Caraustar Industries, Inc. - CSAR- Profile

Caraustar Industries, Inc.. The Group's principal activity is to manufacture, convert and market recycled paperboard and related products. It operates in four segments: Tube, Core and Composite Container, Carton and Custom Packaging, Paperboard and Recovered Fiber. The Tube, core and composite container segment produces spiral and convolute wound tubes, cores and cans for use in cloth cores, paper mill cores, yarn carriers, carpet cores and film, foil and metal cores. Carton and custom packaging segment produces folding cartons and set-up boxes. Paperboard segment manufactures recycled uncoated and clay-coated paperboard. Recovered fiber segment are facilities that collect and sell recycled paper and broker recycled paper and other paper rolls. It operates in the United States, Canada, Mexico and the Untied Kingdom. Tube, Core & Composite Container acctd for 37% of 2006 revs; Paperboard 27%; Carton & Custom Packgng, 24% & Recovered Fib, 12%