Our data holds 311,571 paper manufacturers worldwide, in 172 countries.
List of Paper Manufacturers Worldwide
Paper manufacturers make printing paper, writing paper, tissue and converted paper goods from pulp and recycled fibre. We list 311,571 paper manufacturers across 172 countries, most of them in India (59%) and China (12%). Download the full list as a database or pull it through our Company Data API.
311,571 manufacturers indexed · Data counted on 20 October 2026
Companies311,571
Countries172
Largest countryIndia
Employees10-19
Revenue$500K-$1M
Email4.3%
Phone19%
Website7.7%
CEO name62%
Live sample of paper manufacturers worldwide
Below you see a live sample of the 311,571 paper manufacturers, sorted by revenue. Filter on country, size, revenue, legal form or founding year, or search a company by name.
International Paper CompanyInternational Paper Company
| Company Name | Country | City | Address 1 | State/Province | Postal Code | Website | Founding Year | Yearly Revenue in U.S. Dollars | Employees Total | Business Legal Type - Description | Number of Companies in Group | Company Registration Number | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | International Paper Company | USA | Memphis | 6400 Poplar Ave | Shelby | 38197-0198 | internationalpaper.***** | 1898 | $23,634,000,000 | 62,602 | Corporation | 935 | 53310 |
| 2 | Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC | Unitedkingdom | Slough | 103 - 105 Bath Road | Slough | SL1 3UH | reckitt.***** | 1840 | $18,787,220,490 | 36,200 | Corporation | 504 | 06270876 |
| 3 | Amaravathi Sri Venkatesa Paper Mills LIMITED | India | Palani | 1 St Floor Nithya Nilayam | Tamil Nadu | 642128 | N/A | 1960 | $18,255,977,125 | 79 | Corporation | 5 | AABCA6616L |
| 4 | Georgia-Pacific LLC | USA | Atlanta | 133 Peachtree St Ne Ste 4810 | Fulton | 30303-1821 | gp.***** | 1927 | $17,229,972,666 | 46,270 | Corporation | 1329 | 6497080 |
| 5 | Kimberly-Clark CORPORATION | USA | Irving | 351 Phelps Dr | Dallas | 75038-6540 | kimberly-clark.***** | 1872 | $16,447,000,000 | 36,000 | Corporation | 407 | 239026 |
| 6 | Sinar Mas Paper (china) Investment Co.,ltd. | China | Shanghai | Floor 65, No.501, Dongdaming Road, Hongkou District | Shanghai | 200000 | N/A | 1999 | $11,824,445,928 | 446 | Foreign company | 168 | 310000400210808 |
| 7 | Upm-Kymmene OYJ | Finland | Helsinki | Alvar Aallon Katu 1 | Uusimaa | 00100 | upm.***** | 1996 | $11,192,539,968 | 2,933 | Corporation | 427 | 10410900 |
| 8 | Stora Enso OYJ | Finland | Helsinki | Katajanokanlaituri 4 | Uusimaa | 00160 | storaensometsa.***** | 1996 | $10,810,027,728 | 3,494 | Corporation | 221 | 10390508 |
| 9 | Smurfit Kappa Investments LIMITED | Ireland | Dublin | Beech Hill | Dublin | D04 N2R2 | smurfitkappa.***** | 2004 | $9,008,905,353 | 42,259 | Corporation | 492 | 380620 |
| 10 | Nine Dragon Worldwide (china) Investment Group Co.,ltd. | China | Dongguan | Room 104a, Floor 1, Building 11, Chuangxin Kejiyuan, Songshanhu | Guangdong | 523147 | N/A | 2014 | $7,816,843,576 | 572 | Foreign company | 40 | 441900400204390 |
| 11 | Nippon Paper Industries CO., LTD. | Japan | Chiyoda-ku | 4-6, Kandasurugadai | Tōkyō | 101-0062 | N/A | 1949 | $7,627,907,976 | 15,145 | Corporation | 450 | 8011501009422 |
| 12 | Domtar CORPORATION | USA | Fort Mill | 234 Kingsley Park Dr | York | 29715-6468 | domtar.***** | 2023 | $6,943,000,000 | 13,700 | Corporation | 242 | 4206328 |
| 13 | Rengo Co.,ltd. | Japan | Osaka | 2-2-7, Nakanoshima, Kita-ku | Ōsaka | 530-0005 | N/A | 1909 | $6,449,323,452 | 25,011 | Corporation | 742 | 1120001036880 |
| 14 | Unicharm CORPORATION | Japan | Minato-ku | 3-5-19, Mita | Tōkyō | 108-0073 | N/A | 1961 | $6,044,043,592 | 16,542 | Corporation | 169 | 8500001014833 |
| 15 | Shandong Sun Paper CO., LTD. | China | Jining | No.1 Youyi Road, Yanzhou District | Shandong | 272100 | N/A | 2000 | $5,537,493,087 | 18,196 | Joint venture | 17 | 370000228006169 |
| 16 | Tirupati Kagads Private LIMITED | India | Hyderabad | 15-2-157, 1st Floor ,c-1 | Telangana | 500001 | N/A | 2000 | $4,969,510,793 | 24 | Corporation | 3 | AABCT3521B |
| 17 | Productos Internacionales Mabe, S.A. De C.V. | Mexico | San Andrés Cholula | Blvd. Atlixcayotl No. 3192 Piso 3 | Puebla | 72852 | gpomabe.***** | 1977 | $4,268,155,815 | 1,000 | Corporation | 95 | PIM810710R32 |
| 18 | Daio Paper CORPORATION | Japan | Shikokuchuo | 628, Mishimakamiyacho | Ehime | 799-0402 | N/A | 1928 | $4,264,660,920 | 12,191 | Corporation | 243 | 9500001014345 |
| 19 | China Paper Investment CO., LTD. | China | Beijing | Unit 1001, 10th Floor, Building B, No. 13 Courtyard, No. 5 Andin | Beijing | 100029 | N/A | 1988 | $4,030,929,975 | 116 | Corporation | 417 | 100000000008901 |
| 20 | Westrock Paper And Packaging, LLC | USA | Atlanta | 1000 Abernathy Rd | Fulton | 30328 | smurfitwestrock.***** | 2019 | $3,693,634,605 | 6,400 | Corporation | 1026 | 3955792 |
| 21 | Gold East Paper (jiangsu) Co.,ltd. | China | Zhenjiang | No. 8 Xinggang East Road, Dagang, Zhenjiang | Jiangsu | 212000 | N/A | 1997 | $3,456,828,335 | 3,251 | Joint venture | 168 | 321100400000900 |
| 22 | Cascades INC | Canada | Kingsey Falls | 404 Boul Marie-victorin | Québec | J0A 1B0 | cascades.***** | 1964 | $3,351,023,232 | 10,000 | Corporation | 155 | N/A |
| 23 | Sylvamo CORPORATION | USA | Memphis | 6077 Primacy Pkwy | Shelby | 38119-5742 | sylvamo.***** | 1898 | $3,351,000,000 | 6,500 | Corporation | 28 | 5462844 |
| 24 | Magnera CORPORATION | USA | Charlotte | 9335 Harris Corners Pkwy Ste 300 | Mecklenburg | 28269-3817 | magnera.***** | 1864 | $3,204,000,000 | 8,500 | Corporation | 72 | 0000140599 |
| 25 | Sociedad Ehlan S.A. | Chile | Santiago | Los Olmos No. 2438 | Santiago | 8840113 | N/A | 2012 | $2,978,047,410 | 6 | Corporation | N/A | 762229323 |
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Request Free SampleLargest paper manufacturers worldwide
Most paper manufacturers worldwide are small: 55% have 10 to 19 employees, and 54% sit between $500K and $1M in yearly revenue.
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By employee size
| Employees | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-4 | 51,479 | 17% | |
| 5-9 | 26,022 | 9% | |
| 10-19 | 165,997 | 55% | |
| 20-49 | 47,037 | 16% | |
| 50-99 | 7,399 | 2% | |
| 100-199 | 3,052 | 1% | |
| 200-499 | 1,634 | 1% | |
| 500+ | 835 | 0% |
By yearly revenue (USD)
| Revenue | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| < $100K | 11,096 | 4% | |
| $100K-$500K | 35,824 | 12% | |
| $500K-$1M | 157,223 | 54% | |
| $1M-$5M | 71,665 | 25% | |
| $5M-$10M | 9,190 | 3% | |
| $10M-$50M | 3,627 | 1% | |
| $50M+ | 1,399 | 0% |
Where are paper manufacturers based?
59% of all paper manufacturers worldwide are in India. No other country holds more than 12%.
Top 10 countries
| Country | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 183,190 | 59% | |
| China | 37,340 | 12% | |
| Brazil | 22,958 | 7% | |
| United States | 7,460 | 2% | |
| Japan | 6,880 | 2% | |
| Türkiye | 3,499 | 1% | |
| South Korea | 2,735 | 1% | |
| Czechia | 2,514 | 1% | |
| South Africa | 2,498 | 1% | |
| United Kingdom | 2,483 | 1% |
172 countries in total
How many paper manufacturers started this year?
This year 6,137 new paper manufacturers registered worldwide, after 8,645 last year.
Founded per year
- 10,2592022
- 10,9072023
- 8,7192024
- 8,6452025
- 6,1372026 so far
Started in 2026
Oldest paper manufacturers worldwide
154 paper manufacturers in our data were founded before 1900.
Legal forms of paper manufacturers worldwide
60% of paper manufacturers worldwide are sole traders. Legal forms follow the platform's generic forms, so a GmbH, an SAS and a Ltd all count as corporations.
- Sole traders185,540
- Corporations71,496
- Partnerships22,312
- Foreign companies832
- Cooperatives657
- Non-profit132
- Other or unknown30,602
Which paper manufacturers are part of a group?
47 of the 50 largest paper manufacturers worldwide by revenue belong to a group. These are the ones with the biggest groups behind them.
Counted from the 50 largest companies in this list by revenue, not from all 311,571; our API cannot yet filter on group size.
What do paper manufacturers make?
Paper manufacturers turn wood pulp and recycled fibre into printing paper, writing paper, tissue and converted goods such as napkins and filter paper. Their customers are printers, publishers, stationery brands, packaging firms, hygiene product makers and wholesalers.
Our data comes from local business registers, where paper manufacturers are classified under SIC code 2621 (paper mills), SIC code 2676 (sanitary paper products) and SIC code 2679 (converted paper and paperboard products, not elsewhere classified).
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India (183,190), China (37,340) and Brazil (22,958), together 78% of all paper manufacturers worldwide.
Most paper manufacturers worldwide are small: 55% have 10 to 19 employees, and 54% sit between $500K and $1M in yearly revenue. The largest by employees is Tetra Pak (pakistan) Limited with 24,000 employees.
This year 6,137 new paper manufacturers registered worldwide, after 8,645 last year.
Ahlstrom Filtration LLC, founded in 1808 in Madisonville. 154 paper manufacturers in our data were founded before 1900.
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