Buckeye Corrugated Inc. Acquires Bellotti Packaging Inc.


Akron, Ohio, USA 05 April 2017 -- BCI (Buckeye Corrugated Inc.), Akron, Ohio acquired Bellotti Packaging, Inc. (known as Bell-Pak) located in Syracuse, NY, on March 13, 2017. Bell-Pak, started in 1986, was previously owned by Louis Bellotti, Jr. Since its inception, Bell-Pak has been regarded as one of the leading independent sheet plants in Syracuse, providing exceptional service and products to its customers.

States BCI President & CEO, Doug Bosnik, "Lou Bellotti and the associates at Bell-Pak have built a solid business in service to their customers. That service culture will continue as we complete this next succession step for their company. Going forward, Bell-Pak will be merged into BCI's Empire Division which will add to BCI's growing market position in upstate New York. Bell-Pak's excellent market reputation is a natural fit for BCI's customer focused culture, and we are excited that they selected us to continue their legacy."

BCI, an employee-owned company has fourteen locations including nine sheet plants, a sales / design center, and a sheet feeder joint venture all serving the East, Midwest and Southern United States.