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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neenah Paper, Inc. | Neenah Paper | United States | federal | 2011 | $225,000 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
| Neenah Paper, Inc. | Neenah Paper | United States | federal | 2012 | $225,000 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
| International Paper Company | International Paper | United States | federal | 2016 | $225,000 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
| International Paper Food Services Corp | International Paper | United States | federal | 2017 | $225,000 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
| International Paper Food Services Corp | International Paper | United States | federal | 2017 | $225,000 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
| Heinzel Import-Export, Inc. | Heinzel | United States | federal | 2012 | $249,852 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
| Central National-Gottesman Inc. | Central National-Gottesman | United States | federal | 2011 | $251,567 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
| Heinzel Import-Export, Inc. | Heinzel | United States | federal | 2012 | $253,483 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
| Boise White Paper Llc | Packaging Corporation of America | United States | federal | 2007 | $270,000 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
| International Paper Company | International Paper | United States | federal | 2013 | $270,000 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
| International Paper Company | International Paper | United States | federal | 2014 | $270,000 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
| International Paper Company | International Paper | United States | federal | 2014 | $270,000 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
| Tim-bar Corporation | Packaging Corporation of America | United States | federal | 2011 | $270,000 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
| International Paper Company | International Paper | United States | federal | 2015 | $270,000 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
| International Paper Company | International Paper | United States | federal | 2015 | $270,000 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
| International Paper Food Services Corp | International Paper | United States | federal | 2017 | $270,000 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
| International Paper Company | International Paper | United States | federal | 2016 | $299,700 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
| Heinzel Import-Export, Inc. | Heinzel | United States | federal | 2009 | $349,800 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
| Captive Plastics, LLC | Berry Global | Wisconsin | state | 2015 | $350,000 | loan or bond financing | |
| Heinzel Import-Export, Inc. | Heinzel | United States | federal | 2011 | $351,852 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
| Heinzel Import-Export, Inc. | Heinzel | United States | federal | 2012 | $356,001 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
| Rock-tenn Company | WestRock | United States | federal | 2012 | $360,000 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
| Rock-tenn Company | WestRock | United States | federal | 2013 | $360,000 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
| International Paper Company | International Paper | United States | federal | 2015 | $360,000 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
| International Paper Company | International Paper | United States | federal | 2017 | $360,000 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
| International Paper Food Services Corp | International Paper | United States | federal | 2018 | $360,000 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
| Central National-Gottesman Inc. | Central National-Gottesman | United States | federal | 2011 | $389,930 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
| Central National-Gottesman Inc. | Central National-Gottesman | United States | federal | 2012 | $408,083 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
| International Paper Company | International Paper | United States | federal | 2015 | $414,000 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
| Central National-Gottesman Inc. | Central National-Gottesman | United States | federal | 2012 | $432,080 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
| Meadwestvaco Corporation | WestRock | United States | federal | 2011 | $450,000 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
| Neenah Paper, Inc. | Neenah Paper | United States | federal | 2010 | $450,000 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
| Tim-bar Corporation | Packaging Corporation of America | United States | federal | 2010 | $450,000 | 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 | 2011 | $611,271 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
| Heinzel Import-Export Inc. | Heinzel | United States | federal | 2009 | $611,473 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
| Central National-Gottesman Inc. | Central National-Gottesman | United States | federal | 2014 | $614,003 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
| Central National-Gottesman Inc. | Central National-Gottesman | United States | federal | 2013 | $625,149 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
| Central National-Gottesman Inc. | Central National-Gottesman | United States | federal | 2011 | $633,328 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
| Heinzel Import-Export, Inc. | Heinzel | United States | federal | 2012 | $642,342 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
| Central National-Gottesman Inc. | Central National-Gottesman | United States | federal | 2010 | $658,976 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
| Heinzel Import-Export, Inc. | Heinzel | United States | federal | 2013 | $673,710 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
| Caraustar Industries, Inc. | Greif | United States | federal | 2014 | $675,000 | 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 | 2013 | $675,000 | 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 | 2011 | $691,317 | 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 | 2011 | $741,489 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
| Central National-Gottesman Inc. | Central National-Gottesman | United States | federal | 2010 | $780,974 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
| Heinzel Import-Export, Inc. | Heinzel | United States | federal | 2012 | $781,734 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
| Central National-Gottesman Inc. | Central National-Gottesman | United States | federal | 2011 | $787,841 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
| Heinzel Import-Export Inc. | Heinzel | United States | federal | 2009 | $789,888 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
| Neenah Paper, Inc. | Neenah Paper | United States | federal | 2011 | $855,000 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
| International Paper Company | International Paper | United States | federal | 2017 | $900,000 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
| Central National-Gottesman Inc. | Central National-Gottesman | United States | federal | 2010 | $907,307 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
| Central National-Gottesman Inc. | Central National-Gottesman | United States | federal | 2011 | $919,445 | 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 | 2010 | $936,353 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
| Berry Plastics Corp. (Pliant, LLC) | Berry Global | Oklahoma | state | 2013 | $950,000 | industrial revenue bond | |
| Heinzel Import-Export, Inc. | Heinzel | United States | federal | 2009 | $955,157 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
| AEP Industries, Industries | Berry Global | Pennsylvania | state | $1,000,000 | loan or bond financing | ||
| Appleton Coated LLC | Appvion | Wisconsin | state | 2015 | $1,000,000 | loan or bond financing | |
| Bemis Healthcare Packaging, Inc. | Amcor | Wisconsin | state | 2015 | $1,000,000 | loan or bond financing | |
| Bemis Healthcare Packaging, Inc. | Amcor | Wisconsin | state | 2015 | $1,000,000 | loan or bond financing | |
| Kendall Packagin Corporation | Kendall Packaging | United States | federal | 2009 | $1,037,000 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
| Heinzel Import-Export, Inc. | Heinzel | United States | federal | 2012 | $1,084,281 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
| Central National-Gottesman Inc. | Central National-Gottesman | United States | federal | 2013 | $1,198,866 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
| Central National-Gottesman Inc. | Central National-Gottesman | United States | federal | 2011 | $1,210,008 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
| Central National-Gottesman Inc. | Central National-Gottesman | United States | federal | 2015 | $1,238,580 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
| Appleton Papers Inc. | Appvion | Pennsylvania | state | $1,250,000 | loan or bond financing | ||
| Sonoco Products Company | Sonoco Products | United States | federal | 2011 | $1,350,000 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
| AEP Industries, Industries | Berry Global | Pennsylvania | state | $1,405,831 | loan or bond financing | ||
| Kendall Packaging Corporation | Kendall Packaging | United States | federal | 2010 | $1,474,000 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
| Kendall Packaging Corporation | Kendall Packaging | United States | federal | 2013 | $1,481,000 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
| Heinzel Import-Export, Inc. | Heinzel | United States | federal | 2012 | $1,525,535 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
| International Paper Company | International Paper | United States | federal | 2010 | $1,671,650 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
| Pratt Industries, Inc. | Pratt Industries | Wisconsin | state | 2015 | $1,750,000 | loan or bond financing | |
| Heinzel Import-Export, Inc. | Heinzel | United States | federal | 2013 | $1,876,366 | 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 | 2013 | $2,531,472 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
| International Paper Company | International Paper | United States | federal | 2011 | $2,913,398 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
| OWENS-BROCKWAY GLASS CONTAINER INC | Owens-Illinois | Ohio | state | 2011 | $3,000,000 | loan or bond financing | |
| PRATT INDUSTRIES INC | Pratt Industries | Ohio | state | 2014 | $3,000,000 | loan or bond financing | |
| Appleton Coated LLC | Appvion | Wisconsin | state | 2015 | $3,000,000 | loan or bond financing | |
| OWENS-BROCKWAY GLASS CONTAINER INC | Owens-Illinois | Ohio | state | 2011 | $3,000,000 | loan or bond financing | |
| International Paper Company | International Paper | United States | federal | 2019 | $3,000,000 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
| International Paper Company | International Paper | United States | federal | 2019 | $3,000,000 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
| International Paper | International Paper | United States | federal | 2009 | $3,030,000 | federal tax-exempt bond | |
| International Paper Company | International Paper | United States | federal | 2010 | $3,245,608 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
| Appvion, Inc. | Appvion | United States | federal | 2009 | $3,420,000 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
| Orchids Paper Products Co. | Cascades Inc. | Oklahoma | state | 2014 | $3,500,000 | industrial revenue 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 | |
| Berry Plastics | Berry Global | Georgia | local | 2009 | $4,000,000 | industrial revenue bond | |
| Appvion, Inc. | Appvion | United States | federal | 2012 | $4,050,000 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
| Appvion, Inc. | Appvion | United States | federal | 2013 | $4,050,000 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
| Appvion, Inc. | Appvion | United States | federal | 2010 | $4,050,000 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
| Appvion, Inc. | Appvion | United States | federal | 2014 | $4,050,000 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
| International Paper Company | International Paper | United States | federal | 2013 | $4,050,000 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
| Heinzel Import-Export, Inc. | Heinzel | United States | federal | 2012 | $4,343,116 | federal loan or loan guarantee |
