<b>Box USA Acquires Minn. Box Plant Assets</B>

Box USA acquired the assets of A. I. Halper in Minneapolis.

A.I. Halper is an independent manufacturer of corrugated packaging products. It serves box shops and other customers in the Minneapolis area. The plant recently relocated to its current facility and updated much of its converting equipment. The company had one location.

The asset sale was completed this past Friday, March 2. The facility now operates under the name Box USA.

Jim Willis, vice president and regional manager for Box USA, said the Minneapolis location is ideal because the company did not yet have a presence in the area.

Privately held Box USA is the largest independent paper-based packaging company in the United States, with 23 manufacturing facilities. The company produces containerboard, corrugated containers, partitions and other interior packaging, and point-of-purchase displays.