# Packaging Corp. of America to acquire Columbus Container for $100M

Packaging Corp. of America agreed to buy substantially all assets of Columbus Container, Inc. for a cash price of $100 million. The deal includes a corrugated plant in Columbus, Indiana and five warehousing facilities in Indiana and Illinois.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2016-10-12
- Where: Columbus, Indiana, United States
- Value: $100.0M
- Status: announced
- Capacity: containerboard integration up by over 30,000 tons
- Products: corrugated packaging products

## Companies

- [Columbus Container](https://endata.com/companies/468.md) (target)
- [Packaging Corp. of America](https://endata.com/companies/1578.md) (acquirer)

## Sources

- [asiapapermarkets.com](http://www.asiapapermarkets.com/packaging-corp-of-america-to-acquire-columbus-container-for-100-million/), 2017-06-14: "PCA will acquire a full-line corrugated products facility located in Columbus, Indiana, five warehousing facilities and other related operations located in Indiana and Illinois."

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