Smurfit-Stone Container

Supplier News February 2011
February 1, 2011

News on suppliers to the package printig industry, featuring RotoMetrics, Heidelberg USA, Bunting Magnetics, 3 Sigma, MACtac, PCMC, Toray Plastcs, Danaher,  EskoArtwork, and Comexi Group.

RockTenn to Acquire Smurfit-Stone
January 28, 2011

RockTenn and Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation announced that the Boards of Directors of both companies have approved a definitive agreement under which Smurfit-Stone will become a wholly owned subsidiary of RockTenn.

RockTenn to Acquire Smurfit-Stone Container
January 24, 2011

RockTenn and Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation announced that the Boards of Directors of both companies have approved a definitive agreement under which Smurfit-Stone will become a wholly owned subsidiary of RockTenn.

FTA Announces Excellence Awards 2010
May 7, 2010

LAS VEGAS, Nev.—Selected from among nearly 600 submissions, more than 154 Excellence in Flexography Awards were given out at FTA’s annual awards banquet held during the first night of the 2010 FTA Forum.

Smurfit-Stone Wins Safety Awards
July 10, 2009

CREVE COUER, Mo. and CHICAGO—Four Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation facilities received top honors and a total of 34 were recognized for outstanding safety achievement at the Pulp & Paper Safety Association's (PPSA) 66th annual Safety and Health Conference.

Smurfit-Stone Receives Court Approval for $750 Million DIP Facility
March 2, 2009

Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation announced that the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Wilmington, Delaware, has granted final approval of its $750 million debtor-in-possession (DIP) credit facility, which provides the company with access to the full amount of the facility.

UPM’s Jussi Pesonen is RISI’s European CEO Of The Year
March 12, 2007

BRUSSELS, Belgium—RISI announced that UPM President and Chief Executive Officer Jussi Pesonen has been selected as the first-ever European CEO of the Year for the forest products industry. Pesonen will be presented with the award at the 9th RISI European Pulp & Paper Outlook Conference in Barcelona, Spain to be held on March 25-27, 2007. Pesonen was nominated European CEO of the Year in a survey, conducted by RISI, of investment analysts and portfolio managers covering the forest products industry. The criteria for nomination include leadership, vision, and strategic accomplishment. UPM is one of the world’s leading forest products groups. The company had sales

Clemson University to Host Corrugated Symposium
January 9, 2007

FUNDAMENTALS OF QUALITY PRINT ON CORRUGATED SYMPOSIUM Presented by FFTA & Clemson University February 21-23, 2007 Clemson University, Clemson SC This 2 1/2 day program provides participants with an in-depth overview of the elements of the printing system, examining board liners, anilox, doctor blades, inks and plate systems to demonstrate how they are integrated to produce enhanced graphics from clean solids and line work to halftones and even process color. Participants will develop a thorough understanding of controlling the combinations of press and pre-press possibilities to best suit their needs. The discussion will include tools and methods that any plant can implement to analyze

Patrick J. Moore Takes Home Eagle Award
June 23, 2006

CHICAGO—Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation today announced that Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Patrick J. Moore received the Pulp & Paper Safety Association’s (PPSA) Executive Eagle Award for 2005. The annual award is presented to a pulp and paper industry executive that demonstrates a firm commitment to industry safety and makes significant contributions to the improvement of safety and health programs within his or her company. The Executive Eagle Award was presented to Moore June 14 during the PPSA conference in Orlando. “It is an honor to receive the Executive Eagle Award for Smurfit-Stone’s safety efforts. I share this award with all the Smurfit-Stone employees who follow