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The global pulp and paper industry is dominated by North American ( United States, Canada), northern European ( Sweden, Finland) and southeast Asian countries (such as Japan). Australasia and Latin America also have significant pulp and paper industries. Both Russia and China are expected to be key in the industry's growth over the next few years.

According to the 2003 PricewaterhouseCoopers Global Forest & Paper Industry Survey, the top 20 forest and paper products companies were:

Rank	Company	Country	2002 Net Sales (US$M)	2002 Net Income (Loss) (US$M)
1	International Paper	US	24,976	(880)
2	Georgia-Pacific	US	23,271	(735)
3	WeyerhaeuserWeyerhaeuser Company ( NYSE:WY) is an American forest products company based in Federal Way, Washington. Weyerhaeuser is an international forest products company that operates five major business segments: • Timberlands — Grows and harvests trees in renew	US	16,771	16
4	Kimberly-Clark	US	13,566	1,675
5	Stora EnsoStora Enso Oyj is a Finnish Swedish pulp and paper manufacturer, formed by the merger of Swedish mining and forestry products company Stora and Finnish forestry products company Enso in 1998. It has approximately 42,500 employees and in 2002 it was the fi	Finland	12,090	(211)
6	Procter & GambleProcter & Gamble Co. P&G NYSE:PG) is a $50+ billion/year Global consumer goods corporation based in Cincinnati, Ohio that manufactures a wide range of consumer products. The company has approximately 106,000 employees. Procter & Gamble was started in 1837 (Paper)	US	11,877	954
7	UPM-KymmeneFinancial Information 20022001 Net Sales (€M)10,4759,918 Net Earnings (€M)550955 UPM-Kymmene ( NYSE:UPM) is a Finnish pulp and paper manufacturer. It has approximately 35,579 employees. UPM-Kymmene was formed by the merger of Kymmene Corporation	Finland	9,907	520
8	Nippon Unipac	Japan	9,696	(5)
9	Oji Paper	Japan	9,635	(142)
10	SCASvenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget (SCA), is a Swedish pulp and paper manufacturer. It has approximately 44,000 employees. The company's ten largest markets are (in order): Germany, United Kingdom, United States, France, Sweden, Italy, the Netherlands, Denmar	Sweden	9,091	588
11	Metsaliitto	Finland	8,387	118
12	Smurfit-StoneSmurfit-Stone Container Corporation is an American paperboard and paper-based packaging company based in Chicago, Illinois. It has approximately 38,600 employees. Financial Information 20022001 Net Sales (US$M)7,4838,377 Net Earnings (US$M)6577 Smurfit-St	US	7,483	65
13	BoiseBoise Cascade LLC (which uses the trade name Boise is an American pulp and paper company, ranked as the thirteenth biggest pulp and paper company in the world. It was established in 1957 as the result of the merger between Boise Payette Lumber Company and	US	7,412	11
14	MeadWestvaco	US	7,242	(389)
15	Anglo American (Mondi)	UK	4,805	345
16	Jefferson Smurfit	Ireland	4,455	93
17	Worms & Cie	France	4,186	180
18	Amcor	Australia	4,071	463
19	Asia Pulp & Paper (est)	Singapore	4,000	(1,450)
20	Sappi	South Africa	3,729	220

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