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Buckeye Technologies isn't a course taught at Ohio State, but a company that makes absorbency, chemical cellulose, and customized paper products. Buckeye makes more than half of its sales from absorbent products containing cellulose and other fibers for applications in diapers, baby wipes, and feminine hygiene products. (Procter & Gamble accounts for about 30% of sales.) Buckeye makes chemical cellulose (about 30% of sales) for use in items from pharmaceuticals to sausage casings, and it makes paper for car filters and stationery. The US accounts for 74% of sales; Germany, about 20%. Buckeye has plants in the US, Brazil, Canada, and Europe. Director R. Howard Cannon, son of CEO Robert Cannon, owns about 18% of Buckeye.
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FINANCIAL OVERVIEW |
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Fiscal Year-End: June
2000 Sales (mil.): 712.80
1-Yr. Sales Growth: 15.4%
Employees: 2,100
Revenue per employee: $339,428.57
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Robert E. Cannon
CEO
Gayle Powelson
CFO
CONTACT INFO |
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1001 Tillman St.
Memphis, TN 38108
US
Phone: 901-320-8100
Fax: 901-320-8216
Online: Web Site
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