May 20, 2005. /Lesprom Network/. Southern Container Corp., Hauppauge, N.Y., announced that it has come to an agreement with Liberty Diversified Industries to acquire their Boston packaging facility, formerly Bicknell-Fuller. The business will be transitioned to Southern's Devens, Mass., facility over the next couple of months. The transition is expected to be completed by early August. LDI's strong sense of customer commitment and service melds well with Southern Container's business strategy and vision, values and principles. James Porter, president of Southern Container, states, "We are excited about the opportunity to strengthen our presence in the New England marketplace and to expand the excellent customer service and quality products that are produced by our Devens, Mass., operation." Southern Container Corp. is the largest U.S. independent manufacturer of corrugated boxes. Existing facilities include seven large-scale corrugated box plants and two sheet plants. In addition, they are involved with five joint ventures in complement to their core business, specifically: Solvay Paperboard, the largest independent containerboard producer in North America; SCI-Canada, North America's largest pre-print operation; GraphCorr, a manufacturer of micro-flute and litho laminate packaging; Pohlig Brothers, a folding carton and rigid box manufacturer and MPG, a leading marketing products group.