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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| International Paper Company | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2011 | $848,548 | property tax abatement | |
| International Paper Company | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2011 | $846,741 | property tax abatement | |
| International Paper Company | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2011 | $834,390 | property tax abatement | |
| International Paper Company | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2011 | $777,732 | property tax abatement | |
| International Paper Company | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2011 | $226,288 | property tax abatement | |
| International Paper Company | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2011 | $68,531 | property tax abatement | |
| International Paper Company | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2011 | $30,101 | property tax abatement | |
| MeadWestvaco Corporation South Carolina, LLC | WestRock | Louisiana | state | 2011 | $609,810 | property tax abatement | |
| Plastipak Packaging, Inc. | Plastipak | Louisiana | state | 2011 | $40,027 | property tax abatement | |
| RockTenn CP, LLC | WestRock | Louisiana | state | 2011 | $60,736 | property tax abatement | |
| Shield Pack, LLC | Amcor | Louisiana | state | 2011 | $22,923 | property tax abatement | |
| Sonoco Products Company | Sonoco Products | Louisiana | state | 2011 | $26,459 | property tax abatement | |
| Temple-Inland | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2011 | $880,784 | property tax abatement | |
| Temple-Inland | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2011 | $879,789 | property tax abatement | |
| Temple-Inland | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2011 | $853,447 | property tax abatement | |
| Temple-Inland | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2011 | $832,905 | property tax abatement | |
| Temple-Inland | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2011 | $339,555 | property tax abatement | |
| Temple-Inland | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2011 | $8,410 | property tax abatement | |
| Temple-Inland | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2011 | $435,157 | property tax abatement | |
| Temple-Inland | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2011 | $22,151 | property tax abatement | |
| International Paper Company | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2011 | $3,147,500 | enterprise zone | |
| Crown Cork & Seal USA, Inc. | Crown Holdings | Pennsylvania | state | 2011 | $22,148 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Sonoco Products Company | Sonoco Products | South Carolina | state | 2011 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
| RockTenn | WestRock | Virginia | state | 2011 | $300,000 | grant | |
| MeadWestvaco Corporation | WestRock | North Carolina | state | 2011 | $129,340 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Sealed Air Corporation (US) | Sealed Air | Massachusetts | state | 2011 | $177,264 | tax credit/rebate | |
| International Converter | Novolex | Mississippi | state | 2011 | $300,000 | grant/loan hybrid program | |
| Amcor Rigid Plastics USA, Inc. | Amcor | Florida | state | 2011 | $87,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
| SteriPack, Ltd. | Sealed Air | Florida | state | 2011 | $195,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
| NoramPac Industries, Inc. (Niagara Industries, Inc.) | Cascades Inc. | New York | local | 2011 | $2,200 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
| Impress USA, Inc. | Ardagh Packaging Group | New York | local | 2011 | $4,280 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
| Impress USA, Inc. | Ardagh Packaging Group | New York | local | 2011 | $4,280 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
| AIM Corrugated Container Corp. (Norampac) | Cascades Inc. | New York | local | 2011 | $22,216 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
| Cryovac Inc. | Sealed Air | New York | local | 2011 | $31,477 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
| Fibermark/Coated Paper | Neenah Paper | New York | local | 2011 | $38,602 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
| Niagara Sheets LLC | WestRock | New York | local | 2011 | $64,738 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
| Owens-Brockway Container Inc | Owens-Illinois | New York | local | 2011 | $71,961 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
| Huhtamaki | Huhtamaki Oyj | New York | local | 2011 | $158,323 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
| Alcan Packaging | Amcor | New York | local | 2011 | $291,416 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
| Norampac Industries (owned by Cascades Inc.) | Cascades Inc. | New York | multiple | 2011 | $141,500,000 |
MEGADEAL  |
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| LONGVIEW FIBRE PAPER & PACKAGING INC | WestRock | Washington | state | 2011 | $5,534 | tax credit/rebate | |
| SILGAN CONTAINERS MANUFACTURING CORPORATION | Silgan | Washington | state | 2011 | $16,671 | tax credit/rebate | |
| DOMTAR INDUSTRIES LLC | Domtar | Washington | state | 2011 | $41,081 | tax credit/rebate | |
| NIPPON PAPER INDUSTRIES USA CO LTD | Nippon Paper | Washington | state | 2011 | $193,486 | tax credit/rebate | |
| BOISE PACKAGING & NEWSPRINT LLC | Packaging Corporation of America | Washington | state | 2011 | $237,155 | tax credit/rebate | |
| SIMPSON TACOMA KRAFT COMPANY LLC | WestRock | Washington | state | 2011 | $541,539 | tax credit/rebate | |
| BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC | Packaging Corporation of America | Washington | state | 2011 | $685,376 | tax credit/rebate | |
| LONGVIEW FIBRE PAPER & PACKAGING INC | WestRock | Washington | state | 2011 | $1,239,968 | tax credit/rebate | |
| OWENS-BROCKWAY GLASS CONTAINER INC | Owens-Illinois | Ohio | state | 2011 | $100,000 | grant | |
| OWENS-BROCKWAY GLASS CONTAINER INC | Owens-Illinois | Ohio | state | 2011 | $300,000 | grant | |
| SILGAN PLASTICS CORPORATION | Silgan | Ohio | state | 2011 | $75,000 | grant | |
| OWENS-BROCKWAY GLASS CONTAINER INC | Owens-Illinois | Ohio | state | 2011 | $3,000,000 | loan or bond financing | |
| PH GLATFELTER CO | Glatfelter | Ohio | state | 2011 | $75,000 | grant | |
| OWENS-BROCKWAY GLASS CONTAINER INC | Owens-Illinois | Ohio | state | 2011 | $250,000 | grant | |
| Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc. | Owens-Illinois | Ohio | state | 2011 | $213,500 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Sonoco Plastics, Inc. | Sonoco Products | Ohio | state | 2011 | $322,391 | tax credit/rebate | |
| NORAMPAC INDUSTRIES INC. | Cascades Inc. | New York | state | 2011 | $5,990 | tax credit/rebate | |
| INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO | International Paper | Indiana | local | 2011 | $27,620 | property tax abatement | |
| Rexam Consumer Plastics Inc. | Berry Global | Indiana | state | 2011 | $200,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Rexam Consumer Plastics Inc. | Berry Global | Indiana | state | 2011 | $50,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Robb Container Corporation | Pretium Packaging | Indiana | state | 2011 | $100,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Rexam Consumer Plastics Inc. | Berry Global | Indiana | state | 2011 | $48,000 | training reimbursement | |
| Domtar Corporation | Domtar | North Carolina | state | 2011 | $288,609 | tax credit/rebate | |
| AMB PROPERTY II & INT'L PAPER CO | International Paper | Tennessee | local | 2011 | $57,381 | property tax abatement | |
| AMB PROPERTY II LP & INTERNATIONAL PAPER | International Paper | Tennessee | local | 2011 | $124,755 | property tax abatement | |
| CASCADE TISSUE GROUP | Cascades Inc. | Tennessee | local | 2011 | $7,793 | property tax abatement | |
| CASCADE TISSUE GROUP | Cascades Inc. | Tennessee | local | 2011 | $55,484 | property tax abatement | |
| CASCADES TISSUE GROUP - TENNESSEE INC | Cascades Inc. | Tennessee | local | 2011 | $5,510 | property tax abatement | |
| CASCADES TISSUE GROUP - TENNESSEE INC | Cascades Inc. | Tennessee | local | 2011 | $8,067 | property tax abatement | |
| CASCADES TISSUE GROUP - TENNESSEE INC | Cascades Inc. | Tennessee | local | 2011 | $109,310 | property tax abatement | |
| INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO | International Paper | Tennessee | local | 2011 | $6,927 | property tax abatement | |
| INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO | International Paper | Tennessee | local | 2011 | $19,054 | property tax abatement | |
| INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY | International Paper | Tennessee | local | 2011 | $1,134 | property tax abatement | |
| INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY | International Paper | Tennessee | local | 2011 | $1,173 | property tax abatement | |
| INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY | International Paper | Tennessee | local | 2011 | $1,293 | property tax abatement | |
| INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY | International Paper | Tennessee | local | 2011 | $1,324 | property tax abatement | |
| INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY | International Paper | Tennessee | local | 2011 | $1,473 | property tax abatement | |
| INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY | International Paper | Tennessee | local | 2011 | $4,910 | property tax abatement | |
| INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY | International Paper | Tennessee | local | 2011 | $4,982 | property tax abatement | |
| INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY | International Paper | Tennessee | local | 2011 | $9,537 | property tax abatement | |
| INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY | International Paper | Tennessee | local | 2011 | $17,275 | property tax abatement | |
| INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY | International Paper | Tennessee | local | 2011 | $20,881 | property tax abatement | |
| INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY | International Paper | Tennessee | local | 2011 | $80,439 | property tax abatement | |
| INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY | International Paper | Tennessee | local | 2011 | $101,262 | property tax abatement | |
| INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY | International Paper | Tennessee | local | 2011 | $108,783 | property tax abatement | |
| INTERNATiONAL PAPER COMPANY | International Paper | Tennessee | local | 2011 | $446,644 | property tax abatement | |
| Sonoco | Sonoco Products | South Carolina | state | 2011 | $100,000 | grant | |
| DOMTAR PAPER COMPANY, LLC | Domtar | United States | federal | 2011 | $3,174,098 | federal grant | |
| BALL AEROSPACE & TECHNOLOGIES CORP. | Ball Corp. | United States | federal | 2011 | $40,970 | federal grant | |
| BALL AEROSPACE & TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION | Ball Corp. | United States | federal | 2011 | $11,250 | federal grant | |
| BALL AEROSPACE&TECHNOLOGIES CORP. | Ball Corp. | United States | federal | 2011 | $800,000 | federal grant | |
| BALL AEROSPACE&TECHNOLOGIES CORP. | Ball Corp. | United States | federal | 2011 | $500,000 | federal grant | |
| BALL AEROSPACE&TECHNOLOGIES CORP. | Ball Corp. | United States | federal | 2011 | $300,000 | federal grant | |
| BALL AEROSPACE&TECHNOLOGIES CORP. | Ball Corp. | United States | federal | 2011 | $300,000 | federal grant | |
| BALL AEROSPACE&TECHNOLOGIES CORP. | Ball Corp. | United States | federal | 2011 | $300,000 | federal grant | |
| BALL AEROSPACE&TECHNOLOGIES CORP. | Ball Corp. | United States | federal | 2011 | $156,380 | federal grant | |
| BALL AEROSPACE&TECHNOLOGIES CORP. | Ball Corp. | United States | federal | 2011 | $150,476 | federal grant | |
| BALL AEROSPACE&TECHNOLOGIES CORP. | Ball Corp. | United States | federal | 2011 | $133,786 | federal grant | |
| BALL AEROSPACE&TECHNOLOGIES CORP. | Ball Corp. | United States | federal | 2011 | $53,351 | federal grant | |
| BALL AEROSPACE&TECHNOLOGIES CORP. | Ball Corp. | United States | federal | 2011 | $46,632 | federal grant | |
| BALL AEROSPACE&TECHNOLOGIES CORP. | Ball Corp. | United States | federal | 2011 | $27,208 | federal grant |
