Fort James Corporation
Industry | Pulp and paper |
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Founded | 1997 (merger) |
Defunct | 2000 (acquired) |
Fate | Acquired by Georgia-Pacific |
Successor | Georgia-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
- ^ a b c d "Green Bay operations". Retrieved July 17, 2016.
- ^ "Company Overview of Fort James Corporation". Retrieved July 17, 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Fort Howard Company Records" (PDF). University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. Retrieved July 17, 2016.
- ^ a b "Georgia-Pacific Gets OK to Buy Fort James". Los Angeles Times. November 22, 2000. Retrieved July 17, 2016.
Categories:
- Companies based in Green Bay, Wisconsin
- Manufacturing companies based in Wisconsin
- Pulp and paper companies of the United States
- Defunct pulp and paper companies
- Manufacturing companies established in 1997
- Manufacturing companies disestablished in 2000
- Georgia-Pacific
- 1997 establishments in Wisconsin
- 2000 disestablishments in Wisconsin
- Business organization stubs