# Smurfit Westrock plans €600M French investment with Champagne-Ardenne sites

Smurfit Westrock announced it intends to invest nearly €600 million in its French activities over three to five years. The plan includes a €40 million expansion of its Épernay site and €20 million for its corrugated plant in the Ardennes.

- Type: Investment
- Announced: 2026-06-01
- Where: Épernay, Rethel (Champagne-Ardenne), France
- Value: $660.0M (600.0M EUR)
- Status: announced
- Products: corrugated packaging, paper-based packaging
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [Smurfit Westrock](https://endata.com/companies/3333.md) (investor)

## Sources

- [lejournaldesentreprises.com](https://www.lejournaldesentreprises.com/breve/smurfit-westrock-annonce-60-millions-deuros-dinvestissement-sur-ses-sites-de-champagne-ardenne-2143740), 2026-06-01: "Déployé au cours des 3 à 5 prochaines années, l'investissement comprend une extension et une modernisation du site d'Épernay, dans la Marne, pour 40 millions d'euros."

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