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MeadWestvaco

MeadWestvaco Corporation was an American packaging company based in Richmond, Virginia. It had approximately 23,000 employees. In February 2006, it moved its corporate headquarters to Richmond. In March 2008, the company announced a change to start using "MWV" as its brand, but the legal name of the company remained MeadWestvaco.

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Founded
January 2002 (2002-01)
Headquarters
Richmond, Virginia[citation needed]
Defunct
July 1, 2015; 11 years ago (2015-07-01)
Fate
Merged with RockTenn
Key people
John A. Luke, Jr., Chairman & CEO James A. Buzzard, President E. Mark Rajkowski, CFO & Senior Vice President
Net income
US$246,000,000 (2011)

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MeadWestvaco

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MeadWestvaco

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related to Environmental record · 20
MeadWestvaco → Abundant Forests Alliance, CCX, Cerflor, Chicago Climate Exchange, Dow Jones Sustainability World, Duke University Climate Change, In, Index, It, Major, Massachusetts Amherst, MWV, North America's, Policy Partnership, Sustainable Development, Sustainable Forestry Initiative, Sustainable Packaging Coalition, United States, University, World Business Council
related to External links · 16
MeadWestvaco → Archives, Collections, Company, Durham, Forest History Society Library, James Madison University's Special, John Thurmes Collection, MeadWestvaco Research Reports, NCHilroy, NCInventory, NCPapers, Oxford Paper Company Records, Paper Company Logging Photographs, Virginia Pulp, Westvaco Corporation Records, WestvacoGuide
related to 2000 to present · 13
MeadWestvaco → Also, Cerberus Capital Management, Charleston, In, Kapstone Paper, Mead, MWV, NewPage Corporation, Packaging, Papers, SC, The, Westvaco
related to overview · 10
MeadWestvaco → Amaray, Carrier Kote, Custom Kote, Digipak, Dosepak, Printkote, Sustainable Forestry Initiative, Tango, The, Vision
related to MeadWestvaco Foundation · 7
MeadWestvaco → Funds, In, MeadWestvaco Foundation, MWV, The Foundation, The Foundation’s, United Way
related to history · 5
MeadWestvaco → Dayton, January, Ohio, The Mead Corporation, Westvaco
Defunct · 1
MeadWestvaco → July 1, 2015; 11 years ago (2015-07-01)
Fate · 1
MeadWestvaco → Merged with RockTenn
Founded · 1
MeadWestvaco → January 2002 (2002-01)
Headquarters · 1
MeadWestvaco → Richmond, Virginia[citation needed]

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mead company corporation paper mwv packaging virginia acquired richmond companies 000 system employees january westvaco president sold business 2008 brand

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MeadWestvacoDefunctJuly 1, 2015; 11 years ago (2015-07-01)1.00infobox
MeadWestvacoFateMerged with RockTenn1.00infobox
MeadWestvacoFoundedJanuary 2002 (2002-01)1.00infobox
MeadWestvacoHeadquartersRichmond, Virginia[citation needed]1.00infobox
MeadWestvacoKey peopleJohn A. Luke, Jr., Chairman & CEO James A. Buzzard, President E. Mark Rajkowski, CFO & Senior Vice President1.00infobox
MeadWestvacoNet incomeUS$246,000,000 (2011)1.00infobox
MeadWestvacoNumber of employees23,000 (2014)1.00infobox
MeadWestvacoOperating incomeUS$422,000,000 (2011)1.00infobox
MeadWestvacoPredecessorThe Mead Corporation Westvaco1.00infobox
MeadWestvacoRevenueUS$6,060,000,000 (2011)1.00infobox
MeadWestvacoSuccessorWestRock1.00infobox
MeadWestvacoTraded asNYSE: MWV1.00infobox
MeadWestvacoTypePublic1.00infobox
MeadWestvacoWebsitewww.mwv.com1.00infobox

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