Appleton Papers Changes Name to Appvion

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Commenting on the name change, Chairman, President, and CEO Mark Richards said that "Charles Boyd founded our company 106 years ago today (May 13) with the belief that he could add value to paper by applying coatings to it. Since then, company employees have used their ingenuity and ability to adapt their expertise to new opportunities to prove that Mr. Boyd's idea was sound, profitable, and enduring.

"Our company's success has been based on using applied chemistry to increase the performance of paper. More recently, our expertise in microencapsulation has enabled us to partner with companies like Procter & Gamble to enhance the performance and value of a growing range of consumer and industrial products," Richards explained. He added that while producing thermal, carbonless, security, and other specialty coated papers will continue to be an important part of the company's product offering, adopting the name Appvion reflects the company's entry into diverse new markets and makes it clear that paper won't be the only component of the company's future success.

"We are proud of our company's heritage and our deep roots in the Appleton community," Richards emphasized. "We believe our new name appropriately reflects the strengths on which our company was built and the diversification and growth we expect to achieve in the future."

Appvion creates product solutions through its development and use of coating formulations, coating applications and Encapsys® microencapsulation technology. The company produces thermal, carbonless, and security papers, and Encapsys products. Appvion has production facilities in Wisconsin, Ohio, and Pennsylvania, employs approximately 1,700 people, and is 100% employee-owned.