Georgia-Pacific is one of the world’s leading makers of tissue, pulp, packaging, building products and related chemicals.

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Georgia-Pacific

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The history of Georgia-Pacific from 1927 to the present day.

Our History

History

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Georgia-Pacific history

Georgia-Pacific's lumber facility produced its 1 billionth boardfoot in Albany, Georgia.

Georgia-Pacific announced $150 million to rebuild a paper machine at its mill in Wauna, Oregon.

Georgia-Pacific named as one of 2024 Forbes America’s Best Large Employers.

Georgia-Pacific recognized by AF&PA with safety award for its Save My Life Digital Work Process.

Georgia-Pacific completed a $175 million investment into its Dixie tableware facility in Darlington, South Carolina, expanding plate and bowl production.

Georgia-Pacific opened a $325 million gypsum wallboard facility in Texas.

Georgia-Pacific closed its Foley Cellulose mill in Perry, Florida.

Georgia-Pacific produced its 1 billionth EarthKraft™ recyclable padded mailer.

Georgia-Pacific closed its Green Bay Day Street facility.

Georgia-Pacific broke ground on the more than $425 million Dixie facility in Jackson, Tennessee.

Georgia-Pacific Chemicals acquired by Bakelite Synthetics. 

Georgia-Pacific Color-Box® business acquired by Menasha Corporation

Georgia-Pacific named 2022 SmartWay® High Performer

Georgia-Pacific earns two 2021 AF&PA sustainability awards.


GP invests $500 million in retail consumer tissue and towel business at Broadway facility, Green Bay, Wisconsin.

U.S. EPA 2021 SmartWay Excellence Awards recipients Georgia-Pacific and KBX Logistics.

Georgia-Pacific modernized Pineland, Texas, lumber complex, making it the largest sawmill in the South.

GP Packaging begins manufacturing curbside recyclable paper padded mailers for e-commerce.

Gypsum to build state-of-the-art facility in Nolan County, Texas.

Georgia-Pacific expands Darlington, South Carolina, Dixie plate and bowl operations.

Georgia-Pacific to exit communication papers business.

Naheola Mill’s $120 million investment to grow bath tissue business.

Georgia-Pacific completes $100 million lumber production facility in Talladega, Alabama.

New $150 Million lumber facility announced in Albany, Georgia.

GP closes on sale of European Nonwovens Business to Glatfelter.

Completed acquisition of PAX Corrugated Products.

Brewton operations complete $388 million energy project.

Christian Fischer named CEO; Jim Hannan, former CEO, promoted.

Completed $40 million expansion of Arkansas lumber operation.

Completed sale of engineered lumber business to Boise Cascade.

Completed acquisition of Excel Displays & Packaging.

Introduced ForceField™, a new building product.

Deal concluded for Rocky Creek lumber facility in Alabama.

Celebrated the opening of the new oriented strand board facility in Clarendon County, South Carolina, and the 130 new locals jobs it created.

Completed the acquisition of Temple-Inland Building Products assets, adding more than 1,800 employees across eight states.

GP sends truckloads of products to support Hurricane Sandy relief efforts through Convoy of Hope & Feed the Children.

Completed the sale of our EMEA business to SCA.

Moody’s upgrades Georgia-Pacific to "investment grade."

Completed the purchase of Oriented Strand Board (OSB) facilities from Grant Forest Products.

Completed the purchase of the Alabama River and Alabama Pine pulp mills, located in Perdue Hill, Alabama, from Parsons & Whittemore.

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Georgia-Pacific earned the Sustainable Forestry Initiative® President's Award & the U.S. EPA SmartWay Environmental Excellence Award.

Launched the Georgia-Pacific Bucket Brigade to financially support volunteer and small town fire units.

Georgia-Pacific reached one million hours with zero lost-time incidents in six locations in the U.S. and Europe.

Georgia-Pacific acquired by Koch Industries to become a privately held, wholly owned subsidiary.

Georgia-Pacific topped $20 billion in sales.

Georgia-Pacific acquired Ft. James Corp. & consumer brands Brawny®, Quilted Northern® and Dixie®.

Published our first environmental and safety report to publicly track performance.

Entered into a first-of-its-kind agreement with the Department of Interior to protect endangered red-cockaded woodpecker on co. lands.

Became the first forest products company to reach the OSHA Star Level for exemplary safety programs.

Created the Georgia-Pacific Foundation Scholarship program for employees' children.

Moved our headquarters from Portland, Oregon, to Atlanta, Georgia.

Surpassed $2 billion in sales, doubling the business in five years.

Donated California redwood groves, valued at more than $6 million, to the public.

Georgia-Pacific entered the tissue business.

Created The Georgia-Pacific Foundation community investment arm.

Changed our name to Georgia-Pacific Corporation.

Listed on the New York Stock Exchange with sales of $37 million.

Became known as Georgia-Pacific Plywood & Lumber Company.

Went west for the first time, acquiring a facility in Bellingham, Washington.

Was the largest supplier of lumber to the U.S. armed forces during World War II.

Founded in Augusta, Georgia, as Georgia Hardwood Lumber Company, a hardwood lumber wholesaler.