ABOUT OUR COMPANY
Greif is a global leader in industrial packaging products and services with approximately 244 production, warehouse and office locations across the globe. Our approximately 16,000 colleagues work in more than 40 countries, with our headquarters in Delaware, Ohio. During Fiscal Year 2021, we generated more than $5.56 billion in net sales.
Products, Services & Customer Segments
At Greif, we produce steel, plastic and fibre drums, intermediate bulk containers, reconditioned containers, flexible products, containerboard, uncoated recycled paperboard, coated recycled paperboard, tubes and cores, corrugated sheets, bulk corrugated boxes and a diverse mix of specialty products. The company also manufactures packaging accessories and provides filling, packaging and other services for a wide range of industries. Soterra, our land management subsidiary, provides timberland management, consulting, wildlife stewardship and wetlands mitigation bank development. We sell to various industries including food and beverage, chemicals, agricultural, pharmaceutical, petroleum, automotive, home appliances and many more. To see a full description of our products, services and markets, please visit Greif.com.
Global Industrial Packaging
Products
Steel, fibre and plastic drums, IBCs, Flexible IBCs, closure systems for industrial packaging products, transit protection products, water bottles and reconditioned industrial containers
Services
Filling, logistics, warehousing and reconditioning
Markets
Chemicals, paints and pigments, food and beverage, petroleum, industrial coatings, agricultural, pharmaceutical and minerals
Paper Packaging
Products
Containerboard, corrugated sheets, corrugated containers and other corrugated and specialty products, uncoated recycled paperboard, coated recycled paperboard, tubes and cores and a diverse mix of specialty products
Services
Packaging services
Markets
Home appliances, small and industrial machinery, grocery products, building products, automotive components, books and furniture, advertising/retail and agricultural, construction products, recovered fiber, dry and frozen food packaging, adhesives
Land Management
Products
Timber, timberland and special use properties
Services
Timberland management, consulting, wildlife stewardship, recreation and wetlands mitigation bank development
Markets
Pulp and paper, sawmill, plywood and pole mills
| North America | Latin America | Asia Pacific | Europe | Middle East | Africa |
| Canada 1,3 Mexico1,2 United States1,2,3,4 |
Argentina1 Brazil1,2 Chile1,2 Colombia1 Costa Rica1 Guatemala1 |
China1 India2 Malaysia1 Singapore1 Vietnam1,2 |
Austria1 Belgium1 Czech Republic1 France1,2 Germany1,2 Greece1 Hungary1 Ireland2 Italy1 Netherlands1,2 Norway1 Poland1 Portugal1 Romania2 Russia1 Spain1 Sweden1 Turkey1,2 Ukraine2 United Kingdom1,2 |
Israel1 Saudi Arabia1 |
Algeria1 Egypt1 Kenya1 Morocco1 South Africa1 |
1 Global Industrial Packaging: Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services | 2 Global Industrial Packaging: Flexible Products & Services
3 Paper Packaging & Services | 4 Land Management
As of close of FY 2021
Our Workforce
Employees by Region
Employees by Role
Permanent Employees
(96%)
Female Employees
(23%)
Women in Management
(16%)
International Senior Executives
(16%)
Unionized Employees by Region (Approximate Values)
Europe, the Middle East and Africa
(74%)
Latin America
(56%)
Asia Pacific
(28%)
North America
(22%)
SUSTAINABILITY HIGHLIGHTS
~16,000
Colleagues
Our people—principled, intelligent and reliable—reaffirm our reputation for integrity every day with their actions.
145
Years of Experience
For the past 145 years, the world’s most important products have travelled around the world in Greif industrial packaging.
