# DS Smith to acquire Corrugated Container Corp. in North America

DS Smith Plc agreed to acquire Corrugated Container Corporation, a family-owned corrugated packaging company with about 190 employees at four operations in Tennessee, North Carolina and Virginia. The deal follows DS Smith's purchase of Interstate Resources.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2018-05-01
- Where: Tennessee, North Carolina and Virginia, United States
- Value: $1.93B (1.45B GBP)
- Status: announced
- Products: corrugated packaging, retail ready display packaging
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [DS Smith](https://endata.com/companies/221.md) (acquirer)
- [Corrugated Container Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/1043.md) (target)
- [Europac](https://endata.com/companies/1209.md) (target)

## Sources

- [inkworldmagazine.com](https://www.inkworldmagazine.com/breaking-news/ds-smith-plc-to-acquire-corrugated-container-corp/), 2018-05-23: "DS Smith Plc announced an agreement to acquire Corrugated Container Corporation (CCC), a high-quality corrugated packaging company in North America."
- [packaging-gateway.com](https://www.packaging-gateway.com/news/mas-week-ds-smith-ccl-industries-smurfit-kappa-group/), 2018-05-24: "DS Smith has signed an agreement to acquire Corrugated Container Corporation for an undisclosed sum."
- [packagingnews.co.uk](https://www.packagingnews.co.uk/news/business/mergers-acquisitions/page/20), 2018-06-04: "DS Smith has announced its acquisition of leading European integrated packaging company Europac."
- [thetargetreport.com](https://www.thetargetreport.com/2018/06/corrugated-gets-glam-may-2018-m-activity.html), 2018-06-07: "The most recent acquisition, Corrugated Container Corporation (CCC) of Roanoke, Virginia, brings additional expertise in corrugated box design and manufacturing."
- [piworld.com](https://www.piworld.com/article/the-target-report-corrugated-gets-glam/), 2018-06-11: "The most recent acquisition, Corrugated Container Corporation (CCC) of Roanoke, Virginia, brings additional expertise in corrugated box design and manufacturing."
- [popin.net](https://www.popin.net/ds-smith-to-acquire-corrugated-container-corporation/), 2018-06-12: "DS Smith Plc today announced an agreement to acquire Corrugated Container Corporation (CCC), a high-quality corrugated packaging company in North America."

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