Smurfit Kappa Group Plc Stock

Smurfit Kappa Group plc, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, distributes, and sells containerboard, corrugated containers, and other paper-based packaging products, such as solid board, graphic board and bag-in-box products worldwide.

The company offers point of sale displays, as well as e-commerce, retail ready, bag-in-box, consumer, standard, food, and industrial packaging products.

Segments

The company operates through Europe and the Americas segments.

The Europe segment is integrated. It includes a system of mills and plants that primarily produces a line of containerboard that is converted into corrugated containers.

The Americas segment includes various forestry, paper, corrugated and folding carton activities in various Latin American countries and the United States.

Research and Development

In 2017, the company's expenditure on research and development amounted to €7 million.

History

Smurfit Kappa Group plc was founded in 1934.