Inland Container Corp

The primary product produced by Temple-Inland s corrugated packaging division is containerboard, which is the largest segment of the United States paper market. Containerboard is made using softwood fiber and is used to create corrugated packaging. The company s 2 million acres of forestland provide the majority of its fiber requirements. Formerly known as Inland Container Corporation, Temple-Inland s corrugated packaging business includes five containerboard mills, one corrugating medium mill and more than 70 converting operations. These locations are dispersed throughout the continental United States, including Shakopee, Minn. Temple-Inland has additional locations in Mexico and Puerto Rico. The corrugated packaging business segment, which began in 1918, accounted for approximately 60 percent of Temple-Inland s revenue in 2003. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, Temple-Inland also has forest products, financial services and real estate divisions.

International Paper Company is one of the leading firms in the paper and packaging industry in the United States. Based in Minneapolis, Minn., the company offers a plethora of products, such as bag/sack paper, digital opaques, envelope papers, filing/printing bristols, forms, multiwall/converting, office paper, opaque cover, return postcard, specialty/unbleached filing and uncoated specialty papers. It also provides industrial packaging solutions, including bulk packaging, container board, corrugated sheets, kraft paper bag, produce/protein/ retail ready/ transport packaging, wax and wax alternatives.

International Paper Company, which spans more than 40 countries and employs approximately 83,000 people worldwide, has the capabilities to export products to more than 120 nations. International Paper Company is a worldwide leader in the paper, packaging and wood products industry. It does significant business in paper and paper distribution, packaging and forest products, which include building materials. With nearly 8.5 million acres of land managed in the United States, the company is one of the world's largest private landowners. It distributes printing, packaging, graphic arts, maintenance and industrial products principally through more than 270 distribution branches located primarily in the United States. In addition, International Paper Company owns more than half of Carter Holt Harvey, a New Zealand paper and forest products company with operations in New Zealand and Australia. International Paper Company has its headquarters in Memphis, Tenn., with a location in Arden Hills, Minn.