I. Company Introduction

Smurfit Westrock Plc was founded in 1934 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland. It has 100,000 full-time employees. The company is engaged in the production, distribution, and sales of containerboard, corrugated boxes, and other paper packaging products in Ireland and internationally. Its business spans 40 countries, with numerous packaging processing operations and paper mills.

Official website: https://www.smurfitwestrock.com/

II. Major Business Segments

• Paper Production: It produces various types of paper, including containerboard, consumer packaging board, sack paper, graphic paper, solid board, graphic board, linerboard, corrugated paper, cardboard, and non-packaging grade paper. Some of the paper is used for processing into packaging products, and some is sold to third parties.

• Packaging Product Manufacturing: It manufactures paper packaging products such as corrugated boxes, consumer packaging, solid board packaging, paper bags, and bag-in-boxes, as well as processed products like folding cartons to meet the packaging needs of customers in different industries.

• Packaging Machinery Business: It provides packaging machinery. Combining its expertise in packaging design and automation, it ensures the seamless operation of packaging machines with packaging products.

• Recycling Business: It offers recycling solutions for paper and cardboard packaging, recycling in a responsible, efficient, and reliable manner, which reflects the company's efforts in sustainable development.

III. Technological and Business Advantages

• Scale and Market Advantages: As one of the world's largest paper and packaging producers, with its business spread across 40 countries, having more than 500 packaging processing operations and 63 paper mills, it has a large scale and wide market coverage. It has strong market influence and customer resources, enabling it to better cope with market changes and competition.

• Product Diversification and Innovation Advantages: It offers a wide variety of paper and packaging products, from traditional corrugated packaging to innovative bag-in-box packaging, meeting the needs of different industries and customers. It focuses on innovation, combining innovative structural design with high-quality printing in consumer packaging to enhance brand influence.

• Sustainable Development Advantages: It is a global leader in sustainable paper and packaging. It uses renewable, recyclable, and recycled materials to create packaging solutions, which is in line with the global environmental protection development trend. This helps to enhance the brand image and meet the needs of consumers and customers for environmentally friendly products.

IV. Development History