Pulp and paper industry in the United States
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97.3 million tons. In 2006, there were approximately 450 paper mills in the United States, accounting for $68 billion.[1]
Leading companies
The top 10 forest and paper products companies in net sales in the United States in 2012 were:[2]
Rank | Company | 2012 Net Sales (US$M) |
2012 Net Income (Loss) (US$M) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | International Paper | 21,833 | 799 |
2 | Kimberly-Clark | 21,063 | 1,750 |
3 | RockTenn | 9,208 | 249 |
4 | Weyerhaeuser | 6,221 | 385 |
5 | MeadWestvaco | 5,459 | 205 |
6 | Sonoco | 4786 | 196 |
7 | Graphic Packaging | 4,337 | 123 |
8 | NewPage | 3,131 | 1258 |
9 | Packaging Corporation of America | 2,844 | 164 |
10 | Boise Cascade | 2,779 | 41 |
Manufacturing statistics
Number of employees | Total payroll ($1,000) | Total cost of materials ($1,000) | Total cost of shipments ($1,000) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Pulp mills | 7,218 | 414,452 | 1,847,086 | 3,238,832 |
Paper mills | 114,670 | 6,162,914 | 22,108,471 | 46,852,538 |
Paperboard mills | 48,773 | 2,601,324 | 10,915,434 | 21,895,908 |
Exports
Product | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pulp, Paper & Paperboard Mill Products | 9,752 | 8,947 | 8,850 | 10,276 | 8,849 | 7,809 |
Converted Paper Products | 4,842 | 4,873 | 5,281 | 5,702 | 5,647 | 6,299 |
See also
- Environmental issues with paper
- Toilet paper in the United States
- Wood industry
References
- ^ 2006 U.S. Industry & Market Outlook. Barnes Reports. 2006.
- ^ "Top 100 Global Forest, Paper & Packaging Industry Companies" (PDF). PricewaterhouseCoopers. 2013.
- ^ "Source: 2001 Annual Survey of Manufacturers (ASM)".
- ^ "U.S. Total Exports, 1997-02 (Table 38)".
External links
- TAPPI Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry
- American Forest and Paper Association
- EPA profile of the pulp and paper industry