Subsidy Tracker: Industry Summary Page
Major Industry:
paper and packaging
Subsidy Total:
$2,414,895,277
Number of Awards:
2,734
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 | $408,051,354 | 408 |
WestRock | $277,738,625 | 302 |
Stora Enso | $277,344,977 | 5 |
Domtar | $213,477,046 | 81 |
Cascades Inc. | $199,176,318 | 133 |
Ball Corp. | $156,212,269 | 211 |
Packaging Corporation of America | $140,666,195 | 148 |
Berry Global | $91,109,404 | 95 |
Graphic Packaging | $84,638,692 | 119 |
Verso Corporation | $83,268,590 | 30 |
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Company | Parent | Location | Subsidy Source |
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Subsidy Value | Loan/Bailout Value | Type of Subsidy |
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Graphic Packaging International, Inc. | Graphic Packaging | Oregon | state | 2012 | $23,795 | tax credit/rebate | |
Owens Illinois - Brockway Container | O-I Glass | Oregon | state | 2012 | $114,408 | tax credit/rebate | |
ALCAN PACKAGING P MANN | Amcor | Illinois | local | 2012 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
BERRY PLASTICS CORP | Berry Global | Illinois | local | 2012 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO | International Paper | Illinois | local | 2012 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
SEALED AIR CORPORATION | Sealed Air | Illinois | local | 2012 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
SONOCO PLASTICS, INC | Sonoco Products | Missouri | state | 2012 | $12,738 | tax credit/rebate | |
Domtar Paper Company, LLC | Domtar | South Carolina | state | 2012 | $100,000 | grant | |
Alcan Packaging | Amcor | New York | local | 2012 | $291,416 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
Huhtamaki | Huhtamaki Oyj | New York | local | 2012 | $167,711 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
Niagara Sheets LLC | WestRock | New York | local | 2012 | $58,350 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
Cryovac Inc. | Sealed Air | New York | local | 2012 | $27,361 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
NORAMPAC INDUSTRIES INC. | Cascades Inc. | New York | state | 2012 | $2,214 | tax credit/rebate | |
LONGVIEW FIBRE PAPER & PACKAGING INC | WestRock | Washington | state | 2012 | $6,319 | tax credit/rebate | |
SILGAN CONTAINERS MANUFACTURING CORPORATION | Silgan | Washington | state | 2012 | $16,671 | tax credit/rebate | |
BOISE PACKAGING & NEWSPRINT LLC | Packaging Corporation of America | Washington | state | 2012 | $242,732 | tax credit/rebate | |
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC | Packaging Corporation of America | Washington | state | 2012 | $660,736 | tax credit/rebate | |
DOMTAR INDUSTRIES LLC | Domtar | Washington | state | 2012 | $36,108 | tax credit/rebate | |
DOMTAR PAPER CO LLC | Domtar | Washington | state | 2012 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
LONGVIEW FIBRE PAPER & PACKAGING INC | WestRock | Washington | state | 2012 | $1,250,704 | tax credit/rebate | |
NIPPON PAPER INDUSTRIES USA CO LTD | Nippon Paper | Washington | state | 2012 | $188,294 | tax credit/rebate | |
SIMPSON TACOMA KRAFT COMPANY LLC | WestRock | Washington | state | 2012 | $541,905 | tax credit/rebate | |
DOMTAR PAPER COMPANY, LLC | Domtar | United States | federal | 2012 | $3,825,902 | federal grant | |
NIPPON PAPER INDUSTRIES CO. LTD | Nippon Paper | United States | federal | 2012 | $250,000 | federal grant | |
BALL AEROSPACE & TECHNOLOGIES CORP. | Ball Corp. | United States | federal | 2012 | $1,192,798 | federal grant | |
BALL AEROSPACE & TECHNOLOGIES CORP. | Ball Corp. | United States | federal | 2012 | $884,496 | federal grant | |
BALL AEROSPACE & TECHNOLOGIES CORP. | Ball Corp. | United States | federal | 2012 | $500,000 | federal grant | |
BALL AEROSPACE & TECHNOLOGIES CORP. | Ball Corp. | United States | federal | 2012 | $399,515 | federal grant | |
BALL AEROSPACE & TECHNOLOGIES CORP. | Ball Corp. | United States | federal | 2012 | $390,355 | federal grant | |
BALL AEROSPACE & TECHNOLOGIES CORP. | Ball Corp. | United States | federal | 2012 | $250,000 | federal grant | |
BALL AEROSPACE & TECHNOLOGIES CORP. | Ball Corp. | United States | federal | 2012 | $100,000 | federal grant | |
BALL AEROSPACE & TECHNOLOGIES CORP. | Ball Corp. | United States | federal | 2012 | $48,000 | federal grant | |
BALL AEROSPACE & TECHNOLOGIES CORP. | Ball Corp. | United States | federal | 2012 | $10,000 | federal grant | |
BALL AEROSPACE & TECHNOLOGIES CORP. | Ball Corp. | United States | federal | 2012 | $10,000 | federal grant | |
BALL AEROSPACE & TECHNOLOGIES CORP. | Ball Corp. | United States | federal | 2012 | $444,669 | federal grant | |
BALL AEROSPACE & TECHNOLOGIES CORP. | Ball Corp. | United States | federal | 2012 | $178,979 | federal grant | |
BALL AEROSPACE & TECHNOLOGIES CORP. | Ball Corp. | United States | federal | 2012 | $97,490 | federal grant | |
BALL AEROSPACE & TECHNOLOGIES CORP. | Ball Corp. | United States | federal | 2012 | $24,247 | federal grant | |
Simpson Tacoma Kraft Company, LLC | WestRock | United States | federal | 2012 | $18,030,340 | federal grant | |
Greif Inc. | Greif | United States | federal | 2012 | $66,450 | federal grant | |
Packaging Corporation of America | Packaging Corporation of America | United States | federal | 2012 | $57,398,240 | federal grant | |
Verso Quinnesec LLC | Verso Corporation | United States | federal | 2012 | $14,675,562 | federal grant | |
Central National-Gottesman Inc. | Central National-Gottesman | United States | federal | 2012 | $173,435 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
Central National-Gottesman Inc. | Central National-Gottesman | United States | federal | 2012 | $408,083 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
Central National-Gottesman Inc. | Central National-Gottesman | United States | federal | 2012 | $432,080 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
Central National-Gottesman Inc. | Central National-Gottesman | United States | federal | 2012 | $921,805 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
Heinzel Import-Export, Inc. | Heinzel | United States | federal | 2012 | $249,852 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
Heinzel Import-Export, Inc. | Heinzel | United States | federal | 2012 | $253,483 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
Heinzel Import-Export, Inc. | Heinzel | United States | federal | 2012 | $356,001 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
Heinzel Import-Export, Inc. | Heinzel | United States | federal | 2012 | $642,342 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
Heinzel Import-Export, Inc. | Heinzel | United States | federal | 2012 | $688,026 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
Heinzel Import-Export, Inc. | Heinzel | United States | federal | 2012 | $781,734 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
Heinzel Import-Export, Inc. | Heinzel | United States | federal | 2012 | $1,084,281 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
Heinzel Import-Export, Inc. | Heinzel | United States | federal | 2012 | $1,525,535 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
Heinzel Import-Export, Inc. | Heinzel | United States | federal | 2012 | $1,970,466 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
Heinzel Import-Export, Inc. | Heinzel | United States | federal | 2012 | $4,343,116 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
Heinzel Import-Export, Inc. | Heinzel | United States | federal | 2012 | $8,075,474 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
Appvion, Inc. | Appvion | United States | federal | 2012 | $4,050,000 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
Neenah Paper, Inc. | Neenah Paper | United States | federal | 2012 | $45,000 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
Neenah Paper, Inc. | Neenah Paper | United States | federal | 2012 | $225,000 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
Neenah Paper, Inc. | Neenah Paper | United States | federal | 2012 | $58,500 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
Neenah Paper, Inc. | Neenah Paper | United States | federal | 2012 | $675,000 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
Neenah Paper, Inc. | Neenah Paper | United States | federal | 2012 | $67,500 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
Neenah Paper, Inc. | Neenah Paper | United States | federal | 2012 | $45,000 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
Rock-tenn Company | WestRock | United States | federal | 2012 | $360,000 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
Tim-bar Corporation | Packaging Corporation of America | United States | federal | 2012 | $90,000 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
Aptar Group, Inc. | AptarGroup | Wisconsin | state | 2012 | $2,300,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
Graphic Packaging International, Inc. | Graphic Packaging | Georgia | state | 2012 | $200,000 | grant | |
Curwood, Inc. | Amcor | Iowa | state | 2012 | $1,329,625 | grant | |
Amcor Rigid Plastics USA, Inc | Amcor | Iowa | state | 2012 | $1,450,000 | grant | |
AG Industries, Inc. | WestRock | North Carolina | state | 2012 | $1,420 | tax credit/rebate | |
MeadWestvaco Corporation | WestRock | North Carolina | state | 2012 | $14,655 | tax credit/rebate | |
Rexam Beverage Can Company | Ball Corp. | North Carolina | state | 2012 | $21,358 | tax credit/rebate | |
Domtar Corporation | Domtar | North Carolina | state | 2012 | $145,403 | tax credit/rebate | |
INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY | International Paper | Texas | state | 2012 | undisclosed | enterprise zone | |
Silgan White Cap LLC | Silgan | Illinois | state | 2012 | $144,413 | tax credit/rebate | |
International Paper | International Paper | Illinois | state | 2012 | $949,445 | infrastructure assistance | |
MeadWestVaco Corp | WestRock | Virginia | state | 2012 | $280,000 | enterprise zone | |
Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc. | O-I Glass | Virginia | state | 2012 | $64,488 | enterprise zone | |
MeadWestvaco Corp | WestRock | Virginia | state | 2012 | $200,000 | enterprise zone | |
MeadWestvaco Corporation (Retraining) | WestRock | Virginia | state | 2012 | $567,621 | training reimbursement | |
International Paper Company | International Paper | Virginia | state | 2012 | $226,002 | training reimbursement | |
MeadWestvaco Corporation | WestRock | Virginia | state | 2012 | $133,600 | training reimbursement | |
Ball Corporation | Ball Corp. | North Carolina | local | 2012 | $188,292 | grant | |
Ball Corporation | Ball Corp. | North Carolina | local | 2012 | $184,578 | grant | |
Ardagh Metal Packaging USA, Inc. | Ardagh Packaging Group | New York | state | 2012 | $1,865,246 | enterprise zone | |
Cryovac, Inc. | Sealed Air | New York | state | 2012 | $174,795 | enterprise zone | |
Fibermark North America, Inc. | Neenah Paper | New York | state | 2012 | $45,945 | enterprise zone | |
Fibermark North America, Inc. | Neenah Paper | New York | state | 2012 | $45,945 | enterprise zone | |
Huhtamaki, Inc. | Huhtamaki Oyj | New York | state | 2012 | $87,666 | enterprise zone | |
Norampac Ind., Inc. | Cascades Inc. | New York | state | 2012 | $112,909 | enterprise zone | |
Solvay Paperboard, LLC | WestRock | New York | state | 2012 | $879,837 | enterprise zone | |
CURWOOD INC | Amcor | Oklahoma | state | 2012 | $304,335 | tax credit/rebate | |
ORCHIDS PAPER PRODUCTS COMPANY | Cascades Inc. | Oklahoma | state | 2012 | $5,799,714 | tax credit/rebate | |
OI Levis Park STS, Inc. | O-I Glass | Ohio | state | 2012 | $57,212 | Enterprize Zone | |
BALL CORPORATION | Ball Corp. | Ohio | state | 2013 | $50,000 | grant | |
CROWN CORK & SEAL USA INC | Crown Holdings | Ohio | state | 2013 | $18,754 | grant | |
NEWPAGE CORPORATION | Verso Corporation | Ohio | state | 2013 | $59,093 | grant | |
OWENS-BROCKWAY GLASS CONTAINER INC | O-I Glass | Ohio | state | 2013 | $38,742 | grant | |
PH GLATFELTER CO | Glatfelter | Ohio | state | 2013 | $166,694 | grant | |
PLASTIPAK PACKAGING INC | Plastipak | Ohio | state | 2013 | $8,219 | grant |
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