Private company

Crown Zellerbach

Defunct American pulp and paper conglomerate

Crown Zellerbach was an American pulp and paper conglomerate based in San Francisco, California, purchased in a hostile takeover in 1985. Most of its pulp and paper assets were sold to James River Corporation, now part of Georgia-Pacific.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1883Founded1

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BLACK SMOKE POURING FROM CROWN ZELLERBACH KRAFT PULP MILL - NARA - 552193
Photo: Doug Wilson, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Crown Zellerbach was an American pulp and paper conglomerate based in San Francisco, California, purchased in a hostile takeover in 1985. Most of its pulp and paper assets were sold to James River Corporation, now part of Georgia-Pacific.2

Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded Crown Willamette Paper1

Timeline

  1. 1985Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1883Founded Founded1

Sources

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