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Smurfit Kappa Revenue Surges 4% in Q3
Nov 3, 2017Smurfit Kappa Group (SKG) has reported revenue of €2.12bn for the third quarter of 2017, representing a growth of 4% compared to the same period last year. For the full year that ended 30 September 2017, the company reported revenue ...
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Smurfit Kappa Launches New Vitop Handle for Cardboard Boxes
May 17, 2017Smurfit Kappa and Vitop have introduced a new handle for use on a range of of cardboard boxes. The Vitop handle is claimed to be made from 100% recyclable polyethylene. Smurfit Kappa said the handle is soft and smooth. It has been ...
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Smurfit Kappa Acquires Two Brazilian Packaging Companies for Eur186m
Feb 6, 2016Paper and packaging company Smurfit Kappa has acquired two Brazilian paper-based packaging companies including Industria de Embalagens Santana (INPA) and Paema Embalagens, for nearly €186m. INPA and Paema combinedly have three ...
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Smurfit Kappa Launches New Automatic Bag-in-Box Filling Machine, The BIB 700 Double Head
May 5, 2015Paper and packaging company Smurfit Kappa has launched a new automatic Bag-in-Box filling machine, the BIB 700 Double Head. The machine is a continuation of its BIB 700 range and has been developed for large industrial production ...
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Smurfit Kappa Will Acquire CYBSA to Enhance Its Footprint in America
Mar 11, 2015Smurfit Kappa will acquire non-integrated corrugated, folding cartons and flexible packaging manufacturer Grupo CYBSA to enhance its footprint in the growing Central American market. CYBSA operates five packaging plants in El Salvador ...
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Global Packaging Company Smurfit Kappa Has Opened a Bag-in-Box Plant
Nov 21, 2014Global packaging company Smurfit Kappa has opened a Bag-in-Box plant in Spain for about €28m that produces both taps and bags under one roof. Also, the plant showcases the world's latest performing features in Bag-in-Box ...
Tags: Bag-in-Box plant, taps, Agriculture
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Smurfit Kappa Has Agreed to Acquire Bates Container for an Initial Investment of $150m
Sep 30, 2014Irish paper-based packaging producer Smurfit Kappa has agreed to acquire corrugated packaging manufacturer Bates Container for an initial investment of $150m. Bates makes corrugated packaging and provides its services to the Texas region. ...
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Deal ,Which to Be Funded From Smurfit Kappa's Cash Reserves,Is Expected to Be at This Year
Sep 30, 2014A deferred payment of around $7.5m (4.6m) is to be made at a later date to Bates, which employs 320 people and has a 135,000 tonnes of containerboard requirement. The deal, which will be funded from Smurfit Kappa’s cash reserves, is ...
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Smurfit Kappa Announced to Reduce CO2 Emissions Per Ton of Paper
Jun 26, 2014Paper-based packaging producer Smurfit Kappa has announced plans to reduce CO2 emissions per ton of paper produced by 25% by the year 2020 in its seventh annual Sustainable Development Report. The company's original target of a 20% ...
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Smurfit Kappa Announces Fiscal 2014 First Quarter Results
May 7, 2014In the quarter under review, the group reported an improved year-on-year EBITDA margin of 13.9% and an increasingly strong Return on Capital Employed of 13.8% further underlining SKG’s progress on achieving optimal returns through ...
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The Gap Between Kraft and Testliner Prices Had Grown and Hence a Narrowing Made Sense
Jan 6, 2014The gap between Kraft and Testliner prices had grown and hence a narrowing made sense. Foreign Kraft producers found the UK market increasingly attractive…which raised supply. There has been a further switch out of Kraft into the less ...
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Western&Eastern EU Market Is Finding Recycled Containerboard in Increasingly Tight Supply
Sep 11, 2013The Western and Eastern European market is finding recycled containerboard in increasingly tight supply: The sun has been shining in much of Europe and demand is up…helping to bring the Eurozone out of a long recession. Testliner ...
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A Gradual Dilution in Happiness Through The Corrugated Supply Chain Is Apparent
Jul 17, 2013The main story in the UK corrugated industry remains that of material prices, although another seismic bit of industry restructuring may well be afoot (I may be able to say more next month). In the meantime, a gradual dilution in happiness ...
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Smurfit Kappa Invested in a New 3D Virtual Shopping Environment
Jul 10, 2013Smurfit Kappa has invested in a new 3D virtual shopping environment to analyze and understand shopper behavior and increase the possibilities of virtual reality in retail ready packaging. The virtual shopping environment is expected to ...
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Smurfit Kappa Has Released Its 2012 Sustainable Development Report
Jun 25, 2013Corrugated packaging company Smurfit Kappa has released its 2012 Sustainable Development Report, which details the continuing progress in its sustainable business initiatives. The report highlights that February 2013 saw the completion of ...