International Paper () is an American pulp and paper company, the largest pulp and paper company in the world and the largest private owner of timberland in the United States. It has approximately 83,000 employees. Its global headquarters are currently in Memphis, Tennessee.

International Paper was formed in January 1898 by the merger of 17 pulp and paper mills in the northeastern U.S. Through acquisitions and capital investment, the company grew both in the United States and internationally. In 1986 it acquired the HammerMill Paper Company, in 1988 the Masonite Corporation, and in 1989 the German paper company Zanders Feinpapiere AG and the French paper manufacturer Aussedat Rey. In addition, International Paper has shareholdings in the Chilean company Copec.

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• Company web site
• Yahoo profile

{| BORDER="1" ALIGN="right" CELLPADDING="5" CELLSPACING="0" Financial Information   2004 2003 Net Sales
(US$M) 25,548 25,179 Net Income (Loss)
(US$M) (35,000) 302,000

1898 establishments | Companies based in Connecticut | Companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange | Fortune 1000 | Manufacturing companies of the United States | Pulp and paper companies

International Paper