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Articles Apr 14 2025
We announce our collaboration with Priméale to replace plastic trays with an innovative fibre-based solution for the packaging of fresh products
With Priméale, a subsidiary of Agrial, an agricultural and food processing cooperative group, we have created a sustainable and plastic free punnet for the brand’s Priméale Vegetable Kit range.
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Articles Feb 10 2025
Viana Paper Mill, looking back at our 50th year
Since its establishment in 1974, the Viana Mill has transformed from a modest operation into a leader in sustainable packaging.
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Articles Mar 20 2025
We proudly announce extended five-year contract with JLR to create fibre-based packaging solutions within a fully integrated service model
This extension of our longstanding contractual agreement with JLR is a five-year £108 million contract that underscores JLR’s intention to invest in sustainability and marks the iconic brand’s move from transactional packaging to a fully integrated service model. The focus of this agreement is on the manufacture and assembly of key JLR products for customers in global markets.
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Articles Jan 30 2024
DS Smith Paper Mill in Viana do Castelo celebrates 50 years
• The mill is a benchmark in Portugal and a market leader in Southern Europe. • With a recently announced investment strategy, the company is already preparing for the plant's next 50 years and beyond.
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PPWR. A packaging revolution in the making. Are you ready?
The Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) is fundamentally transforming the way packaging is designed and consumed in Europe. This unprecedented shift will require packaging supply chains to reassess their way of working.
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Shape your tomorrow
Imagine you could reset the way people use and reuse everyday things. At DS Smith, your actions count for a more sustainable, fairer, safer world. Where everyone has the opportunity to make their mark on their career, and the wider world. Will you help us reinvent the packaging industry?
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Articles Oct 8 2025
What is EPR? Why Producers will be Facing Higher Fees for Non-Recyclable Packaging
Ensuring your packaging is recyclable is more important than ever, as for the first time, producers are being exposed to annual fees to cover the cost of waste collection, sorting, and treatment of packaging that they put out onto the market.
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Articles Feb 16 2024
DS Smith Announces €13 Million Investment in Austrian Plants
We are making significant investments in Austria: a total of €13 million in our Margarethen am Moos and Kalsdorf bei Graz plants. The investment will increase our production in Austria by 20%.
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Get to know Izzy
Izzy enjoys the daily challenges of working in the sustainability delivery team, which involve problem-solving and generating creative ideas to meet our sustainability targets.
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Articles Jul 29 2024
DS Smith has invested more than €50 million euros in its packaging facilities in Portugal in response to a growing demand for sustainable fibre-based packaging solutions
The investment, which has taken place over the last three years, underline our company-wide commitment to strategic priorities around innovation, sustainability, and circularity, with a key focus on optimizing service capabilities for customers in the Iberian region.