DS Smith will invest a total of GBP 100m in building two new production plants in Poland and Italy in response to growing customer demand, the company said.
“The investment in Poland is a consequence of the company’s significant growth over the past three years. It supports DS Smith’s ambitious plans for further organic growth. Due to the expected further growth of the eco-friendly cardboard packaging market, resulting from the growing importance of e-commerce and the growing traditional food and drink market, the new plant will provide the necessary production capacity “- reads the release.
A new production plant in Poland will be built in Bełchatów. This investment will be another significant step in the further development of the company on the Polish market after the successful construction of a new plant in Kutno in 2005 and the subsequent expansion of the existing factory in Oława, underlined.
“Looking to the future, we remain focused on meeting and exceeding the expectations of our customers. This new investment will provide us with the ability to respond to changing consumer behavior. It will play a key role in our continued growth together with our customers in the years to come. We design packaging with focus in mind. about the changing world and we introduce innovations in the field of pro-ecological packaging solutions for the Polish market “- said the managing director of DS Smith Polska and the Baltic States, Krzysztof Sadowski, quoted in the release.
The new factory with an area of 37,000 m2 will be launched in the first quarter of 2022.
DS Smith Polska is part of the international concern DS Smith Plc, which in total has nearly 28.5 thousand. employees in 37 countries. The company has been operating in Poland since 1971. In factories and service centers in five cities, incl. Kielce and Kutno, employs 1,250 people.
