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Why don’t you make boxes from 100% recycled materials?
As our industry continues to innovate and incorporate recycled materials into our products, sustainability-minded consumers might assume that the higher the percentage of recycled material, the better or more sustainable the product. However, it might surprise you to...
Life Cycle of a Box
We make sure that each phase of a container’s production protects our customers and our planet. It’s important to us that our corrugated packaging is an environmentally sound choice: it’s renewable, recyclable, and compostable. Let’s take a closer look at the process....
Introducing Sustainability Reporting
Coastal Container’s purpose is to protect our customers’ products and reputations from dock to destination. As inhabitants of our community, nation and planet, we understand our responsibility to also protect the places we do business and the people who live there. We...
Coastal Group companies grab perfect score for quality management
HOLLAND, MI—Coastal Container and Coastal Automotive, both subsidiaries of Holland-based Coastal Group, earned perfect scores for quality management across all four facilities, with zero non-conformities after annual audits. American Systems Registrar (ASR) oversaw...
How to Read a Box Certificate Stamp
If you buy a box of cereal at the grocery store and glance at the back or side panels, you’ll find a list of nutrition facts. You can quickly and easily discover the amount of carbs, fat, sugars, and protein in one serving of the breakfast staple. We see these...
Boxology 101: Introduction to Corrugated
After countless resources spent on R&D, years of engineering and processing through a multi-million dollar manufacturing plant, your product stands finished and ready for packaging at the end of the assembly line. It only stands to reason that we would package and...
Coastal Group Acquires Veecor Honeycomb Packaging Manufacturing
Coastal Group Acquires Veecor Honeycomb Packaging Manufacturing Holland, MI – Coastal Group, a family owned investment management company, has acquired Veecor, a Louisiana-based honeycomb packaging manufacturer. With the acquisition, Coastal Group has launched Coastal...
Coronavirus Update
Dear Coastal Partners: These are confusing and difficult times, and the uncertainty that the Coronavirus (COVID-19) has created for our employees, families and our communities is unparalleled. As we await actionable and objective data to guide our collective efforts,...