Graphic Packaging Completes Acquisition of Walter G. Anderson, Inc.

WG Anderson is a premier folding carton manufacturer with a focus on store branded food and consumer product markets. The company operates two world-class sheet-fed folding carton converting facilities located in Hamel, Minnesota and Newton, Iowa.

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