Mar 05, 2013. /Lesprom Network/. Smurfit Kappa announces that all relevant packaging operations in Europe are now Chain of Custody certified. This is in line with the Company’s long-term sustainability commitment and covers 19 European countries where Smurfit Kappa is present, namely: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. This programme started more than three years ago with the certification of all virgin paper mills, followed by all recycled paper mills and has concluded with every relevant packaging production operation being certified. The granting of these certificates is evidence of Smurfit Kappa’s objective to fully comply with the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) Chain of Custody certification schemes. Tony Smurfit, COO of Smurfit Kappa comments: “By completing our Chain of Custody certification programme for our entire paper mill system as well as all relevant packaging operations in Europe we demonstrate our commitment to supplying our customers with sustainable packaging solutions. We show our ambition to be the leader in every aspect of our business, as we believe that Chain of Custody certification throughout the entire chain should be the standard in our industry.” Smurfit Kappa Group is a world leader in paper-based packaging with operations in Europe and the Americas. Smurfit Kappa operates in 21 countries in Europe and 11 in the Americas. Smurfit Kappa is the European leader in paper-based packaging including, corrugated, containerboard, bag-in-box, solidboard, and solidboard packaging.