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 |
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| Company | Parent |
Location |
Subsidy Source | Year | Subsidy Value | Loan/Bailout Value | Type of Subsidy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verso Paper | Verso Corporation | Michigan | state | 2010 | $211,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Verso Paper | Verso Corporation | Michigan | state | 2010 | $2,525,000 | property tax abatement | |
| Verso Paper | Verso Corporation | Michigan | state | 2010 | $1,104,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Verso Paper | Verso Corporation | Michigan | state | 2010 | $2,262,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Verso Paper | Verso Corporation | Michigan | state | 2010 | $1,849,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
| DART CONTAINER OF MICHIGAN LLC | Dart Container | Michigan | local | 2007 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
| GRAPHIC PACKAGING INTERNATIONAL INC | Graphic Packaging | Michigan | local | 2007 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
| CARAUSTAR INDUSTRIES INC | Greif | Michigan | local | 2007 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
| CLEAN TECH INC | Plastipak | Michigan | local | 2007 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
| DOMTAR INDUSTRIES INC | Domtar | Michigan | local | 2007 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
| GRAPHIC PACKAGING INTERNATINAL INC | Graphic Packaging | Michigan | local | 2008 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
| INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO | International Paper | Michigan | local | 2008 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
| PACKAGING CORPORATION OF AMERICA | Packaging Corporation of America | Michigan | local | 2008 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
| PACKAGING CORPORATION OF AMERICA | Packaging Corporation of America | Michigan | local | 2008 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
| PACKAGING CORPORATION OF AMERICA | Packaging Corporation of America | Michigan | local | 2008 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
| SAPPI FINE PAPER NORTH AMERICA | Sappi | Michigan | local | 2008 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
| DOMTAR INDUSTRIES INC | Domtar | Michigan | local | 2008 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
| AMCOR PET PACKAGING NORTH AMERICA | Amcor | Michigan | local | 2008 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
| PACKAGING CORPORATION OF AMERICA | Packaging Corporation of America | Michigan | local | 2008 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
| PACKAGING CORPORATION OF AMERICA | Packaging Corporation of America | Michigan | local | 2008 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
| DART CONTAINER OF MICHIGAN LLC | Dart Container | Michigan | local | 2009 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
| DOMTAR INDUSTRIES INC | Domtar | Michigan | local | 2009 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
| HUHTAMAKI PLASTICS,INC | Huhtamaki Oyj | Michigan | local | 2010 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
| DOMTAR INDUSTRIES INC | Domtar | Michigan | local | 2010 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
| MICHIGAN PACKAGING COMPANY | Greif | Michigan | local | 2011 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
| PACKAGING CORPORATION OF AMERICA | Packaging Corporation of America | Michigan | local | 2011 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
| CLEAN TECH,INC. | Plastipak | Michigan | local | 2011 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
| DOMTAR INDUSTRIES INC | Domtar | Michigan | local | 2011 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
| AMCOR RIGID PLASTICS USA,INC | Amcor | Michigan | local | 2011 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
| AMCOR RIGID PLASTICS USA,INC | Amcor | Michigan | local | 2011 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
| Blue Water Fiber | Blue Water Fiber | Michigan | state | 1994 | $81,000,000 |
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| Dart Container Corporation | Dart Container | Michigan | state | 2013 | $3,000,000 | grant/loan hybrid program | |
| Sonoco Protective Solutions | Sonoco Products | Michigan | state | 2014 | $21,150 | training reimbursement | |
| Dart Container Corporation | Dart Container | Michigan | state | 2018 | $1,000,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Sonoco Protective Solutions | Sonoco Products | Michigan | state | 2017 | $155,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Rock Tenn Company | WestRock | Minnesota | local | 2006 | $250,000 | tax credit/rebate and grant | |
| Domtar | Domtar | Mississippi | state | 2009 | $11,861 | training reimbursement | |
| Caraustar | Greif | Mississippi | state | 2009 | $30,496 | training reimbursement | |
| Crown Cork and Seal | Crown Holdings | Mississippi | state | 2009 | $4,781 | training reimbursement | |
| Domtar Paper | Domtar | Mississippi | state | 2010 | $7,274 | training reimbursement | |
| International Paper | International Paper | Mississippi | state | 2010 | $19,662 | training reimbursement | |
| Caraustar | Greif | Mississippi | state | 2010 | $32,043 | training reimbursement | |
| Crown Cork and Seal | Crown Holdings | Mississippi | state | 2010 | $5,082 | training reimbursement | |
| International Paper | International Paper | Mississippi | state | 2011 | $15,254 | training reimbursement | |
| Caraustar | Greif | Mississippi | state | 2011 | $9,660 | training reimbursement | |
| Crown Cork and Seal | Crown Holdings | Mississippi | state | 2011 | $3,630 | training reimbursement | |
| Sealed Air Corporation | Sealed Air | Mississippi | state | 2012 | $36,320 | grant | |
| International Converter | Novolex | Mississippi | state | 2011 | $300,000 | grant/loan hybrid program | |
| Virdia (formerly HCL Cleantech) | Stora Enso | Mississippi | state | 2012 | $230,000,000 |
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| WestRock | WestRock | Mississippi | state | 2018 | $50,000 | training reimbursement | |
| INTERNATIONAL PAPER | International Paper | Missouri | state | 2006 | $7,546 | tax credit/rebate | |
| SEALED AIR CORP-CRYOVAC DIVISION | Sealed Air | Missouri | state | 2007 | $37,903 | tax credit/rebate | |
| INTERNATIONAL PAPER | International Paper | Missouri | state | 2007 | $16,005 | tax credit/rebate | |
| SEALED AIR CORP-CRYOVAC DIVISION | Sealed Air | Missouri | state | 2008 | $101,571 | tax credit/rebate | |
| INTERNATIONAL PAPER | International Paper | Missouri | state | 2008 | $18,884 | tax credit/rebate | |
| SEALED AIR CORP-CRYOVAC DIVISION | Sealed Air | Missouri | state | 2009 | $98,394 | tax credit/rebate | |
| SILGAN CONTAINERS MANUFACTURING | Silgan | Missouri | state | 2009 | $54,584 | tax credit/rebate | |
| SEALED AIR CORP-CRYOVAC DIVISION | Sealed Air | Missouri | state | 2010 | $98,636 | enterprise zone | |
| SONOCO PLASTICS (FORMERLY MATRIX PACKAGING) | Sonoco Products | Missouri | state | 2010 | $72,400 | enterprise zone | |
| BEMIS (ALCAN PACKAGING/PECHINEY) | Amcor | Missouri | state | 2000 | $280,000 | training reimbursement | |
| SMURFIT-STONE CONTAINER ENTERPRISES, INC. | WestRock | Missouri | state | 2006 | $658,875 | tax credit/rebate | |
| RockTenn CP, LLC | WestRock | Missouri | state | 2011 | $3,521,737 | tax credit/rebate | |
| RockTenn CP, LLC | WestRock | Missouri | state | 2011 | $1,085,202 | tax credit/rebate | |
| SMURFIT-STONE CONTAINER ENTERPRISES, INC. | WestRock | Missouri | state | 2011 | $3,643,390 | tax credit/rebate | |
| SEALED AIR CORP-CRYOVAC DIVISION | Sealed Air | Missouri | state | 2011 | $27,579 | tax credit/rebate | |
| BEMIS COMPANY, INC., MILPRINT PACKAGING DIV (ALCAN, PECHINEY) | Amcor | Missouri | state | 2012 | $590,766 | tax credit/rebate | |
| International Paper Corporation | International Paper | Missouri | local | 2006 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
| SONOCO PLASTICS, INC | Sonoco Products | Missouri | state | 2012 | $12,738 | tax credit/rebate | |
| BEMIS PACKAGING, LLC (CURWOOD/MILPRINT/ALCAN/PECHINEY) | Amcor | Missouri | state | 2015 | $435,905 | training reimbursement | |
| Temple-Inland Inc. | International Paper | Missouri | local | 2015 | undisclosed | loan or bond financing | |
| Bemis Company, Inc. | Amcor | Nebraska | state | 2006 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
| Bemis Company | Amcor | Nebraska | local | 2011 | $423,547 | tax increment financing | |
| Continental PET Tech, Inc. | Owens-Illinois | Nevada | state | 2000 | $15,200 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Cascades Tissues Group | Cascades Inc. | Nevada | state | 2003 | $12,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Continental PET Tech, Inc. | Owens-Illinois | Nevada | state | 2000 | $1,007,982 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Cascades Tissues Group | Cascades Inc. | Nevada | state | 2003 | $32,553 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Ardagh Metal Packaging USA | Ardagh Packaging Group | Nevada | state | 2013 | $74,108 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Ardagh Metal Packaging, Inc. | Ardagh Packaging Group | Nevada | state | 2013 | $630,000 | grant | |
| Ardagh Metal Packaging USA | Ardagh Packaging Group | Nevada | state | 2013 | $2,225,511 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Ardagh Metal Packaging USA | Ardagh Packaging Group | Nevada | state | 2013 | $3,381,357 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Ardagh Metal Packaging, Inc. | Ardagh Packaging Group | Nevada | state | 2016 | $531,000 | grant | |
| Ardagh Metal Packaging USA | Ardagh Packaging Group | Nevada | state | 2014 | $170,000 | training reimbursement | |
| ALCAN GLOBAL PHARMACEUTICAL PACKAGING INC | Amcor | New Jersey | state | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | ||
| ALCAN GLOBAL PHARMACEUTICAL PACKAGING INC | Amcor | New Jersey | state | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | ||
| ALCAN GLOBAL PHARMACEUTICAL PACKAGING INC | Amcor | New Jersey | state | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | ||
| BERRY PLASTICS HOLDING CORPORATION | Berry Global | New Jersey | state | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | ||
| AMCOR RIGID PLASTICS USA, INC. | Amcor | New Jersey | state | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | ||
| Ball Plastic Container Corp. | Ball Corp. | New Jersey | state | 1996 | $315,560 | grant | |
| Cascades Holding US Inc. | Cascades Inc. | New Jersey | state | 2016 | $18,200,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
| BALL AEROSPACE & TECHNOLOGIES CORP | Ball Corp. | New Mexico | state | 2013 | $1,580,871 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Solvay Paperboard LLC | WestRock | New York | state | 2006 | $2,274,935 | enterprise zone | |
| Norampac Ind. Inc. | Cascades Inc. | New York | state | 2006 | $391,778 | enterprise zone | |
| International Paper- Ticonderoga Mill | International Paper | New York | state | 2006 | $328,940 | enterprise zone | |
| Amcor PET Packaging USA Inc. | Amcor | New York | state | 2006 | $142,745 | enterprise zone | |
| Cascades Tissue Group-New York Inc. (Halfmoon & W | Cascades Inc. | New York | state | 2006 | $135,796 | enterprise zone | |
| Amcor PET Packaging USA Inc. | Amcor | New York | state | 2006 | $73,015 | enterprise zone | |
| Huhtamaki Consumer Packaging Co.--Fulton Inc. | Huhtamaki Oyj | New York | state | 2006 | $64,671 | enterprise zone | |
| MW Custom Papers LLC | WestRock | New York | state | 2006 | $28,700 | enterprise zone | |
| Grafco Industries, L.P | Berry Global | New York | state | 2006 | $20,000 | enterprise zone | |
| Sealed Air Corp. (US) | Sealed Air | New York | state | 2006 | $19,586 | enterprise zone | |
| Solvay Paperboard, LLC | WestRock | New York | state | 2007 | $1,521,875 | enterprise zone |
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