# DS Smith invests €25 million in Polish plants in Kielce, Bełchatów and Sosnowiec

DS Smith announced over €25 million of investment in its Polish sites, mainly expanding the Kielce packaging facility with a new BOBST die-cutter. Lines for Bełchatów and Sosnowiec will add fresh-food and paper-bag production.

- Type: Investment
- Announced: 2024-11-12
- Where: Kielce, Bełchatów, Sosnowiec, Poland
- Value: $26.8M (25.0M EUR)
- Status: announced
- Capacity: Annual packaging production up approximately 25 million square meters; glued box production up 7.5 million square meters
- Products: corrugated packaging, fresh food packaging, paper bags, glued boxes
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [DS Smith](https://endata.com/companies/221.md) (investor)

## Sources

- [corruga.expert](https://corruga.expert/news/ds-smith-announces-e25-million-investment-to-enhance-polish-facilities/), 2024-11-12: "We are continuing a series of investments in DS Smith’s operations in Poland and reinforcing our market position in the region."

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