Subsidy Tracker: Industry Summary Page
Major Industry:
paper and packaging
Subsidy Total:
$2,480,653,348
Number of Awards:
2,792
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 | $409,545,372 | 409 |
WestRock | $278,281,289 | 306 |
Stora Enso | $277,344,977 | 5 |
Domtar Corp. | $215,052,046 | 83 |
Cascades Inc. | $201,044,448 | 137 |
Ball Corp. | $175,983,409 | 219 |
Packaging Corporation of America | $140,666,195 | 148 |
Berry Global | $91,148,241 | 96 |
Graphic Packaging | $84,638,692 | 119 |
Verso Corporation | $83,268,590 | 30 |
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Company | Parent | Location | Subsidy Source |
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Subsidy Value | Loan/Bailout Value | Type of Subsidy |
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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 | |
Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc. | O-I Glass | Colorado | state | 2003 | $500,000 | grant | |
Sonoco Products Company | Sonoco Products | Kentucky | state | 2003 | $170,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
DOMTAR INDUSTRIES INC | Domtar Corp. | Michigan | local | 2003 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
LIQUID MOLDING SYSTEMS INC | AptarGroup | Michigan | local | 2003 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
CARAUSTAR INDUSTRIES INC | Greif Inc. | Michigan | local | 2003 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
PLASTIPAK PACKAGING INC | Plastipak | Michigan | local | 2003 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
OWENS-ILLINOIS CLOSURE INC | O-I Glass | Michigan | local | 2003 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
PACKAGING CORPORATION OF AMERICA | Packaging Corporation of America | Michigan | local | 2003 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
Huhtamaki Packaging | Huhtamaki Oyj | New York | local | 2003 | $137,686 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
Valois of America, Inc. | AptarGroup | New York | local | 2003 | $67,304 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
Cypress Cryovac, Inc. | Sealed Air Corp. | New York | local | 2003 | $62,710 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
AIM Corrugated Container Corp. | Cascades Inc. | New York | local | 2003 | $42,324 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
Ball Corporation | Ball Corp. | New York | local | 2003 | $30,539 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
Southern Container | WestRock | New York | local | 2003 | $24,490 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
Ball Corporation (Mr. Michael Mochringer) | Ball Corp. | New York | local | 2003 | $1,578 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
Cryovac Inc. | Sealed Air Corp. | Texas | state | 2003 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
Cascades Tissues Group | Cascades Inc. | Nevada | state | 2003 | $12,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
Cascades Tissues Group | Cascades Inc. | Nevada | state | 2003 | $32,553 | tax credit/rebate | |
Rock Tenn Company | WestRock | Iowa | state | 2003 | $130,000 | training reimbursement | |
Continental PET Technologies | O-I Glass | Arizona | state | 2003 | $92,286 | training reimbursement | |
JEFFERSON SMURFIT CORPORATION | WestRock | Indiana | local | 2003 | $440,930 | property tax abatement | |
UPM-Raflatac, Inc. | UPM | North Carolina | state | 2003 | $50,000 | grant | |
Amcor PET Packaging USA, Inc. | Amcor | New York | state | 2003 | $57,979 | enterprise zone | |
Amcor PET Packaging USA, Inc. | Amcor | New York | state | 2003 | $93,902 | enterprise zone | |
Burrows Paper Corporation | Novolex | New York | state | 2003 | $13,531 | enterprise zone | |
Burrows Paper Corporation | Novolex | New York | state | 2003 | $17,531 | enterprise zone | |
Grafco Industries, L.P | Berry Global | New York | state | 2003 | $212,754 | enterprise zone | |
Huhtamaki Consumer Packaging Co.--Fulton, Inc. | Huhtamaki Oyj | New York | state | 2003 | $67,645 | enterprise zone | |
International Paper- Ticonderoga Mill | International Paper | New York | state | 2003 | $1,420,000 | enterprise zone | |
Longview Fibre Company | WestRock | New York | state | 2003 | $97,157 | enterprise zone | |
Norampac Ind., Inc. | Cascades Inc. | New York | state | 2003 | $425,000 | enterprise zone | |
Norampac Industries, Buffalo Division | Cascades Inc. | New York | state | 2003 | $44,000 | enterprise zone | |
Sealed Air Corporation (US) | Sealed Air Corp. | New York | state | 2003 | $57,521 | enterprise zone | |
Solvay Paperboard, LLC | WestRock | New York | state | 2003 | $4,784,709 | enterprise zone | |
BALL WESTERN CAN COMPANY, LLC | Ball Corp. | California | state | 2004 | $28,536 | training reimbursement | |
Graphic Packaging Corporation | Graphic Packaging | Georgia | state | 2004 | $749,100 | grant | |
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 | |
DOMTAR INDUSTRIES INC | Domtar Corp. | Michigan | local | 2004 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
GREEN BAY PACKAGING INC | Green Bay Packaging | Michigan | local | 2004 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
SAPPI FINE PAPER NORTH AMERICA | Sappi | Michigan | local | 2004 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY | International Paper | Michigan | local | 2004 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO | International Paper | Michigan | local | 2004 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
MICHIGAN PACKAGING COMPANY | Greif Inc. | Michigan | local | 2004 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
DOMTAR INDUSTRIES INC | Domtar Corp. | Michigan | local | 2004 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
Ball Corporation (Mr. Michael Mochringer) | Ball Corp. | New York | local | 2004 | $72,144 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
Huhtamaki Packaging | Huhtamaki Oyj | New York | local | 2004 | $68,921 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
Valois of America, Inc. | AptarGroup | New York | local | 2004 | $61,629 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
Cypress Cryovac, Inc. | Sealed Air Corp. | New York | local | 2004 | $55,823 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
AIM Corrugated Container Corp. | Cascades Inc. | New York | local | 2004 | $43,674 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
Ball Corporation | Ball Corp. | New York | local | 2004 | $18,361 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
Southern Container | WestRock | New York | local | 2004 | $6,045 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
Cryovac Inc. | Sealed Air Corp. | Texas | state | 2004 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
Boise Paper Solutions | Packaging Corporation of America | Oregon | state | 2004 | $14,550 | training reimbursement | |
Rock-Tenn Converting Company | WestRock | Iowa | state | 2004 | $336,000 | training reimbursement | |
Amcor Sunclipse North America, Inc. | Amcor | Arizona | state | 2004 | undisclosed | enterprise zone | |
Cascade Tissue Group-CA Inc | Cascades Inc. | Arizona | state | 2004 | $282,857 | training reimbursement | |
LONGVIEW FIBRE CO | WestRock | Washington | state | 2004 | $445,960 | tax credit/rebate | |
JEFFERSON SMURFIT CORPORATION | WestRock | Indiana | local | 2004 | $310,412 | property tax abatement | |
Berry Plastics Closure Division dba Poly-Seal Corporation | Berry Global | Maryland | state | 2004 | $24,171 | training reimbursement | |
Solo Cup Company | Dart Container | Maryland | state | 2004 | $7,397 | training reimbursement | |
Amcor PET Packaging USA, Inc. | Amcor | New York | state | 2004 | $169,941 | enterprise zone | |
Amcor PET Packaging USA, Inc. | Amcor | New York | state | 2004 | $663,000 | enterprise zone | |
Deluxe Packaging Corporation | Novolex | New York | state | 2004 | $497,847 | enterprise zone | |
Grafco Industries, L.P | Berry Global | New York | state | 2004 | $207,879 | enterprise zone | |
Huhtamaki Consumer Packaging Co.--Fulton, Inc. | Huhtamaki Oyj | New York | state | 2004 | $220,012 | enterprise zone | |
International Paper- Ticonderoga Mill | International Paper | New York | state | 2004 | $1,100,000 | enterprise zone | |
Longview Fibre Company | WestRock | New York | state | 2004 | $13,022 | enterprise zone | |
MW Custom Papers, LLC | WestRock | New York | state | 2004 | $142,294 | enterprise zone | |
Norampac Ind., Inc. | Cascades Inc. | New York | state | 2004 | $562,979 | enterprise zone | |
Norampac Industries, Buffalo Division | Cascades Inc. | New York | state | 2004 | $96,821 | enterprise zone | |
Sealed Air Corporation (US) | Sealed Air Corp. | New York | state | 2004 | $70,311 | enterprise zone | |
Solvay Paperboard, LLC | WestRock | New York | state | 2004 | $3,933,251 | enterprise zone | |
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 | |
MeadWestvaco Consumer Packaging Group, LLC | WestRock | Illinois | state | 2005 | $350,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
MeadWestvaco Consumer Packaging Group, LLC | WestRock | Illinois | state | 2005 | $350,000 | grant | |
Silgan Containers Mfg. Corp. | Silgan | Illinois | state | 2005 | $750,000 | grant | |
International Paper Company (d/b/a Saalfeld Redistribution) | International Paper | Kentucky | state | 2005 | $800,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
PACKAGING CORPORATION OF AMERICA | Packaging Corporation of America | Michigan | local | 2005 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
PLASTIPAK PACKAGING INC | Plastipak | Michigan | local | 2005 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
PACKAGING CORPORATION OF AMERICA | Packaging Corporation of America | Michigan | local | 2005 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
Solvay Paperboard (Mr. Steven Hill) | WestRock | New York | local | 2005 | $207,507 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
Huhtamaki Packaging | Huhtamaki Oyj | New York | local | 2005 | $159,938 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
Valois of America, Inc. | AptarGroup | New York | local | 2005 | $53,472 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
Cypress Cryovac, Inc. | Sealed Air Corp. | New York | local | 2005 | $42,929 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
Ball Plastic Container Corp, Ball Corporation | Ball Corp. | New York | local | 2005 | $40,511 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
AIM Corrugated Container Corp. | Cascades Inc. | New York | local | 2005 | $33,602 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
DeLuxe Packaging | Novolex | New York | local | 2005 | $24,370 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
Southern Container (Mr. Steven Hill) | WestRock | New York | local | 2005 | $22,376 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
Southern Container | WestRock | New York | local | 2005 | $4,352 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
OI LEVIS PARK STS INC. | O-I Glass | Ohio | state | 2005 | $416,622 | enterprise zone | |
Cryovac Inc. | Sealed Air Corp. | Texas | state | 2005 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
International Paper Company | International Paper | South Carolina | state | 2005 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
Plastipak Packaging Inc. | Plastipak | Texas | local | 2005 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
Kanzaki Specialty Papers | Oji Group | Massachusetts | state | 2005 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
LONGVIEW FIBRE CO | WestRock | Washington | state | 2005 | $39,499 | tax credit/rebate | |
SMURFIT STONE CONTAINER ENTERPRISES | WestRock | Indiana | local | 2005 | $252,210 | property tax abatement | |
Graphic Packaging International, Inc. | Graphic Packaging | Ohio | state | 2005 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate |
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