Axium awarded by regional organization

New Albany, Ohio-based Axium Packaging Inc. has been named a New Albany Chamber of Commerce Delta Award recipient in the Outstanding Large Business category.

The plastics packaging producer, which also operates a recycling subsidiary in New Albany, says it was recognized for its record of sustained growth, industry-leading innovation and commitment to community partnership.

Axium says that as an anchor tenant of the New Albany International Business Park’s Personal Care and Beauty Campus, the company helped build the city’s reputation as a destination for advanced manufacturing and consumer product manufacturing.

Since moving its headquarters from Canada to New Albany in 2011, Axium says it has grown to becoming an operator 10 plants in the beauty park alone, encompassing 1.7 million square feet and employing about 1,200 people.

Axium says it is the first repeat winner of the New Albany Chamber’s Delta Award, having previously won it in the Outstanding Medium Business category in 2017. 

“With a track record of sustained growth, commitment to sustainability and deep engagement in its community, Axium exemplifies the qualities celebrated by the Delta Award,” wrote William G. Ebbing, president and CEO of real estate development firm New Albany Company in his nomination letter.

“The company’s success story is not only about expanding facilities or pioneering advanced manufacturing technologies, but also about the enduring partnership between a global leader and the City of New Albany that continues to shape its future,” added Ebbing.

Axium says it produces approximately10 billion plastic packaging units annually for companies in a range of consumer product categories, including personal and home cleaning supplies, food, pharmaceutical, health care and nutrition products.

The company engages in the design, engineering and production of plastic bottles, tubes and components. It also has invested $45 million in its recycling subsidiary Vertix, which recycles and converts 25,000 tons of plastic food packaging into postconsumer resin annually, according to the firm.

“New Albany is home for us, and continuing to build here and partner with the city in its economic development efforts is rewarding for our company, our employees and the entire community,” says Axium co-founder and president Paul Judge. “We’re thrilled to be a part of this dynamic and incredibly welcoming environment.”

In the community, Judge serves on the board of the New Albany Foundation while other Axium staff members play roles in business, health care, educational and recreation organizations in New Albany, which is about 15 miles from Columbus, Ohio.