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.

List by net sales

2007

In 2007, the top 10 forest, paper & packaging products companies were:^[1]

Rank	Company	Country	2007 Net Sales (US$M)	2007 Net Income (Loss) (US$M)
1	International Paper	United States	21,890	1,168
2	Stora Enso	Finland	18,322	(291)
3	Kimberly-Clark	United States	18,266	1,822
4	SCA	Sweden	15,675	1,056
5	Weyerhaeuser	United States	13,949	462
6	UPM	Finland	13,748	111
7	Oji Paper	Japan	10,439	146
8	Metsäliitto	Finland	10,507	(12)
9	Nippon Unipac	Japan	9,990	195
10	Smurfit Kappa	Ireland	9,963	202

2008

In 2008, some orders changed:^[2]

Rank	Company	Country	2008 Net Sales (US$M)	2008 Net Income (Loss) (US$M)
1	International Paper	United States	24,829	(1,282)
2	Kimberly-Clark	United States	19,415	1,690
3	SCA	Sweden	16,965	857
4	Stora Enso	Finland	16,227	(991)
5	UPM	Finland	13,920	(263)
6	Oji Paper	Japan	12,788	114
7	Nippon Unipac	Japan	11,753	55
8	Smurfit Kappa	Ireland	10,390	(73)
9	Metsäliitto	Finland	9,335	(313)
10	Mondi Group	UK/ South Africa	9,466	(310)

Leading manufaturers of capital equipment for the pulp and paper industry include:

• Metso
• MK Systems

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

References