Packaging Acquisitions in Kentucky

PaperWorks Industries Inc. has completed the acquisition of The Standard Group, a custom printed paperboard packaging converter with a manufacturing facility in Louisville, Kentucky. The deal adds ~120 employees and expands PaperWorks' integrated folding carton footprint and vertical integration across North America; PaperWorks is PE-backed (Gamut Capital Management).

IPACKCHEM Group acquired a majority stake in TPG Plastics LLC to bring its Advanced In‑Mold Fluorination (Advanced IMF) barrier packaging technology to North America and serve the crop protection market. The deal gives IPACKCHEM a manufacturing foothold in Murray, Kentucky and includes near‑term investments to expand capacity and support growth into additional life‑enhancing chemical segments.