Glatfelter is a global manufacturer of specialty papers and engineered products, headquartered in York, Pennsylvania

York, Pennsylvania

York, known as the White Rose City , is a city located in York County, Pennsylvania, United States which is in the South Central region of the state. The population within the city limits was 43,718 at the 2010 census, which was a 7.0% increase from the 2000 count of 40,862...

. U.S. operations include papermaking

Papermaking

Papermaking is the process of making paper, a substance which is used universally today for writing and packaging.In papermaking a dilute suspension of fibres in water is drained through a screen, so that a mat of randomly interwoven fibres is laid down. Water is removed from this mat of fibres by...

 facilities in Spring Grove, Pennsylvania

Spring Grove, Pennsylvania

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, and Chillicothe

Chillicothe, Ohio

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 and Fremont, Ohio

Fremont, Ohio

Fremont Public Schools enroll 4,450 students in public primary and secondary schools. The district administers 9 public schools including seven elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school, Fremont Ross. In addition, the city is home to one private catholic high school, Saint Joseph...

. International operations include facilities in Germany

Germany

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, France

France

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, UK, Canada

Canada

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, the Philippines

Philippines

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 and representative offices in China

China

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 and Russia

Russia

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The company was started by Philip H. Glatfelter in 1864 and has grown substantially since then. Glatfelter’s sales exceed $1.4 billion annually, and its common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange

New York Stock Exchange

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 under the ticker symbol GLT. Glatfelter and its subsidiaries employ over 4,200 people worldwide.

History

• As early as 1880, Glatfelter led the industry with the installation of the world’s largest paper machine.
• Glatfelter switched to making paper using wood fiber instead of rags in the 1880s.
• In 1934, Glatfelter began its forestry management initiative, encouraging farmers to plant more trees and prevent soil erosion.
• In 1947, Glatfelter launched a tree farm
  Tree farm
  A tree farm is a privately owned forest managed for timber production. The term tree farm is also used to refer to plantations and to tree nurseries.-American Tree Farm System:...
  
   managed for the growing of sustainable forest crops in Pennsylvania and Maryland.
• Glatfelter’s previous President and CEO, George H. Glatfelter II, is the great-great grandson of the original founder, Philip H. Glatfelter.
• Glatfelter's work with sustainable tea packaging was highlighted in the September 2009 issue of the Tea & Coffee Trade Journal.

Products

• Airlaid materials
• Book publishing
• Carbonless forms
• Composite fibers
• Composite laminates
• Engineered products

• Envelope and converting papers
• Food and beverage papers
• Metallized films and papers
• Specialty uncoated papers
• Technical specialties