2023 IW U.S. 500: Top Paper and Timber Companies (Slideshow)

July 7, 2023

The largest producers of lumber, newsprint, napkins and tissue paper from the IndustryWeek U.S. 500 list of largest publicly traded manufacturing companies in the country.

Laura Putre

From household paper items to lumber and home-building panels, paper and timber companies reach every part of our lives. Click through the list to see the top U.S. manufacturers of these products in 2023.

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IW 500 Rank	Company Name	Primary Industry	2022 Revenue in Millions (unless otherwise stated)	Revenue Growth	2022 Net Income (unless Otherwise stated)	Profit Margin
59	WestRock Company (NYSE:WRK)	Paper and Plastic Packaging Products and Materials	$21,257	13.4%	$945	4.4%
60	International Paper Company (NYSE:IP)	Paper and Plastic Packaging Products and Materials	$21,161	9.3%	$1,504	7.1%
68	Kimberly-Clark Corporation (NYSE:KMB)	Household Products	$20,175	3.8%	$1,934	9.6%
123	Weyerhaeuser Company (NYSE:WY)	Timber REITs	$10,184	-0.2%	$1,880	18.5%
131	Graphic Packaging Holding Company (NYSE:GPK)	Paper and Plastic Packaging Products and Materials	$9,440	31.9%	$522	5.5%
136	Avery Dennison Corporation (NYSE:AVY)	Paper and Plastic Packaging Products and Materials	$9,039	7.5%	$757	8.4%
145	Packaging Corporation of America (NYSE:PKG)	Paper and Plastic Packaging Products and Materials	$8,478	9.7%	$1,030	12.1%
146	Boise Cascade Company (NYSE:BCC)	Trading Companies and Distributors	$8,387	5.8%	$858	10.2%
162	Sonoco Products Company (NYSE:SON)	Paper and Plastic Packaging Products and Materials	$7,251	29.7%	$466	6.4%
182	Pactiv Evergreen Inc. (NasdaqGS:PTVE)	Paper and Plastic Packaging Products and Materials	$6,220	14.4%	$318	5.1%
196	Sealed Air Corporation (NYSE:SEE)	Paper and Plastic Packaging Products and Materials	$5,642	2.0%	$492	8.7%
244	Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (NYSE:LPX)	Forest Products	$3,854	-1.6%	$1,086	28.2%
256	Sylvamo Corporation (NYSE:SLVM)	Paper Products	$3,628	28.3%	$118	3.3%
337	Mercer International Inc. (NasdaqGS:MERC)	Paper Products	$2,281	26.5%	$247	10.8%
364	Clearwater Paper Corporation (NYSE:CLW)	Paper Products	$2,080	17.3%	$46	2.2%
422	Glatfelter Corporation (NYSE:GLT)	Paper Products	$1,491	37.5%	-$194	-13.0%
442	PotlatchDeltic Corporation (NasdaqGS:PCH)	Timber REITs	$1,331	-0.5%	$334	25.1%

Data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence.

About the Author

Laura Putre | Senior Editor, IndustryWeek

As senior editor, Laura Putre works with IndustryWeek's editorial contributors and reports on leadership and the automotive industry as they relate to manufacturing. She joined IndustryWeek in 2015 as a staff writer covering workforce issues.

Prior to IndustryWeek, Laura reported on the healthcare industry and covered local news. She was the editor of the Chicago Journal and a staff writer for Cleveland Scene. Her national bylines include The Guardian, Slate, Pacific-Standard and The Root.

Laura was a National Press Foundation fellow in 2022.

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