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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Huhtamaki Consumer Packaging, Inc. | Huhtamaki Oyj | New York | state | 2009 | $17,630 | 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 | |
| International Paper Company | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2010 | $221,964 | property tax abatement | |
| Graphic Packaging International Inc. | Graphic Packaging | Louisiana | state | 2010 | $159,680 | property tax abatement | |
| Graphic Packaging International Inc. | Graphic Packaging | Louisiana | state | 2010 | $151,874 | property tax abatement | |
| International Paper Company | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2010 | $96,541 | property tax abatement | |
| Graphic Packaging International Inc. | Graphic Packaging | Louisiana | state | 2010 | $93,889 | property tax abatement | |
| Graphic Packaging International Inc. | Graphic Packaging | Louisiana | state | 2010 | $68,754 | property tax abatement | |
| Temple-Inland | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2010 | $47,929 | property tax abatement | |
| International Paper Company | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2010 | $36,362 | property tax abatement | |
| Plastipak Packaging, Inc. | Plastipak | Louisiana | state | 2010 | $20,271 | property tax abatement | |
| Shield Pack, LLC | Amcor | Louisiana | state | 2010 | $17,413 | property tax abatement | |
| Temple-Inland | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2010 | $12,549 | property tax abatement | |
| VERSO PAPER LLC | Verso Corporation | Maine | state | 2010 | $4,825,455 | property tax abatement | |
| S D WARREN CO | Sappi | Maine | state | 2010 | $2,770,268 | property tax abatement | |
| DOMTAR MAINE CORP | Domtar | Maine | state | 2010 | $879,828 | property tax abatement | |
| HUHTAMAKI COMPANY MANUFACTURING | Huhtamaki Oyj | Maine | state | 2010 | $235,715 | property tax abatement | |
| CASCADES AUBURN FIBER INC | Cascades Inc. | Maine | state | 2010 | $127,313 | property tax abatement | |
| INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO | International Paper | Maine | state | 2010 | $116,890 | property tax abatement | |
| SONOCO PRODUCTS CO | Sonoco Products | Maine | state | 2010 | $15,698 | property tax abatement | |
| RTS PACKAGING LLC | WestRock | Maine | state | 2010 | $6,672 | property tax abatement | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| AEP Industries, Inc. | Berry Global | North Carolina | state | 2010 | $284,374 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Packaging Corporation of America | Packaging Corporation of America | North Carolina | state | 2010 | $204,586 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Attends Healthcare Products, Inc. | Domtar | North Carolina | state | 2010 | $43,247 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Rexam Healthcare Packaging, Inc. | Berry Global | North Carolina | state | 2010 | $17,420 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Cascades Moulded Pulp, Inc. | Cascades Inc. | North Carolina | state | 2010 | $12,864 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Smurfit Stone Container Enterprises | WestRock | North Carolina | state | 2010 | $2,582 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Cascade Tissue Group - Oregon, Inc. | Cascades Inc. | Oregon | state | 2010 | $491,750 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Boise Paper | Packaging Corporation of America | Oregon | state | 2010 | $4,381 | tax credit/rebate | |
| PH Glatfelter Company | Glatfelter | Pennsylvania | state | 2010 | $72,557 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Polymer Group | Berry Global | Virginia | state | 2010 | $750,000 | grant | |
| Polymer Group | Berry Global | Virginia | state | 2010 | $750,000 | grant | |
| Smurfit-Stone Container | WestRock | Virginia | state | 2010 | $300,000 | grant | |
| Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation | WestRock | Virginia | state | 2010 | $300,000 | grant | |
| Polymer Group, Inc. | Berry Global | Virginia | state | 2010 | $750,000 | grant | |
| Kendall Packaging Corporation | Kendall Packaging | Wisconsin | state | 2010 | $249,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Bemis Company, Inc. | Amcor | Arkansas | state | 2010 | $53,906 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Cryovac, Inc. | Sealed Air | Arkansas | state | 2010 | $86,152 | tax credit/rebate | |
| CRYOVAC INC | Sealed Air | Arkansas | state | 2010 | $116,471 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Graphic Packaging International, Inc. | Graphic Packaging | Arkansas | state | 2010 | $175,315 | tax credit/rebate | |
| CRYOVAC, INC | Sealed Air | Arkansas | state | 2010 | $825,376 | tax credit/rebate | |
| GRAPHIC PACKAGING INTL INC | Graphic Packaging | Arkansas | state | 2010 | $835,424 | tax credit/rebate | |
| ROCK TENN CONVERTING CO | WestRock | Arkansas | state | 2010 | $19,832 | tax credit/rebate | |
| DOMTAR A W CORPORATION | Domtar | Arkansas | state | 2010 | $28,775 | tax credit/rebate | |
| ROCKTENN CP LLC | WestRock | Arkansas | state | 2010 | $259,200 | tax credit/rebate | |
| CRYOVAC, INC. | Sealed Air | Arkansas | state | 2010 | $18,067 | tax credit/rebate | |
| GRAPHIC PACKAGING INTERNATIONAL INC | Graphic Packaging | Arkansas | state | 2010 | $217,160 | tax credit/rebate | |
| CRYOVAC, INC. | Sealed Air | Arkansas | state | 2010 | $330,616 | tax credit/rebate | |
| GRAPHIC PACKAGING INTERNATIONAL INC | Graphic Packaging | Arkansas | state | 2010 | $494,980 | tax credit/rebate | |
| INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY | International Paper | Arkansas | state | 2010 | $729,615 | tax credit/rebate | |
| DOMTAR A W CORPORATION | Domtar | Arkansas | state | 2010 | $2,395,664 | tax credit/rebate | |
| DOMTAR A W CORPORATION | Domtar | Arkansas | state | 2010 | $2,694,822 | tax credit/rebate | |
| CRYOVAC, INC. | Sealed Air | Arkansas | state | 2010 | $2,853 | tax credit/rebate | |
| GRAPHIC PACKAGING INTERNATIONAL INC | Graphic Packaging | Arkansas | state | 2010 | $305,201 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Owens Brockway Glass Container Inc. | Owens-Illinois | Virginia | state | 2010 | $26,626 | training reimbursement | |
| Alcan Packaging | Amcor | Virginia | state | 2010 | $47,520 | training reimbursement | |
| Greif Packaging, LLC | Greif | Virginia | state | 2010 | $112,800 | training reimbursement | |
| Longview Fibre Paper& Packaging | WestRock | Washington | state | 2010 | $524,263 | training reimbursement |
