ICG Celebrates 20-Year Partnership With Clearwater Paper In Little Rock The Independent Carton Group (ICG), an association of 21 independently owned and operated folding carton manu- facturers, celebrated the 20-year partnership with Clear- water Paper ( www.clearwaterpaper.com ) during their No- vember quarterly meeting in Little Rock, Arkansas. Close to 60 ICG members and designated supplier partners were treated to a plant tour of Clearwater Paper’s plant in Cypress Bend, Arkansas as part of the three-day meeting. “We thought it very fitting to have this meeting corre- spond with the 20-year anniversary of when the Clearwa- ter Paper (then Potlatch) first partnered with the ICG to be our predominate supplier of SBS board to our members,” said Jay Willie, ICG Director. While Clearwater Paper provides ICG members with quality SBS board, they also assist member companies to enhance manufacturing practice and operations through the deployment of their Converting Solutions Team. The “CST” group are seasoned experts from within the indus- try. They have over 150 years of manufacturing experience, from printing, die cutting, folding and gluing. All members have extensive backgrounds with strengths in Facility As- sessments, SMEDS, and Kaizen Studies. “Clearwater Paper has been an outstanding partner over the years,” continues Willie. “Through their Convert- ing Solutions Team they have helped our members save money and time in their manufacturing practices, helping our members grow sales in these challenging times. Clear- water Paper brings a lot of value to our members.” “Clearwater Paper is immensely proud of our long part- nership with ICG. Welcoming members to our Cypress Bend, Arkansas, mill, 20 years after the start of the rela- tionship, seems fitting to honor the partnership. We look forward to the next 20 years of this relationships,” said Clive Gillanders, Director of Sales for Clearwater Paper’s pulp and paperboard division. The ICG was established forty years ago as a group of independently owned folding carton firms to provide the original five member companies assurance of uninter- rupted production support in the advent of a catastrophic event. Since that time, it has grown to 21 companies and in scope to offer training and education programs, as well being the largest and most well-known buying group in the industry. “While the original reason for the group’s forming was for operational security, the board of directors is very proud of the leadership and operational training programs that have been developed. Our members are more pro- ductive and profitable due to the breadth of services they get from being members of the ICG. This meeting at Clear- water Paper and their involvement with the group is a clas- sic example of that value,” says Willie. For more information on the ICG or to inquire about membership, contact the ICG office at (203) 270-7578.
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