[1] Trust International Paper Corporation was established in 1978 in Mabalacat, Pampanga by Elon Ting and Sylvia S. Y.

[1] In the early 2000s, its overseas markets included Singapore, Taiwan, Hong Kong, mainland China, Thailand, Malaysia, India and Hawaii in the United States.

[2][3] American-born Filipino Mayleen Ting, the daughter of the founders, took over TIPCO's management in 2008.

[5] The national government granted the safeguard measure but to a lesser extent than TIPCO proposed which led to the company deferring its investment plans.

[6] In 2014, TIPCO reportedly was the largest paper company in the Philippines, having an annual production capacity of 230,000 MT for paper-based products including newsprint and writing paper.