Pacific Container Corporation

What Pacific Container Corporation does

Pacific Container Corporation, operating as Pacific Box Company, is a privately held custom corrugated packaging manufacturer founded in 1971 and headquartered in Tacoma, Washington. The company sells custom corrugated boxes, retail packaging and point-of-purchase (POP) displays, digital and flexographic print packaging, and complementary packaging supplies, with production ranging from 25-box short runs to 250,000+ unit large runs. Its core operations are supported by a wholly-owned subsidiary, Commencement Bay Corrugated (CBC), founded in 1980, which operates 350,000 square feet of manufacturing space and a state-of-the-art 110-inch corrugator, enabling high-graphic, high-volume production. Pacific Box pursues a design-to-delivery service model spanning consultation, printing, warehousing and fulfillment, design and prototyping, manufacturing, and shipping via a proprietary fleet of trucks and trailers.

The business serves manufacturers, food processors, e-commerce entrepreneurs, retail businesses, materials suppliers, and warehouse-club suppliers (including Costco-compliant packaging), with named reference customers such as Almond Roca and multi-year repeat customers. The go-to-market is primarily enterprise field sales with account managers handling quote-based custom pricing, supplemented by inside sales and inbound quote requests via the website. Geographic focus is the Pacific Northwest, with sales offices in Tacoma and Seattle. Revenue is not publicly disclosed; the company operates as a private, independent corporation with no disclosed parent, institutional investor, or M&A activity.

Name

Pacific Container Corporation

Legal name

Pacific Box Company

Website

https://pccbox.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1971

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Pacific Container Corporation (d/b/a Pacific Box Company) is a Tacoma, Washington-based custom corrugated packaging manufacturer founded in 1971, serving manufacturers, food processors, e-commerce sellers, and retailers in the Pacific Northwest with design-to-delivery services and a 350,000 sq ft manufacturing subsidiary.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Custom 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)

Keywords

• Custom corrugated packaging
• Corrugated box manufacturing
• Retail packaging displays
• Digital printing services
• Packaging fulfillment services

Headquarters

HQ city

Tacoma

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Corrugated Box Manufacturing: One-time purchase of custom corrugated shipping boxes, retail packaging, and POP displays. Orders range from 25 boxes to 250,000+ units with pricing based on size, quantity, print complexity, and materials.
2. Packaging Supplies: Sale of standard packaging supplies for wholesale and one-at-a-time projects
3. Warehouse and Fulfillment Services: JIT warehousing, release programs, pick and pack solutions, and inventory management services
4. Design and Consulting Services: Consultation services for personalized custom packaging solutions

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Pacific Container Corporation (operating as Pacific Box Company) manufactures and supplies custom corrugated shipping boxes, retail/POP displays, and packaging supplies for business customers. The company delivers an integrated design-to-delivery service that combines consultation, digital and flexographic printing, design and prototyping, manufacturing, warehousing and fulfillment, and JIT shipping via a proprietary fleet of trucks and trailers.

Product overview

Pacific Box Company is a custom packaging solutions provider offering a portfolio of integrated products and services. The core offerings include Custom Corrugated Boxes, Custom Shipping Boxes, Retail Packaging and POP Displays, and Digital Printing Services, supported by an extensive Packaging Supplies line. Operations are enhanced through Commencement Bay Corrugated (CBC), a subsidiary with 350,000 sq ft of manufacturing space and a 110 inch corrugator for high-volume runs. The company provides design-to-delivery services including consultation, printing, warehousing and fulfillment, design and prototyping, manufacturing, and shipping.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 65 countries reached (Almond Roca case study)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments6 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

One partnership is on record.

• Commencement Bay Corrugated (CBC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1980Founded by Pacific Box Company as a subsidiary with purpose to ensure clients are never limited in corrugated material supply. Features 350,000 sq ft manufacturing space and state-of-the-art 110-inch corrugator. Specializes in high-graphic, high-volume runs, complementing Pacific Box Company's capabilities. Since 1980, CBC has grown to become a core manufacturing complement to Pacific Box's custom packaging operations.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• International Paper: One of the largest global containerboard and corrugated packaging producers, with extensive converting operations across North America. Competes in the same product category as Pacific Box at vastly larger scale.
• Smurfit Westrock: Global paper and corrugated packaging giant formed by the Smurfit Kappa and WestRock combination. Competes with Pacific Box in custom corrugated but offers a far broader portfolio spanning containerboard, consumer packaging, and paper.
• Packaging Corporation of America: Large publicly traded U.S. corrugated packaging producer with integrated mills and containerboard operations. Closest comparable in product category, but operates at national scale and is publicly listed, versus Pacific Box's regional, private profile.
• Georgia-Pacific: Major U.S. pulp, paper, and packaging company with corrugated container operations and a focus on sustainable materials. Comparable corrugated product offering as part of a much larger industrial portfolio.

Emerging players

• Inteplast Group: Privately held manufacturer of corrugated and packaging products with significant integrated capacity. Comparable privately held structure and corrugated manufacturing focus, with broader product breadth.
• Pactiv Evergreen: Specialty packaging and food-service product manufacturer with fiber-based packaging lines. Overlaps with Pacific Box's food-processor customer base in transit and protective packaging formats.

Direct peers

• Green Bay Packaging: Privately held, family-owned integrated corrugated manufacturer in the U.S. Midwest with its own mill and converter operations. Closely comparable to Pacific Box in scale, ownership structure, and integrated mill-to-customer model.
• Pratt Industries: Privately held corrugated packaging manufacturer with integrated mill-converter operations and a strong focus on sustainability and recycled content. Closely comparable operating model to Pacific Box's integrated mill-via-CBC approach, though at national scale.
• Great Little Box Company: Canadian-based custom corrugated and packaging supplier serving the Pacific Northwest's neighbor market with short-run and custom capabilities. Comparable scale and custom-box focus, though primarily serves Western Canada.

Regional players

• Cascades: Canada-based manufacturer of packaging products including corrugated containers and specialty packaging, with North American converting operations. Comparable product mix with a primary geographic base outside Pacific Box's Pacific Northwest territory.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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