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FACTBOX-Papermakers' global rankings - capacity, sales

Wed Aug 20, 2008 5:22am EDT
 
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Aug 20 (Reuters) - Following are the rankings of the world's largest paper makers by total capacity, by paper grades and by turnover.

WORLD'S BIGGEST PAPER AND BOARD PRODUCERS

(by capacity, thousands of tonnes):

1. Stora Enso (STERV.HE: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) 13,545

2. International Paper (IP.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) 12,656

3. UPM-Kymmene (UPM1V.HE: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) 11,520

4. Georgia-Pacific 9,652

5. Oji (3861.T: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) 9,166

6. Nippon (3893.T: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) 8,971

7. Asia Pulp and Paper 8,108

8. AbitibiBowater (ABH.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) 7,961

9. Nine Dragons (2689.HK: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) 7,915

10. Smurfit Kappa (SKG.I: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) 7,132 Asia Pulp and Paper is part of Sinar Mas group (SMMA.JK: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz).

Georgia-Pacific is owned by Koch Industries, Inc, a private U.S. company headquartered in Wichita, Kan.  Continued...

 
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