Jefferson Smurfit Group (JSG) is one of the largest European-based manufacturers of containerboard, corrugated containers and other paper-based packaging products. Spanning 2 continents and over 20 countries, JSG employs some 30,000 people and is a significant player in Europe and Latin America. The company had annual sales of 4.7 billion in 2003, and produces a total of 4.5 million tonnes of paper and paperboard and 3.7 million tonnes of paper based packaging products annually, in 300 plants throughout the world.