Pulp And Paper Industry In The United States
The United States is one of the biggest consumers of paper in the world. Between 1990 and 2002, paper consumption in the United States increased from 84.9 million tons to 97.3 million tons.
| Number of employees | Total payroll ($1,000) | Total cost of materials ($1,000) | Total cost of shipments ($1,000) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulp mills | 7,218 | 414,452 | 1,847,086 | 3,238,832 |
| Paper mills | 114,670 | 6,162,914 | 22,108,471 | 46,852,538 |
| Paperboard mills | 48,773 | 2,601,324 | 10,915,434 | 21,895,908 |
In 2006, there are approximately 450 paper mills in the United States, accounting for $68 billion.
Read more about Pulp And Paper Industry In The United States: Leading Companies, Exports
Famous quotes containing the words united states, pulp, paper, industry, united and/or states:
“Steal away and stay away.
Don’t join too many gangs. Join few if any.
Join the United States and join the family
But not much in between unless a college.”
—Robert Frost (1874–1963)
“For men tied fast to the absolute, bled of their differences, drained of their dreams by authoritarian leeches until nothing but pulp is left, become a massive, sick Thing whose sheer weight is used ruthlessly by ambitious men. Here is the real enemy of the people: our own selves dehumanized into “the masses.” And where is the David who can slay this giant?”
—Lillian Smith (1897–1966)
“The world is a funny paper read backwards. And that way it isn’t so funny.”
—Tennessee Williams (1914–1983)
“Bankers, nepotists, contracts and talkies: on four fingers one may count the leeches which have sucked a young and vigorous industry into paresis.”
—Dalton Trumbo (1905–1976)
“In no other country in the world is the love of property keener or more alert than in the United States, and nowhere else does the majority display less inclination toward doctrines which in any way threaten the way property is owned.”
—Alexis de Tocqueville (1805–1859)
“Money is power, and in that government which pays all the public officers of the states will all political power be substantially concentrated.”
—Andrew Jackson (1767–1845)