International Paper (NYSE: IP) — Company Overview, News & Financial Data
International Paper operates in the paper and packaging industry, emphasizing sustainability and innovation in its products.
International Paper
International Paper is a global producer of sustainable packaging solutions, containerboard, and pulp products. Headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee, the company operates manufacturing facilities across North America, Europe, Latin America, and North Africa. It manufactures corrugated packaging, containerboard, bulk packaging, and specialty paper materials used across e-commerce, food and beverage, grocery, retail, manufacturing, and personal care industries. In addition to primary manufacturing, the enterprise operates commercial recycling systems to recover paper fibers and create closed-loop supply chains. Through its network of mills and converting plants, the business provides custom structural packaging design, graphic printing, testing, and mechanical packaging services.
Snapshot
Operations
Products and/or services of International Paper
- Corrugated Packaging: Manufacturing of corrugated shipping containers, bulk packaging, solid fiber sheets, and display packaging for retail, e-commerce, processed food, and industrial sectors. Converting plants process containerboard into custom protective packaging across major global regional markets.
- Containerboard Production: Primary manufacturing of linerboard and recycled medium grades at integrated paper mills. These containerboard rolls serve as the essential raw material fed directly into box converting facilities and external packaging fabricators across North America and Europe.
- Commercial Recycling Solutions: Collection, sorting, and processing of post-consumer corrugated containers and paper waste through dedicated recycling facilities. Operating closed-loop recovery programs supplies recycled fiber back to paper mills to feed sustainable paperboard production lines.
- Packaging Design and Technical Services: Provision of end-to-end packaging engineering services, including custom structural design, graphic design, graphic printing, package testing, fulfillment, assembly, and automated mechanical packaging equipment integration for high-volume customer manufacturing facilities.
- Specialty Pulp Manufacturing: Production of absorbent fluff pulp and paper pulp used in personal care items, absorbent hygiene products, tissue, and specialty paper grades. Processing facilities transform timber fiber into high-purity cellulose for global consumer product manufacturers.
- Industrial and Bulk Packaging: Production of heavy-duty bulk containers, solid fiber sheets, and leak-resistant corrugated packaging designed for protein, fresh produce, liquid transportation, and heavy manufacturing shipping requirements across international supply chains.
International Paper executive team
- Mr. Andrew K. SilvernailCEO & Chairman
- Mr. Timothy S. NichollsExecutive VP & President of DS Smith
- Mr. William Thomas HamicEVP & President of North American Packaging Solutions
- Mr. Clay R. EllisSenior Vice President of Global Cellulose Fibers & IP Asia
- Mr. Lance T. LoefflerSenior VP & CFO
- Michael H. AndersonVP & Chief Information Officer
- Mandi GillilandSenior Director of Investor Relations
- Mr. Joseph R. SaabSenior VP, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
- Ms. Melissa S. FloresSenior Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer
- Ms. Sophie N. BeckhamVP & Chief Sustainability Officer