# Welch Packaging acquires Pierce Box and Paper Corporation

Welch Packaging has acquired Pierce Box and Paper Corporation, a corrugated packaging supplier in Belvidere, Illinois, extending its service area into northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin. Terms were not disclosed.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2018-10-30
- Where: Belvidere, Illinois, United States
- Status: completed
- Products: corrugated boxes, foam, pallets, film
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [Welch Packaging](https://endata.com/companies/484.md) (acquirer)
- [Pierce Box and Paper Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/4133.md) (target)

## Sources

- [thepackagingportal.com](https://www.thepackagingportal.com/industry-news/welch-expands-in-midwest/), 2018-10-30: "Welch Packaging, a multi-site family owned business concentrated in the Midwest U.S., has acquired Pierce Box and Paper Corp, a supplier of corrugated packaging and supplies located in Belvidere, Illinois."
- [pulpapernews.com](https://www.pulpapernews.com/20190803/9918/welch-packaging-acquired-pierce-box-and-paper-corporation), 2018-11-05: "Welch Packaging has acquired Pierce Box and Paper Corporation (Pierce Box), a supplier of corrugated packaging and supplies located in Belvidere, Illinois."

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