Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation is a premier packaging company in North America. It is one of the industry s leading integrated manufacturer of paperboard and paper-based packaging, and a leading producer of containerboard, including white top linerboard, corrugated containers, multi-walled and specialty bags and clay-coated recycled boxboard. Smurfit-Stone also recycles paper, annually processing and selling more than 6.5 million tons, and is a leading producer of solid bleached sulfate, folding cartons, flexible packaging, labels and point of purchase displays. The company provides solutions to a variety of customers, large and small, throughout North America. Founded in 1998, Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation maintains facilities in Springfield, Mo.