DS Smith is increasing innovation footprint in the Polish marketplace with an investment of over €25M into existing facilities. The investment is for production lines and machinery parks in Kielce, Bełchatów, and Sosnowiec.
“We are continuing a series of investments in DS Smith's operations in Poland and reinforcing our market position in the region,” said Reinier Schlatmann, Regional Managing Director, Packaging Division, DS Smith Eastern Europe.
“By enhancing our production capabilities, we are able to provide our customers, leading fast-moving consumer goods brands, major retailers, ecommerce entities, and industrial companies, with increased options for recyclable and circular solutions that will help them to achieve their sustainability targets and support consumer demand for sustainable change. In line with this, at DS Smith, we have recently reached a key sustainability milestone by replacing more than one billion pieces of plastic in partnership with our customers in advance of our Now & Next sustainability strategy target that was set for 2025”, he concludes.
It is anticipated that these investments will enable DS Smith to increase its annual packaging production capacity in Poland by approximately 25 million square meters, and that of glued boxes by 7.5 million square meters.
“We are committed to the innovation of sustainable and circular packaging solutions for customers in the region and we keep plastic elimination and CO2 reduction at the forefront of our planning and strategy”, states DS Smith.