Westrock Company
We are a multinational provider of paper and packaging solutions for consumer
and corrugated packaging markets. We partner with our customers to provide differentiated
paper and packaging solutions that help them win in the marketplace. Our team
members support customers around the world from operating and business locations
spanning North America, South America, Europe and Asia. We also develop real
estate in the Charleston, SC region.
WestRock was formed on March 6, 2015 for the purpose of effecting the Combination
and, prior to the Combination, did not conduct any activities other than those
incidental to its formation and the matters contemplated by the Business Combination
Agreement. On July 1, 2015, pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement,
RockTenn and MWV completed a strategic combination of their respective businesses.
RockTenn and MWV each became wholly-owned subsidiaries of WestRock. RockTenn
was the accounting acquirer in the Combination.
We are one of the largest integrated producers of containerboard measured by
tons produced, and one of the largest producers of high-graphics preprinted
linerboard measured by net sales in North America. We have integrated corrugated
operations in North America, Brazil and India. We believe we are one of the
largest paper recyclers in North America and our recycling operations provide
substantially all of the recycled fiber to our mills as well as to third parties.
Our Brazil operation also owns forestlands which provide virgin fiber to our
Brazilian mill. We operate an integrated corrugated packaging system that manufactures
primarily containerboard, corrugated sheets, corrugated packaging and preprinted
linerboard for sale to consumer and industrial products manufacturers and corrugated
box manufacturers. We produce a full range of high-quality corrugated containers
designed to protect, ship, store and display products made to our customers
merchandising and distribution specifications. We also convert corrugated sheets
into corrugated products ranging from one-color protective cartons to graphically
brilliant point-of-purchase packaging. Our corrugated container plants serve
local customers and regional and large national accounts. Corrugated packaging
is used to provide protective packaging for shipment and distribution of food,
paper, health and beauty and other household, consumer, commercial and industrial
products. Corrugated packaging may also be graphically enhanced for retail sale,
particularly in club store locations. We provide customers with innovative packaging
solutions to promote and sell their products. We also provide structural and
graphic design, engineering services and custom, proprietary and standard automated
packaging machines, offering customers turn-key installation, automation, line
integration and packaging solutions.
We operate integrated virgin and recycled fiber paperboard mills and consumer
packaging converting operations, which convert items such as folding and beverage
cartons, displays, dispensing and interior partitions. Our integrated system
of virgin and recycled mills produces paperboard for our converting operations
and third parties. We internally consume or sell coated natural kraft, bleached
paperboard and coated recycled paperboard to manufacturers of folding cartons
and other paperboard products, and internally consume or sell our specialty
recycled paperboard to manufacturers of solid fiber interior packaging, tubes
and cores, book covers and other paperboard products. The mill owned by our
Seven Hills joint venture in Lynchburg, VA manufactures gypsum paperboard liner
for sale to our joint venture partner.