Leading Companies
The top 20 forest and paper products companies in the United States in 2002 were:
| Rank | Company | 2002 Net Sales (US$M) |
2002 Net Income (Loss) (US$M) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | International Paper | 24,976 | (880) |
| 2 | Georgia-Pacific | 23,271 | (735) |
| 3 | Weyerhaeuser | 16,771 | 16 |
| 4 | Kimberly-Clark | 13,566 | 1,675 |
| 5 | Procter & Gamble (Paper) | 11,877 | 954 |
| 6 | Smurfit-Stone | 7,483 | 65 |
| 7 | Boise | 7,412 | 11 |
| 8 | MeadWestvaco | 7,242 | (389) |
| 9 | Temple-Inland | 3,374 | 53 |
| 10 | Sonoco | 2,812 | 135 |
| 11 | Bowater Newly AbitibiBowater Inc. | 2,581 | (142) |
| 12 | Louisiana-Pacific | 1,943 | (62) |
| 13 | Packaging Corp. of America | 1,736 | 48 |
| 14 | Universal Forest Products | 1,640 | 37 |
| 15 | Rock-Tenn | 1,437 | 27 |
| 16 | Potlatch | 1,286 | (234) |
| 17 | Riverwood International | 1,247 | (11) |
| 18 | Plum Creek Timber | 1,137 | 233 |
| 19 | Rayonier | 1,117 | 54 |
| 20 | Caraustar | 950 | (18) |
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