Inteplast Group acquires part of Trinity Packaging

Livingston, N.J.-based Inteplast Group, a manufacturer of integrated plastics, announced that it acquired a portion of the assets of Trinity Packaging Corp., Armonk, N.Y., effective Aug. 1. The acquisition includes Trinity Packagings manufacturing facilities in Lewistown, Pa., and Pueblo, Colo. The production facilities will continue full operations and join Inteplasts facilities in continuing to serve the North American market. The new company, Trinity Plastics Inc., will be part of Inteplasts Integrated Bagging Systems Division (IBS).

With the acquisition, the IBS Division of Inteplast will grow as a manufacturer of plastic bags and foodservice items for the private label and retail grocery markets. Trinity Plastics offerings will complement the reclosable bags offered by the Minigrip group of companies, also members of IBS, as well as a vast repertoire of bags and foodservice items produced currently by IBS, Inteplast Group added.

Trinity Packaging said it decided to sell the consumer private brand and carry-out bag divisions to focus entirely on its heavy-duty and specialty films divisions. Trinity Packaging will remain headquartered in Armonk, N.Y., and will retain its Rocky Mount, Va., and Buffalo, N.Y., manufacturing locations.

"Trinity represents the quintessence of American manufacturing and family business as embodied by four generations of the Freund family, and we appreciate what this heritage brings to our own group of companies," said Dr. John Young, president and founder of Inteplast Group. "We are excited to make the operations in Lewistown and Pueblo part of our growing group, and we welcome the experienced sales and customer service teams to our organization as well. Our plan is to service our customers better by combining the unique strengths of each organization to provide greater value."