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Pulp and paper industry in the United States

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The United States is one of the biggest paper consumers in the world. Between 1990 and 2002, paper consumption in the United States increased from 84.9 million tons to 97.3 million tons. In 2006, there were approximately 450 paper mills in the United States, accounting for $68 billion.{{cite book|title=2006 U.S. Industry & Market Outlook|publisher=Barnes Reports|year=2006}}

Leading companies

The top 10 forest and paper products companies in net sales in the United States in 2012 were:{{cite web|year=2013|publisher=PricewaterhouseCoopers|title=Top 100 Global Forest, Paper & Packaging Industry Companies|url=https://www.pwc.com/gx/en/forest-paper-packaging/assets/pwc-global-forest-paper-packaging-industry-survey-2013-edition-survey-of-2012-results.pdf}}

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!Rank

!Company

!2012 Net Sales
(US$M)

!2012 Net Income (Loss)
(US$M)

1

|International Paper

|21,833

|799

2

|Kimberly-Clark

|21,063

|1,750

3

|RockTenn

|9,208

|249

4

|Weyerhaeuser

|6,221

|385

5

|MeadWestvaco

|5,459

|205

6

|Sonoco

|4786

|196

7

|Graphic Packaging

|4,337

|123

8

|NewPage

|3,131

|1258

9

|Packaging Corporation of America

|2,844

|164

10

|Boise Cascade

|2,779

|41

Manufacturing statistics

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|+U.S. Pulp and Paper Manufacturing Statistics, 2001{{cite web|title=Source: 2001 Annual Survey of Manufacturers (ASM) |url=https://www.census.gov/mcd/asm-as1.html}}

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!Number of employees

!Total payroll ($1,000)

!Total cost of materials ($1,000)

!Total cost of shipments ($1,000)

Pulp mills

|7,218

|414,452

|1,847,086

|3,238,832

Paper mills

|114,670

|6,162,914

|22,108,471

|46,852,538

Paperboard mills

|48,773

|2,601,324

|10,915,434

|21,895,908

Exports

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|+U.S. Total Pulp and Paper Exports (US$ million){{cite web|url=http://www.ita.doc.gov/td/industry/otea/usfth/aggregate/H02PDF.ZIP|title=U.S. Total Exports, 1997-02 (Table 38)}}

!Product

!1997

!1998

!1999

!2000

!2001

!2002

Pulp, Paper & Paperboard Mill Products

|9,752

|8,947

|8,850

|10,276

|8,849

|7,809

Converted Paper Products

|4,842

|4,873

|5,281

|5,702

|5,647

|6,299

See also

References

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External links

  • [http://www.tappi.org TAPPI] Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry
  • [http://www.afandpa.org/ American Forest and Paper Association]
  • [http://www.epa.gov/enforcement/resources/publications/assistance/sectors/notebooks/pulp.html EPA profile of the pulp and paper industry]

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