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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		21,995	1,050
2	Weyerhaeuser		18,561	142
3	Stora Enso	and	18,330	740
4	Kimberly-Clark		16,746	1,500
5	SCA		13,796	739
6	UPM		12,588	427
7	Procter & Gamble (Paper)		11,972	1,299
8	Metsäliitto		11,644	(325)
9	Oji Paper		10,439	181
10	Nippon Unipac		9,908	148