Rock-Tenn Company (NYSE: RKT) is a paper and packaging manufacturer based in Norcross, Georgia, United States. RockTenn (NYSE: RKT) is one of North America's leading producers of corrugated and consumer packaging and recycling solutions, with annualized net sales of approximately $10 billion. Based in Norcross, GA, they employ approximately 26,000 people and operate more than 245 facilities in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Chile, Argentina and China.
With a low-cost position in the marketplace, RockTenn commits every day to creating and delivering value with innovation that produces new product ideas, generates revenue gains, improves equipment effectiveness and increases the quality of our work force. A performance-based, data-driven culture also helps us continuously reduce costs and increase customer satisfaction. .
In 2010-2011, Rock-Tenn made a successful bid for Smurfit-Stone Container, the world's largest producer and recycler of paperboard.[1] The acquisition deal closed in May 2011, making the combined company North America's second largest producer of containerboard.[2]