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10-K - 10-K - SMURFIT STONE CONTAINER CORPa09-36247_310k.htm
EX-24.1 - EX-24.1 - SMURFIT STONE CONTAINER CORPa09-36247_3ex24d1.htm
EX-32.1 - EX-32.1 - SMURFIT STONE CONTAINER CORPa09-36247_3ex32d1.htm
EX-31.1 - EX-31.1 - SMURFIT STONE CONTAINER CORPa09-36247_3ex31d1.htm
EX-21.1 - EX-21.1 - SMURFIT STONE CONTAINER CORPa09-36247_3ex21d1.htm
EX-31.2 - EX-31.2 - SMURFIT STONE CONTAINER CORPa09-36247_3ex31d2.htm
EX-32.2 - EX-32.2 - SMURFIT STONE CONTAINER CORPa09-36247_3ex32d2.htm

 

Exhibit 23.1

 

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements (i) on Form S-8 (No. 333-68221) pertaining to registration of shares under the Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation Long-Term Incentive Plan and shares under Stone Container Corporation option plans converted to Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation shares in the merger agreement; (ii) on Form S-8 (No. 33-57085) pertaining to registration of shares under the Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation 1992 Stock Option Plan; (iii) on Form S-8 (No. 333-31961) pertaining to registration of additional shares under the Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation 1992 Stock Option Plan; (iv) on Form S-8 (No. 333-47143) pertaining to the registration of shares under the Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation Management Incentive Plan; (v) on Form S-8 (No. 333-32850) pertaining to the registration of shares under the Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation Hourly Savings Plan, the Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation Savings Plan, the Jefferson Smurfit Corporation Hourly Savings Plan, and the Smurfit Packaging Corporation Savings Plan; (vi) on Form S-4 (No. 333-43656) pertaining to registration of shares under the Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation Preferred Stock Plan; (vii) on Form S-8 (No. 333-58018) pertaining to registration of shares under the St. Laurent Paperboard Hourly Savings Plan; (viii) on Form S-8 (No. 333-117474) pertaining to registration of additional shares under the Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation 2004 Long-Term Incentive Plan and (ix) on Form S-8 (No. 333-117475) pertaining to registration of shares under the Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation Non-Employee Director Deferred Compensation Plan, of our reports dated March 2, 2010, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation, included in the Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2009.

 

 

 

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

 

St. Louis, Missouri

March 2, 2010