Fort James Corporation

Fort James Corporation was an American pulp and paper company based in Deerfield, Illinois.[3] Its products were sold under a variety of brand names, including Brawny, Mardi Gras, and Quilted Northern.[4][5]

Fort James Corporation
IndustryPulp and paper
FateAcquired by
Georgia-Pacific
SuccessorGeorgia-Pacific
Founded1997 (merger)
Defunct2000 (acquired)
Headquarters
Deerfield, Illinois
,
U.S.
Key people
Michael Riordan, President and COO
Miles Marsh, Chairman and CEO
Total assets$7.3 billion[1]
Number of employees
24,800[2]

At the time of its acquisition, Fort James Corporation was the United States' largest manufacturer of commercial tissue.[5]

History

In 1997, the Fort Howard Paper Company and the James River Corporation merged to form the Fort James Corporation.[1][4] Fort Howard was headquartered in Green Bay and James River in Richmond, Virginia.

By 1999, Fort James was operating nine of the eleven largest 270-inch (22.5 ft; 6.9 m) wide tissue machines in the world.[1]

In 2000, the Fort James Corporation was acquired by Georgia-Pacific for $11 billion;[1][4] GP is based in Atlanta, Georgia.

References
  1. "Green Bay operations". Retrieved July 17, 2016.
  2. "Company Overview of Fort James Corporation". Retrieved July 17, 2016.
  3. "Company Overview of Fort James Corporation". Bloomberg L.P. All Rights Reserved. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  4. "Fort Howard Company Records" (PDF). University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. Retrieved July 17, 2016.
  5. "Georgia-Pacific Gets OK to Buy Fort James". Los Angeles Times. November 22, 2000. Retrieved July 17, 2016.


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