Smurfit Kappa Group Overview
Company Headquarters: Ireland
Founded: 1934
Workforce: The company has employed 48000 employees.
Company Working:
The Smurfit Kappa Group is Europe's leading corrugated packaging enterprise and one of the leading paper-based packaging companies in the globe. It is documented on the London Stock Exchange and is a component of the FTSE 100 Index. The company was founded as a box-maker in Rathmines, Dublin, Ireland, in 1934 and was acquired by Mr. Jefferson Smurfit in 1938, trading later as Jefferson Smurfit. It was documented on the Irish Stock Exchange in 1964 and acquired a partial stake in Time Industries, a Chicago-based paper and packaging company, in 1974. Jefferson Smurfit evolved under the leadership of the founder's son, Sir Michael Smurfit, who became Chief Executive in 1977.
