Pulp and paper industry

Pulp and paper industry
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An International Paper mill in South Carolina

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

According to the 2007 PricewaterhouseCoopers Global Forest & Paper Industry Survey, the top 10 forest, paper & packaging products companies were:

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Rank	Company	Country	2006 Net Sales (US$M)	2006 Net Income (Loss) (US$M)
1	International Paper	United States	21,995	1,050
2	Weyerhaeuser	United States	18,561	142
3	Stora Enso	Finland and Sweden	18,330	740
4	Kimberly-Clark	United States	16,746	1,500
5	SCA	Sweden	13,796	739
6	UPM	Finland	12,588	427
7	Procter & Gamble (Paper)	United States	11,972	1,299
8	Metsäliitto	Finland	11,644	(325)
9	Oji Paper	Japan	10,439	181
10	Nippon Unipac	Japan	9,908	148

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