We are increasing our innovation footprint in the Polish marketplace with an investment of over €25M into our existing facilities

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.

No more unnecessary empty space in boxes for Plein.nl

Online drugstore Plein.nl and DS Smith have made significant progress in one year by optimizing their packaging and packing process. This is evident from the sustainability results published today. By installing two packing machines and optimizing their packaging, the retailer has saved 20,900 m³ of empty space annually during shipping, eliminated 9,200 kg of plastic filler, and reduced punctures by 25%.

Modern Slavery Statement 2022

DS Smith launches “Customer Innovation Hub” in Madrid to facilitate collaboration with customers and develop sustainable fibre-based packaging solutions

The customer focused innovation centre will help brands and manufacturers to meet increasing consumer demand for sustainable products and contribute towards a circular economy.

We collaborate with ELVIAL to introduce Fanfold packaging solution to industrial customers in Greece

The flexible and sustainable fibre-based packaging innovation for heavy industrial and aluminium products in modern supply chains has been made bespoke for ELVIAL’s specific production and supply chain requirements.

Our Net Zero Transition Plan

Our Net Zero Transition Plan communicates the targets, actions and resources that we are deploying to enable the transformation to ‘Net Zero’ greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

Accelerating Smart Packaging Solutions with BeFC

We are pleased to announce a new partnership with Bioenzymatic Fuel Cells (BeFC) - a pioneer in the development of fully recyclable smart tags with a vision to replace batteries with biofuel cells. 

DS Smith invests €17.6 Million in its Korinthos based packaging facility in Greece to drive sustainable packaging innovation and increase production capacity by 30%

DS Smith has invested more than €50 million euros in its packaging facilities in Portugal in response to a growing demand for sustainable fibre-based packaging solutions

The investment, which has taken place over the last three years, underline our company-wide commitment to strategic priorities around innovation, sustainability, and circularity, with a key focus on optimizing service capabilities for customers in the Iberian region.

1 in 5 adults injured by tricky Christmas packaging

Our latest research has uncovered the scale of frustration and injury because packaging is falling short on inclusivity.