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Paper & Paper Products Manufacturing

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Industry Description

The US paper products manufacturing industry includes about 3,500 companies with combined annual revenue of about $170 billion. Major companies include Georgia-Pacific, International Paper, Kimberly-Clark, MeadWestvaco, and Neenah Paper. The industry is concentrated within specific product segments: the top 50 makers of corrugated boxes account for 75 percent of segment revenue; the top 50 paperboard mills account for almost all segment revenue.

SIC: 2611, 2621, 2631, 2652, 2671, 2672, 2673, 2674, 2675, 2676, 2677, 2678, 3497, 2653, 2655, 2656, 2657
NAICS: 322110, 322121, 322122, 322130, 322211, 322212, 322213, 322214, 322215, 322221, 322222, 322223, 322224, 322225, 322226, 322231, 322232, 322233, 322291, 322299
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Top 5 Companies

CompanySalesLocation
International Paper Company26,034.00MMemphis, TN
Georgia-Pacific LLC17,940.00MAtlanta, GA
Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget SCA16,087.53MStockholm, Sweden
Stora Enso Oyj14,726.96MHelsinki, Finland
BUFFALO EXECUTAPE (PTY) LTD14,349.45MKempton Park, Gp
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Industry Indicator

US nondurable goods manufacturers' shipments of paper products, an indicator of paper product production, fell 1.7 percent year-to-date in March 2012 compared to the same period in 2011.
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Quarterly Industry Update

Forest Products CEOs Report Cost Cuts, Plan Strategy Changes - In a recent survey of 49 forest products CEOs in 23 countries, 84 percent reported implementing a cost-reduction plan in the last 12 months, according...
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