Subsidy Tracker: Industry Summary Page
Major Industry:
paper and packaging
Subsidy Total:
$2,192,392,237
Number of Awards:
2,470
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 2011.
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 | $400,253,329 | 393 |
| Stora Enso | $277,344,977 | 5 |
| WestRock | $271,265,703 | 278 |
| Cascades Inc. | $171,511,954 | 115 |
| Domtar | $163,680,758 | 74 |
| Packaging Corporation of America | $137,982,372 | 137 |
| Ball Corp. | $115,525,765 | 190 |
| Berry Global | $91,054,309 | 92 |
| Graphic Packaging | $84,191,935 | 116 |
| Verso Corporation | $82,316,734 | 28 |
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| Company | Parent | Location | Subsidy Source |
Year |
Subsidy Value | Loan/Bailout Value | Type of Subsidy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOMTAR INDUSTRIES INC | Domtar | Michigan | local | 2009 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
| Norampac Industries, Inc. | Cascades Inc. | New York | state | 2009 | $661,627 | tax credit/rebate | |
| LONGVIEW FIBRE PAPER & PACKAGING INC | WestRock | Washington | state | 2009 | $50,638 | tax credit/rebate | |
| SILGAN CONTAINERS MANUFACTURING CORPORATION | Silgan | Washington | state | 2009 | $16,671 | tax credit/rebate | |
| CURWOOD INC | Amcor | Ohio | state | 2009 | $40,000 | grant | |
| CURWOOD INC | Amcor | Ohio | state | 2009 | $11,925 | grant | |
| NEWPAGE CORPORATION | Verso Corporation | Ohio | state | 2009 | $150,000 | grant | |
| REXAM BEVERAGE CAN COMPANY NORTH AMERICA | Ball Corp. | Ohio | state | 2009 | $37,500 | grant | |
| Curwood, Inc. | Amcor | Ohio | state | 2009 | $57,329 | tax credit/rebate | |
| CURWOOD INC | Amcor | Oklahoma | state | 2009 | $557,953 | tax credit/rebate | |
| PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA | Packaging Corporation of America | Oklahoma | state | 2009 | $1,500 | tax credit/rebate | |
| SONOCO PRODUCTS CO | Sonoco Products | Oklahoma | state | 2009 | $11,220 | tax credit/rebate | |
| INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO | International Paper | Indiana | local | 2009 | $120,110 | property tax abatement | |
| GRAPHIC PACKAGING INTERNATIONAL INC | Graphic Packaging | Indiana | local | 2009 | $138,250 | property tax abatement | |
| Rexam Closures & Containers, Inc. | Berry Global | Indiana | state | 2009 | $165,450 | training reimbursement | |
| Graphic Packaging International, Inc. | Graphic Packaging | Indiana | state | 2009 | $20,500 | training reimbursement | |
| Sonoco Recycling, Inc | Sonoco Products | North Carolina | state | 2009 | $26,864 | tax credit/rebate | |
| INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY | International Paper | Tennessee | local | 2009 | $1,473 | property tax abatement | |
| INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY | International Paper | Tennessee | local | 2009 | $1,751 | property tax abatement | |
| INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY | International Paper | Tennessee | local | 2009 | $1,809 | property tax abatement | |
| INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY | International Paper | Tennessee | local | 2009 | $1,889 | property tax abatement | |
| INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY | International Paper | Tennessee | local | 2009 | $1,989 | property tax abatement | |
| INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY | International Paper | Tennessee | local | 2009 | $6,933 | property tax abatement | |
| INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY | International Paper | Tennessee | local | 2009 | $8,206 | property tax abatement | |
| CASCADES TISSUE GROUP - TENNESSEE INC | Cascades Inc. | Tennessee | local | 2009 | $11,045 | property tax abatement | |
| CASCADE TISSUE GROUP | Cascades Inc. | Tennessee | local | 2009 | $14,894 | property tax abatement | |
| CASCADES TISSUE GROUP - TENNESSEE INC | Cascades Inc. | Tennessee | local | 2009 | $15,232 | property tax abatement | |
| INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY | International Paper | Tennessee | local | 2009 | $19,517 | property tax abatement | |
| INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY | International Paper | Tennessee | local | 2009 | $20,530 | property tax abatement | |
| INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY | International Paper | Tennessee | local | 2009 | $31,319 | property tax abatement | |
| INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY | International Paper | Tennessee | local | 2009 | $33,204 | property tax abatement | |
| CASCADE TISSUE GROUP | Cascades Inc. | Tennessee | local | 2009 | $55,484 | property tax abatement | |
| AMB PROPERTY II S INTL PAPER CO | International Paper | Tennessee | local | 2009 | $64,883 | property tax abatement | |
| INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY | International Paper | Tennessee | local | 2009 | $101,262 | property tax abatement | |
| AMB PROPERTY II LP-INTERNATIONAL PAPER | International Paper | Tennessee | local | 2009 | $124,755 | property tax abatement | |
| INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY | International Paper | Tennessee | local | 2009 | $138,999 | property tax abatement | |
| CASCADES TISSUE GROUP - TENNESSEE INC | Cascades Inc. | Tennessee | local | 2009 | $141,634 | property tax abatement | |
| INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY | International Paper | Tennessee | local | 2009 | $604,804 | property tax abatement | |
| BALL AEROSPACE & TECHNOLOGIES | Ball Corp. | United States | federal | 2009 | $728,091 | federal grant | |
| BALL AEROSPACE & TECHNOLOGIES | Ball Corp. | United States | federal | 2009 | $400,000 | federal grant | |
| BALL AEROSPACE & TECHNOLOGIES | Ball Corp. | United States | federal | 2009 | $350,000 | federal grant | |
| BALL AEROSPACE & TECHNOLOGIES | Ball Corp. | United States | federal | 2009 | $350,000 | federal grant | |
| BALL AEROSPACE & TECHNOLOGIES | Ball Corp. | United States | federal | 2009 | $255,364 | federal grant | |
| BALL AEROSPACE & TECHNOLOGIES | Ball Corp. | United States | federal | 2009 | $100,000 | federal grant | |
| Central National-Gottesman Inc. | Central National-Gottesman | United States | federal | 2009 | $211,125 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
| Central National-Gottesman Inc. | Central National-Gottesman | United States | federal | 2009 | $530,178 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
| Central National-Gottesman Inc. | Central National-Gottesman | United States | federal | 2009 | $725,373 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
| Heinzel Import-Export Inc. | Heinzel | United States | federal | 2009 | $611,473 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
| Heinzel Import-Export Inc. | Heinzel | United States | federal | 2009 | $789,888 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
| Heinzel Import-Export, Inc. | Heinzel | United States | federal | 2009 | $124,907 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
| Heinzel Import-Export, Inc. | Heinzel | United States | federal | 2009 | $349,800 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
| Heinzel Import-Export, Inc. | Heinzel | United States | federal | 2009 | $955,157 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
| Heinzel Import-Export, Inc. | Heinzel | United States | federal | 2009 | $7,907,243 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
| Appvion, Inc. | Appvion | United States | federal | 2009 | $3,420,000 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
| International Paper Company | International Paper | United States | federal | 2009 | $4,500,000 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
| Kendall Packagin Corporation | Kendall Packaging | United States | federal | 2009 | $1,037,000 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
| International Paper | International Paper | United States | federal | 2009 | $50,000,000 | federal tax-exempt bond | |
| International Paper | International Paper | United States | federal | 2009 | $3,030,000 | federal tax-exempt bond | |
| International Paper | International Paper | United States | federal | 2009 | $6,865,000 | federal tax-exempt bond | |
| International Paper | International Paper | United States | federal | 2009 | $7,000,000 | federal tax-exempt bond | |
| International Paper | International Paper | United States | federal | 2009 | $3,625,000 | federal tax-exempt bond | |
| International Paper | International Paper | United States | federal | 2009 | $3,855,000 | federal tax-exempt bond | |
| OWENS-BROCKWAY GLASS CONTAINER INC. | Owens-Illinois | Texas | state | 2009 | undisclosed | enterprise zone | |
| MEADWESTVACO TEXAS, L.P. | WestRock | Texas | state | 2009 | undisclosed | enterprise zone | |
| MEADWESTVACO TEXAS, L.P. | WestRock | Texas | state | 2009 | undisclosed | enterprise zone | |
| Berry Plastics | Berry Global | Georgia | local | 2009 | $4,000,000 | industrial revenue bond | |
| Amcor PET Packaging USA, Inc. | Amcor | New York | state | 2009 | $125,000 | enterprise zone | |
| Captive Plastics, Inc. | Berry Global | New York | state | 2009 | $1,876 | enterprise zone | |
| Cascades Tissue Group-New York, Inc. (Halfmoon & W | Cascades Inc. | New York | state | 2009 | $114,105 | enterprise zone | |
| Cryovac, Inc. | Sealed Air | New York | state | 2009 | $176,128 | enterprise zone | |
| Deluxe Packaging Corporation | Novolex | New York | state | 2009 | $25,537 | enterprise zone | |
| Fibermark North America, Inc. | Neenah Paper | New York | state | 2009 | $26,229 | enterprise zone | |
| Fibermark North America, Inc. | Neenah Paper | New York | state | 2009 | $26,229 | enterprise zone | |
| Solvay Paperboard, LLC | WestRock | New York | state | 2009 | $1,611,677 | enterprise zone | |
| Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc. | Owens-Illinois | Georgia | local | 2009 | $30,000,000 | bond | |
| AMCOR PET PACKAGING, USA, INC. | Amcor | California | state | 2010 | $61,938 | training reimbursement | |
| BALL CORPORATION | Ball Corp. | California | state | 2010 | $4,032 | training reimbursement | |
| BALL METAL FOOD CONTAINER, LLC | Ball Corp. | California | state | 2010 | $388,691 | training reimbursement | |
| AEP Industries, Inc. | Berry Global | Kentucky | state | 2010 | $25,000 | training reimbursement | |
| Captive Plastics Inc. (a subsidiary of Berry Plastics Corporation) | Berry Global | Kentucky | state | 2010 | $200,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Domtar Paper Company, LLC | Domtar | Kentucky | state | 2010 | $100,000 | training reimbursement | |
| International Paper Company | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2010 | $487,500 | Enterprise zone | |
| Temple-Inland | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2010 | $835,023 | 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 | 2010 | $643,196 | property tax abatement | |
| International Paper Company | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2010 | $638,212 | property tax abatement | |
| Boise Packaging & Newsprint, LLC | Packaging Corporation of America | Louisiana | state | 2010 | $620,854 | property tax abatement | |
| Graphic Packaging International Inc. | Graphic Packaging | Louisiana | state | 2010 | $574,109 | property tax abatement | |
| Graphic Packaging International Inc. | Graphic Packaging | Louisiana | state | 2010 | $559,615 | property tax abatement | |
| MeadWestvaco Corporation South Carolina, LLC | WestRock | Louisiana | state | 2010 | $559,236 | property tax abatement | |
| Graphic Packaging International Inc. | Graphic Packaging | Louisiana | state | 2010 | $556,753 | property tax abatement | |
| Smurfit-Stone Container | WestRock | Louisiana | state | 2010 | $556,429 | property tax abatement | |
| Temple-Inland | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2010 | $538,802 | property tax abatement | |
| Graphic Packaging International Inc. | Graphic Packaging | Louisiana | state | 2010 | $535,309 | property tax abatement | |
| International Paper Company | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2010 | $527,466 | property tax abatement | |
| Graphic Packaging International Inc. | Graphic Packaging | Louisiana | state | 2010 | $491,099 | property tax abatement | |
| Graphic Packaging International Inc. | Graphic Packaging | Louisiana | state | 2010 | $451,772 | property tax abatement | |
| Boise Packaging & Newsprint, LLC | Packaging Corporation of America | Louisiana | state | 2010 | $445,588 | property tax abatement | |
| Boise Packaging & Newsprint, LLC | Packaging Corporation of America | Louisiana | state | 2010 | $409,671 | property tax abatement | |
| MeadWestvaco Corporation South Carolina, LLC | WestRock | Louisiana | state | 2010 | $289,173 | property tax abatement | |
| Boise Packaging & Newsprint, LLC | Packaging Corporation of America | Louisiana | state | 2010 | $222,410 | property tax abatement |
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