Georgia-Pacific
| Georgia-Pacific LLC
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| legal form | LLC |
| founding | 1927 |
| Seat |
Atlanta , United States
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| management | James Hannan ( CEO and President) |
| Branch | Paper industry, packaging industry |
| Website | www.gp.com |
Georgia-Pacific is a US company in the lignocellulose fiber processing industry, one of the world's largest manufacturers and marketers of wood pulp , tissue , cardboard , paper , packaging and cellulose-based building materials ( plywood , plasterboard ).
The company is based in Atlanta in the US state of Georgia . Georgia-Pacific employs over 50,000 people at around 300 locations in North and South America and other countries, including many countries in Europe.
Georgia-Pacific was founded in 1927 by Owen Cheatham as wholesale with timber from hardwoods (Georgia Hardwood Lumber Company) in Augusta (Georgia) founded. Numerous takeovers of other companies followed.
Georgia-Pacific was listed as a public company on the New York Stock Exchange ( NYSE ) from 1949 to 2005 . Georgia-Pacific has been a wholly owned subsidiary of Koch Industries since 2005 .