# ABB wins contract for DS Smith's £50M paper mill upgrade in Kent, UK

ABB was awarded a contract by DS Smith to supply electrification, automation and digital solutions for a new stock preparation line at the Kemsley Paper Mill in Kent, UK, as part of DS Smith's £50 million investment. The new line is due to start up in 2026.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2025-10-17
- Where: Kemsley, Kent, UK, United Kingdom
- Value: $65.0M (50.0M GBP)
- Status: announced
- Products: automation and electrification systems for paper mill
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [DS Smith](https://endata.com/companies/221.md) (customer)
- [ABB](https://endata.com/companies/1547.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [industryemea.com](https://www.industryemea.com/news/101971-abb-powers-sustainable-modernization-of-ds-smith%E2%80%99s-kemsley-paper-mill), 2025-10-17: "ABB has been alongside us on our journey of modernization and ever-increasing sustainability in recent years so we felt strongly that their proposed solution would fit with our priorities for the new line."

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