Cape Girardeau Paper Products Plant, Missouri

This massive Procter & Gamble plant on the Mississippi River, north of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, started out in 1969, making Pampers diapers. It has been expanded over the years to make toilet paper and paper towels, and now covers more than three million square feet. Cincinnati-based Procter & Gamble has several large paper products plants around the country, as well as plants for making its other products, which include Crest toothpaste, Dawn dishwashing liquid, Tide laundry detergent, and Gillette razors. Procter & Gamble is a multinational consumer products company, specializing in personal hygiene and cleaning products, with around $70 billion in annual revenue.