Our History
Beginning with our founding more than a century ago as Oliver Machinery Company, through our position today as a global leader in medical packaging, the Oliver legacy has always been one built upon innovation, quality, technical expertise, customer focus, and a commitment to excellence.
1890
American Machinery Company
Joseph Oliver founds the company to market wood trimmer
1950
Packaging and Converting Introduced
Company introduces printing & packaging products and services
1960
DuPont™ Tyvek®
Oliver partners with DuPont™ to develop coatings for healthcare packaging
1968
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Facility begins healthcare packaging operations as Oliver Medical
1973
Adhesive Innovation
Oliver introduces high-performance 18B adhesive
1986
Mangar Industries is Formed
1987
Tolas Healthcare Packaging is Formed
1990
Growth Across the Healthcare Packaging Market
Oliver and Tolas expand to meet the needs of the expanding healthcare industry
1992
Hamilton, Ohio
Facility opens for expanded adhesive coating operations
1999
Oliver in Europe
Oliver begins European operation in Venray, The Netherlands
2006
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Oliver Expands into Asia
Oliver begins Asian operation in Suzhou, China
2009
Oliver & Tolas Merge
2013
Oliver-Tolas Opens Manufacturing in Suzhou, China
2016
Oliver-Tolas Acquires Mangar Industries
2018
Oliver Opens 68,000 Square Foot Plant in Suzhou, China
2018
Galway, Ireland
Technical Centre is opened for technical services and rapid prototyping
2018
Regional Sales Office Opens in Singapore to Support Growing Customer Base
2019
Oliver Acquires CleanCut Technologies LLC
2020
New Expanded Technical Centre in Singapore
Technical Centre is opened to design, troubleshoot, and test medical packaging
2020
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Oliver Acquires Kansas City Design and Forms Oliver Design
2023
Oliver Acquires EK-Pack Folien GmbH in Germany
Oliver expands product portfolio to include in-region manufactured high-quality films and foils