EMPLOYEE LOGIN PARTNER LOGIN About Products Sustainability Community Careers Georgia-Pacific History From the time we were founded in 1927, Georgia-Pacific has never stopped growing. We started in a single building in Augusta, Georgia, and now have more than 300 Georgia-Pacific locations around the world. Through all the ups and downs of the past century, we have kept one eye on tomorrow, watching for opportunities to grow with customers and expand into new industries and markets. CHOOSE A TIME PERIOD 2010 - PRESENT 1990- 2009 1970 - 1979 1950 - 1969 1920 - 1949 2010 – Present 2020 Georgia-Pacific to Expand Darlington, S.C., Dixie Plate and Bowl Operations 2020 GP Packaging Begins Manufacturing Curbside Recyclable Paper Padded Mailers for E-Commerce 2020 Gypsum to Build State-of-the-Art Facility in Nolan County, Texas 2019 Georgia-Pacific to Exit Communication Papers Business 2019 Naheola Mill’s $120 Million Investment To Grow Bath Tissue Business 2019 Georgia-Pacific Completes $100-Million Lumber Production Facility in Talladega, Alabama 2018 New $150 Million Lumber Facility Announced in Albany, Ga. 2018 GP Closes on Sale of European Nonwovens Business to Glatfelter 2017 Completed acquisition of PAX Corrugated Products 2017 Brewton Operations complete $388 million energy project 2017 Christian Fischer named CEO, Jim Hannan, former CEO, promoted 2016 Completed $40 million expansion of Arkansas Lumber Operation 2016 Completed sale of engineered lumber business to Boise Cascade 2016 Introduced ForceField™, a new building product 2016 Completed acquisition of Excel Displays & Packaging 2015 Deal concluded for Rocky Creek lumber facility in Alabama 2013 Celebrated the opening of the new oriented strand board facility in Clarendon Country, S.C. and the 130 new locals jobs it created. 2013 Completed the acquisition of Temple-Inland Building Products assets adding more than 1,800 employees across eight states. 2012 GP sends truckloads of products to support Hurricane Sandy relief efforts through Convoy of Hope & Feed the Children. 2012 Completed the sale of our EMEA business to SCA. 2011 Moody’s upgrades Georgia-Pacific to "investment grade." 2010 Completed the purchase of Oriented Strand Board (OSB) facilities from Grant Forest Products. 2010 Completed the purchase of the Alabama River and Alabama Pine pulp mills, located in Perdue Hill, Ala, from Parsons & Whittemore. 1990- 2009 2009 Earned the Sustainable Forestry Initiative® President's Award & the U.S. EPA SmartWay Environmental Excellence Award. 2006 Launched the Georgia-Pacific Bucket Brigade to financially support volunteer and small town fire units. 2006 Reached one million hours with zero lost-time incidents in six Georgia-Pacific locations in the U.S. and Europe. 2005 Acquired by Koch Industries to become a privately held, wholly owned subsidiary. 2003 Topped $20 billion in sales. 2002 Celebrated our 75th year in business. 2000 Acquired Ft. James Corp. & consumer brands Brawny®, Quilted Northern® and Dixie. 1994 Published our first environmental and safety report to publicly track performance. 1993 Entered into a first-of-its-kind agreement with the Dept. of Interior to protect endangered red-cockaded woodpecker on co. lands. 1992 Became the first forest products company to reach the OSHA Star Level for exemplary safety programs. 1970 – 1979 1988 Created the Georgia-Pacific Foundation Scholarship program for employees' children. 1982 Moved our headquarters from Portland, Oregon, to Atlanta, Georgia. 1973 Surpassed $2 billion in sales, doubling the business in five years. 1950 – 1969 1969 Donated California redwood groves, valued at more than $6 million, to the public 1968 Exceeded $1 billion in sales. 1963 Georgia-Pacific entered the tissue business 1958 Created The Georgia-Pacific Foundation community investment arm. 1956 Changed our name to Georgia-Pacific Corporation. 1920 – 1949 1949 Listed on the New York Stock Exchange with sales of $37 million. 1948 Became known as Georgia-Pacific Plywood & Lumber Company. 1947 Went west for the first time, acquiring a facility in Bellingham, Washington. 1941 – 1945 Was the largest supplier of lumber to the U.S. armed forces during World War II. 1927 Founded in Augusta, Georgia, as Georgia Hardwood Lumber Company, a hardwood lumber wholesaler. 1927 Operated five sawmills in the South. NEWS & UPDATESCAREERSLEGAL NOTICESPRIVACY NOTICEBUSINESS TERMS AND CONDITIONSCODE OF CONDUCT ©2021 Georgia-Pacific. All rights reserved.