Appvion innovates sustainable specialty coating solutions that are a part of many tickets, tags, labels, and packages consumers touch daily. Headquartered in Appleton, Wisconsin, we are the market leader of direct thermal paper and film products in North America and a world-class leader in renewable, fiber-based solutions for consumer and industrial packaging. Our 115-year-long history began as a leading producer of carbonless and microencapsulation advancements. Today, our business groups have a collective focus on harnessing the power of materials science and innovation to serve a wide range of markets such as retail, healthcare, transportation, entertainment, and food packaging. Appvion is a portfolio company of Wynnchurch Capital L.P.

Midwest Paper Group is a privately held manufacturer and distributor of high quality recycled containerboard, natural kraft packaging and printing & writing grades. We have a rich history of innovation & manufacturing a diverse array of products from our Wisconsin manufacturing facility. Since 1889, we have built our business and market reputation based on multiple generations of our employee’s commitment to excellence, continuous improvement, diversification and the responsible use of our resources. Midwest Paper Group’s corporate headquarters and manufacturing facility are located in Combined Locks, Wisconsin. The manufacturing facility has an annual production capacity of 400,000 tons on three paper machines. The company employs about 320 workers, including approximately 260 employees represented by the USW Local 2-144.