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DS Smith Launches Coffee-Cup Recycling Trial

British packaging firm DS Smith has announced its involvement in a new trial to research coffee-cup recycling. The project, which is set to begin in Jan...

DS Smith Reports First-Half Revenue Growth, With Strong Demand

British packaging firm DS Smith has reported that revenue grew by 19% to £2.8 billion in the first half of its financial year. The company saw str...

DS Smith Launches Augmented-Reality App

Packaging company DS Smith has announced the launch of an augmented-reality (AR) app that seeks to modernise packaging instructions for its customers. T...

DS Smith Acquires Romanian Packaging Company

Packaging firm DS Smith has announced that it plans to acquire Romanian packaging and paper groups, EcoPack and EcoPaper, for a value of around €208 m...

DS Smith Partners With Tennent's On 'Heritage' Beer Packaging

Packaging firm DS Smith has announced a new collaboration with Scottish lager brand Tennent's to launch a limited-edition 'heritage pack'. The company s...

Europe’s Corrugated-Packaging Industry Set For Consolidation

The European corrugated-packaging industry is expected to enter a period of consolidation, according to recent research from Rabobank. Some ten mergers...

DS Smith Announces 6% Revenue Increase And US Acquisition

Packaging firm DS Smith has reported a 6% increase in revenue, to £4,781 million, for the fiscal year ending 30 April 2017. The company has also a...

Staying On The Front Foot With The Shoppers Of The Future

Chiara Covone, director innovation at DS Smith's packaging division in Belgium looks at how increased personalisation and customer engagement will be neces...