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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SONOCO PRODUCTS CO | Sonoco Products | Maine | state | 2013 | $15,187 | property tax abatement | |
| Continental PET Tech, Inc. | Owens-Illinois | Nevada | state | 2000 | $15,200 | tax credit/rebate | |
| CASCADES TISSUE GROUP - TENNESSEE INC | Cascades Inc. | Tennessee | local | 2009 | $15,232 | property tax abatement | |
| International Paper | International Paper | Mississippi | state | 2011 | $15,254 | training reimbursement | |
| Berry Plastics Group, Inc. | Berry Global | Maryland | state | 2016 | $15,265 | tax credit/rebate | |
| SONOCO PRODUCTS CO | Sonoco Products | Maine | state | 2014 | $15,270 | property tax abatement | |
| Rock Tenn Solvay Mill | WestRock | New York | local | 2016 | $15,331 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Graphic Packaging | Graphic Packaging | Arkansas | state | 2010 | $15,360 | training reimbursement | |
| Graphic Packaging | Graphic Packaging | Arkansas | state | 2011 | $15,360 | training reimbursement | |
| Crown Cork & Seal USA, Inc. | Crown Holdings | Pennsylvania | state | 2014 | $15,379 | tax credit/rebate | |
| INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY | International Paper | Tennessee | local | 2010 | $15,574 | property tax abatement | |
| SONOCO PRODUCTS CO | Sonoco Products | Maine | state | 2010 | $15,698 | property tax abatement | |
| Boise Packaging & Newsprint LLC | Packaging Corporation of America | Oregon | state | 2013 | $15,750 | tax credit/rebate | |
| INTERNATIONAL PAPER | International Paper | Missouri | state | 2007 | $16,005 | tax credit/rebate | |
| SONOCO PRODUCTS CO | Sonoco Products | Maine | state | 2012 | $16,071 | property tax abatement | |
| INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO | International Paper | Tennessee | local | 2012 | $16,108 | property tax abatement | |
| PH GLATFELTER CO | Glatfelter | Ohio | state | 2010 | $16,201 | grant | |
| Domtar Corporation | Domtar | North Carolina | state | 2013 | $16,250 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Domtar Corporation | Domtar | North Carolina | state | 2013 | $16,250 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Sonoco Plastics, Inc. | Sonoco Products | North Carolina | state | 2015 | $16,467 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Pratt Jet Corr, Inc. | Pratt Industries | North Carolina | state | 2012 | $16,500 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Attends Healthcare Products, Inc. | Domtar | North Carolina | state | 2013 | $16,589 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Niagara Sheets LLC | WestRock | New York | local | 2009 | $16,640 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
| SILGAN CONTAINERS MANUFACTURING CORPORATION | Silgan | Washington | state | 2011 | $16,671 | tax credit/rebate | |
| SILGAN CONTAINERS MANUFACTURING CORPORATION | Silgan | Washington | state | 2009 | $16,671 | tax credit/rebate | |
| SILGAN CONTAINERS MANUFACTURING CORPORATION | Silgan | Washington | state | 2010 | $16,671 | tax credit/rebate | |
| SILGAN CONTAINERS MANUFACTURING CORPORATION | Silgan | Washington | state | 2012 | $16,671 | tax credit/rebate | |
| SILGAN CONTAINERS MANUFACTURING CORPORATION | Silgan | Washington | state | 2013 | $16,671 | tax credit/rebate | |
| SILGAN CONTAINERS MANUFACTURING CORPORATION | Silgan | Washington | state | 2014 | $16,671 | tax credit/rebate | |
| SILGAN CONTAINERS MANUFACTURING CORPORATION | Silgan | Washington | state | 2015 | $16,671 | tax credit/rebate | |
| SILGAN CONTAINERS MANUFACTURING CORPORATION | Silgan | Washington | state | 2016 | $16,671 | tax credit/rebate | |
| CASCADES TISSUE GROUP | Cascades Inc. | Tennessee | local | 2007 | $16,712 | property tax abatement | |
| Rock Tenn Solvay Mill | WestRock | New York | local | 2014 | $16,843 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Owens-Brockway Container Inc | Owens-Illinois | New York | local | 2007 | $16,944 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
| Sappi Fine Paper | Sappi | Maine | state | 2008 | $17,000 | training reimbursement | |
| INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY | International Paper | Tennessee | local | 2014 | $17,032 | property tax abatement | |
| INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY | International Paper | Tennessee | local | 2013 | $17,071 | property tax abatement | |
| AMB PROPERTY II LP-INTERNATIONAL PAPER | International Paper | Tennessee | local | 2013 | $17,110 | property tax abatement | |
| Cascades Tissue Group-New York, Inc. (Halfmoon & W | Cascades Inc. | New York | state | 2011 | $17,119 | enterprise zone | |
| INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY | International Paper | Tennessee | local | 2011 | $17,275 | property tax abatement | |
| Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. | Ball Corp. | Colorado | state | 2012 | $17,280 | training reimbursement | |
| RTS PACKAGING LLC | WestRock | Maine | state | 2009 | $17,292 | property tax abatement | |
| Amcor Rigid Plastics, Inc. | Amcor | Florida | local | 2011 | $17,400 | grant | |
| Berry Plastics Corporation | Berry Global | North Carolina | state | 2013 | $17,405 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Shield Pack, LLC | Amcor | Louisiana | state | 2010 | $17,413 | property tax abatement | |
| Rexam Healthcare Packaging, Inc. | Berry Global | North Carolina | state | 2010 | $17,420 | tax credit/rebate | |
| BALL AEROSPACE & TECHNOLOGIES | Ball Corp. | United States | federal | 2001 | $17,500 | federal grant | |
| INTERNATIONAL PAPER | International Paper | Tennessee | local | 2008 | $17,501 | property tax abatement | |
| Huhtamaki Consumer Packaging, Inc. | Huhtamaki Oyj | New York | state | 2009 | $17,630 | enterprise zone | |
| Sealed Air Corporation (US) | Sealed Air | North Carolina | state | 2015 | $17,687 | tax credit/rebate | |
| RTS PACKAGING LLC | WestRock | Maine | state | 2013 | $17,763 | property tax abatement | |
| CRYOVAC, INC. | Sealed Air | Arkansas | state | 2010 | $18,067 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Mead Westvaco (HQ) | WestRock | Virginia | state | 2009 | $18,082 | training reimbursement | |
| INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY | International Paper | Tennessee | local | 2014 | $18,205 | property tax abatement | |
| INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY | International Paper | Tennessee | local | 2010 | $18,351 | property tax abatement | |
| Ball Corporation | Ball Corp. | New York | local | 2004 | $18,361 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
| INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO | International Paper | Tennessee | local | 2012 | $18,375 | property tax abatement | |
| Ball Plastic Container Corp. | Ball Corp. | New York | local | 2009 | $18,619 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
| Ball Plastic Container Corp. | Ball Corp. | New York | local | 2009 | $18,619 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
| Huhtamaki, Inc. | Huhtamaki Oyj | New York | state | 2013 | $18,719 | enterprise zone | |
| CROWN CORK & SEAL USA INC | Crown Holdings | Ohio | state | 2013 | $18,754 | grant | |
| CROWN CORK & SEAL USA INC | Crown Holdings | Ohio | state | 2013 | $18,754 | training reimbursement | |
| SONOCO PRODUCTS CO | Sonoco Products | Maine | state | 2009 | $18,815 | property tax abatement | |
| Cryovac, Inc. | Sealed Air | New York | state | 2014 | $18,817 | enterprise zone | |
| INTERNATIONAL PAPER | International Paper | Missouri | state | 2008 | $18,884 | tax credit/rebate | |
| INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY | International Paper | Tennessee | local | 2013 | $18,963 | property tax abatement | |
| Rock-Tenn Company | WestRock | North Carolina | state | 2016 | $19,002 | tax credit/rebate | |
| INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO | International Paper | Tennessee | local | 2011 | $19,054 | property tax abatement | |
| INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO | International Paper | Tennessee | local | 2012 | $19,104 | property tax abatement | |
| International Paper Company | International Paper | Louisiana | local | 2014 | $19,273 | property tax abatement | |
| INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY | International Paper | Tennessee | local | 2009 | $19,517 | property tax abatement | |
| Sealed Air Corp. (US) | Sealed Air | New York | state | 2006 | $19,586 | enterprise zone | |
| Boise, Inc. | Packaging Corporation of America | Oregon | state | 2013 | $19,608 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Temple-Inland | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2012 | $19,648 | property tax abatement | |
| International Paper | International Paper | Mississippi | state | 2010 | $19,662 | training reimbursement | |
| DOMTAR INDUSTRIES INC | Domtar | Washington | state | 2008 | $19,673 | tax credit/rebate | |
| INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY | International Paper | Tennessee | local | 2010 | $19,680 | property tax abatement | |
| INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY | International Paper | Tennessee | local | 2014 | $19,701 | property tax abatement | |
| CASCADES TISSUE GROUP | Cascades Inc. | Tennessee | local | 2008 | $19,727 | property tax abatement | |
| INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO | International Paper | Tennessee | local | 2013 | $19,746 | property tax abatement | |
| ROCK TENN CONVERTING CO | WestRock | Arkansas | state | 2010 | $19,832 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Grafco Industries, L.P | Berry Global | New York | state | 2006 | $20,000 | enterprise zone | |
| Grafco Industries, L.P | Berry Global | New York | state | 2007 | $20,000 | enterprise zone | |
| Greif Incorporated | Greif | Pennsylvania | state | $20,000 | tax credit/rebate | ||
| AMCOR PET PACKAGING | Amcor | United States | federal | 2006 | $20,000 | federal grant | |
| AMCOR PET PACKAGING USA INC | Amcor | United States | federal | 2007 | $20,000 | federal grant | |
| Owens Brockaway ( NHW Auburn LLC Owens Illinois ) | Owens-Illinois | New York | local | 2006 | $20,033 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
| DOMTAR INDUSTRIES LLC | Domtar | Washington | state | 2014 | $20,263 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Plastipak Packaging, Inc. | Plastipak | Louisiana | state | 2010 | $20,271 | property tax abatement | |
| Graphic Packaging International, Inc. | Graphic Packaging | Indiana | state | 2009 | $20,500 | training reimbursement | |
| Domtar Corporation | Domtar | North Carolina | state | 2013 | $20,500 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Domtar Corporation | Domtar | North Carolina | state | 2014 | $20,500 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Domtar Corporation | Domtar | North Carolina | state | 2015 | $20,500 | tax credit/rebate | |
| INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY | International Paper | Tennessee | local | 2009 | $20,530 | property tax abatement | |
| REXAM DELTA INC | Berry Global | Arkansas | state | 2013 | $20,735 | training reimbursement | |
| AptarGroup, Inc. | AptarGroup | North Carolina | state | 2015 | $20,745 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Rock-Tenn Company | WestRock | North Carolina | state | 2014 | $20,803 | tax credit/rebate | |
| INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY | International Paper | Tennessee | local | 2011 | $20,881 | property tax abatement | |
| Berry Plastics SP, Inc. | Berry Global | Pennsylvania | state | 2017 | $20,919 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Rexam Healthcare Packaging, Inc. | Berry Global | North Carolina | state | 2013 | $20,942 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Amcor Rigid Plastics USA, Inc. | Amcor | North Carolina | state | 2014 | $20,987 | tax credit/rebate |
