Creative Packaging Company Opens First Chicago Cold Chain Manufacturing Location

30,000 Square Foot Site in Chicago, IL to Provide Greater Market Reach

The 30,000 square foot facility is strategically located in northern Illinois to better serve the Central and Midwest markets in refrigerant gel packs as well as provide value to customers across the country.
The 30,000 square foot facility is strategically located in northern Illinois to better serve the Central and Midwest markets in refrigerant gel packs as well as provide value to customers across the country.

Creative Packaging Company, a provider of refrigerant gel packs used for temperature-controlled cold chain shipping, announces its plans to expand with a new manufacturing facility in Chicago, IL. This will be Creative Packaging’s 7th location and the first facility in Chicago to increase the company’s capacity to meet the high demand for its cold chain products.

“The past year has seen tremendous growth within our industry based on external factors and market conditions, and our team has stepped up to serve the needs of our clients, as well as their customers,” says Kevin Lyons, president, Creative Packaging.

The 30,000 square foot facility is strategically located in northern Illinois to better serve the Central and Midwest markets in refrigerant gel packs as well as provide value to customers across the country. The new facility shall be equipped with the latest in innovative technology to is intended to provide cost-effective systems to their customers’ packaging needs and should provide approximately 50 jobs in the Chicagoland area.

Jim Lyons, vice president, Creative Packaging says, “Our leadership team prides itself on the positive economic impact of the communities in which we serve.” 

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