Smurfit-Stone Recycling Opens Amsterdam Office

Smurfit-Stone Container Corp.’s Recycling Division, based in Creve Coeur, Mo., and Chicago, has announced the opening of a European office in Rotterdam.

The Rotterdam office is part of Smurfit-Stone Recycling International, created to represent the company’s recycling and waste solutions business outside North America. “This is an important expansion of our global activities, which focus on identifying and implementing new and improved ways to support our customers’ international businesses,” says Mike Oswald, senior vice president and general manager of the company’s recycling division.

The Rotterdam location will source recovered paper in Europe for sale in China through the company’s Shanghai office. Material will also be sold to Smurfit-Stone’s customers elsewhere in Asia as well as in Europe and Central and South America, according to a news release from the company.

“Having an ‘on-the-ground’ presence in Europe will help us to better anticipate and respond to global market conditions and support increased material recovery efforts in Europe,” says Oswald.

Smurfit-Stone operates 30 recycling plants and has sales and procurement offices in North America, Asia and Europe. The company bills itself as one of the industry's leading integrated containerboard and corrugated packaging producers and is one of the world’s largest paper recyclers.