Paper manufacturers in Wisconsin
Wisconsin has 200 paper establishments employing 26,617 people (Census, 2023), and EPA's ECHO database lists 152 active paper facilities in the state. By employment it is Wisconsin's number 6 manufacturing industry, and Wisconsin ranks first among states for it.
- NAICS subsector
- 322
- Paper Manufacturing
- Establishments
- 200
- Census 2023
- Employees
- 26,617
- Census 2023
- In EPA records
- 152
- With a page here
- 23
- Revised
- November 11, 2026
Paper factories with a page
These are the Wisconsin paper facilities that report to EPA's Toxics Release Inventory. The other 129 in EPA records don't have a page yet.
What these factories make
- Paper Mills (NAICS 322120): 18 facilities
- Pulp Mills (NAICS 322110): 9 facilities
- Sanitary Paper Product Manufacturing (NAICS 322291): 4 facilities
- Paperboard Mills (NAICS 322130): 4 facilities
- Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper Manufacturing (NAICS 322220): 1 facility
- Corrugated and Solid Fiber Box Manufacturing (NAICS 322211): 1 facility
Where they cluster
Cities with the most active paper facilities in EPA records: Neenah (12), Appleton (10), Milwaukee (10), Wisconsin Rapids (9), Green Bay (8).
Paper manufacturing across the US. Everything made in Wisconsin.