Brief: Smurift Westrock CFO: Not seeing any impact from global trade tensions

Smurfit WestRock

12/02/2025 12:07

Feb 12 (Reuters) - Smurfit WestRock PLC  SWR.L :
    * SMURIFT WESTROCK CFO: Q4 COMBINED COMPANY EBITDA UP AROUND
$100
MILLION Y/Y
    * SMURIFT WESTROCK CFO:  AT MOMENT NOT SEEING ANY IMPACT
FROM
TRUMP ADMIN TRADE POLICIES, ANY IMPACT ON PACKAGING FROM TARIFFS
WILL BE FELT AT END-CONSUMER
    * SMURIFT WESTROCK CFO:  PAPER PACKAGING NOT SEEN IN PAST AS
ONE
OF THE CONTROVERSIAL INDUSTRIES ON TARIFFS
    * SMURIFT WESTROCK CFO:  YEAR HAS STARTED WELL IN BOTH
EUROPE AND
NORTH AMERICA
    * SMURIFT WESTROCK CFO:  GERMANY STILL ONE TO WORRY ABOUT IN
EUROPE BUT OTHER EU COUNTRIES MAKING UP; DEMAND IN EUROPE, U.S.
SO FAR AS EXPECTED
    * SMURIFT WESTROCK CFO: BROADLY SENTIMENT AND DEMAND AS
EXPECTED,
NOT GANGBUSTERS BUT CONTINUING QUITE WELL FROM Q4
    * SMURIFT WESTROCK CFO: HOPEFUL TO SEE PRICE INCREASES
COMING
THROUGH IN NORTH AMERICA BY END-Q1, ALREADY SEEING SOME IN
INDICES IN EUROPE

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 (Reporting By Padraic Halpin)
 ((Padraic.Halpin@thomsonreuters.com;))