Paper Tube & Core

Name

Paper Tube & Core

Website

https://papertubeandcore.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1941

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Paper and Textile Manufacturing

NAICS

Converted Paper Product Manufacturing (3222)

SIC

Converted Paper & Paperboard Prods (No Contaners/Boxes) (2670)

akta.pro primary industry

Paperboard Cores, Tubes & Edge Protectors (IMALACAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Paper-Based Protective Packaging (Kraft Paper, Honeycomb, Molded Pulp) (IMALAFAC)

Keywords

• Paper tube manufacturing
• Paper core production
• Film manufacturing
• Paper product manufacturing
• Textile manufacturing

Headquarters

HQ city

Paterson

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel

Core offering

Paper Tube & Core is a manufacturer of film, paper, and textile products, operating from Paterson, United States. Founded in 1941, the company produces physical film, paper, and textile goods for downstream commercial buyers rather than selling software or digital services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Film products Manufactured film goods offered as part of Paper Tube & Core's standing product portfolio, intended for commercial/industrial customers.
• Paper products Manufactured paper goods offered as part of Paper Tube & Core's standing product portfolio, intended for commercial/industrial customers.
• Textile products Manufactured textile goods offered as part of Paper Tube & Core's standing product portfolio, intended for commercial/industrial customers.

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Direct peers

• Chicago Mailing Tube Co. Long-established specialty converter of mailing and shipping tubes, plus custom paper tube products. Comparable to Paper Tube & Core as a small-to-mid-sized independent tube converter serving industrial and commercial customers.
• Western Container Corporation: Specialty manufacturer of paper tubes, cores, and edge protectors serving industrial and converting customers. Closely comparable in product mix and customer profile to Paper Tube & Core, though operating primarily in the Midwest.
• Caraustar Industries: Recycled paperboard and tube/core converter (now part of Greif) producing paper tubes, cores, and protective packaging. Highly relevant comparable on product, customer set, and recycled-fiber input economics.
• Precision Paper Tube Co. Independent converter of precision paper tubes and cores for industrial applications. Closely comparable in scale, product line, and customer base to Paper Tube & Core, providing a relevant independent-operator benchmark.
• Pacific Paper Tube: Manufacturer of spiral-wound paper tubes and cores for paper, film, and textile converters. Highly comparable in product offerings, converting process, and end-markets, providing a useful regional/competitive benchmark for Paper Tube & Core.
• Heartland Products: Mid-sized specialty paper tube and core manufacturer serving textile, film, and paper-converting customers. Comparable size and product range to Paper Tube & Core, providing a benchmark for niche converter economics.

Broad incumbents

• Sonoco Products Company: Global packaging conglomerate with a large Paper & Engineered Carriers segment making paper tubes, cores, and reels. Direct product overlap with Paper Tube & Core across virtually every end-use, but at vastly greater scale and with broader product breadth.
• Packaging Corporation of America: Large integrated containerboard and corrugated packaging producer whose converting operations consume and compete with independent tube/core manufacturers. Useful as a scaled benchmark for raw-fiber cost dynamics affecting Paper Tube & Core's margins.
• Greif, Inc. Industrial packaging major producing paper cores, tubes, and protective paper packaging under its Industrial Packaging and Paper Packaging segments. Competes directly with Paper Tube & Core on tube/core SKUs and shares the same commodity-converting cost structure.
• Smurfit Kappa: Global paper-based packaging giant producing containerboard, corrugated, and paper-based protective products. Adjacent competitor that supplies similar converting inputs and competes for some of the same end-customers, though not a pure-play tube/core specialist.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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