BIG BUSINESS IN DUBLIN :
SMURFIT KAPPA
BIG BUSINESS IN DUBLIN :
Prominent industry giants have chosen to position their headquarters in the Irish capital of Dublin .
SMURFIT KAPPA
Paper-based packaging giant , Smurfit Kappa , started out as a box-making factory in Rathmines , an inner suburb of Dublin , in 1934 . Today , it stands as the leading corrugated packaging company in Europe and one of the leading paper-based packaging companies in the world . With operations in 35 countries , the FTSE 100 company employs over 46,000 employees and reported revenue of € 8.6bn last year . Headquartered in Dublin , the firm has been led by Group Chief Executive Officer Anthony ‘ Tony ’ Smurfit since 2015 . Earlier this year , Smurfit Kappa acquires Reparenco , a paper and recycling business in the Netherlands , for € 460mn . The company also resisted a takeover attempt by American packaging firm International Paper this year .
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