Industry Pulp and paper Number of employees 24,800 Founded 1969 Total assets 7.3 billion USD | Defunct 2000 (acquired) Headquarters Deerfield Successor Georgia-Pacific | |
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Fate Acquired by Georgia-Pacific Key people Michael Riordan, President and COO
Miles Marsh, Chairman and CEO | ||
Fort James Corporation was an American pulp and paper company based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Its products were sold under a variety of brand names, including Brawny, Mardi Gras, and Quilted Northern.
At the time of its acquisition, Fort James Corporation was the United State's largest manufacturer of commercial tissue.
History
In 1997, the Fort Howard Paper Company and the James River Corporation, merged to form the Fort James Corporation.
By 1999, Fort James was operating nine of the eleven largest 270-inch wide tissue machines in the world.
In 2000, the Fort James Corporation was acquired by Georgia-Pacific for $11 billion.
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