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Anthony Smurfit was Chief Executive of Smurfit Europe from October 1999 to 2002 prior to which he was Deputy Chief Executive of Smurfit Europe and previously Chief Executive Officer of Smurfit France. Father Sir Michael Smurfit co-owns the K Club in County Kildare, which hosted the 2006 Ryder Cup.
Smurfit Kappa Group wants to be recognized as a premier packaging company based paper on all market sectors. This objective involves providing innovative packaging solutions, outstanding customer service, maintaining low costs and remaining fast, flexible and always at the forefront of changes in demand, and create value added of all way possible. Smurfit Kappa's ambition is to be recognized in all its sectors of activity as the company's star performer in its market. To achieve this we develop innovative packaging solutions, environmentally friendly and a high service level, customer-focused. --- Biganos (33): workshops Smurfit stationary Dissatisfied with the Memorandum of Understanding on the annual wage negotiations, the CGT called for a strike. The workshops in the Smurfit Kappa paper mill in Facture Biganos Gironde are stopped since Wednesday noon. This has not happened for ten years. In case a strike at the call of the CGT judge unsatisfactory MoU on mandatory annual negotiations between unions and management. "This protocol, based on a wage increase equal to inflation plus a 2011 increase of 0.69% according to various provisions, was ratified by the CFTC and CFE-CGC," explains management of the company, a leading European producers of paper for packaging. There is no question in her back on an agreement already signed by unions. Joel Clement, staff representative CGT said his union also demanded wage increases equal to inflation, 2011, an increase of 1%, not 0.69% as expected by the protocol ratified. A new general staff will be held on Monday to decide on further movement. Meanwhile workshops are under arrest, while in normal, 1500 tons of kraft paper are produced per day. The directorate, however, is inconsequential for the moment thanks to a system of shared stocks. Given the organization of production, it is difficult to quantify the number of strikers. The company Smurfit Kappa Cellulose du Pin, located in Biganos in Gironde, employs approximately 450 people. --- Smurfit Kappa - France Our client Smurfit Cellulose du Pin (PCS), a subsidiary of Jefferson Smurfit Irish, operates on its website Invoice (Gironde), one of the largest pulp and kraft paper in Europe. The factory produces over 500,000 tons of kraft paper per year with a workforce of approximately 600 people. Since 1995, CPS is engaged in a program to reduce its discharge rate. In 1997, the factory has developed a physicochemical treatment plant effluents. In 2001, as part of the expansion of its business and an ambitious program to reduce its environmental impacts, CPS wanted to develop a biological treatment plant's effluent, with two main objectives: * Improve the quality of releases and in particular reduce their pollution load of COD and BOD5 The station should be capable of processing 30,000 m3 of effluent per day, a pollution load of 35 tons of COD, BOD5 of 18 tons and 30 tons of TSS. To meet the needs of PCS, Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies has designed and built a plant using biological treatment based on anaerobic technology EGSB Biobed ™, whose advantages are: * Compactness Veolia Water has worked with CPS on a funding solution to the accounting treatment of debt provider. Veolia Water has embarked on a multiyear contract for exploitation of new and old treatment plants and pumping stations exist, with production of biogas from biological process. ---- Non-strikers at Smurfit Kappa / "The message was addressed to senior Following the strike Tuesday, April 30 National Smurfit Kappa launched, followed by 18 factories in the group, the Inter-CGT Smurfit Kappa France has a record of progress. In it, it was noted: "It is still regrettable and distressing to see that in this nationwide movement, some staff do not feel concerned by our demands on wages, or have they too? However, the gain of these negotiations will benefit all and of course those who have not followed suit. " "There has been confusion" Cendrine FUNDAR not strike, felt targeted by this snippet (our edition of April 3) and a few colleagues. Especially since the letter was distributed to non-strikers and highlighted in yellow on the scoreboard. --- Smurfit Kappa Group, the firm four plants in France The paper group Smurfit Kappa, Europe's leading corrugated cardboard, has announced its partners four new closures in France. The group, born in late 2005 from the merger of Irish enterprise and Smurfit Kappa Dutch company, will separate the four units of recycled paper based on the dozen he owns in France. Two of these sites are located in central France, in Uzerche Aubazine and another is located in Vernon (Eure), and the fourth-Bigny Vallenay (Cher). Each employs between 40 and 50 employees, so that the overall social cost should be around 180 job cuts. The measure was presented yesterday to the central works council. Smurfit-Kapppa refused yesterday to all information. The group, which employs 43,000 employees, has already announced the closure in early January of the research center of Talence (Gironde), inherited from Smurfit, which partially duplicate of Kappa with institutions in Northern Europe. Moreover, even before the merger is taken, Smurfit announced the closure of two paperboard its subsidiary Socar at Gravelines (Nord) and in the Cevennes. However, it decided a major investment in the plant Gironde La Cellulose du Pin, whose sustainability seems assured in the medium term. Like other manufacturers of corrugated cardboard, Smurfit-Kappa must face the consequences of weak sales growth in Western Europe, at a time when its energy costs are skyrocketing. In this context, the group seems to rationalize its production, some of its institutions is very small. CGT denounced for its part a strictly financial. --- Smurfit Kappa may close plants, notably in France DUBLIN (Reuters) - Smurfit Kappa European leader in carton packaging, announced |
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