Smurfit Kappa Group Limited
Dublin, Ireland
www.smurfitkappa.com

Smurfit Kappa Group Limited (f.k.a. Jefferson Smurfit Group) is the largest European-based integrated manufacturer of containerboard, corrugated containers, and other paper-based packaging products, with operations in Europe and Latin America. SKG, which was incorporated in Ireland in 1934 as the owner of a single converting plant, has grown to its current global position, owning 47 mills, most of which produce containerboard used to manufacture its corrugated containers, 277 converting plants, most of which convert containerboard into corrugated containers, 44 reclamation facilities, which provide some of the wastepaper requirements for its mills, and 30 other production facilities worldwide. SKG's European and Latin American operations accounted for approximately 82% and 8%, respectively, of its net revenues.

SKG commands a leading share of the European corrugated container market and is the largest European integrated manufacturer of containerboard, corrugated containers and other paper-based packaging products. In Latin America, SKG is the largest producer of corrugated containers and the second largest producer of containerboard.