IML Containers Iowa, Inc. located in Le Mars is a food packaging firm specializing in wooden, cardboard and plastic containers for the dairy products industry. IML Containers Iowa is part of the Lacroix Group which is a family-owned company based in France. The company has 12 facilities in Europe and one in Canada and now their first U.S. operation is located in Le Mars, Iowa.  “IML” stands for “in-mold-labeling” and in their innovative plastic packaging process, there is no need for a label as the company makes the label part of the plastic mold and product packaging. IML Containers Iowa is a 24-hour operation and currently employs 15 people.