Yunhong Green CTI Ltd (OTC: YHGJ) is a specialty manufacturing company that produces foil balloons, latex balloons, flexible packaging films, and balloon-inspired gift products. Revenue comes from transactional product sales to retailers, who then sell to individual consumers, and from sales of custom packaging films to companies that use flexible film to package food and other goods. The balloon market is fragmented with several well-established competitors that hold substantially greater financial and marketing resources. Headquartered in Lake Barrington, Illinois, the company operates manufacturing, warehousing, and fulfillment facilities in Lake Barrington and Elgin, Illinois, and sells balloon products throughout the United States and in a number of other countries. As of December 31, 2025, the company carried a revolving credit facility of up to $7.0 million with Line Financial, bearing interest at prime plus 7.82% (14.57% as of December 31, 2025), secured by substantially all company assets.

Revenue model

Transactional product sales: foil balloons, latex balloons, and related novelty products sold to retailers for resale to consumers; flexible packaging films, laminated and printed films sold to companies packaging food and other products; and balloon-inspired gift product sales. No subscription or licensing revenue model is disclosed in the FY2025 10-K filing.

Products and services

Foil balloons (helium-filled, graphics-printed); latex balloons; balloon-inspired gift products (candy and balloon decorative arrangements); flexible packaging films including laminated, extrusion-coated, and adhesive-coated films; flexographic printing services for packaging films; custom film products for food and other packaged goods.

Customers and end markets

Balloon products: retailers who resell to individual consumers in the United States and international markets. Packaging films: companies that use flexible film to package food products and other consumer goods, typically converting film into flexible containers. No customer concentration data or named customers are disclosed in the excerpts.

Value-chain role

Manufacturer and distributor. Produces foil and latex balloons and flexible packaging films from petroleum or natural gas-based films, resins, printing inks, and bulk candy. Operates graphic arts and design in-house for balloon product development. Sells and ships directly to domestic and foreign customers from Lake Barrington, Illinois.

Geographic exposure

Primary operations in Lake Barrington, Illinois and Elgin, Illinois. Sales to customers throughout the United States and in a number of other countries, with all international sales conducted from the Lake Barrington facility.

Source: SEC 10-K, filed 2026-03-23

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