MeadWestvaco

was an American packaging company based in Richmond, Virginia
Organization business Q6803126
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Summary

MeadWestvaco is a business[1]. MeadWestvaco ranks in the top 4% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (175 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • MeadWestvaco is in the country of United States[3].
  • MeadWestvaco is in the country of US[4].
  • MeadWestvaco's instance of is recorded as business[5].
  • MeadWestvaco's instance of is recorded as public company[6].
  • MeadWestvaco's headquarters location is recorded as Richmond[7].
  • MeadWestvaco's child organization or unit is recorded as Ampad[8].
  • MeadWestvaco is part of RockTenn[9].
  • MeadWestvaco is part of WRKCo, Inc.[10].
  • MeadWestvaco is part of NewPage[11].
  • MeadWestvaco's stock exchange is recorded as New York Stock Exchange[12].
  • MeadWestvaco's industry is recorded as industrial manufacturing[13].
  • MeadWestvaco's industry is recorded as product packaging industry[14].
  • 1846 marks the founding of MeadWestvaco[15].
  • 2001-08-24 marks the founding of MeadWestvaco[16].
  • MeadWestvaco was dissolved in July 2015[17].
  • MeadWestvaco's parent organization or unit is recorded as WRKCo, Inc.[18].
  • MeadWestvaco's parent organization or unit is recorded as gleif:635400EGSEOPDW2EXS14[19].
  • MeadWestvaco's legal form is recorded as limited liability company[20].
  • MeadWestvaco's legal form is recorded as HZEH[21].

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Founding

Recorded inception include 1846[15] and 2001-08-24[16].

Identity

Part of include RockTenn[9], a business[22], in US[23], founded in 1973[24], headquartered in Norcross[25]; WRKCo, Inc.[10], a business[26], in United States[27], founded in 2015[28], headquartered in Richmond[29]; and NewPage[11], a business[30], in United States[31], founded in 2005[32], headquartered in Miamisburg[33].

Operations

MeadWestvaco's headquarters location is recorded as Richmond[7]. Parent organizations include WRKCo, Inc.[18], a business[34], in United States[35], founded in 2015[36], headquartered in Richmond[37] and gleif:635400EGSEOPDW2EXS14[19]. MeadWestvaco's child organization or unit is recorded as Ampad[8].

Industry

Industries include industrial manufacturing[13] and product packaging industry[14].

Ownership

MeadWestvaco's stock exchange is recorded as New York Stock Exchange[12].

Dissolution

MeadWestvaco was dissolved in July 2015[17].

Why It Matters

MeadWestvaco ranks in the top 4% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (175 views/month).[2] MeadWestvaco is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  18. [20] ↑ . Global LEI Index. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

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  13. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → —
    Part of → RockTenn, WRKCo, Inc., NewPage
    Stock exchange → —
    Stock exchange → New York Stock Exchange
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