Creve Coeur, Missouri, and Chicago, Illinois, USA, 07 January 2008 -- /PRNewswire/ -- Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation (NASDAQ:SSCC) will release its fourth quarter and full year 2007 results 28 January, after market close.

Management will discuss the company's financial performance at 8 a.m. Central Time on 29 January via a live webcast and teleconference. Participants may join the presentation by linking to the webcast through the investor page of the company's website at http://www.smurfit-stone.com/ or by calling 415-226-5354 (request the Smurfit-Stone earnings call) no later than 7:50 a.m. Central Time. The presentation also will be archived on the company's website.

Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation is the industry's leading integrated manufacturer of paperboard and paper-based packaging products and services, and is one of the world's largest paper recyclers. The company is a leading provider of custom, proprietary, and standard automated packaging machines, offering customers turn-key installation, automation, line integration, and packaging solutions. Smurfit-Stone is a member of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, the Sustainable Forestry Initiative, and the Chicago Climate Exchange. The company generated revenue of USD 7.2 billion in 2006, has led the industry in safety every year since 2001, and conducts its business in compliance with the environmental, health, and safety principles of the American Forest & Paper Association.

Web site: http://www.smurfit-stone.com/