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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Statement re Sustainability Goals
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Statement re Sustainability Goals
Smurfit Kappa Group PLC

Smurfit Kappa continues to build on sustainability achievements with new set of goals
Smurfit Kappa has taken the next step forward in its sustainability journey by rolling out an ambitious new set of goals.
The packaging leader has had a long-term commitment to making real and measurable progress against its five strategic sustainability priorities of forest, climate change, water, waste and people.
Earlier this year, Smurfit Kappa announced that it had met, and in some cases exceeded, its previous sustainability goals in the areas of people, climate change and water with the last two goals achieved three years ahead of their 2020 deadline.
While Smurfit Kappas paper-based packaging is renewable, recyclable and biodegradable, the paper production process itself is resource-intensive so a new set of goals has been outlined to build on the progress already made. These are:
Maintaining >90% chain of custody certification of annual customer deliveries
Maintaining 100% chain of custody operating system certification
Assessing energy usage reduction opportunities in converting operations by 2020
Performing water risk assessments for paper mills not yet assessed by 2020
Decreasing water discharge intensity by 60% by 2025 compared to 2005
Decreasing paper mill fossil intensity by 40% by 2030 compared to 2005
Reducing the amount of waste sent to landfill by 30% by 2025
In the area of People a new Health and Safety goal has been set which aims to reduce the Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) by 5% annually.
Speaking about the new goals, Steven Stoffer, VP of Development, said: This new set of goals has been drawn up to make sure we retain our leadership in the field of sustainability by reflecting the ambitious EU sustainability agenda into the targets for our global operating network and thereby continuing to push for sustainable innovation.
Over the past few years we have made solid progress in our efforts to contribute to a more sustainable society and we are keen to continue on this journey collaborating with our various groups of stakeholders.
Smurfit Kappa releases a Sustainable Development Report every year which contains a detailed overview of its sustainability performance, strategic direction and a review of the businesses underpinning its strategy.
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