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We are a leading provider of sustainable packaging solutions, paper products and recycling services worldwide. Our innovation and research and development (R&D) teams drive every major breakthrough in our products and services. They aim for revolution, not evolution, and strive to find what's possible.

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Plast-icks: Brits Supermarket Packaging Pet Peeves Revealed

Our new research reveals Brits' biggest supermarket packaging gripes, including products wrapped in excessive plastic and packaging that isn't recyclable.

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DS Smith Zarnesti paper mill inaugurates new Waste Water Treatment Plant as part of its existing 11-million-Euro investment plan

On this occasion, the mill also marks 5 years since acquisition by DS Smith and 170 years of papermaking tradition in Zărnești

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DS Smith Zărnești Paper Mill and Malaxa Technological High School: Partners in Shaping Future Generations of Mechanics

• Starting with the 2024–2025 school year, the company supports a new Local Development Curriculum (LDC) titled Monitoring and Maintenance of Machines and Equipment in the Paper Industry. • The program targets 11th-grade students in the Mechanics specialization and includes 64 hours of training. • Through this initiative, DS Smith helps young graduates integrate more easily into the labour market or continue their studies in specialized universities.

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DS Smith has entered into an agreement to purchase the land and building that is hosting our existing operations in Győr, Hungary.

DS Smith, a leader in sustainable packaging solutions, paper products and recycling services, today (9 January 2024) announced that it had entered into an agreement to purchase the land and building that is hosting our existing operations in Győr, Hungary.

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DS Smith's €90M Biomass Boiler Goes Live

One of Europe’s largest mill transformations, the Rouen biomass boiler project is pioneering circular economy practices, cutting CO2 emissions by 99,000 tonnes annually and saving local wood waste from landfill.

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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. 

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Automotive Packaging Solution Wins Slovenian Packaging Oscar

We are thrilled to announce that our Slovenian design team has once again received the highest recognition in the packaging industry - the prestigious Slovenian Packaging Oscar!

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British HR Awards Manufacturing & Engineering Company of the Year Winner

We are thrilled to announce that we have won the Manufacturing & Engineering Company of the Year award at the British HR Awards 2024.

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