Oct 30 (Reuters) - Smurfit Westrock PLC :
* SMURFIT WESTROCK: RECENT REDUCTION OF >800 EMPLOYEES - RESULTS PRESENTATION
* SMURFIT WESTROCK: PLANNED CAPITAL EXPENDITURE OF $2.2 BN-$2.4BN IN 2025, FOCUSED ON GROWTH, INTEGRATION, SUSTAINABILITY - PRESENTATION
* SMURFIT WESTROCK CEO: WE HOPE FY GUIDANCE HAS SOME DEGREE OF CONSERVATISM, INCLUDES Q4 DOWNTIME HIT OF $60 MILLION
* SMURFIT WESTROCK CEO: GERMAN MARKET HAS PROMISED TO IMPROVE ALL THROUGH THE YEAR BUT HASN'T, WE'VE FALLEN DOWN A LITTLE BIT THERE
* SMURFIT WESTROCK CEO: MOST OTHER EUROPEAN MARKETS HAVE PERFORMED OKAY VERSUS OUR EXPECTATIONS
* SMURFIT WESTROCK CEO: DID NOT SEE PICK UP IN EUROPE THAT WE EXPECTED EARLIER THIS YEAR, BUT IT'S NOT AWFUL
* SMURFIT WESTROCK CFO: UK VOLUMES +1% YEAR-YEAR IN Q3, SPAIN UP 6%, ITALY & PORTUGAL +3%. FRANCE +2%, GERMANY FLAT
* SMURFIT WESTROCK CFO: U.S. DYNAMICS FAIRLY SIMILAR TO EUROPE IN PRICING AND VOLUMES
* SMURFIT WESTROCK CFO: PEOPLE STILL PRIORITISING A LITTLE BIT TRAVEL OVER DURABLE GOODS, BUT STAPLE GOODS CONTINUE TO PERFORM WELL
* SMURFIT WESTROCK CFO: Q4 PERFORMANCE SO FAR LOOKING SIMILAR TO Q3
* SMURFIT WESTROCK CFO: THERE IS MORE TO BE DONE ON HEADCOUNT REDUCTIONS AS PART OF MERGER, NOT JUST IN NORTH AMERICA
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(Reporting By Padraic Halpin)
((Padraic.Halpin@thomsonreuters.com;))
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