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The global pulp and paper industry is dominated by North American ( United States, Canada), northern European ( Sweden, Finland) and southeast Asian countries (such as Japan). Australasia and Latin America also have significant pulp and paper industries. Both Russia and China are expected to be key in the industry's growth over the next few years.

According to the 2003 PricewaterhouseCoopers Global Forest & Paper Industry Survey, the top 20 forest and paper products companies were:

RankCompanyCountry2002 Net Sales
(US$M)		2002 Net Income (Loss)
(US$M)
1 International PaperUS24,976(880)
2 Georgia-PacificUS23,271(735)
3 WeyerhaeuserWeyerhaeuser Company ( NYSE:WY) is an American forest products company based in Federal Way, Washington. Weyerhaeuser is an international forest products company that operates five major business segments: • Timberlands — Grows and harvests trees in renewUS16,77116
4 Kimberly-ClarkUS13,5661,675
5 Stora EnsoStora Enso Oyj is a Finnish Swedish pulp and paper manufacturer, formed by the merger of Swedish mining and forestry products company Stora and Finnish forestry products company Enso in 1998. It has approximately 42,500 employees and in 2002 it was the fiFinland12,090(211)
6 Procter & GambleProcter & Gamble Co. P&G NYSE:PG) is a $50+ billion/year Global consumer goods corporation based in Cincinnati, Ohio that manufactures a wide range of consumer products. The company has approximately 106,000 employees. Procter & Gamble was started in 1837 (Paper)US11,877954
7 UPM-KymmeneFinancial Information 20022001 Net Sales (€M)10,4759,918 Net Earnings (€M)550955 UPM-Kymmene ( NYSE:UPM) is a Finnish pulp and paper manufacturer. It has approximately 35,579 employees. UPM-Kymmene was formed by the merger of Kymmene CorporationFinland9,907520
8 Nippon Unipac Japan9,696(5)
9 Oji Paper Japan9,635(142)
10 SCASvenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget (SCA), is a Swedish pulp and paper manufacturer. It has approximately 44,000 employees. The company's ten largest markets are (in order): Germany, United Kingdom, United States, France, Sweden, Italy, the Netherlands, DenmarSweden9,091588
11 Metsaliitto Finland8,387118
12 Smurfit-StoneSmurfit-Stone Container Corporation is an American paperboard and paper-based packaging company based in Chicago, Illinois. It has approximately 38,600 employees. Financial Information 20022001 Net Sales (US$M)7,4838,377 Net Earnings (US$M)6577 Smurfit-StUS7,48365
13 BoiseBoise Cascade LLC (which uses the trade name Boise is an American pulp and paper company, ranked as the thirteenth biggest pulp and paper company in the world. It was established in 1957 as the result of the merger between Boise Payette Lumber Company andUS7,41211
14 MeadWestvacoUS7,242(389)
15 Anglo American (Mondi)UK4,805345
16 Jefferson Smurfit Ireland4,45593
17 Worms & Cie France4,186180
18 Amcor Australia4,071463
19 Asia Pulp & Paper (est)Singapore4,000 (1,450)
20 SappiSouth Africa3,729220




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