
Pulp and paper industry
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 |
See also
External links
fr:Industrie papetière
nl:Papierindustrie
ja:???
pl:Przemys? papierniczy
fi:Paperiteollisuus
sv:Massa- och pappersindustri
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