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 |
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| Company | Parent | Location |
Subsidy Source |
Year | Subsidy Value | Loan/Bailout Value | Type of Subsidy |
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| 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 | |
| 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. | Owens-Illinois | 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 | |
| International Paper | International Paper | Illinois | state | 2009 | $949,445 | infrastructure assistance | |
| MeadWestvaco Consumer Packaging Group, LLC | WestRock | Illinois | state | 2005 | $350,000 | grant | |
| Silgan Containers Mfg. Corp. | Silgan | Illinois | state | 2005 | $750,000 | grant | |
| Berry Plastics | Berry Global | Kentucky | state | 2007 | $150,000 | training reimbursement | |
| Wickliffe Paper Company LLC | Verso Corporation | Kentucky | state | 2008 | $25,000 | training reimbursement | |
| Rexam Inc. | Ball Corp. | Kentucky | state | 2008 | $23,853 | training reimbursement | |
| Berry Plastics | Berry Global | Kentucky | state | 2008 | $8,010 | training reimbursement | |
| AEP Industries, Inc. | Berry Global | Kentucky | state | 2009 | $25,000 | training reimbursement | |
| Captive Plastics Inc. a subsidiary of Berry Plastics Corp. | Berry Global | Kentucky | state | 2009 | $25,000 | training reimbursement | |
| Rexam Inc. | Ball Corp. | Kentucky | state | 2009 | $25,000 | training reimbursement | |
| Berry Plastics Corporation | Berry Global | Kentucky | state | 2009 | $25,000 | training reimbursement | |
| AEP Industries, Inc. | Berry Global | Kentucky | state | 2010 | $25,000 | training reimbursement | |
| Berry Plastics Corporation | Berry Global | Kentucky | state | 2011 | $25,000 | training reimbursement | |
| Domtar Paper Company LLC | Domtar | Kentucky | state | 2011 | $24,000 | training reimbursement | |
| AEP Industries, Inc. | Berry Global | Kentucky | state | 2011 | $11,350 | training reimbursement | |
| Captive Plastics Inc. (a subsidiary of Berry Plastics Corporation) | Berry Global | Kentucky | state | 2010 | $200,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Aptargroup, Inc. | AptarGroup | Kentucky | state | 2011 | $3,000,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Alcan Packaging Pharma Center, Inc. | Amcor | Kentucky | state | 2006 | $487,603 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Dart Container Corporation of Kentucky | Dart Container | Kentucky | state | 2006 | $360,120 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Dart Container Corporation of Kentucky | Dart Container | Kentucky | state | 2006 | $109,140 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Alcan Packaging Pharma Center Inc. (R&D portion of project Form#16028) | Amcor | Kentucky | state | 2006 | $14,220 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Dart Container Corporation of Kentucky | Dart Container | Kentucky | state | 2007 | $619,200 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Alcan Global Pharmaceutical Packaging, Inc. ( f/k/a Pharma Center Shelbyville Inc.) | Amcor | Kentucky | state | 2002 | $4,000,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Sonoco Products Company | Sonoco Products | Kentucky | state | 2003 | $170,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Alcan Packaging Pharma Center, Inc. | Amcor | Kentucky | state | 2006 | $2,500,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Dart Container Corporation of Kentucky | Dart Container | Kentucky | state | 2006 | $475,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Sealed Air Corporation (US) | Sealed Air | Kentucky | state | 2008 | $1,500,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Dart Container Corporation of Kentucky | Dart Container | Kentucky | state | 2009 | $4,700,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Kerr Group, LLC (A wholly owned subsidiary of Berry Plastics Corp) | Berry Global | Kentucky | state | 2011 | $300,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Berry Plastics Corporation (fka Covalence Specialty Adhesives) | Berry Global | Kentucky | state | 2009 | $10,000,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
| International Paper Company (d/b/a Saalfeld Redistribution) | International Paper | Kentucky | state | 2005 | $800,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Domtar Paper Company, LLC | Domtar | Kentucky | state | 1992 | $1,200,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
| International Paper Company | International Paper | Kentucky | state | 1995 | $103,000,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Sonoco Products Company | Sonoco Products | Kentucky | state | 1997 | $750,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Domtar Paper Company LLC | Domtar | Kentucky | state | 1998 | $100,000,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Letica Corporation | Letica | Kentucky | state | 2001 | $4,701,092 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Rexam Closures Kentucky Inc. | Berry Global | Kentucky | state | 2002 | $13,600,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Alcan Packaging Food and Tobacco, Inc. | Amcor | Kentucky | state | 2006 | $100,000 | training reimbursement | |
| Covalence Adhesives - Div. of Berry Plastics | Berry Global | Kentucky | state | 2007 | $99,993 | training reimbursement | |
| Rexam, Inc. | Ball Corp. | Kentucky | state | 2008 | $43,000 | training reimbursement | |
| Domtar Paper Company, LLC | Domtar | Kentucky | state | 2008 | $27,506 | training reimbursement | |
| Berry Plastics Corporation | Berry Global | Kentucky | state | 2008 | $26,639 | training reimbursement | |
| Domtar Paper Company, LLC | Domtar | Kentucky | state | 2010 | $100,000 | training reimbursement | |
| International Paper Company | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2009 | $3,780,000 | Enterprise zone | |
| International Paper Company | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2009 | $2,475,000 | Enterprise zone | |
| TIN Inc dba Temple Inland | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2009 | $2,144,300 | Enterprise zone | |
| International Paper Company | International Paper | Louisiana | state | 2010 | $487,500 | Enterprise zone | |
| 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 |
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