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Smurfit Westrock Plc

Smurfit Westrock Plc

packaging
Dublin, · SW · Public
Smurfit Westrock is navigating Q1 2026 headwinds from weather and North American volume weakness, but management is pursuing a value-over-volume strategy with pricing increases and margin expansion targets. The company announced its intention to delist from the LSE and consolidate solely on the NYSE, signaling a strategic shift toward the U.S. market.

Smurfit Westrock Plc, operating through its various group entities, is dedicated to the creation, supply, and sale of a wide array of paper-based packaging solutions across Ireland and globally. The company primarily produces containerboard, which it either transforms into corrugated containers for its own use or distributes to other businesses. Its extensive product range also features diverse paper types, including board for consumer packaging, sack paper, graphic paper, and both solid and graphic board. Beyond these materials, Smurfit Westrock offers a comprehensive selection of paper-based packaging items, such as consumer packaging, robust solid board packaging, paper sacks, and unique options like bag-in-box systems. The firm further manufactures linerboard, corrugated medium, various grades of paperboard, and non-packaging paper. Additionally, it develops converted products like folding cartons and corrugated boxes, alongside other goods. A key aspect of their operations involves creating packaging from recycled paper, and they also provide packaging machinery. Smurfit Westrock primarily caters to a broad clientele across sectors such as food and beverage, online retail, general commerce, consumer products, industrial applications, and the foodservice industry. The company was established in 1934 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.

Employees
100,000
Mfg Plants
14
All Facilities
15
Activity
6/10
Type
Public

Plant Locations (15 mapped)

SW Stock Price

Manufacturing Plants (14)

Demopolis Paper Mill
Demopolis, AL
Kraft paper and containerboard mill; produces market pulp
Fernandina Beach Paper Mill
Fernandina Beach, FL
Integrated kraft pulp and paper mill producing linerboard and containerboard grades
East Dublin Containerboard Mill
East Dublin, GA
Containerboard mill producing recycled linerboard and medium
West Point Containerboard Mill
West Point, GA
Containerboard mill; one of multiple integrated Georgia paper-making operations
Battle Creek Paper Mill
Battle Creek, MI
Recycled paperboard, containerboard, kraft paper, saturating kraft, and specialty papers/pulp
Saltillo Corrugated Plant
Saltillo, MS
Corrugated cases, boxes, and trays; $19.3M expansion underway to increase capacity 50% and handle larger-format packaging; completion Oct 2026
Roanoke Rapids Paper Mill
Roanoke Rapids, NC
Paperboard/containerboard mill serving the US Southeast corrugated network
Cowpens Containerboard Mill
Cowpens, SC
Containerboard mill; part of core US paperboard production network
Florence Containerboard Mill
Florence, SC
710,000 tons/yr virgin linerboard capacity; state-of-the-art 330-inch paper machine producing containerboard from 23–56 lb basis weights
Evadale Kraft Mill
Evadale, TX
Kraft paper and linerboard mill; large integrated Texas forest products facility
Covington Kraft Mill
Covington, VA
Kraft paper and linerboard mill; recipient of ~$250M investment; significant regional employer
Hopewell Paper Mill
Hopewell, VA
Kraft paper and containerboard mill; major Virginia manufacturing operation
Longview Mill & Corrugated Plant
Longview, WA
Integrated kraft pulp/paper mill + corrugated box plant; ~3,600 tons/day paper & corrugated, 2,800 tons/day unbleached pulp; ~1,000 employees
Pleasant Prairie Corrugated Superplant
Pleasant Prairie, WI
$136M, 595,000 sq ft automated corrugated box plant; opened May 2025; ~3 billion sq ft/yr output — ~3× a typical box plant; serves greater Chicago region

Other Facilities (1)

North American HQ (WestRock Tower)
Atlanta, GA · hq
North American operational headquarters; global HQ is Dublin, Ireland