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Smurfit Kappa Group plc Overview

Address

Beech Hill, Clonskeagh Dublin, 
 4 Ireland
Phone: +353-1-202-7000
Fax:+353-1-269-4481

Company Description

Smurfit Kappa Group (SKG) is a world boxing champion. It is the #2 producer of corrugated boxes in the world and a top maker of graphicboard and containerboard. Business is divided into three segments: Packaging Europe churns out containerboard and transforms it into corrugated containers; Specialties Europe caters to targeted demand for solidboard and bag-in-box; Latin America includes forestry, papermaking, as well as paper sack, and corrugated and folding cartons. Most customers are in the corrugated container market, 60% of which are in the food and beverage, and household goods industries.  SKG owns 330-plus facilities in Europe and Latin America, which generate in some 11 million tons of product annually.

Smurfit Kappa Group plc Company Profile Report

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Sections Included in Report

  • Company Overview
  • Company Description
  • Company History
  • People
  • Biographies
  • Historical Events
  • Industry Information
  • Financial Summary
  • Annual Income Statement
  • Quarterly Cash Flow
  • Annual Balance Sheet
  • Quarterly Balance Sheet
  • Annual Cash Flow
  • Quarterly Income Statement
  • Financial Market Data
  • Historical Financials
  • Competitors List
  • Competitive Landscape

Company Profile Report Highlights

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  • Industry Information

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  • Biographies

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  • Company History

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  • Key People

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  • Company Financials

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Overview

The US paper products manufacturing industry includes about 3,500 companies with combined annual revenue of about $170 billion. Major companies include Georgia-Pacific, International Paper, Kimberly-Clark, MeadWestvaco, and Neenah Paper. The industry is concentrated within specific product segments: the top 50 makers of corrugated boxes account for 75 percent of segment revenue; the top 50 paperboard mills account for almost all segment revenue.

SIC: 2611, 2621, 2631, 2652, 2671, 2672, 2673, 2674, 2675, 2676, 2677, 2678, 3497, 2653, 2655, 2656, 2657

NAICS: 322110, 322121, 322122, 322130, 322211, 322212, 322213, 322214, 322215, 322221, 322222, 322223, 322224, 322225, 322226, 322231, 322232, 322233, 322291, 322299

 

Sample Questions & Answers

How is the company managing weak demand for basic paper products?

Demand for paper products has been flat for a decade. Production of paper products declined more than 25 percent between 2000 and 2010. Demand for business and printing paper has lagged as digital communications have become more popular.

 

How does the company protect against raw material price fluctuations?

Prices for wood pulp can fluctuate sharply from year to year. Depending partly on energy costs, changes of 10 percent or more within a year are not unusual. Paper manufacturers pass these costs to converters, which may be unable to pass all increases...

 

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Save valuable research time, increase confidence on sales calls, and get the competitive edge to win more business with Hoover's Industry Report. Proprietary editorial analysis synthesizes hundreds of sources into an easy-to-digest format so that you can quickly understand a client's business challenges. Insight into critical business issues, industry trends and opportunities, and financial benchmarks is an integral part of each report.

 

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  • Industry Overview
  • Quarterly Industry Update
  • Business Challenges
  • Trends and Opportunities
  • Call Preparation Questions
  • Financial Information
  • Industry Forecast
  • Website and Media Links
  • Glossary of Acronyms

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    Smurfit Kappa Group plc  Overview

    Top 3 Competitiors

    Company: Amcor Limited
    Location: Hawthorn, Victoria

    Company: Empresas CMPC S.A.
    Location: Santiago, Chile

    Company: Cascades S.A.
    Location: La Défense, France

    Industries where Smurfit Kappa Group plc Competes

    Paperboard Container Manufacturing
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    Competitive Landscape Brief

    Because plastic products are widely used in industry and as consumer products, demand depends on the health of the US economy. The profitability of individual companies depends on product mix and production efficiency. Large companies have economies of scale in buying raw materials and in manufacturing commodity products such as bottles and plastic film. Small companies can compete effectively by specializing. The industry is capital-intensive: average annual revenue per employee is about $300,000.

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    Providing a complete view of how this company and its competitors stack up against one another, the Competitive Landscape report includes benchmarks on over 30 parameters related to sales, employees, market cap, profitability, and growth. Exclusive to Hoover's, this landscape can be used to conduct competitive analysis, inform corporate strategy, and identify trends.

     

    Sections Included in Report

    • Key Numbers
    • Profitability
    • Valuation
    • Operations
    • Financial Ratios
    • Per Share Data ($)
    • Growth Statistics
    • *Data provided for 3 to 30 competitors

      Company Landscape Report Highlights

      • Competitors List

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