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WestRock was the 2nd largest American packaging company. It was one of the world's largest paper and packaging companies with US$ 21.3 billion in annual revenue and more than 50,000 team members in more than 300 locations in 30 countries around the world.
In 2007, Smurfit-Stone was ranked 13 in PricewaterhouseCoopers' "Top 100" forest, paper, and packaging companies in the world as ranked by sales revenue. [2] The company was also among the world's largest paper recyclers. Rock-Tenn bought the company in a $3.5 billion deal that closed in May 2011. [3] Rock-Tenn is now known as Smurfit WestRock.
The company was established as a box-maker in the Rathmines area of Dublin, Ireland in 1934 and was acquired by Mr Jefferson Smurfit in 1938, trading afterwards as Jefferson Smurfit. [3] 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. [4]
Smurfit Kappa and WestRock will join to create a global packaging company with a value of almost $20 billion. Smurfit Kappa has a stronghold in Europe with its corrugated and containerboard products.
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The stock of WestRock Co (NYSE:WRK, 30-year Financials) appears to be significantly overvalued, according to GuruFocus Value calculation.
MeadWestvaco Corporation was an American packaging company based in Richmond, Virginia. It had approximately 23,000 employees. In February 2006, it moved its corporate headquarters to Richmond. In March 2008, the company announced a change to start using "MWV" as its brand, but the legal name of the company remained MeadWestvaco. [3]
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