Fort James Corporation
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| Industry | Pulp and paper |
| Fate | Acquired by Georgia-Pacific |
| Successor | Georgia-Pacific |
| Founded | 1997 (merger) |
| Defunct | 2000 (acquired) |
| Headquarters | Deerfield, Illinois, U.S. |
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Key people
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Michael Riordan, President and COO Miles Marsh, Chairman and CEO |
| Total assets | $7.3 billion |
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Number of employees
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24,800 |
Fort James Corporation was an American pulp and paper company based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Its products were sold under a variety of brand names, including Brawny, Mardi Gras, and Quilted Northern.
At the time of its acquisition, Fort James Corporation was the United State's largest manufacturer of commercial tissue.
In 1997, the Fort Howard Paper Company and the James River Corporation, merged to form the Fort James Corporation.
By 1999, Fort James was operating nine of the eleven largest 270-inch wide tissue machines in the world.
In 2000, the Fort James Corporation was acquired by Georgia-Pacific for $11 billion.
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