A FTSE 100 Company.
Smurfit Kappa is one of the leading producers of paper-based packaging

We operate in 32 countries - 21 in Europe, and 11 in the Americas - with around 41,000 employees and third party sales revenue amounted to €7.9 billion in 2013.

We are an integrated producer, with our packaging plants sourcing the major part of their raw material requirements from our own paper mills. In turn, the sourcing of recovered fibre and wood for the mills is managed through a combination of our own reclamation and forestry operations and purchases from third parties.

We primarily produce corrugated packaging, with our operations supported by a strong network of containerboard mills. As the market leader in both regions, we are strongly focused on the needs of our customers, with a market driven approach aimed at optimising the value of the package. In addition to corrugated and containerboard, we have leading positions in several other market segments including solid board and solid board packaging and graphic board.

Our headquarters are in Dublin with regional headquarters in Paris (Europe) and Miami (the Americas).

We are

No. 1 European market position in corrugated packaging, containerboard, solid board and solid board packaging

No. 2 World market position for the production of corrugated packaging

We turnover

€7.9 billion sales revenue in 2013


We employ

41,000 people worldwide


We operate in

21 countries in Europe


11 countries in the Americas


We own

38 mills (27 produce containerboard)


231 packaging converting plants


47 recovered fibre facilities


32 other production facilities


104,000 hectares of Latin American forest plantations


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7 November 2012 SKG Third Quarter and First Nine Months Results

3rd Quarter ResultsHighlights

Strong EBITDA outcome of 280 million in the third quarter
Industry-leading EBITDA margins reflecting SKG"s continued focus on innovative packaging, cost and operating efficiency
Two successful bond offerings totalling 690 million resulting in reduced debt servicing costs, improved debt maturity profile and further diversification of funding sources
Acquisition of Orange County Container Group for US$340 million at 5.1x 2012 EBITDA post synergies
Expect year-end EBITDA in line with 2011
Performance Review and Outlook




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Smurfit Kappa pays $340m to acquire Orange County
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Smurfit Kappa Group, a world leader in the integrated manufacture of paper-based packaging products with operations in Europe and Latin America, has completed the acquisition of Orange County Container Group (OCCG).

It is paying a total cash consideration of $340m, subject to customary post completion price adjustments. It is being funded from, the Group's existing cash resources.

OCCG is a corrugated and containerboard manufacturer with operations predominantly in Northern Mexico but also in the Southern United States and will form part of the Group's Latin America segment.

It employs 2,800 people (2,000 of whom are based in Mexico), and is expected to generate at least $53m of EBITDA for the full year 2012.

Gary McGann, Smurfit Kappa Group CEO, said: "We are very pleased to announce the completion of the acquisition of Orange County Container Group. This acquisition is fully consistent with our declared growth strategy, complements our existing Mexican business and increases our exposure to a demographically attractive and rapidly growing region."

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Smurfit Kappa schedules Q1 results

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Smurfit Kappa Group - one of the world's largest integrated manufacturers of paper-based packaging products, with operations in Europe, Latin America and North America - will release its first quarter results on 3 May.

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(LON:SKG) share price was +0.03p at 12.01p


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1st Quarter Results

First Quarter Highlights
• Improving corrugated demand and paper price increases should support corrugated price increases in the second half of 2013
• SK Orange County (���SKOC��") integration and performance ahead of expectations. Synergy estimates doubled to US$28 million
• EBITDA margins in the Americas return to their historical range
• Proposed final 2012 dividend of 20.5 cent to be paid on 10 May




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Smurfit Kappa in refinancing talks

10 June 2013 | 16:27pm

StockMarketWire.com - Smurfit Kappa has confirmed it is is holding talks with its banks to refinance its senior secured credit facility with an unsecured relationship bank facility.

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[LON:SKG] share price was -0.02p at 11.75p


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Dublin, London, 2 July, 2013: Smurfit Kappa Group plc (��SSKG⬝ or the ��SGroup⬝), one of the world��"s largest integrated manufacturers of paper-based packaging products, with operations in Europe and the Americas, announces it will release 2013 second quarter results on Wednesday, 31 July 2013 at 07.00 BST (02.00 ET).

Finals 31 July

Smurfit Kappa Group PLC (SKG:LSE) set a new 52-week high during today's trading session when it reached 14.81. Over this period, the share price is up 155.92%.

25 July - Smurfit Kappa Group announces successful completion of
1.375 billion Senior Credit Facility Re-financing


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Half-yearly Report

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Shares - momentum at packaging expert set to continue.

Wed 9 Ex divi - Smurfit Kappa Group PLC [SKG] (0.3075 EUR)

1st Quarter Results

First Quarter Key points
• Continued EPS growth year-on-year reflecting higher EBITDA and reduced interest expense
• Strong Free Cash Flow in the first quarter supporting committed medium term capital allocation measures
• Return on Capital Employed of 13.8%
• Adoption of the Sicad I rate for our Venezuelan operations in the first quarter
• S&P upgrade to BB+ rating reflecting significantly improved credit metrics
• Proposed final 2013 dividend of 30.75 cent to be paid on 9 May


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Half-yearly Report

Second Quarter & Half Year Key Points
• Pre-exceptional EPS growth of 46% year-on-year with EBITDA margin expansion to 14.3% for the first six months
• Robust capital structure with annualised cash interest reduced to 135 million
• Strong free cash flows supporting the delivery of previously announced capital allocation decisions
• Interim dividend increased by 50% to 15.375 cent reflecting confidence in future performance
• Recycled and kraftliner containerboard price increases announced


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3rd Quarter Results

Third Quarter & First Nine Months Key Points
• Year to date pre-exceptional EPS growth of 55% reflecting a good operational performance and lower financing costs
• Continued growth in return on capital employed (ROCE") to 14.5%
• Strong free cash flow continues to support growth and lower leverage of 2.2 times net debt to EBITDA
• Implementation of price increase of 30 per tonne in both testliner and kraftliner
• Corrugated volume growth of 2% year-on-year to September 2014
• Immediately accretive acquisition of Bates Container for US$158 million completed in October 2014
• SKG to deliver 2014 EBITDA results in line with market expectations



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Statement re Credit rating upgraded by Moody"...

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Statement re Credit rating upgraded by Moody"s and Fitch

Smurfit Kappa Group PLC



Smurfit Kappa credit rating upgraded by Moody"s and Fitch

1 December 2014: Smurfit Kappa Group plc (SSKG⬝ or the SGroup⬝), one of the world's largest integrated manufacturers of paper-based packaging products with operations in Europe and the Americas, welcomes the upgrade of its credit rating to SBa1⬝ from SBa2⬝ by Moody"s Investors Service and to "BB+" from "BB" by Fitch Ratings. The rating actions follow the upgrade to BB+ by Standard & Poor"s in February 2014.

Ian Curley, Group Chief Financial Officer, commented, "The upgrades by Moody"s and Fitch confirm the delivery of one of the Group"s key financial objectives; a strong and low-cost capital structure which will provide a solid base to grow the business over the near and medium term. The Group"s progress to this point reflects its capacity for consistent operational performance and free cashflow generation through the cycle supported by our geographic diversity, our unrelenting focus on cost efficiency and our integrated business model.⬝

About Smurfit Kappa

Smurfit Kappa is one of the leading producers of paper-based packaging in the world, with around 41,000 employees in approximately 350 production sites across 32 countries and with sales revenue of 8 billion in 2013.

Innovation, service and pro-activity towards customers, using sustainable resources, is our primary focus. This focus is enhanced through us being an integrated producer, with our packaging plants sourcing the major part of their raw materials from our own paper mills. We are the European leader in paper-based packaging, operating in 21 countries selling products including corrugated, containerboard, bag-in-box, solidboard and solidboard packaging. We have a growing base in Eastern Europe in many of these product areas. We also have a key position in other product/market segments including graphicboard, MG paper and sack paper.

We are the only large scale pan regional player in the Americas, operating in 11 countries in total in North, Central and South America.

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Shares - Paper -based packaging group Smurfit Kappa is eyeing up further acquisitions but says progressive dividends are still an important part of its strategy. The company has outperformed Mondi by 3.3 % and DS Smith by 24.7% to date but still trades on a 16% discount to its European peers with a 2015 price to earnings ratio of 11.6