type public traded as iseq skg lse skg industry packaging founded 1934 headquarters dublin ireland key people liam o mahony chairman tony smurfit ceo revenue 8.109 billion 2015 1 operating income 780 million 2015 1 net income 413 million 2015 1 number of employees 43 354 2015 1 website www.smurfitkappa.com the smurfit kappa group is europe s leading corrugated packaging company and one of the leading paper based packaging companies in the world . it is listed on the london stock exchange and is a constituent of the ftse 250 index . contents 1 history 2 operations 3 references 4 external links history edit the company was established as a box maker in rathmines dublin in 1934 and was acquired by mr jefferson smurfit in 1938 trading afterwards as jefferson smurfit . 2 it was listed on the irish stock exchange in 1964 and acquired a partial interest in time industries a chicago based paper and packaging company in 1974 . 3 jefferson smurfit grew under the leadership of the founder s son sir michael smurfit who became chief executive in 1977 . 4 it merged its 46 % owned us business with chicago based stone container corporation to form smurfit stone container corporation in 1998 . 5 jefferson smurfit was the subject of a management buyout financed by madison dearborn partners cinven limited and cvc capital partners in 2002 . 6 it merged with kappa packaging in 2005 changing its name to smurfit kappa 7 and was the subject of an initial public offering in 2007 . 8 in 2012 it bought orange county container a us based packaging company for 340 million . 9 operations edit the company specialises in manufacturing paper based packaging with a network of paper recycling and forestry operations . it is an integrated producer with packaging plants sourcing the major part of their raw material requirements from the company s own paper mills . in turn the sourcing of recovered fibre and wood for the mills is managed through a combination of reclamation and forestry operations and purchases from third parties . it has around 43 000 employees across 33 countries 21 in europe 12 in the americas . its global headquarters are in dublin with regional headquarters in paris and miami . 10 references edit a b c d annual report 2015 pdf . smurfit kappa group . retrieved 11 june 2016 . highlights in the history of the jefferson smurfit group . pulp & paper international . november 1996 . retrieved 21 december 2012 . boxing clever on the global market . pulp & paper international . november 1996 . retrieved 21 december 2012 . ireland s rich list 21 30 . irish independent . 31 march 2010 . retrieved 21 december 2012 . smurfit plans merger with stone container . the independent . 12 may 1998 . retrieved 21 december 2012 . chicago investment firm to buy jefferson smurfit . chicago tribune . 18 june 2002 . retrieved 21 december 2012 . smurfit and kappa close to merger says report . food production . 26 august 2005 . retrieved 21 december 2012 . smurfit kappa sells more shares after ipo . reuters . 16 march 2007 . retrieved 21 december 2012 . smurfit kappa completes deal to buy orange county container . packaging news . 3 december 2012 . retrieved 21 december 2012 . about us . smurfit kappa group . retrieved 21 december 2012 . external links edit smurfit kappa group homepage v t e iseq 20 companies of ireland aryzta bank of ireland crh c & c group dalata hotel group fbd holdings fyffes glanbia green reit hibernia reit irish continental group irish residential properties reit kerry group kingspan group origin enterprises paddy power betfair permanent tsb ryanair smurfit kappa total produce v t e ftse 100 ftse 250 companies of the united kingdom 3i infrastructure aa aberdeen asset management aberforth smaller companies trust acacia mining aggreko aldermore group alliance trust allied minds amec foster wheeler ao world ascential ashmore group assura atkins auto trader group aveva balfour beatty bankers investment trust barr a.g. bba aviation beazley group 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