DS Smith invests €6m in converting machine
The packaging company has invested in its Netherlands-based packaging plant
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Wednesday, 17 Apr 2024 10:00 GMT
DS Smith’s purpose is: “Redefining Packaging for a Changing World”
DS Smith, an advocate and supplier of sustainable fibre-based packaging, has detailed its latest investment in a new 4-colour converting machine for its Eerbeek packaging plant in the Netherlands.
The investment has been made in response to the growing demand for sustainable alternatives to plastic in exchange for fibre-based packaging solutions.
The machine will produce the European Federation of Corrugated Board Manufacturers (FEFCO) 0201 bespoke boxes for customers as well as alternative grades.
Currently the machine is in start-up phase and equipped with an advanced automatic inline error detection system.
The computer-controlled technology checks the quality of the printing and gluing and enhances the accuracy of the machinery. The converting machine also applies additional preciseness to the die-cutting lines in the packaging and folding.
Philip Bautil, managing director of DS Smith Benelux, comments: “With this new investment we are continuing to meet our customers supply chain challenges and respond to their requirements for growth. We are still seeing an increased demand for products that require sustainable plastic replacement and fibre-based solutions.
“It is always our intention to inspire and invite our customers to innovate and imagine ways in which we can jointly develop packaging innovations with circularity and the circular economy at the heart of our present and future focused discussions.”
Over the past few years DS Smith has committed to driving sustainability in-house and through its customers.
In 2020 DS Smith launched an initiative named Now & Next to set near and long-term sustainability targets including the removal of one billion items of problem plastics from supermarket shelves by 2025.
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