WS Packaging Group to Acquire SenecaSalem

ALGOMA, Wis.—WS Packaging Group, Inc. has signed a definitive agreement to purchase SenecaSalem, Inc. SenecaSalem operates two printing facilities: one in Salem, Ohio, and the other in Franklin, Pa. The company produces an array of labels via offset and flexographic processes, including shrink sleeve, cut-and-stack paper and film labels, in-mold labeling (blow and injection), and roll-to-roll labeling, among others.

SenecaSalem has approximately 200 employees and has long-standing relationships with Fortune 500 customers that serve food and beverage, petroleum, and other markets. The company is also ISO 9002 certified.

“Having SenecaSalem as part of WS’s future is a great win for all of us,” said Terry Fulwiler, CEO of WS Packaging Group, Inc. “Adding their superior knowledge of flexible film and their other capabilities to our product offering strengthens our strategic initiatives to be the single source for all our customers’ printing and packaging needs.”

WS Packaging Group, Inc. is one of the largest printing and label converting operations in North America. SenecaSalem’s two facilities will complement WS Packaging Group’s 16 manufacturing facilities. Its customers range in size from small businesses to large, high-volume manufacturers and Fortune 500 consumer product goods companies doing business locally, nationally, and in marketplaces worldwide.

“We’re truly excited by the opportunity to join WS Packaging Group,” said Randy Hicks, president and CEO of SenecaSalem. “Our two companies have the same philosophy and commitment to product quality and customer service, and are equally blessed with a quality workforce. Combining the capabilities of our two companies creates a powerful resource for all of our customers.”