Based in Atlanta, Georgia-Pacific is among the world’s leading manufacturers and marketers of tissue, pulp, paper, packaging, building products and related chemicals. Its familiar brands include Quilted Northern, Angel Soft and Stainmaster household cleaning products. Georgia-Pacific is also a leading supplier of building products for commercial and residential construction, as well as a leading supplier of fiber-based packaging and cellulose.

In late 2005, Wichita, Kansas-based Koch Industries Inc. purchased Georgia-Pacific. Last year, the company celebrated its 90th anniversary, and today it operates nearly 200 facilities and employs about 35,000 people.