Smurfit Kappa Parenco

Smurfit Kappa Parenco is a Netherlands-based paper and packaging business that operates as part of the Smurfit Westrock group, the global paper-based packaging company created in 2024 through the combination of Smurfit Kappa and WestRock. The Parenco name is associated with Dutch paper production, and within the wider group it sits alongside the containerboard, paper and board, recycling and corrugated packaging operations that supply customers across Europe and beyond. The parent group traces its roots to 1934, when Smurfit Kappa began making cardboard boxes and packaging for the Irish market. It was acquired by Jefferson Smurfit in 1938, listed on the Irish Stock Exchange in 1964, expanded into the United States, and merged with Chicago-based Stone Container Corporation in 1998. In 2005 Jefferson Smurfit merged with Kappa Packaging, a Netherlands-based company founded in 1974 and described as Europe's largest manufacturer of corrugated and cardboard packaging, to form Smurfit Kappa. On 5 July 2024 Smurfit Kappa and WestRock completed their combination to form Smurfit Westrock, with a primary listing on the New York Stock Exchange and a secondary listing on the London Stock Exchange. As part of this group, Smurfit Kappa Parenco contributes to the supply of paper and board products that feed into packaging solutions. The group's product and service range includes consumer, retail, industrial and eCommerce packaging, corrugated sheet board, solid board, bag-in-box, point-of-sale displays, packaging machinery, containerboard, paper and board, and recycling services. Its market sectors span automotive, bakery, beverage, chemicals, confectionery, consumer goods, dairy, electronics, fashion, food and drink, fresh produce, furniture, health and beauty, household cleaning, industrial, meat, poultry and fish, pet food, pharmaceuticals, and tobacco, among others. Smurfit Kappa Parenco is therefore best understood as a Dutch operating entity within a much larger international packaging group, rather than as a standalone listed company. Its relevance lies in the paper-production capacity and regional presence it brings to the Smurfit Westrock network, supporting the group's integrated model in which production plants can source raw materials from the group's own forestry and paper mills and recovered fibre from recycling plants.

Smurfit Kappa Parenco is a Netherlands-based company that forms part of the Smurfit Westrock group. Its history is closely tied to the wider history of Smurfit Kappa and, later, Smurfit Westrock, as well as to the Dutch paper and packaging industry in which Parenco operates. The parent group's story begins in 1934, when Smurfit Kappa was founded to make cardboard boxes and packaging boxes for the Irish market. In 1938 the business was acquired by Jefferson Smurfit and grew into one of Ireland's leading manufacturers, listing on the Irish Stock Exchange in 1964. Further expansion took Jefferson Smurfit into the United States, and in 1998 it merged with the Chicago-based Stone Container Corporation, strengthening its position in paper-based packaging production. A key part of this success was an integrated production system in which production plants could source raw materials from the company's own forestry and paper mills, supported by investment in recycling plants that supplied recovered fibre for reuse in paper production. In 2005 Jefferson Smurfit merged with Kappa Packaging, a Netherlands-based company founded in 1974 and described as Europe's largest manufacturer of corrugated and cardboard packaging. The combination formed Smurfit Kappa, creating a major European paper-based packaging group with a strong Dutch and continental European footprint. It is within this Dutch and European context that Smurfit Kappa Parenco belongs, as a Netherlands-based paper and packaging operation associated with the Smurfit Kappa name. On 5 July 2024, Smurfit Kappa and WestRock completed their transaction to combine, forming Smurfit Westrock, described as a global leader in sustainable packaging. The combined company has a primary listing on the New York Stock Exchange and a secondary listing on the London Stock Exchange. Following this combination, Smurfit Kappa Parenco continues as part of the enlarged Smurfit Westrock group, contributing to the group's paper and board supply and its integrated packaging operations.

• 2024

  Smurfit Kappa and WestRock completed their combination to form Smurfit Westrock, with primary listing on NYSE and secondary listing on LSE.

• 2005

  Jefferson Smurfit merged with Kappa Packaging to form Smurfit Kappa.

• 1998

  Jefferson Smurfit merged with Chicago-based Stone Container Corporation.

• 1974

  Kappa Packaging, a Netherlands-based company, founded.

• 1964

  Listed on the Irish Stock Exchange.

• 1938

  Acquired by Jefferson Smurfit.

• 1934

  Smurfit Kappa founded, making cardboard boxes and packaging boxes for the Irish market.

Dutch paper and packaging operation within the integrated Smurfit Westrock sustainable packaging group.

• Consumer Packaging

• Retail Packaging

• Industrial Packaging

• eCommerce Packaging

• Corrugated Sheet Board

• Solid Board

• Bag-in-Box

• Point of Sale Displays

• Packaging Machinery

• Containerboard

• Paper and Board

• Recycling

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