International Paper Company

International Paper Company, which spans more than 40 countries and employs approximately 83,000 people worldwide, has the capabilities to export products to more than 120 nations. International Paper Company is a worldwide leader in the paper, packaging and wood products industry. It does significant business in paper and paper distribution, packaging and forest products, which include building materials. With nearly 8.5 million acres of land managed in the United States, the company is one of the world's largest private landowners. It distributes printing, packaging, graphic arts, maintenance and industrial products principally through more than 270 distribution branches located primarily in the United States. In addition, International Paper Company owns more than half of Carter Holt Harvey, a New Zealand paper and forest products company with operations in New Zealand and Australia. International Paper Company has its headquarters in Memphis, Tenn., with a location in Bay Minette, Ala.

International Paper Company, which spans more than 40 countries and employs approximately 83,000 people worldwide, has the capabilities to export products to more than 120 nations. International Paper Company is a worldwide leader in the paper, packaging and wood products industry. It does significant business in paper and paper distribution, packaging and forest products, which include building materials. With nearly 8.5 million acres of land managed in the United States, the company is one of the world's largest private landowners. It distributes printing, packaging, graphic arts, maintenance and industrial products principally through more than 270 distribution branches located primarily in the United States. In addition, International Paper Company owns more than half of Carter Holt Harvey, a New Zealand paper and forest products company with operations in New Zealand and Australia. International Paper Company has its headquarters in Memphis, Tenn., with a location in Cantonment, Fla.

Temple-Inland Forest Products operates 19 plants and mills throughout the United States and in Canada, including one in Monroeville, Ala. These facilities manufacture a wide range of construction and industrial building products, including lumber and studs, wood trim, siding, particleboard, medium-density fiberboard, gypsum wallboard and other fiberboard products. The forest products segment also manages the company's more than 2 million acres of forestland in Texas, Louisiana, Alabama and Georgia. Temple-Inland Forest Products is among the largest private landowners in Texas and the fifth-largest corporate forestland owner in the Southern U.S. This business segment Temple-Inland, which began in 1893, accounted for 17 percent of its parent s revenues in 2003. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, Temple-Inland s two other business segments are the corrugated packaging business and a financial services division.