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Success for your business is what drives ours.

We are the No. 1 company in Europe producing corrugated packaging, containerboard and ‘bag in box’, and we are the only Pan-American producer of containerboard and corrugated packaging.

Global expertise delivered locally
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8.6
Billion Revenue in 2017
46k
people employed globally
35
Countries in which we operate
Breadth of our operations
  • Packaging

    248

    Packaging conversion plants
  • Paper

    36

    Paper mills
  • Recovered_Fibre

    48

    Recycling plants and wood procurement
  • Other_Sites

    33

    Other production facilities
Diversity of operations
  • Packaging_Scale

    PACKAGING

    10.8 Billion m2 per year
  • Paper_Scale

    PAPER

    7.0 Million tonnes per annum
  • Recycling_Scale

    RECYCLING

    6.2 M tonnes per year recovered paper
  • Forestry_Scale

    FORESTRY

    103,000 hectares forest plantation

Geographic reach

Smurfit Kappa are truly an industry leader with 370 production sites around the world, with locations in 22 countries in Europe and 13 countries in the Americas.

Integrated business

We offer an unrivalled portfolio of paper-packaging solutions, which we constantly update with new, market-leading innovations. This offering is made even stronger, with the benefits of our integration – with optimal paper design, logistics, our service timeline and the benefit of our plants sourcing material from our own paper mills.

Our people

Our people are our biggest asset. Because we invest so much in the training and development of our staff at every level, we have the best and most experienced people ready to work with you, at every stage of production. This combination of experience and expertise means better packaging solutions, better value and better production timelines for our customers.

Innovation and Design

Our unique approach to Innovation for business success is based on combining science, experience, big data and creativity on a scale and with a depth not seen in the industry. 
Our teams not only serve local markets, but, due to collaboration and the sharing of practises throughout our organisation, are also knowledgeable in global markets. 
Our processes, networks and tools make all of our worldwide innovations available to you, 
We give you unrivalled choice in new, innovative packaging. These designs can be customised for any product and we are relentless in developing new, innovative designs as the demand for packaging evolves.

Sustainability

We set ourselves the highest targets of sustainability and we achieve them, because quite simply, our belief is that if we look after the environment, it looks after us. Our integrated production system means we can ensure that we operate in an environmentally responsible and sustainable way.