Subsidy Tracker: Industry Summary Page
Major Industry:
paper and packaging
Subsidy Total:
$2,414,895,277
Number of Awards:
2,734
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 |
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International Paper | $408,051,354 | 408 |
WestRock | $277,738,625 | 302 |
Stora Enso | $277,344,977 | 5 |
Domtar | $213,477,046 | 81 |
Cascades Inc. | $199,176,318 | 133 |
Ball Corp. | $156,212,269 | 211 |
Packaging Corporation of America | $140,666,195 | 148 |
Berry Global | $91,109,404 | 95 |
Graphic Packaging | $84,638,692 | 119 |
Verso Corporation | $83,268,590 | 30 |
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Company | Parent | Location |
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Year | Subsidy Value | Loan/Bailout Value | Type of Subsidy |
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INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY | International Paper | Tennessee | local | 2017 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY | International Paper | Tennessee | local | 2017 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY | International Paper | Tennessee | local | 2017 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY | International Paper | Tennessee | local | 2017 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY | International Paper | Tennessee | local | 2017 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY | International Paper | Tennessee | local | 2017 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY | International Paper | Tennessee | local | 2017 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY | International Paper | Tennessee | local | 2017 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY | International Paper | Tennessee | local | 2017 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
SILGAN CONTAINERS MANUFACTURING CORPORATION | Silgan | Tennessee | local | 2018 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
SILGAN CONTAINERS MANUFACTURING CORPORATION | Silgan | Tennessee | local | 2018 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA | Packaging Corporation of America | Tennessee | local | 2018 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA | Packaging Corporation of America | Tennessee | local | 2018 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY | International Paper | Tennessee | local | 2018 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY | International Paper | Tennessee | local | 2018 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY | International Paper | Tennessee | local | 2018 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY | International Paper | Tennessee | local | 2018 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY | International Paper | Tennessee | local | 2018 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY | International Paper | Tennessee | local | 2018 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY | International Paper | Tennessee | local | 2018 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY | International Paper | Tennessee | local | 2018 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY | International Paper | Tennessee | local | 2018 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY | International Paper | Tennessee | local | 2018 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY | International Paper | Tennessee | local | 2018 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY | International Paper | Tennessee | local | 2018 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY | International Paper | Tennessee | local | 2018 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY | International Paper | Tennessee | local | 2018 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO | International Paper | Indiana | Local | 2019 | $1,230,050 | Property tax abatement | |
INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO | International Paper | Indiana | Local | 2020 | $800,080 | Property tax abatement | |
Crown Holdings Inc. | Crown Holdings | New York | Local | 2018 | $1,286,998 | tax credit/rebate | |
Alcan Packaging | Amcor | New York | Local | 2018 | $229,655 | tax credit/rebate | |
Huhtamaki Packaging | Huhtamaki Oyj | New York | Local | 2018 | $226,449 | tax credit/rebate | |
Rock Tenn-Solvay, LLC. | WestRock | New York | Local | 2018 | $11,880 | tax credit/rebate | |
International Paper | International Paper | Oregon | local | 2019 | $1,338,991 | property tax abatement | |
Cascade Tissue Group - Scappoose | Cascades Inc. | Oregon | local | 2019 | $763,693 | property tax abatement | |
Cascade Tissue Group - St Helens | Cascades Inc. | Oregon | local | 2019 | $405,049 | property tax abatement | |
International Paper | International Paper | Oregon | local | 2019 | $166,383 | property tax abatement | |
Cascade Tissue Group - St Helens | Cascades Inc. | Oregon | local | 2019 | $116,594 | property tax abatement | |
Cascade Tissue Group - St Helens | Cascades Inc. | Oregon | local | 2019 | $65,142 | property tax abatement | |
SILGAN CONTAINERS MANUFACTURING CORPORATION | Silgan | Tennessee | Local | 2019 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
SILGAN CONTAINERS MANUFACTURING CORPORATION | Silgan | Tennessee | Local | 2019 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA | Packaging Corporation of America | Tennessee | Local | 2019 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA | Packaging Corporation of America | Tennessee | Local | 2019 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY | International Paper | Tennessee | Local | 2019 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
SILGAN CONTAINERS MANUFACTURING CORP | Silgan | Tennessee | Local | 2020 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
SILGAN CONTAINERS MANUFACTURING CORP | Silgan | Tennessee | Local | 2020 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
PACKAGING CORPORATION OF AMERICA | Packaging Corporation of America | Tennessee | Local | 2020 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY | International Paper | Tennessee | Local | 2020 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY | International Paper | Tennessee | Local | 2020 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY | International Paper | Tennessee | Local | 2020 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY | International Paper | Tennessee | Local | 2020 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY | International Paper | Tennessee | Local | 2020 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY | International Paper | Tennessee | Local | 2020 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY | International Paper | Tennessee | Local | 2020 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY | International Paper | Tennessee | Local | 2020 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY | International Paper | Tennessee | Local | 2020 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY | International Paper | Tennessee | Local | 2020 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY | International Paper | Tennessee | Local | 2020 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY | International Paper | Tennessee | Local | 2020 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY | International Paper | Tennessee | Local | 2020 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
Norampac Industries (owned by Cascades Inc.) | Cascades Inc. | New York | multiple | 2011 | $141,500,000 |
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Shandong Sun Paper Industry | Shandong Sun Paper | Arkansas | multiple | 2016 | $167,500,000 |
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INLAND PAPERBOARD AND PACKAGING, INC.- TRACY | International Paper | California | state | 2003 | $9,620 | training reimbursement | |
INLAND PAPERBOARD AND PACKAGING, INC.- SANTA FE SPRINGS | International Paper | California | state | 2003 | $23,140 | training reimbursement | |
INLAND PAPERBOARD AND PACKAGING, INC.- ONTARIO | International Paper | California | state | 2003 | $23,660 | training reimbursement | |
REXAM BEVERAGE CAN AMERICAS | Ball Corp. | California | state | 2003 | $79,104 | training reimbursement | |
INLAND PAPERBOARD AND PACKAGING, INC.-LA | International Paper | California | state | 2003 | $84,500 | training reimbursement | |
BALL WESTERN CAN COMPANY, LLC | Ball Corp. | California | state | 2004 | $28,536 | training reimbursement | |
INLAND PAPERBOARD AND PACKAGING, INC. | International Paper | California | state | 2005 | $7,755 | training reimbursement | |
INLAND PAPERBOARD & PACKAGING, INC. | International Paper | California | state | 2005 | $12,480 | training reimbursement | |
BALL CORPORATION | Ball Corp. | California | state | 2006 | $39,631 | training reimbursement | |
BALL CORPORATION | Ball Corp. | California | state | 2007 | $28,435 | training reimbursement | |
SMURFIT STONE CONTAINER CORP. | WestRock | California | state | 2008 | $3,030 | training reimbursement | |
AMCOR PET PACKAGING USA, INC. | Amcor | California | state | 2008 | $135,592 | training reimbursement | |
SMURFIT-STONE CONTAINER CORPORATION | WestRock | California | state | 2009 | $25,359 | training reimbursement | |
AMCOR SUNCLIPSE NORTH AMERICA | Amcor | California | state | 2009 | $130,978 | training reimbursement | |
DART CONTAINER CORPORATION OF CALIFORNIA | Dart Container | California | state | 2009 | $338,289 | training reimbursement | |
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 | |
Amcor Pet Packaging USA, Inc | Amcor | California | state | 2006 | undisclosed | training reimbursement | |
Ball Metal Food Container, LLC | Ball Corp. | California | state | 2008 | undisclosed | training reimbursement | |
Amcor PET Packaging, USA, Inc. | Amcor | California | state | 2009 | undisclosed | training reimbursement | |
International Paper Company | International Paper | California | state | 2009 | undisclosed | training reimbursement | |
Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc. | O-I Glass | Colorado | state | 2003 | $500,000 | grant | |
Mead Westvaco | WestRock | Georgia | state | 2002 | $250,000 | grant | |
Graphic Packaging Corporation | Graphic Packaging | Georgia | state | 2004 | $749,100 | grant | |
Silgan Containers Manufacturing Corporation | Silgan | Iowa | state | 2006 | $200,000 | grant/loan hybrid program | |
Curwood, Incorporated 2001-EZ-10 | Amcor | Iowa | state | 2001 | $643,605 | enterprise zone | |
Silgan Containers 2002-EZ-10 | Silgan | Iowa | state | 2002 | $2,590,000 | enterprise zone | |
Silgan Containers Mfg. Corp. 07-EZ-030 | Silgan | Iowa | state | 2006 | $1,403,750 | enterprise zone | |
Solo Cup | Dart Container | Idaho | state | 2002 | $98,618 | training reimbursement | |
Hilex Poly Co., LLC | Novolex | Idaho | state | 2004 | $200,000 | training reimbursement | |
MeadWestvaco Consumer Packaging Group, LLC | WestRock | Illinois | state | 2004 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
MeadWestvaco Consumer Packaging Group, LLC | WestRock | Illinois | state | 2005 | $350,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
MeadWestvaco Consumer Packaging Group, LLC | WestRock | Illinois | state | 2006 | $43,013 | tax credit/rebate | |
MeadWestvaco Consumer Packaging Group, LLC | WestRock | Illinois | state | 2007 | $43,013 | tax credit/rebate | |
MeadWestvaco Consumer Packaging Group, LLC | WestRock | Illinois | state | 2008 | $43,013 | tax credit/rebate | |
UPM-RAFLATAC INC | UPM | Illinois | state | 2008 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
UPM-RAFLATAC INC | UPM | Illinois | state | 2009 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
UPM-RAFLATAC INC | UPM | Illinois | state | 2007 | $21,639 | grant |
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