| 1980 |
| Menasha Acquired Dare Pafco Products Company |
| Menasha acquires Dare Pafco Products Company of Urbana, Ohio, part of today's ORBIS Division. |
| 1981 |
| Land and Timber is Shipped to Asia |
| Menasha exports timber to Asia, where demand is strong, while the U.S. timber business plunges due to inflation and high mortgage rates. Exporting to Asia continues today with Menasha's Land and Timber Division. |
| 1981 |
| Menasha Sells Its North Bend, Oregon Paper Mill |
| Menasha sells its North Bend, Oregon, paper mill to Weyerhaeuser Company. |
| 1981 |
| Richard Johnson Retires as CEO |
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| Richard L. Johnson retires as CEO. He is succeeded by Donald C. "Tad" Shepard Jr., great-grandson of Elisha Smith. |
| 1981 |
| Scranton Plastic Lamination Corporation is Acquired |
| Menasha acquires Scranton Plastics Laminating Corporation of Scranton, Pennsylvania. Scranton Plastics, which was a competitor of Menasha's Poly Hi division and produced UHMW, is now part of the Poly Hi Solidur Group. |
| 1982 |
| Menasha Transport Incorporated is Created |
 Menasha converts its fleet of trucks to an interstate common carrier, Menasha Transport, Inc., when it sees an opportunity for additional earnings and reduce the amount of empty time by transporting goods for other companies. The first trucks are painted green, gold and white to provide greater visibility and resemble the company's boxcars of the early 1900s. Today's Menasha Transport trucks are no longer green, but continue to provide visibility of the company's logo. |
| 1983 |
| Menasha Sells Its Menasha Paperboard Mill |
| Menasha sells its Menasha Paperboard Mill to U.S. Paper Mills. |
| 1984 |
| A Corrugated Box Plant is Built |
| A corrugated box plant is built in Olive Branch, Mississippi. |
| 1984 |
| A Wood Fiber Plant is Built |
| A wood fiber plant is built in Marysville, Washington. |
| 1984 |
| Traex is Acquired |
 Traex Corporation of Dane, Wisconsin, is acquired and becomes the Traex Division. A manufacturer of reusable plastic products for the food service industry, Traex offers Menasha another entree into the plastic industry. Products such as trays, napkin holders, salt and pepper shakers, and sugar dispensers are sold in the United States and abroad. |
| 1985 |
| Menasha's Poly Hi Division Expands to Asia |
| Menasha's Poly Hi Division expands to Asia, forming a joint venture with Tsutsunaka Plastic Industry Company Ltd. in Japan. |
| 1986 |
| Neenah Printing Company is Acquired |
 Menasha acquires Neenah Printing of Neenah, Wisconsin, and its subsidiary, Oshkosh Printers, Inc. Menasha considers the acquisition another opportunity to diversify. Founded in 1900, the Neenah Printing Division provides a full range of services in commercial, business forms and packaging applications. |
| 1986 |
| Murfin is Acquired |
 Murfin Inc. of Columbus, Ohio, is acquired. Murfin is a printer of label and identity products. Founded in 1938, Murfin started by screen printing decals and have now expanded into an array of printed plastic products. It makes touch screens for items, such as microwaves and ranges. |
| 1987 |
| Menasha's Poly Hi Division Expands to Europe |
| Menasha's Poly Hi Division expands to Europe with the startup of a plant in Scunthorpe, England. |
| 1988 |
| FL Industries' Thermotech Division is Acquired |
 Menasha acquires the Thermotech Division of FL Industries. Founded in the late 1940s, Thermotech is a leader in the precision injection molding of thermoplastic and thermoset engineered resins. Today, Thermotech operates from three plants in Minnesota, Florida, and Texas, and makes high performance plastic components for companies in the automotive, medical, electronics and other businesses. |
| 1989 |
| Colonial Container is Acquired |
| Colonial Container Company of Green Lake, Wisconsin, is acquired. It produces corrugated boxes and is a part of today's Packaging Group. |
| 1989 |
| Menasha Acquires Labelcraft |
| Menasha acquires Labelcraft Corporation, which becomes the Farmingdale, New Jersey, plant of Menasha's Promotional and Information Graphics Group. |
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