Tarpon Paper Company

Incorporated in 1941, International Paper Company is one of the leading firms in the paper and packaging industry in the world. Based in Decatur, Ala., the company offers a plethora of products, such as bag/sack paper, envelope papers, office paper, opaque cover, return postcard, unbleached filing and uncoated specialty papers. Additionally, it provides recycling of papers that include old newspaper, hard white paper, sorted paper, coated book stock and mixed paper. International Paper Company caters to industrial packaging, including bulk packaging, container board, corrugated sheets, solid fibers and retail ready packaging.

Founded in 1952, Athens Paper Company is a privately owned company and its business includes commercial paper distribution for publishing and printing. It offers a variety of writing and printing papers that include newsprints, paperboards, pulp and nonwoven products, and carbonless, thermal, fluorescent and specialty papers. The company offers recycled papers through various affiliate paper mills, such as Blue Ridge Paper, Glatfelter, Boise Cascade, Papeterie Du Leman, Cascades Fine Papers and Potlatch. It also provides shipping, warehousing and logistics support services to its customers. The company employs more than 300 professionals and has over 15 facilities and sales offices. Athens Paper Company has one of its offices located in Madison, Ala.

Operational for over 100 years, Weyerhaeuser NR Company is a provider of forest products. Based in Huntsville, Ala., it offers an array of cellulose fibers, paper/liquid packaging, timberland as well as wood and building products. The firm's wood products find utility in a variety of residential and commercial applications, such as roofs, stable walls, floorings, concrete forming and decks. Weyerhaeuser NR Company manages about 22 million acres of timberland. Fortune magazine has ranked the company as the second-most admired forest and paper products company in America.