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Sylvamo

Sylvamo is a Memphis-headquartered global paper company that makes paper products and consumer-facing paper brands for markets in North America, Latin America and Europe.

Last updated September 25, 2026

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Overview

Sylvamo is a United States paper company headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee. The company describes itself as “The World’s Paper Company” and says its purpose is to produce paper that people rely on in responsible and sustainable ways. Its stated mission is to transform renewable resources into papers used for education, communication and entertainment. The company presents paper as a connection between people and renewable natural resources, and frames its business around the health of forests, ecosystems and communities. Sylvamo operates in North America, Latin America and Europe. Its website says it employs more than 6,500 people worldwide and has mills in those three regions. It produces a portfolio of paper brands, including Hammermill, HP Papers, Accent Opaque, Springhill, Williamsburg, Chamex, Chamequinho, Chambril, Multicopy, Multicopy PRO-DESIGN, REY and BERGA. The listed brands serve different regional markets: for example, Hammermill and Accent Opaque are identified with North America, Chamex with Latin America, and Multicopy and REY with Europe; HP Papers is presented as a global brand. The company’s origins as an independent business are associated with its separation from International Paper in 2021, after which Sylvamo became a publicly traded company. Its current public-company identity and paper-focused portfolio distinguish it from a single consumer paper label: Sylvamo is the corporate company behind a family of paper brands. The company’s public-market ticker is SLVM. Sustainability and responsible resource use are central to Sylvamo’s stated positioning. Its website highlights responsible fiber sourcing, certifications, climate impact, water and air, and 2030 goals covering sustainable forests, thriving people and communities, and responsible operations. These are company commitments and stated priorities; they do not by themselves establish the outcome of any particular environmental assessment. Sylvamo’s European operations include its Saillat-sur-Vienne pulp and paper mill in France and, since 2022, the Nymölla mill in Sweden, acquired from Stora Enso. Sylvamo remains active as a global paper producer and brand owner.

History

Sylvamo is a United States paper company based in Memphis, Tennessee. Its independent corporate identity dates to 2021, when it separated from International Paper and became a standalone, publicly traded company. The separation established Sylvamo as a company focused on paper, with a portfolio of established paper brands and production activities across multiple regions. Its stock trades under the ticker SLVM. The company describes its purpose as producing paper people rely on in responsible and sustainable ways. Its mission statement connects the transformation of renewable resources with paper used for education, communication and entertainment. Rather than presenting itself as a single product label, Sylvamo is the corporate company behind a family of regional and global paper brands. Its website identifies Hammermill and Accent Opaque with North America; Chamex with Latin America; Multicopy and REY with Europe; and HP Papers with a global market. Its broader brand portfolio also includes Chamequinho, Chambril, Springhill, Williamsburg, BERGA and Multicopy PRO-DESIGN. Sylvamo’s operating footprint spans North America, Latin America and Europe. The company reports having mills in all three regions and more than 6,500 employees worldwide. Its European operations include the Saillat-sur-Vienne pulp and paper mill in France. In 2022 it acquired the Nymölla mill in Sweden from Stora Enso, extending its European production footprint. The French Wikipedia entry also describes related forestry subsidiaries, a shared-services center in Kraków and commercial offices across Europe; those details are reported there rather than on the supplied official-site excerpts. Sylvamo’s public-facing corporate narrative emphasizes its relationship with renewable resources and the wider ecosystem. Its published priorities include responsible fiber sourcing, sustainability certifications, reducing or improving its impact on water and air, and 2030 goals relating to sustainable forests, communities and responsible operations. The company presents these as commitments and goals. Its brand and corporate history therefore combine a paper-focused identity, a multi-region manufacturing presence, a portfolio of established paper brands and stated environmental and community priorities.

  • 2022

    Sylvamo acquires the Nymölla mill in Sweden from Stora Enso.

  • 2021

    Sylvamo becomes an independent public company following its separation from International Paper.

Products and positioning

A global, paper-focused company that produces trusted paper brands and emphasizes responsible, sustainable use of renewable resources.

  • Hammermill

    A Sylvamo paper brand identified with North America.

  • HP Papers

    A paper brand identified by Sylvamo as global.

  • Accent Opaque

    A Sylvamo paper brand identified with North America.

  • Chamex

    A Sylvamo paper brand identified with Latin America.

  • Multicopy and REY

    Sylvamo paper brands identified with Europe.

  • Chamequinho, Chambril, Springhill, Williamsburg, BERGA and Multicopy PRO-DESIGN

    Additional brands included in Sylvamo’s paper-brand portfolio.

Controversies

  • Environmental criticism concerning forest clear-cutting in France

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Brand decisions

  • Separation from International PaperOther
  • Acquisition of the Nymölla millOther

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