Pulp and paper industry
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An International Paper mill in South Carolina
The global pulp and paper industry is dominated by North American (United States, Canada), northern European (Finland, Sweden) and East Asian countries (such as Japan). Australasia and Latin America also have significant pulp and paper industries. Both India and China are expected to be key in the industry's growth over the next few years.
According to the 2007 PricewaterhouseCoopers Global Forest & Paper Industry Survey, the top 10 forest, paper & packaging products companies were:
| Rank | Company | Country | 2006 Net Sales (US$M) |
2006 Net Income (Loss) (US$M) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | International Paper |  United States |
21,995 | 1,050 |
| 2 | Weyerhaeuser | United States |
18,561 | 142 |
| 3 | Stora Enso |  Finland and  Sweden |
18,330 | 740 |
| 4 | Kimberly-Clark | United States |
16,746 | 1,500 |
| 5 | SCA | Sweden |
13,796 | 739 |
| 6 | UPM | Finland |
12,588 | 427 |
| 7 | Procter & Gamble (Paper) | United States |
11,972 | 1,299 |
| 8 | Metsäliitto | Finland |
11,644 | (325) |
| 9 | Oji Paper |  Japan |
10,439 | 181 |
| 10 | Nippon Unipac | Japan |
9,908 | 148 |
[edit] See also
- Converters (industry)
- Paper pollution
- Pulp and Paper (trade magazine)
- Pulp and paper industry in Canada
- Pulp and paper industry in Europe
- Pulp and paper industry in Japan
- Pulp and paper industry in the United States
[edit] External links
- Paper industry world directory
- Finnish Paper Engineers' Association
- TAPPI Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry
- Australia's National Association of Forest Industries
- Asia Pulp & Paper Co.
- Pulp and Paper News
- www.risiinfo.com
- www.pulpandpaper.net
- Pulp and Paper Resources
- All paper indutry companies
