Cheung Yan

  • Title
    Chairwoman
  • Affiliation
    Nine Dragons Paper
  • Age
    61
  • Country
    China
Yan’s Nine Dragons Paper has revolutionized the Chinese packing board industry since its founding in 1995, growing into the world’s largest recycled-paper manufacturer and earning its CEO a spot among the world’s richest self-made women. (She has an estimated net worth of $1.6 billion.) Nine Dragons has an annual production capacity of over 13 million metric tons with nine manufacturing hubs across China and Vietnam. In June 2018, it expanded into the United States for the first time by acquiring two paper mills in Maine and Wisconsin for a combined $175 million in an effort to diversify its manufacturing base.

Personal Information

CountryChina
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Company Financials

2017 Profits643.9
2017 Revenues5,751.6
Market Value as of 08/30/18 ($M)5,425.0