DS Smith acquired two top-of-the-range fluting machines for its packaging facilities in Oporto and Leiria. It will install solar panels at packaging facilities in Esmoriz, Leiria and Lisbon to produce electricity for its own consumption, reducing CO2 emissions by 34 percent a year.
Sep 30, 2024
In response to a growing demand for sustainable fiber-based packaging solutions, DS Smith has invested more than EUR 50 million in its packaging facilities in Portugal over the last three years.
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The investments are intended to streamline the upgrading of technology and renewable energy solutions, with a key focus on optimizing service capabilities for customers in the Iberian region. These include the acquisition of two top-of-the-range fluting machines for the packaging facilities in Oporto and Leiria.
DS Smith has upgraded a corrugator unit for optimal performance at their packaging facility in Lisbon with the installation of a 2,800mm wide Dry End. They have also invested in a large processing machine specifically intended for the heavy-duty marketplace and for corrugated cardboard solutions that are robust enough to transport heavy, large or bulky products for industrial and agricultural sectors.
DS Smith has installed solar panels at packaging facilities in Esmoriz, Leiria and Lisbon to produce electricity for its own consumption, reducing CO2 emissions by 34 percent a year.
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The DS Smith Packaging Division in Portugal has six factories, located at Guilhabreu, Esmoriz, Águeda, Carregal do Sal, Leiria and Lisbon, along with a logistics centre in Madeira. It also has two recycling mills in Oporto & Figueira da Foz and a kraft paper mill in Viana do Castelo.
