Subsidy Tracker: Industry Summary Page
Major Industry:
paper and packaging
Subsidy Total:
$2,333,645,091
Number of Awards:
2,566
Time Period:
Earliest year of data: 1992. Availability of data for earlier years varies greatly from program to program. The majority of the listings for this industry are for the period since 2012.
Notes:
The dollar total above adjusts for the fact that there is an overlap between the amounts in one or more Megadeal entries and those of one or more of the other entries. The total includes only those entries matched to a parent company. The industry designation is the primary one for the parent's operations overall. Dollar totals do not include awards for which no subsidy value is disclosed.
| Top 10 Parent Companies | Total Subsidy $ | Number of Awards |
|---|---|---|
| International Paper | $400,433,889 | 394 |
| Stora Enso | $277,344,977 | 5 |
| WestRock | $272,432,939 | 281 |
| Domtar | $213,250,208 | 76 |
| Cascades Inc. | $196,834,305 | 123 |
| Packaging Corporation of America | $138,004,246 | 140 |
| Ball Corp. | $116,072,806 | 195 |
| Berry Global | $91,064,944 | 93 |
| Graphic Packaging | $84,611,990 | 118 |
| Verso Corporation | $82,316,734 | 28 |
Individual Subsidy Records:
| Company | Parent | Location | Subsidy Source | Year | Subsidy Value |
Loan/Bailout Value |
Type of Subsidy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CASCADES AUBURN FIBER INC | Cascades Inc. | Maine | state | 2009 | $141,459 | property tax abatement | |
| Sonoco Plastics, Inc. | Sonoco Products | North Carolina | state | 2015 | $140,000 | grant | |
| INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY | International Paper | Tennessee | local | 2009 | $138,999 | property tax abatement | |
| International Paper Company | International Paper | Virginia | state | 2014 | $138,711 | enterprise zone | |
| Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. | Ball Corp. | Colorado | state | 2018 | $138,434 | tax credit/rebate | |
| GRAPHIC PACKAGING INTERNATIONAL INC | Graphic Packaging | Indiana | local | 2009 | $138,250 | property tax abatement | |
| Huhtamaki Packaging | Huhtamaki Oyj | New York | local | 2003 | $137,686 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
| Packaging Corporation of America | Packaging Corporation of America | North Carolina | state | 2012 | $137,500 | tax credit/rebate | |
| HUHTAMAKI INC | Huhtamaki Oyj | Maine | state | 2015 | $137,494 | property tax abatement | |
| International Paper Company | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2008 | $136,641 | property tax abatement | |
| Attends Healthcare Products, Inc. | Domtar | North Carolina | state | 2016 | $135,859 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Cascades Tissue Group-New York Inc. (Halfmoon & W | Cascades Inc. | New York | state | 2006 | $135,796 | enterprise zone | |
| AMCOR PET PACKAGING USA, INC. | Amcor | California | state | 2008 | $135,592 | training reimbursement | |
| BALL AEROSPACE & TECHNOLOGIES CORP. | Ball Corp. | United States | federal | 2013 | $135,000 | federal grant | |
| Norampac Ind., Inc. | Cascades Inc. | New York | state | 2001 | $135,000 | enterprise zone | |
| INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY | International Paper | California | state | 2014 | $134,412 | training reimbursement | |
| BALL AEROSPACE&TECHNOLOGIES CORP. | Ball Corp. | United States | federal | 2011 | $133,786 | federal grant | |
| MeadWestvaco Corporation | WestRock | Virginia | state | 2012 | $133,600 | training reimbursement | |
| SILGAN CONTAINERS MANUFACTURING CORPORATION | Silgan | Washington | state | 2017 | $133,368 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Temple-Inland | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2009 | $132,979 | property tax abatement | |
| Ball Metal Beverage Container Corporation | Ball Corp. | North Carolina | state | 2015 | $132,652 | tax credit/rebate | |
| AMCOR SUNCLIPSE NORTH AMERICA | Amcor | California | state | 2009 | $130,978 | training reimbursement | |
| Rock Tenn Company | WestRock | Iowa | state | 2003 | $130,000 | training reimbursement | |
| Attends Healthcare Products, Inc. | Domtar | North Carolina | state | 2011 | $130,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Silgan White Cap LLC | Silgan | Illinois | state | 2016 | $129,956 | tax credit/rebate | |
| MeadWestvaco Corporation | WestRock | North Carolina | state | 2011 | $129,340 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Ball Plastic Container Corp. | Ball Corp. | New York | local | 2008 | $128,539 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
| Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. | WestRock | Virginia | state | 2011 | $128,225 | training reimbursement | |
| Dart Container Corporation | Dart Container | North Carolina | state | 2013 | $128,015 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Silgan White Cap LLC | Silgan | Illinois | state | 2015 | $127,750 | tax credit/rebate | |
| CASCADES AUBURN FIBER INC | Cascades Inc. | Maine | state | 2010 | $127,313 | property tax abatement | |
| Silgan Can Company | Silgan | North Carolina | state | 2012 | $126,400 | tax credit/rebate | |
| AMB PROPERTY II LP - INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO | International Paper | Tennessee | local | 2008 | $125,415 | property tax abatement | |
| Amcor PET Packaging USA, Inc. | Amcor | New York | state | 2009 | $125,000 | enterprise zone | |
| AMB PROPERTY II LP-INTERNATIONAL PAPER | International Paper | Tennessee | local | 2012 | $124,755 | property tax abatement | |
| AMB PROPERTY II LP-INTERNATIONAL PAPER | International Paper | Tennessee | local | 2009 | $124,755 | property tax abatement | |
| AMB PROPERTY II LP-INTERNATIONAL PAPER | International Paper | Tennessee | local | 2010 | $124,755 | property tax abatement | |
| AMB PROPERTY II LP & INTERNATIONAL PAPER | International Paper | Tennessee | local | 2011 | $124,755 | property tax abatement | |
| CASCADE TISSUE GROUP | Cascades Inc. | Oregon | state | 2018 | $123,342 | property tax abatement | |
| Rock-Tenn Converting Company | WestRock | North Carolina | state | 2011 | $122,679 | tax credit/rebate | |
| AMCOR PACKAGING DISTRIBUTION | Amcor | California | state | 2014 | $122,178 | training reimbursement | |
| Dart Container Corporation | Dart Container | North Carolina | state | 2015 | $122,151 | tax credit/rebate | |
| INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY | International Paper | Tennessee | local | 2014 | $121,676 | property tax abatement | |
| International Paper Company | International Paper | Virginia | state | 2013 | $121,095 | enterprise zone | |
| INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO | International Paper | Indiana | local | 2009 | $120,110 | property tax abatement | |
| Rexam | Ball Corp. | Arkansas | state | 2010 | $119,712 | training reimbursement | |
| Cryovac, Inc. | Sealed Air | New York | state | 2013 | $119,208 | enterprise zone | |
| RockTenn In-Store Solutions, Inc. | WestRock | North Carolina | state | 2015 | $118,889 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Domtar Corporation | Domtar | North Carolina | state | 2015 | $118,093 | tax credit/rebate | |
| INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY | International Paper | Tennessee | local | 2013 | $118,036 | property tax abatement | |
| NIPPON PAPER INDUSTRIES USA CO., LTD. | Nippon Paper | Washington | state | 2017 | $117,861 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Norampac New England Inc. | Cascades Inc. | Connecticut | state | 2011 | $117,444 | tax credit/rebate | |
| INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO | International Paper | Maine | state | 2010 | $116,890 | property tax abatement | |
| INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY | International Paper | Tennessee | local | 2010 | $116,833 | property tax abatement | |
| CRYOVAC INC | Sealed Air | Arkansas | state | 2010 | $116,471 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Huhtamaki, Inc. | Huhtamaki Oyj | Indiana | state | 2013 | $115,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
| International Paper Company | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2008 | $114,958 | property tax abatement | |
| LONGVIEW FIBRE PAPER & PACKAGING INC | WestRock | Washington | state | 2006 | $114,481 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Owens Illinois - Brockway Container | Owens-Illinois | Oregon | state | 2012 | $114,408 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Cascades Tissue Group-New York, Inc. (Halfmoon & W | Cascades Inc. | New York | state | 2009 | $114,105 | enterprise zone | |
| Impress USA, Inc. | Ardagh Packaging Group | New York | local | 2009 | $114,073 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
| Norampac Ind., Inc. | Cascades Inc. | New York | state | 2012 | $112,909 | enterprise zone | |
| Greif Packaging, LLC | Greif | Virginia | state | 2010 | $112,800 | training reimbursement | |
| Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation | WestRock | Pennsylvania | state | $112,500 | training reimbursement | ||
| Cascades Tissue | Cascades Inc. | New York | local | 2010 | $111,037 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
| NIPPON PAPER INDUSTRIES USA CO LTD | Nippon Paper | Washington | state | 2007 | $110,661 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Sealed Air | Sealed Air | North Carolina | local | 2011 | $110,000 | grant | |
| INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO | International Paper | Maine | state | 2012 | $109,751 | property tax abatement | |
| Cascades Tissue | Cascades Inc. | New York | local | 2007 | $109,644 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
| CASCADES TISSUE GROUP - TENNESSEE INC | Cascades Inc. | Tennessee | local | 2011 | $109,310 | property tax abatement | |
| Dart Container Corporation of Kentucky | Dart Container | Kentucky | state | 2006 | $109,140 | tax credit/rebate | |
| INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY | International Paper | Tennessee | local | 2013 | $108,970 | property tax abatement | |
| INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO | International Paper | Tennessee | local | 2012 | $108,783 | property tax abatement | |
| INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY | International Paper | Tennessee | local | 2011 | $108,783 | property tax abatement | |
| INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY | International Paper | Tennessee | local | 2014 | $108,722 | property tax abatement | |
| Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. | Ball Corp. | Colorado | state | 2014 | $108,000 | training reimbursement | |
| Graphic Packaging International Inc. | Graphic Packaging | Louisiana | state | 2012 | $107,960 | property tax abatement | |
| Kapstone Kraft Paper Corporation | WestRock | North Carolina | state | 2016 | $107,787 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Niagara Sheets LLC | WestRock | New York | local | 2008 | $107,186 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
| BOISE PACKAGING & NEWSPRINT LLC | Packaging Corporation of America | Washington | state | 2007 | $107,084 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Sealed Air Corp. (US) | Sealed Air | New York | state | 2007 | $106,240 | enterprise zone | |
| INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO | International Paper | Maine | state | 2011 | $106,085 | property tax abatement | |
| AG Industries, Inc. | WestRock | North Carolina | state | 2012 | $105,826 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Ball Metal Beverage Container | Ball Corp. | North Carolina | state | 2011 | $105,668 | tax credit/rebate | |
| BALL AEROSPACE & TECHNOLOGIES CORP. | Ball Corp. | United States | federal | 2010 | $105,326 | federal grant | |
| Cascades Moulded Pulp, Inc. | Cascades Inc. | North Carolina | state | 2008 | $104,842 | tax credit/rebate | |
| International Paper Company | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2015 | $104,495 | property tax abatement | |
| WestRock CP LLC | WestRock | Louisiana | local | 2017 | $103,688 | property tax abatement | |
| BALL AEROSPACE & TECHNOLOGIES CORP. | Ball Corp. | United States | federal | 2014 | $102,834 | federal grant | |
| INTERNATIONAL PAPER INC | International Paper | Tennessee | local | 2008 | $102,676 | property tax abatement | |
| Bemis Clysar, Inc. | Amcor | Iowa | state | 2004 | $102,500 | training reimbursement | |
| Norampac Ind., Inc. | Cascades Inc. | New York | state | 2011 | $102,343 | enterprise zone | |
| SEALED AIR CORP-CRYOVAC DIVISION | Sealed Air | Missouri | state | 2008 | $101,571 | tax credit/rebate | |
| CASCADES AUBURN FIBER INC | Cascades Inc. | Maine | state | 2012 | $101,563 | property tax abatement | |
| INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO | International Paper | Tennessee | local | 2012 | $101,262 | property tax abatement | |
| INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY | International Paper | Tennessee | local | 2009 | $101,262 | property tax abatement | |
| INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY | International Paper | Tennessee | local | 2010 | $101,262 | property tax abatement | |
| INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY | International Paper | Tennessee | local | 2011 | $101,262 | property tax abatement | |
| GLATFELTER ADVANCED MATERIALS NA INC | Glatfelter | Arkansas | state | 2018 | $100,901 | training reimbursement | |
| International Paper Company | International Paper | Louisiana | local | 2014 | $100,166 | property tax abatement | |
| Sonoco Recycling, Inc. | Sonoco Products | North Carolina | state | 2012 | $100,021 | tax credit/rebate |
