CANFAB PACKAGING INC.

What CANFAB PACKAGING INC. does

Canfab Packaging Inc. is a privately held Canadian manufacturer of composite cans — cylindrical paperboard containers fitted with metal or plastic ends and a range of closure systems. Founded in 1936 as Canada Fiber Can Company and rebranded in 2017, the company operates two dedicated North American manufacturing plants: a head office and Montreal-area plant in Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, Quebec, and a second plant in Oshawa, Ontario. The company is the successor to a motor-oil packaging business that pivoted away from that end market after plastic displaced it, and now serves six verticals: food and beverage (primary), wines and spirits, cosmetics, household products, gardening and maintenance, and toys and promotional items. Named customers include Starbucks and Mango Stix.

The core product is the composite can itself, manufactured in diameters from 1 9/16" to 5", lengths up to 38", and wall thickness up to 1/16", with a modular architecture of add-ons including closures (plastic sifters, EZO aluminum caps, tear-off caps, plastic caps, friction distributors), ends and bottoms (tin-stamped metal or plastic friction), interior linings (polyethylene, vinyl-aluminum, polyester-aluminum, polypropylene-aluminum, waxed paper/glassine), and exterior wraps/labels. Canfab runs its own pressroom, which it cites as the source of flexibility in producing closures, ends, and custom parts. The company carries SQF Level 3 certification at both facilities, AIB International certification, CTPAT and PIP trusted-trader approvals, and a HACCP-based Product Safety System, positioning it for food-contact and cross-border North American supply.

The business model is made-to-order manufacturing with quote-based pricing; revenue is generated one-time per order with no disclosed subscription or licensing component. GTM is sales-led and consultative, executed through direct sales teams at each plant, a website quote-request workflow, and a customer portal for existing clients. Marketing is primarily website-based (multilingual: English, French, Spanish) supplemented by earned media in packaging industry publications. No parent company, institutional funding, or M&A activity as acquirer is disclosed, and the company is independently owned.

Name

CANFAB PACKAGING INC.

Legal name

Canfab Packaging Inc.

Website

https://canfabpkg.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1936

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Canfab Packaging Inc. is a privately held Canadian manufacturer of custom composite paperboard cans, operating two plants in Quebec and Ontario and serving food and beverage, wines and spirits, cosmetics, household, gardening, and promotional-product customers across North America.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Composite Can Manufacturing / Industrial Packaging

NAICS

Other Paperboard Container Manufacturing (322219)

SIC

Paperboard Containers & Boxes (2650)

akta.pro primary industry

Secondary & Multipack Packaging (IMALAHAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Alcoholic Beverage Packaging & Closures Brands (Bottles, Cans, Kegs, Corks, Caps) (CRADAIAK)

Keywords

• Composite can manufacturing
• Paperboard packaging
• Custom packaging containers
• Food contact packaging
• Spiral wound cans

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint-bruno-de-montarville

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Composite Can Manufacturing: Canfab Packaging generates revenue through the manufacturing and sale of custom composite cans to various industries. The company produces made-to-order containers based on customer specifications including diameter, height, interior lining, exterior finish, and closure type. Orders are fulfilled through dedicated North American manufacturing plants.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Canfab Packaging manufactures custom composite cans (cylindrical paperboard containers) from raw materials at two North American plants in Quebec and Ontario. The composite cans are produced in custom diameters (1 9/16" to 5") and lengths (up to 38"), with configurable interior linings (polyethylene, foil laminates, waxed paper), closures (plastic sifters, aluminum tear-off caps, EZO caps), metal or plastic ends, and 360-degree printable exterior labels and finishes. Products are made-to-order for brand owners in food and beverage, wines and spirits, cosmetics, household products, gardening, and toys/promotional items.

Product overview

CANFAB PACKAGING INC. is a specialized manufacturer of composite cans (cylindrical paperboard containers) offered as a single unified product line. The core product is the composite can itself, with modular add-ons including closures/tops (pull tabs, plastic covers, rings), ends/bottoms (metal and plastic friction options), interior linings (various barrier materials), and exterior wraps/labels. The company operates two North American manufacturing plants (Montreal and Toronto) and provides custom manufacturing capabilities for virtually any size requirement.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Composite Cans Custom-manufactured composite paper cans (cylindrical paperboard containers) made from raw materials at dedicated North American plants, available in diameters from 1 9/16" to 5", lengths up to 38", and wall thickness up to 1/16". Sold to brand owners in food and beverage, wines and spirits, cosmetics, household products, gardening, and toys/promotional items for retail product packaging. Configurable with various interior linings (polyethylene, foil laminates, waxed paper), closures (plastic sifters, aluminum tear-off caps, EZO caps), metal or plastic ends, and 360-degree printable exterior labels and finishes.

Named customers2 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Pacific Paper Tube, Inc. US West Coast-based manufacturer of paper tubes, cores, and composite cans serving food, cosmetics, and specialty consumer end markets. Comparable product offering and customization model, but regional rather than transcontinental overlap with Canfab.
• Can-One Berhad: Asia-based rigid packaging manufacturer with a composite can product line serving food, dairy, and industrial customers. Offers similar paperboard spiral-wound technology but competes in different geographic markets than Canfab's North American footprint.

Direct peers

• Sonoco Products Company: Global packaging leader with a dedicated composite paperboard can/tube product line across food, beverage, and industrial end markets. Directly comparable to Canfab's composite can business in product, customer use cases (coffee, snacks, spices), and customization model.
• Hood Container Corporation: North American paperboard and converted paper products manufacturer producing composite cans/tubes alongside corrugated and folding cartons. Comparable in product mix (paperboard-based containers) and customer base (food, specialty consumer products).
• Paper Tube & Core Manufacturing Company: Specialty paper tube, core, and composite can converter serving food, beverage, and consumer product companies with custom spiral-wound packaging. Direct peer in product category and customization-driven go-to-market model.

Broad incumbents

• Rand-Whitney Group: Independent North American packaging converter producing corrugated, folding cartons, and rigid paperboard containers including composite tubes for food and consumer applications. Overlaps with Canfab on paperboard-based specialty container formats but is broader in product portfolio.
• Greif, Inc. Large diversified industrial packaging company (including former Caraustar paperboard operations) producing rigid paperboard containers and composite tubes for similar food/consumer end uses. Operates at much greater scale than Canfab but overlaps on core paperboard-based container formats.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/canfab-packaging

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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