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| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
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| Industry | Corrugated packaging |
| Predecessor | |
| Founded | 2015 |
| Headquarters | , United States |
Key people | David B. Sewell (CEO) |
| Revenue |  US$14.86 billion (2017)[1] |
Number of employees | c. 56,100 (September 2023) |
| Parent | Smurfit WestRock |
| Website | westrock |
WestRock was an independent American corrugated packaging company and in 2024 became part of Smurfit WestRock. It was formed in July 2015 after the merger of MeadWestvaco and RockTenn.[2] WestRock is the 2nd largest American packaging company. It is one of the world's largest paper and packaging companies with US$21.3 billion in annual revenue and more than 50,000 team members in more than 300 locations in 30 countries around the world.[3][4][5] The company is headquartered in Sandy Springs, Georgia, consolidating offices from Norcross, Georgia and Richmond, Virginia.[6]
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- ^ "WestRock to purchase packaging aspect of Cenveo". Canadian Packaging. 2015-12-14. Retrieved 2022-07-07.
- ^ "WestRock". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved 2022-07-07.
- ^ "2023 Proxy Statement" (PDF). WestRock.com. February 8, 2023. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
- ^ "WestRock to Relocate Headquarters in Greater Atlanta, Ga". Retrieved 2021-05-16.