Foundation
The first can manufactured by Independent Can was made in Baltimore, Maryland in January of 1929. The can was produced for a local meat packing plant, and it was designed to hold 50 pounds of lard. From our beginning and into the middle 1950’s the major product lines included cans for the packing of lard, and many fresh and frozen seafood products, especially oysters and wax products. A clear plastic end for oyster cans was developed. This innovation gave the product packaged the strength of metal and visibility of glass.
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In the early 1970’s Independent Can entered in a joint venture with a company in Michigan to manufacture cans for frozen fruit – particularly for frozen cherries. By the end of the decade a partnership was created whereby a can plant was built in Ft. Madison, Iowa for the production of cans for the packaging of minerals.
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In the early 1980’s Quaker Can, a manufacturer of cans for the packaging of welding electrodes was acquired. Later in the decade Western Specialty Corporation, a packaging distribution company near Los Angeles, was acquired. This gave us locations on the east coast, the mid-continent, and on the west coast.
Key events shaping our future
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1985 – Move from Baltimore to a 17-acre campus in Belcamp, Maryland (about 25 miles north of the city on Interstate 95). Today our manufacturing, warehouse, and office facilities occupy over 370,000 sq. ft.
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1988 – First stock decorative catalog produced
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1990 – Metal lithography introduced
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1993 – First shaped decorative tin produced
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1996 – First drawn seamless tin produced
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2004 –State of the art 6-color MetalStar II press prints first sheet
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2004 –Independent Can celebrates its 75th anniversary
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2006 – Acquisition of Crawford Container located in Conneaut, Ohio
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2007 – Acquisition of Bertels Can Company located in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania
Independent Can Company, a family owned business with the fourth generation on board, is as committed today as the founders were in 1929.
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