① American International Paper Company has been the Dragon leader of the world paper industry for many years. So far, no paper group in the world can exceed its total sales. Last year, the sales amount was US $20.885 billion, which was 1.0% lower than that before. This shows that the economy of last year has slowed down, and the impact on the company is not small. The company's output last year was 2.3 million tons of wood pulp, 15.584 million tons of paper and paperboard, and 100000 employees.

② Georgia Pacific Corporation of the United States, which originally ranked ninth two years ago, merged with fartjames, then ranked sixth, and became second the year before last. Last year, the sales amount was 17.966 billion US dollars, a substantial increase of 27.5% compared with the previous year, which was due to the merger of the two companies. The company's production last year was 1.392 million tons of commercial wood pulp, 13.77 million tons of paper and paperboard, and 75000 employees.

③ Procter & Gamble, formerly the world's largest company in household products series, was listed on the list for the first time the year before last because its toilet paper, baby diapers and women's sanitary cotton products were widely distributed all over the world. Last year, the sales amount was US $11.991 billion, a decrease of 0.4% compared with the year before last. Last year, the company produced 1.6 million tons of household paper products and employed 106000 people.

④ Stora Enso of Finland, the same as the year before last, still ranks the fourth. It is the first pulp company in Europe. Last year, the sales amount was US $10.683 billion, up 8.2% compared with the year before last. It can be seen that the economic boom of last year slowed down and the impact on Europe was not as good as that in North America. Therefore, the pulp and paper industry in Europe can still have considerable growth. Last year, the company produced 12.858 million tons of paper and paperboard and employed 43000 people.

⑤ Prince of Japan Paper Co., Ltd., the largest pulp and paper company in Japan and Asia, sold us $9.309 billion last year, an increase of 1.9% over the previous year. The company's output last year was 96000 tons of wood pulp, 6.096 million tons of paper and paperboard, and 22000 employees.

⑥ Kimberly Clark company of the United States is a large part of household paper series products in the United States. Its factories are all over the world. Last year, its sales amount was 4 million tons of household paper and its staff number was 64000.

⑦ Unipac holding company of Japan is a holding company established by Nippon paper and daishowa paper. It is also the second largest pulp and paper company in Asia and Japan. Last year, the sales volume was US $8.589 billion, 3.3% lower than the previous year. Last year, the company produced 372000 tons of commercial wood pulp, 7.98 million tons of paper and paperboard, and 17000 employees.

⑧ Smurfit stone company, which mainly produces kraft pulp, carton paper and corrugated boxes, is also the world's largest industrial paper factory which has become popular in recent years after successful integration. Last year, the sales volume reached US $8.377 billion, a decline of 4.8% compared with the previous year. Last year, the company produced 545000 tons of wood pulp, 847.5 tons of paper and paperboard, and employed 38500 people.

⑨ Swedish Fiber Company - last year's sales amounted to US $7.972 billion, a significant increase of 22.7% over the previous year. Last year, the company produced 4.946 million tons of paper and paperboard and employed 42000 people.

⑩ Finland's UPM fell from the fifth place two years ago to the tenth place last year, with sales of US $7.563 billion, up 4.9% over the previous year. Last year, the company produced 8.285 million tons and employed 36000 people.