2000

Acquired Fort James Corp. and its consumer brands Brawny®, Quilted Northern® and Dixie, becoming the world's leading manufacturer of tissue products. GP sales in 2000 totaled $22 billion. Marked 10-year partnership the St. Croix International Waterway Commission with release of 750 adult Atlantic salmon into Maine's St. Croix river. Recognized by the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce for the best business-school partnership; GP employees tutored and mentored 300 children at inner-city M. Agnes Jones Elementary School.

2001

Began a major marketing effort to present consumer-oriented image to the public. Merged The Timber Company, a separate operating group of Georgia-Pacific, with Plum Creek Timber Company. Sold 368,000 tons of commercial tissue capacity to Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget and a portion of pulp and paper assets to Domtar, Inc. Spearheaded a fundraising effort among Atlanta CEOs to help restore historic Ebenezer Baptist Church, once led by the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.

2002

Georgia-Pacific celebrated 75th year in business. Sold 60 percent of Unisource Worldwide subsidiary to Bain Capital Group. Observed 20th year participating in Salvation Army Angel Tree Program.

2003

Introduced enMotion™ automated touchless paper towel dispensers. Captured several prestigious marketing awards for the Brawny and Angel Soft brands. Sold most short-line railroads to Genessee & Wyoming, Inc. Sponsored the 9th Annual Kyle Petty Charity Ride Across America, which raised more than $500,000 to help create a camp for kids with incurable illnesses. Total 2003 sales of more than $20 billion.

2004

Sold building products distribution business and non-integrated pulp operations. Reduced debt by nearly $2 billion. Sold a 137-acre waterfront mill property in Bellingham, Wash., to the city for redevelopment into a bayside neighborhood. Donated truckloads of bath tissue, paper towels, and disposable cups, plates and cutlery to Floridians battered by four successive hurricanes. Helped repair dozens of homes for low-income elderly and disabled through a partnership with Rebuilding Together and the PGA Grand Champions Tour.

2005

Announced a 10-year marketing alliance with Walt Disney Parks and Resorts. Received the prestigious Catalyst Award for recruitment, development and advancement of women. Donated 38 acres of scenic northern California coastal property - formerly part of a GP sawmill - to the city of Fort Bragg. In a $21 billion transaction, Georgia-Pacific was acquired by Koch Industries and became a privately held, wholly owned subsidiary, continuing to operate from its Atlanta headquarters.

2006

Georgia-Pacific acquired Insulair Inc., a privately held manufacturer of premium insulated paper cups and lids. Angel Soft® toilet paper was launched in Mexico with 90 percent distribution across the country. The building products division introduced the innovative Plytanium® DryPly™ plywood. GP announced the installation of two through-air-dried (TAD) machines, which increase the company's production of premium tissue products, including Brawny® and Quilted Northern®. Employees at six facilities in the U.S. and Europe reached one million hours with zero lost-time incidents. For the third year in a row, G.I. Jobs magazine named Georgia-Pacific as one of the top "military-friendly" employers.