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.
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 and  Sweden |
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 |
Leading manufaturers of capital equipment for the pulp and paper industry include:
[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
