| Fort James Corporation | |
| Fate: | Acquired by Georgia-Pacific |
| Predecessor: | Fort Howard Paper Company James River Corporation |
| Successor: | Georgia-Pacific |
| Location City: | Deerfield, Illinois |
| Location Country: | U.S. |
| Key People: | Michael Riordan, President and COO Miles Marsh, Chairman and CEO |
| Industry: | Pulp and paper |
| Assets: | $7.3 billion |
| Num Employees: | 24,800[1] |
Fort James Corporation was an American pulp and paper company based in Deerfield, Illinois.[2] Its products were sold under a variety of brand names, which included Brawny, Mardi Gras, and Quilted Northern.[3] [4]
At the time of its acquisition, Fort James Corporation was the United States' largest manufacturer of commercial tissue.[4]
In 1997, the Fort Howard Paper Company and the James River Corporation merged to form the Fort James Corporation.[5] [3] Fort Howard was headquartered in Green Bay, Wisconsin, and James River in Richmond, Virginia.
By 1999, Fort James was operating nine of the eleven largest 2701NaN1 wide tissue machines in the world.[5]
In 2000, the Fort James Corporation was acquired by Georgia-Pacific (GP) for $11 billion;[5] [3] [6] [7] GP is based in Atlanta, Georgia.