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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solvay Paperboard, LLC | WestRock | New York | state | 2012 | $879,837 | enterprise zone | |
| DOMTAR MAINE CORP | Domtar | Maine | state | 2010 | $879,828 | property tax abatement | |
| Temple-Inland | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2011 | $879,789 | property tax abatement | |
| International Paper Company | International Paper | Louisiana | local | 2014 | $872,537 | property tax abatement | |
| International Paper Company | International Paper | Louisiana | local | 2014 | $869,797 | property tax abatement | |
| Temple Inland Inc. | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2016 | $869,619 | property tax abatement | |
| Temple Inland Inc. | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2015 | $869,474 | property tax abatement | |
| Temple Inland Inc. | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2015 | $869,430 | property tax abatement | |
| Temple Inland Inc. | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2015 | $868,813 | property tax abatement | |
| Temple Inland Inc. | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2015 | $866,292 | property tax abatement | |
| International Paper Company | International Paper | Louisiana | local | 2014 | $866,098 | property tax abatement | |
| International Paper Company | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2009 | $864,973 | property tax abatement | |
| International Paper Company | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2011 | $863,230 | property tax abatement | |
| WestRock CP LLC | WestRock | Louisiana | local | 2017 | $862,706 | property tax abatement | |
| Temple Inland Inc. | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2015 | $862,350 | property tax abatement | |
| LONGVIEW FIBRE PAPER & PACKAGING INC | WestRock | Washington | state | 2009 | $861,792 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Temple Inland Inc. | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2015 | $860,526 | property tax abatement | |
| International Paper Company | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2011 | $860,123 | property tax abatement | |
| Temple-Inland | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2011 | $853,447 | property tax abatement | |
| BALL AEROSPACE & TECHNOLOGIES CORP. | Ball Corp. | United States | federal | 2017 | $851,769 | federal grant | |
| International Paper Company | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2008 | $850,314 | property tax abatement | |
| Plastipak Packaging, Inc/PAK Realty, LLC | Plastipak | Iowa | state | 2015 | $848,835 | tax credit/rebate | |
| International Paper Company | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2011 | $848,548 | property tax abatement | |
| Temple Inland Inc. | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2016 | $847,524 | property tax abatement | |
| International Paper Company | International Paper | Louisiana | local | 2014 | $847,429 | property tax abatement | |
| Temple-Inland | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2009 | $847,206 | property tax abatement | |
| International Paper Company | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2011 | $846,741 | property tax abatement | |
| International Paper Company | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2015 | $845,604 | property tax abatement | |
| International Paper Company | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2015 | $844,956 | property tax abatement | |
| International Paper Company | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2015 | $841,326 | property tax abatement | |
| International Paper Company | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2016 | $841,119 | property tax abatement | |
| Ardagh Glass, Inc. | Ardagh Packaging Group | North Carolina | local | 2017 | $841,000 | grant | |
| GRAPHIC PACKAGING INTL INC | Graphic Packaging | Arkansas | state | 2010 | $835,424 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Temple-Inland | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2010 | $835,023 | property tax abatement | |
| International Paper Company | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2011 | $834,390 | property tax abatement | |
| Temple Inland Inc. | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2016 | $833,448 | property tax abatement | |
| Temple-Inland | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2011 | $832,905 | property tax abatement | |
| International Paper Company | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2009 | $831,290 | property tax abatement | |
| International Paper Company | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2012 | $827,499 | property tax abatement | |
| International Paper Company | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2012 | $827,496 | property tax abatement | |
| International Paper Company | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2012 | $827,487 | property tax abatement | |
| International Paper Company | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2012 | $827,481 | property tax abatement | |
| International Paper Company | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2012 | $827,467 | property tax abatement | |
| International Paper Company | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2012 | $827,413 | property tax abatement | |
| International Paper Company | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2012 | $827,197 | property tax abatement | |
| International Paper Company | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2012 | $827,129 | property tax abatement | |
| International Paper Company | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2012 | $827,008 | property tax abatement | |
| International Paper Company | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2012 | $826,118 | property tax abatement | |
| CRYOVAC, INC | Sealed Air | Arkansas | state | 2010 | $825,376 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Ball Metal Beverage Container Corp. | Ball Corp. | Arizona | state | 2018 | $825,000 | training reimbursement | |
| International Paper Company | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2016 | $823,386 | property tax abatement | |
| International Paper Company | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2012 | $822,883 | property tax abatement | |
| Temple Inland Inc. | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2015 | $821,677 | property tax abatement | |
| Temple-Inland | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2009 | $820,652 | property tax abatement | |
| International Paper Company | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2016 | $819,954 | property tax abatement | |
| Temple Inland Inc. | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2016 | $818,719 | property tax abatement | |
| Temple Inland Inc. | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2016 | $817,494 | property tax abatement | |
| Boise Packaging & Newsprint, LLC | Packaging Corporation of America | Louisiana | state | 2013 | $812,694 | property tax abatement | |
| Rexam Beverage Can Company | Ball Corp. | North Carolina | state | 2009 | $806,861 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Temple Inland Inc. | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2016 | $803,335 | property tax abatement | |
| Boise Packaging & Newsprint, LLC | Packaging Corporation of America | Louisiana | state | 2013 | $803,235 | property tax abatement | |
| International Paper Company | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2009 | $801,704 | property tax abatement | |
| International Paper Company (d/b/a Saalfeld Redistribution) | International Paper | Kentucky | state | 2005 | $800,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
| BALL AEROSPACE&TECHNOLOGIES CORP. | Ball Corp. | United States | federal | 2011 | $800,000 | federal grant | |
| International Paper Company | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2015 | $799,716 | property tax abatement | |
| Temple Inland Inc. | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2016 | $799,198 | property tax abatement | |
| Temple Inland Inc. | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2016 | $797,914 | property tax abatement | |
| Kapstone Kraft Paper Corporation | WestRock | North Carolina | state | 2015 | $795,695 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Crown Cork & Seal USA, Inc. | Crown Holdings | New York | local | 2016 | $793,214 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Boise Packaging & Newsprint, LLC | Packaging Corporation of America | Louisiana | state | 2015 | $793,209 | property tax abatement | |
| International Paper Company | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2010 | $791,497 | property tax abatement | |
| Boise Packaging & Newsprint, LLC | Packaging Corporation of America | Louisiana | state | 2013 | $791,432 | property tax abatement | |
| Temple-Inland | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2009 | $791,351 | property tax abatement | |
| Temple Inland Inc. | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2016 | $789,449 | property tax abatement | |
| Temple Inland Inc. | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2016 | $789,042 | property tax abatement | |
| International Paper Company | International Paper | New York | state | 2010 | $785,000 | grant | |
| Boise Packaging & Newsprint, LLC | Packaging Corporation of America | Louisiana | state | 2016 | $782,449 | property tax abatement | |
| International Paper Company | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2011 | $777,732 | property tax abatement | |
| BALL AEROSPACE & TECHNOLOGIES CORP. | Ball Corp. | United States | federal | 2017 | $775,036 | federal grant | |
| BALL AEROSPACE & TECHNOLOGIES CORP. | Ball Corp. | United States | federal | 2018 | $773,199 | federal grant | |
| Temple-Inland | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2012 | $771,840 | property tax abatement | |
| International Paper Company | International Paper | Louisiana | local | 2014 | $771,320 | property tax abatement | |
| International Paper Company | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2013 | $766,053 | property tax abatement | |
| International Paper Company | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2008 | $765,002 | property tax abatement | |
| International Paper Company | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2015 | $761,647 | property tax abatement | |
| Temple Inland Inc. | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2015 | $752,031 | property tax abatement | |
| Silgan Containers Mfg. Corp. | Silgan | Illinois | state | 2005 | $750,000 | grant | |
| Sonoco Products Company | Sonoco Products | Kentucky | state | 1997 | $750,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Polymer Group | Berry Global | Virginia | state | 2010 | $750,000 | grant | |
| Polymer Group | Berry Global | Virginia | state | 2010 | $750,000 | grant | |
| Polymer Group, Inc. | Berry Global | Virginia | state | 2010 | $750,000 | grant | |
| Ardagh Metal Packaging USA Inc. | Ardagh Packaging Group | Virginia | state | 2014 | $750,000 | grant | |
| BALL AEROSPACE & TECHNOLOGIES CORP. | Ball Corp. | United States | federal | 2013 | $750,000 | federal grant | |
| Polymer Group | Berry Global | Virginia | state | 2011 | $750,000 | grant | |
| Ardagh Metal Packaging | Ardagh Packaging Group | Virginia | state | 2014 | $750,000 | grant | |
| Ball Metal Beverage Corp. | Ball Corp. | Arizona | state | 2018 | $750,000 | grant | |
| Temple Inland Inc. | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2016 | $749,330 | property tax abatement | |
| Graphic Packaging Corporation | Graphic Packaging | Georgia | state | 2004 | $749,100 | grant | |
| Boise Packaging & Newsprint, LLC | Packaging Corporation of America | Louisiana | state | 2015 | $746,353 | property tax abatement | |
| International Paper- Ticonderoga Mill | International Paper | New York | state | 2008 | $745,595 | enterprise zone | |
| Boise Packaging & Newsprint, LLC | Packaging Corporation of America | Louisiana | state | 2011 | $734,412 | property tax abatement |
