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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WESTROCK CP, LLC | WestRock | Washington | state | 2017 | $500,237 | tax credit/rebate | |
| BOISE WHITE PAPER, L.L.C. | Packaging Corporation of America | Washington | state | 2015 | $445,797 | tax credit/rebate | |
| WESTROCK CP, LLC | WestRock | Washington | state | 2015 | $436,464 | tax credit/rebate | |
| BOISE WHITE PAPER, L.L.C. | Packaging Corporation of America | Washington | state | 2016 | $415,532 | tax credit/rebate | |
| BOISE WHITE PAPER, L.L.C. | Packaging Corporation of America | Washington | state | 2017 | $414,834 | tax credit/rebate | |
| INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY | International Paper | Washington | state | 2017 | $320,131 | tax credit/rebate | |
| INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY | International Paper | Washington | state | 2016 | $276,248 | tax credit/rebate | |
| BOISE PACKAGING & NEWSPRINT, L.L.C. | Packaging Corporation of America | Washington | state | 2016 | $271,285 | tax credit/rebate | |
| INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY | International Paper | Washington | state | 2015 | $260,927 | tax credit/rebate | |
| BOISE PACKAGING & NEWSPRINT, L.L.C. | Packaging Corporation of America | Washington | state | 2015 | $260,195 | tax credit/rebate | |
| NIPPON DYNAWAVE PACKAGING COMPANY, LLC | Nippon Paper | Washington | state | 2016 | $250,073 | tax credit/rebate | |
| PACKAGING CORPORATION OF AMERICA | Packaging Corporation of America | Washington | state | 2017 | $241,990 | tax credit/rebate | |
| BOISE PACKAGING & NEWSPRINT, L.L.C. | Packaging Corporation of America | Washington | state | 2017 | $150,083 | tax credit/rebate | |
| NIPPON PAPER INDUSTRIES USA CO., LTD. | Nippon Paper | Washington | state | 2015 | $59,774 | tax credit/rebate | |
| NIPPON PAPER INDUSTRIES USA CO., LTD. | Nippon Paper | Washington | state | 2016 | $52,373 | tax credit/rebate | |
| CARAUSTAR MILL GROUP, INC. | Greif | Washington | state | 2015 | $42,232 | tax credit/rebate | |
| CARAUSTAR MILL GROUP, INC. | Greif | Washington | state | 2017 | $41,809 | tax credit/rebate | |
| CARAUSTAR MILL GROUP, INC. | Greif | Washington | state | 2016 | $39,059 | tax credit/rebate | |
| DOMTAR INDUSTRIES LLC | Domtar | Washington | state | 2015 | $21,510 | tax credit/rebate | |
| DOMTAR PAPER COMPANY, LLC | Domtar | Washington | state | 2015 | $10,934 | tax credit/rebate | |
| DOMTAR PAPER COMPANY, LLC | Domtar | Washington | state | 2016 | $10,767 | tax credit/rebate | |
| DOMTAR PAPER COMPANY, LLC | Domtar | Washington | state | 2017 | $9,921 | tax credit/rebate | |
| NIPPON PAPER INDUSTRIES USA CO., LTD. | Nippon Paper | Washington | state | 2017 | $8,459 | tax credit/rebate | |
| KAPSTONE KRAFT PAPER CORPORATION | WestRock | Washington | state | 2016 | $4,148 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Impress USA Incorporated | Ardagh Packaging Group | West Virginia | state | 2008 | $4,850 | training reimbursement | |
| Ball Corporation | Ball Corp. | West Virginia | state | 2009 | $39,200 | training reimbursement | |
| Ball Metal Food Container Corp. | Ball Corp. | West Virginia | state | 2007 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
| Ball Metal Food Container Corp. | Ball Corp. | West Virginia | state | 2007 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
| GREIF, Inc. | Greif | West Virginia | state | 2007 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
| Silgan Plastics Corporation | Silgan | West Virginia | state | 2013 | $5,000,000 | grant | |
| Ardagh Metal Packaging | Ardagh Packaging Group | West Virginia | state | 2014 | $1,960 | training reimbursement | |
| Ball Corporation | Ball Corp. | West Virginia | state | 2010 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
| Silgan Containters Manufacturing Corp | Silgan | West Virginia | state | 2010 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
| Silgan Containters Manufacturing Corp | Silgan | West Virginia | state | 2010 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
| Silgan Containters Manufacturing Corp | Silgan | West Virginia | state | 2010 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
| Silgan Containters Manufacturing Corp | Silgan | West Virginia | state | 2010 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
| Ardagh Metal Packaging USA | Ardagh Packaging Group | West Virginia | state | 2015 | $6,825 | training reimbursement | |
| Ball Metal Food Container Corp | Ball Corp. | West Virginia | state | 2008 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
| Ball Metal Food Container Corp | Ball Corp. | West Virginia | state | 2008 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
| Greif Inc | Greif | West Virginia | state | 2008 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
| Appleton Papers Inc. | Appvion | Wisconsin | state | 2008 | $85,088 | training reimbursement | |
| Kendall Packaging Corporation | Kendall Packaging | Wisconsin | state | 2010 | $249,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Neenah Paper, Inc. | Neenah Paper | Wisconsin | state | 2007 | $445,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Bemis Company, Inc. | Amcor | Wisconsin | state | 2007 | $3,000,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Neenah Paper Company | Neenah Paper | Wisconsin | state | 2011 | $41,080 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Sonoco Plastics, Inc. | Sonoco Products | Wisconsin | state | 2011 | $100,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Kendall Packaging Corporation | Kendall Packaging | Wisconsin | state | 2011 | $7,500,000 | industrial revenue bond | |
| Appleton Papers Inc. | Appvion | Wisconsin | state | 2012 | $306,000 | grant | |
| Aptar Group, Inc. | AptarGroup | Wisconsin | state | 2012 | $2,300,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Ball Metal Food Container LLC | Ball Corp. | Wisconsin | state | 2014 | $400,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Neenah Paper, Inc. | Neenah Paper | Wisconsin | state | 2013 | $41,080 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Neenah Paper, Inc. | Neenah Paper | Wisconsin | state | 2013 | $38,026 | cost reimbursement | |
| New Page Holdings Inc. | Verso Corporation | Wisconsin | state | 2014 | $76,720 | cost reimbursement | |
| Alcan Packaging | Amcor | Wisconsin | state | 2007 | $390,000 | grant | |
| 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 | |
| Pratt Industries, Inc. | Pratt Industries | Wisconsin | state | 2015 | $2,400,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Neenah Paper, Inc. | Neenah Paper | Wisconsin | state | 2016 | $500,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Neenah Paper, Inc. | Neenah Paper | Wisconsin | state | 2016 | $200,000 | training reimbursement | |
| Pratt Industries | Pratt Industries | Wisconsin | state | 2016 | $700,000 | grant | |
| Green Bay Packaging Inc - Mill Division | Green Bay Packaging | Wisconsin | state | 2018 | $60,000,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Green Bay Packaging Inc - Mill Division | Green Bay Packaging | Wisconsin | state | 2019 | $150,000,000 | loan or bond financing |
