This is in line with the Company’s long-term sustainability commitment and covers 19 European countries where Smurfit Kappa is present. The ambitious programme started more than three years ago with the certification of all virgin paper mills, followed by all recycled paper mills and has concluded with every relevant packaging production operation being certified. The granting of these certificates is evidence of Smurfit Kappa’s objective to fully comply with the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) Chain of Custody certification schemes.

Tony Smurfit, COO of Smurfit Kappa comments: “By completing our Chain of Custody certification programme for our entire paper mill system as well as all relevant packaging operations in Europe we demonstrate our commitment to
supplying our customers with sustainable packaging solutions. We show our ambition to be the leader in every aspect of our business, as we believe that Chain of Custody certification throughout the entire chain should be the standard in our industry.”