling customers to deal with fluctuating finished product volume. Customers can check warehouse inventory and order status via the customer portal.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

L&M Corrugated Container Corporation is a family-owned manufacturer and supplier of standard and custom corrugated packaging, including shipping cartons, printed products, custom die cuts, and point-of-purchase (POP) displays. The company also offers in-house design engineering, end-to-end Pack & Ship fulfillment services, and warehouse storage, serving B2B customers across the Midwest.

Product overview

L&M Corrugated Container is a manufacturer and supplier of standard and custom corrugated packaging serving the Midwest region. The product portfolio consists of four core product categories—Shipping Cartons, Printed Products, Custom Die Cuts, and POP Displays—supported by two service offerings: Design Engineering and Pack & Ship. The core products are unified by their corrugated material composition and can be customized through the Design Engineering service, while the Pack & Ship service provides end-to-end fulfillment for retail and distribution needs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Shipping Cartons Standard and custom corrugated shipping boxes designed to protect products during transit while offering custom sizing to minimize movement and reduce shipping damage. Targeted at B2B customers in manufacturing, retail, and consumer goods across the Midwest.
• Printed Products Custom printed corrugated packaging featuring logos, brand colors, and tailored messaging to enhance brand recognition and professionalism during shipment. Uses high-quality 5-color process printing with varnish options.
• Custom Die Cuts Custom die-cut corrugated products engineered with unique structural designs including custom inserts, compartments, and reinforced walls tailored to specific product requirements.
• POP Displays Point of Purchase (POP) displays for retail environments designed to enhance product visibility and drive sales at the point of sale. Used by consumer brands and retailers.
• Design Engineering Custom corrugated box design service providing perfect fit, reduced waste, enhanced durability, and optimized strength tailored to specific product needs. In-house design team collaborating with sales and customers.
• Pack & Ship Service Full-service packaging solution handling design, kitting, packing, and shipping of products to retail stores and distribution centers across the United States. Eliminates capital expense on packaging equipment and staffing for clients and scales from startup to major brand needs.
• Warehouse Inventory Services Storage services enabling customers to deal with fluctuating finished product volume. Customers can check warehouse inventory and order status via the customer portal.

Quantifiable outcome

• 500 million square feet of corrugated packaging converted annually
• +3 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

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Didion Strong Communities FoundationminorOthers · 16 September 2021L&M participated in the 13th Annual Didion Strong Communities Foundation Golf Outing fundraiser in September 2021, which raised over $91,000 for the foundation to enhance lives through local programs and initiatives. L&M's participation reflects the company's community giving priorities.
• Sharing Center of Kenosha CountyminorOthersPleasant Prairie location partners with the Sharing Center of Kenosha County on a holiday Giving Tree program. Employees select gift ornaments and fulfill wishes, with L&M ensuring all requests are met. Annual community giving initiative.
• Family Advocates (Domestic Violence Shelter)minorOthersPlatteville office supplies residents of a domestic violence shelter with essential wish list items including toilet paper, paper towels, deodorant, soaps, and other everyday essentials. Ongoing community support initiative.
• Outagamie CountyminorOthersKimberly team partnered with Outagamie County to adopt a family of 10 for the holiday season, fulfilling wish list requests to bring joy and relief to a family in need. Employee-driven community giving effort.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves18 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Greif, Inc. Global industrial packaging manufacturer with a significant corrugated and paperboard segment (CorrChoice). Sells directly overlapping product types (shipping cartons, custom containers) and competes with L&M for mid-market B2B accounts.
• Cascades Inc. Canada-based sustainable packaging producer with U.S. corrugated containerboard operations. Comparable product offering (corrugated boxes, specialty packaging) and increasingly competes with regional converters like L&M in the Midwest as it expands U.S. converting capacity.
• Pratt Industries: Privately held U.S. corrugated and recycling company with 90+ plants. Directly comparable product mix (corrugated boxes, POP displays, custom die cuts) and operates as an aggressive converter consolidator, including in the Midwest where L&M competes.
• Graphic Packaging Holding Company: Major paperboard packaging producer focused on consumer goods and POP displays. Closely comparable to L&M's high-graphic printed corrugated and POP display business, but serving national CPG brands rather than regional accounts.
• Sonoco Products Company: Global diversified packaging manufacturer with paperboard and corrugated-adjacent product lines serving consumer and industrial markets. Overlaps with L&M in protective and custom packaging solutions, though at much larger scale.
• Smurfit Westrock: Global paper-based packaging leader formed by the 2024 Smurfit Kappa-WestRock combination. Offers the same corrugated container and POP display products as L&M, plus containerboard production, serving customers across the Midwest and nationwide.
• Packaging Corporation of America: Largest U.S. containerboard and corrugated products producer. Competes with L&M across virtually the same product categories (shipping cartons, die cuts, displays) but at national scale with vertically integrated mills; L&M sits as a regional converter in its distribution shadow.
• Pactiv Evergreen (Pactiv International): Major paper-based and food-service packaging manufacturer with fiber-based carton and container lines. Adjacent competitor serving similar B2B accounts in the Midwest with paper-based packaging solutions.

Direct peers

• Hood Container Corporation: Family-owned regional corrugated and containerboard producer with converting plants across the U.S. Southeast and Midwest. Most comparable business model to L&M - private, regional converter selling custom corrugated and displays to mid-market manufacturers.
• Great Lakes Packaging & Container: Independent Midwest-based regional corrugated converter serving manufacturers in Wisconsin, Illinois and surrounding states. Closest head-to-head competitor to L&M in geography, customer profile (Midwest B2B manufacturers), and product mix.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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