SMURFIT-STONE: Reserves $17M at June 30 for Envt’l. Liabilities

Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation, as of June 30, 2009, had about US$17 million reserved for environmental liabilities included primarily in other long-term liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets.

The Company faces potential liability for remediation at certain owned and formerly owned facilities,…

SMURFIT STONE: Reserves $18M for Liabilities as of Dec. 31, 2008

Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation, as of December 31, 2008, had approximately US$18 million reserved for environmental liabilities.

The Company faces potential liability as a result of releases, or threatened releases, of hazardous substances into the environment from various sites owned and operated…

SMURFIT STONE: $2M Spent in 2008 for Pollution Control Projects

Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation spent about US$78 million through 2007 and US$2 million in 2008 on projects to comply with the Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) regulation to limit hazardous air pollutant emissions from certain industrial boilers (Boiler MACT) promulgated by…