Packaging Corporation of America history

For 1960 PCA had sales of $138 million.

Nevertheless, the company pressed forward with its expansion plans, and in 1962 PCA acquired container plants in Baltimore, San Antonio, and the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

Paperboard prices stabilized somewhat in 1964, and PCA was able to gain ground, posting its best earnings in nearly a decade.

In early 1973, the company announced that it would begin a $40 million expansion program to boost capacity at its existing paperboard and container plant facilities.

1976: The firm is found guilty of violating antitrust laws by a federal grand jury.

In 1983 PCA acquired much of Diamond International Corporation's molded fiber products operation.

In 1986 the company acquired EZPor Corporation, a company specializing in convenience cookware and disposable baking pans for the retail market.

Among the company's 1990 additions were Polbeth Packaging Limited, a Scottish foodservice thermoformed container firm, and Alupak, A.G., a Swiss company whose products included sterilizable smoothwall aluminum containers.

In 1991 PCA made its largest acquisition to date, assuming the operation of 19 corrugated container plants and two containerboard mills and acquiring the cutting rights to about 650,000 acres of timberland from Georgia-Pacific.

During 1993 PCA focused on improving productivity rather than continuing to expand, returning a profit of $139 million despite a slight drop in revenues.

In 1994 PCA continued to expand both internally and through international development under President Paul Stecko.

1995: The company changes its name to Tenneco Packaging.