| 1934 |
Jefferson Smurfit began as a small Irish box maker |
| 1964 |
The Company went public and started expanding within Ireland in the 1960’s and early 1970’s |
1970
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Both Bührmann-Tetterode and KNP (Koninklijke Nederlandse Papierfabrieken) started the build up of paper and packaging activities |
| 1970’s |
Acquisitions in the United Kingdom and the United States |
| 1980’s |
Additional Acquisitions in the USA |
| 1984 |
Joint venturing of paper and packaging activities of BT and KNP |
1986
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Acquisition of Container Corporation of America, bringing initial investments in Continental Europe and Latin America |
| 1989 |
Acquisition of Sieger Gruppe in Germany (Kappa) |
| 1990’s |
Further acquisitions in Europe and Latin America in the early 1990’s |
| 1993 |
Merger of BT and KNP under the name of KNP BT |
1994
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Start-up of Eastern Europe activities by acquisition of Expac (Kappa). Major entry into European market through the acquisition of the paper packaging operations from the French SAINT GOBAIN group (Cellulose du Pin). |
1995
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Acquisition of 33% of Munksjö, acquisition of Papeteries du Limousin, acquisition of 27.5% of Nettingsdorfer |
| 1996 |
Acquisition of paper and corrugated activities in Czech Republic (ICEC) |
| 1997 |
Acquisition of Holfelder in Germany (Kappa) |
1998
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Merger of JSC (JSG’s subsidiary in the USA) and Stone Container Corporation, acquisition of the Canadian business Smurfit MBI. Foundation of Kappa Packaging through a management buy-out, supported by institutional investors CVC and Cinven |
| 2000 |
Acquisition of SCAO in France (Kappa) |
2001
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Kappa Packaging doubled its size by the acquisition of the paper and packaging activities of AssiDomäin Group |
2002
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Acquisition of JSG by Madison Dearborn Partners 29,4% shared ownership of associate, SSCC, spun off to JSG shareholders |
| 2003 |
Acquisition of SSCC European operations |
2005
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Merge between Jefferson Smurfit Group and Kappa Packaging. New name of combination is born: Smurfit Kappa Group |
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The Smurfit Kappa Group Today
The Smurfit Kappa Group is amongst the largest manufacturers of containerboard, corrugated and solid board containers, folding cartons, and paper bags. It also is one of Europe's leading collectors of wastepaper for recycling, using much of the material collected in the production of paper and paperboard within its mills. The Smurfit Kappa Group is also one of the largest Latin American companies for containerboard, corrugated containers, sacks and folding cartons, with operations in Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela, Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador and the Dominican Republic.