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 |
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| Kendall Packaging Corporation | Kendall Packaging | Wisconsin | state | 2011 | $7,500,000 | industrial revenue bond | |
| Berry Plastics Corp. (Pliant, LLC) | Berry Global | Oklahoma | state | 2013 | $950,000 | industrial revenue bond | |
| International Paper | International Paper | Oklahoma | state | 2014 | $12,000,000 | industrial revenue bond | |
| Orchids Paper Products Co. | Orchids Paper Products | Oklahoma | state | 2014 | $3,500,000 | industrial revenue bond | |
| Berry Plastics | Berry Global | Georgia | local | 2009 | $4,000,000 | industrial revenue bond | |
| International Paper | International Paper | Illinois | state | 2009 | $949,445 | infrastructure assistance | |
| International Paper | International Paper | Illinois | state | 2012 | $949,445 | infrastructure assistance | |
| International Paper | International Paper | Illinois | state | 2013 | $949,445 | infrastructure assistance | |
| AEP Industries, Industries | Berry Global | Pennsylvania | state | $1,000,000 | loan or bond financing | ||
| AEP Industries, Industries | Berry Global | Pennsylvania | state | $1,405,831 | loan or bond financing | ||
| Appleton Papers Inc. | Appvion | Pennsylvania | state | $1,250,000 | loan or bond financing | ||
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Captive Plastics, LLC | Berry Global | Wisconsin | state | 2015 | $350,000 | loan or bond financing | |
| Pratt Industries, Inc. | Pratt Industries | Wisconsin | state | 2015 | $1,750,000 | loan or bond financing | |
| OWENS-BROCKWAY GLASS CONTAINER INC | Owens-Illinois | Ohio | state | 2011 | $3,000,000 | loan or bond financing | |
| Temple-Inland Inc. | International Paper | Missouri | local | 2015 | undisclosed | loan or bond financing | |
| Willamette Industries (facility now owned by Domtar Paper) | Domtar | Kentucky | state | 1998 | $132,300,000 |
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| Blue Water Fiber | Blue Water Fiber | Michigan | state | 1994 | $81,000,000 |
MEGADEAL |
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| Virdia (formerly HCL Cleantech) | Stora Enso | Mississippi | state | 2012 | $230,000,000 |
MEGADEAL |
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| Norampac Industries (owned by Cascades Inc.) | Cascades Inc. | New York | multiple | 2011 | $141,500,000 |
MEGADEAL |
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| Shandong Sun Paper Industry | Shandong Sun Paper | Arkansas | multiple | 2016 | $167,500,000 |
MEGADEAL |
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| Boise Packaging & Newsprint, LLC | Packaging Corporation of America | Louisiana | state | 2008 | $2,592,045 | property tax abatement | |
| International Paper Company | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2008 | $900,013 | property tax abatement | |
| International Paper Company | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2008 | $850,314 | property tax abatement | |
| International Paper Company | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2008 | $765,002 | property tax abatement | |
| Boise Packaging & Newsprint, LLC | Packaging Corporation of America | Louisiana | state | 2008 | $622,591 | property tax abatement | |
| Graphic Packaging International Inc. | Graphic Packaging | Louisiana | state | 2008 | $622,314 | property tax abatement | |
| Graphic Packaging International Inc. | Graphic Packaging | Louisiana | state | 2008 | $614,380 | property tax abatement | |
| Temple-Inland | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2008 | $614,007 | property tax abatement | |
| International Paper Company | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2008 | $610,419 | property tax abatement | |
| Graphic Packaging International Inc. | Graphic Packaging | Louisiana | state | 2008 | $558,730 | property tax abatement | |
| Boise Packaging & Newsprint, LLC | Packaging Corporation of America | Louisiana | state | 2008 | $550,209 | property tax abatement | |
| Graphic Packaging International Inc. | Graphic Packaging | Louisiana | state | 2008 | $535,068 | property tax abatement | |
| International Paper Company | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2008 | $505,226 | property tax abatement | |
| International Paper Company | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2008 | $437,966 | property tax abatement | |
| Temple-Inland | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2008 | $428,430 | property tax abatement | |
| International Paper Company | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2008 | $404,465 | property tax abatement | |
| MeadWestvaco Corporation South Carolina, LLC | WestRock | Louisiana | state | 2008 | $377,151 | property tax abatement | |
| Graphic Packaging International Inc. | Graphic Packaging | Louisiana | state | 2008 | $360,371 | property tax abatement | |
| Plastipak Packaging, Inc. | Plastipak | Louisiana | state | 2008 | $360,369 | property tax abatement | |
| Boise Packaging & Newsprint, LLC | Packaging Corporation of America | Louisiana | state | 2008 | $357,280 | property tax abatement | |
| Temple-Inland | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2008 | $322,629 | property tax abatement | |
| International Paper Company | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2008 | $293,113 | property tax abatement | |
| International Paper Company | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2008 | $254,681 | property tax abatement | |
| International Paper Company | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2008 | $136,641 | property tax abatement | |
| International Paper Company | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2008 | $114,958 | property tax abatement | |
| Smurfit-Stone Container | WestRock | Louisiana | state | 2008 | $97,323 | property tax abatement | |
| Shield Pack, LLC | Amcor | Louisiana | state | 2008 | $81,221 | property tax abatement | |
| International Paper Company | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2008 | $21,721 | property tax abatement | |
| Graphic Packaging International Inc. | Graphic Packaging | Louisiana | state | 2008 | $9,996 | property tax abatement | |
| International Paper Company | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2008 | $9,802 | property tax abatement | |
| International Paper Company | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2009 | $25,068,967 | property tax abatement | |
| International Paper Company | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2009 | $1,603,035 | property tax abatement | |
| Smurfit-Stone Container | WestRock | Louisiana | state | 2009 | $1,077,680 | property tax abatement | |
| International Paper Company | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2009 | $921,053 | property tax abatement | |
| Greif, Inc. | Greif | Louisiana | state | 2009 | $912,243 | property tax abatement | |
| International Paper Company | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2009 | $896,201 | property tax abatement | |
| International Paper Company | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2009 | $864,973 | property tax abatement | |
| Temple-Inland | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2009 | $847,206 | property tax abatement | |
| International Paper Company | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2009 | $831,290 | property tax abatement | |
| Temple-Inland | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2009 | $820,652 | property tax abatement | |
| International Paper Company | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2009 | $801,704 | property tax abatement | |
| Temple-Inland | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2009 | $791,351 | property tax abatement | |
| Temple-Inland | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2009 | $726,347 | property tax abatement | |
| Smurfit-Stone Container | WestRock | Louisiana | state | 2009 | $722,893 | property tax abatement | |
| Graphic Packaging International Inc. | Graphic Packaging | Louisiana | state | 2009 | $672,142 | property tax abatement | |
| Boise Packaging & Newsprint, LLC | Packaging Corporation of America | Louisiana | state | 2009 | $646,343 | property tax abatement | |
| International Paper Company | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2009 | $637,768 | property tax abatement | |
| International Paper Company | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2009 | $634,099 | property tax abatement | |
| Boise Packaging & Newsprint, LLC | Packaging Corporation of America | Louisiana | state | 2009 | $628,359 | property tax abatement | |
| Boise Packaging & Newsprint, LLC | Packaging Corporation of America | Louisiana | state | 2009 | $617,506 | property tax abatement | |
| Graphic Packaging International Inc. | Graphic Packaging | Louisiana | state | 2009 | $607,611 | property tax abatement | |
| Boise Packaging & Newsprint, LLC | Packaging Corporation of America | Louisiana | state | 2009 | $602,020 | property tax abatement | |
| Graphic Packaging International Inc. | Graphic Packaging | Louisiana | state | 2009 | $517,357 | property tax abatement | |
| Boise Packaging & Newsprint, LLC | Packaging Corporation of America | Louisiana | state | 2009 | $514,856 | property tax abatement | |
| MeadWestvaco Corporation South Carolina, LLC | WestRock | Louisiana | state | 2009 | $509,607 | property tax abatement | |
| Graphic Packaging International Inc. | Graphic Packaging | Louisiana | state | 2009 | $508,242 | property tax abatement | |
| Boise Packaging & Newsprint, LLC | Packaging Corporation of America | Louisiana | state | 2009 | $497,271 | property tax abatement | |
| Graphic Packaging International Inc. | Graphic Packaging | Louisiana | state | 2009 | $470,978 | property tax abatement | |
| Graphic Packaging International Inc. | Graphic Packaging | Louisiana | state | 2009 | $459,163 | property tax abatement | |
| Boise Packaging & Newsprint, LLC | Packaging Corporation of America | Louisiana | state | 2009 | $456,396 | property tax abatement | |
| Graphic Packaging International Inc. | Graphic Packaging | Louisiana | state | 2009 | $393,822 | property tax abatement | |
| Graphic Packaging International Inc. | Graphic Packaging | Louisiana | state | 2009 | $364,592 | property tax abatement | |
| International Paper Company | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2009 | $308,176 | property tax abatement | |
| Temple-Inland | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2009 | $236,901 | property tax abatement | |
| Boise Packaging & Newsprint, LLC | Packaging Corporation of America | Louisiana | state | 2009 | $200,715 | property tax abatement | |
| Graphic Packaging International Inc. | Graphic Packaging | Louisiana | state | 2009 | $197,255 | property tax abatement | |
| International Paper Company | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2009 | $176,888 | property tax abatement | |
| International Paper Company | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2009 | $176,555 | property tax abatement | |
| Graphic Packaging International Inc. | Graphic Packaging | Louisiana | state | 2009 | $169,477 | property tax abatement | |
| Boise Packaging & Newsprint, LLC | Packaging Corporation of America | Louisiana | state | 2009 | $160,090 | property tax abatement | |
| Temple-Inland | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2009 | $132,979 | property tax abatement | |
| Plastipak Packaging, Inc. | Plastipak | Louisiana | state | 2009 | $99,594 | property tax abatement | |
| International Paper Company | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2009 | $73,056 | property tax abatement | |
| Graphic Packaging International Inc. | Graphic Packaging | Louisiana | state | 2009 | $59,193 | property tax abatement | |
| Shield Pack, LLC | Amcor | Louisiana | state | 2009 | $56,778 | property tax abatement |
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