Fort James Corporation

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Fort James Corporation
IndustryPulp and paper
Founded1997 (merger)
Defunct2000 (acquired)
FateAcquired by Georgia-Pacific
SuccessorGeorgia-Pacific
Headquarters,
Key people
Michael Riordan, President and COO
Miles Marsh, Chairman and CEO
Total assets$7.3 billion[1]
Number of employees
24,800[2]

Fort James Corporation was an American pulp and paper company based in Green Bay, Wisconsin.[3] Its products were sold under a variety of brand names, including Brawny, Mardi Gras, and Quilted Northern.[3][4]

At the time of its acquisition, Fort James Corporation was the United States' largest manufacturer of commercial tissue.[4]

History

In 1997, the Fort Howard Paper Company and the James River Corporation merged to form the Fort James Corporation.[1][3]

By 1999, Fort James was operating nine of the eleven largest 270-inch wide tissue machines in the world.[1]

In 2000, the Fort James Corporation was acquired by Georgia-Pacific for $11 billion.[1][3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Green Bay operations". Retrieved July 17, 2016.
  2. ^ "Company Overview of Fort James Corporation". Retrieved July 17, 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d "Fort Howard Company Records" (PDF). University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. Retrieved July 17, 2016.
  4. ^ a b "Georgia-Pacific Gets OK to Buy Fort James". Los Angeles Times. November 22, 2000. Retrieved July 17, 2016.