FiberMark has acquired the assets of Crocker Technical Papers, based in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. The deal is expected to close in August. Crocker will become a part of FiberMark’s technical specialties and performance boards business in which FiberMark will adopt the Crocker brand name.

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FiberMark acquires Crocker Technical Papers

Jul 30, 2014. /Lesprom Network/. FiberMark has acquired the assets of Crocker Technical Papers, based in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. The deal is expected to close in August, as the company said in the press release received by Lesprom Network.

Founded in 1972, Crocker provides custom engineered multi-layered papers and boards, uniquely designed and tailored to meet specific customer-specified performance criteria.

Crocker will become a part of FiberMark’s technical specialties and performance boards business in which FiberMark will adopt the Crocker brand name.

FiberMark will continue to serve the industrial markets with electrical insulation specialties, archival quality paper and boards, photographic packaging, specialty coating base and other industrial specialties.

Larry Gelsomini, the President and CEO of Crocker Technical Papers, will join FiberMark as General Manager of the Fitchburg plant.

“The Crocker Technical mill is a terrific addition to the FiberMark family,” said Anthony MacLaurin, CEO at FiberMark. “Crocker dramatically broadens our capabilities and product offerings enabling us to deliver added value to our customers. The Crocker acquisition will grow the FiberMark family of brands and is a key part of FiberMark’s overall growth strategy.”

FiberMark is a world-class, fully integrated manufacturer and global marketer, crafting its fiber-based specialty materials in the U.S. and Europe.