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WestRock Co - Stock Quote WRK

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Business Description

WestRock Co manufactures corrugated packaging and consumer packagings such as folding cartons and paperboard. After the merger of RockTenn and MeadWestvaco in fall 2015, WestRock became the largest North American producer of solid bleached sulfate and the second- largest producer of containerboard, which is used in the production of shipping containers. The company derives a majority of its revenue from Corrugated Packaging.

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1000 Abernathy Road NE
Atlanta, GA, 30328
T +1 770 448-2193
Sector Consumer Cyclical
Industry Packaging & Containers
Most Recent Earnings Mar 31, 2022
Fiscal Year End Sep 30, 2022
Stock Type Cyclical
Employees 49,900

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