david paper company

David Paper Company (International Paper), incorporated in 1998, is a global forest products, paper and packaging company, which is complemented by a North American merchant distribution system, with primary markets and manufacturing operations in the United States, Europe, South America and Asia. The Company distributes printing, packaging, graphic arts, maintenance and industrial products principally through over 268 distribution branches located primarily in the United States. As of December 31, 2006, the Company´s businesses segments included Printing Papers, Industrial Packaging, Consumer Packaging, Distribution, Forest Products, and Specialty Businesses and Other. During the year ended December 31, 2006, the Company operated 18 pulp, paper and packaging mills, 94 converting and packaging plants, 24 wood products facilities and six specialty chemicals plants in the United States. Production facilities in Europe, Asia, Latin America and South America included six pulp, paper and packaging mills, 51 converting and packaging plants, and five specialty chemicals plants. During 2006, it owned or managed approximately 500,000 acres of forestlands in the United States, approximately 370,000 acres in Brazil and had, through licenses and forest management agreements, harvesting rights on approximately 500,000 acres of government-owned forestlands in Russia.