The investment is for production lines and machinery parks in Kielce, Bełchatów, and Sosnowiec and they are part of our ambitious growth strategy in Central and Eastern Europe. They also mark our commitment to leading an industry-wide transition to sustainable and fibre-based packaging solutions for customers in the region.
We have allocated €22 million of the overall €25 million to the expansion of our existing packaging facility in Kielce and equipped this with the highest quality machines. The new machinery, including the installation of a die-cutter Bobst Masterline 2.1, will allow for greater automatization and precision of production process in the Flexography department.
In addition, we have created a new production line for the DS Smith Easy Bowl solution for fresh food in our Belchatów packaging facility, and also invested in machinery at our packaging facility in Sosnowiec for the production of sustainable and fibre-based paper bags for the eCommerce sector.
“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 us to increase our 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.
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