Board Converting News, December 6, 2021

SupplyOne Acquires IC Industries, Continuing Growth In Florida Market Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, based SupplyOne, Inc. last week announced the acquisition of IC Industries, Inc., a privately-held corrugated converter and packaging com- pany headquartered in Hialeah, Florida. Founded in 1990 under the leadership of company president, Harvey Rothstein, IC Industries is a manufac- turer of corrugated boxes from its state-of-the-art Hialeah, Florida, facility and serves southern Florida manufacturers, retailers, growers and processors with custom corrugated and packaging products. “Joining forces with SupplyOne solidifies IC Industries’ position as a market leader in South Florida,” said Roth- stein. “SupplyOne’s decentralized operating structure en- sures that we will remain close to our clients. Access to additional services and product lines will mean growth op- portunities for our customers and our employees.” “The addition of IC Industries allows us to expand our converting capabilities in Florida to be more efficient, low- er costs, and provide enhanced custom corrugated pack- aging solutions to our customers,” said Bill Leith, CEO and President of SupplyOne, Inc. “IC Industries’ customers will benefit from expanded size and scale, and packaging au- tomation expertise that will help them be more profitable, as well.”

Box Shipments ( U.S. Corrugated Product Shipments) Industry Shipments In Billions of Square Feet Month September 2021

Year

Actual

Percent Change Avg Week Percent Change

2021 2020

34.261 34.901

-1.8

8.157 8.310

-1.8

Industry Total

Year-to Date

September 2021

Year

Actual

Percent Change Avg Week Percent Change

2021 2020

312.632 300.767

3.9

8.227 7.873

4.5

Industry Total

Containerboard Consumption (Thousands of Tons)

Year

Month

Percent Change Year-to-Date Percent Change

2021 2020

2.7786 2.8459

-2.4

25.4959 24.5672

3.8

Container Board Inventory - Corrugator Plants (Thousands of Tons)

Corrugator Plants Only

Date

Percent Change Weeks of Supply

Percent Change

Sept.

2.312

3.8

3.5 3.4

2.9

Aug

2.2272

Shipping Days

Year

Month

Year-to-Date

2021 2020

21 21

190 191

SOURCE: Fibre Box Association

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