# Visy invests AUD 30M in new corrugator at Smithfield board factory

Visy has invested $30 million in a new 2.8 metre corrugator at its Smithfield board factory in Western Sydney. The upgrade lifts board output by 33% and supports the agricultural and food and beverage sectors.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2026-10-21
- Where: Smithfield, Western Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Value: $19.5M (30.0M AUD)
- Status: completed
- Capacity: board output lifted by 33%
- Products: corrugated cardboard board, cardboard boxes
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [Visy](https://endata.com/companies/1950.md)
- [Visy](https://endata.com/companies/1950.md) (investor)

## Sources

- [visy.com](https://www.visy.com/newsroom/2026/visy-invests-cardboard-box-manufacturing-western-sydney), 2026-10-21: "We have invested $30 million in a new 2.8 metre wide corrugator at our Smithfield board factory in Western Sydney."
- [packagingnews.com.au](https://www.packagingnews.com.au/latest/visy-invests-30m-in-smithfield-factory), 2026-10-21: "Visy has invested $30 million in a new 2.8-metre-wide corrugator at its Smithfield board factory in Western Sydney, increasing board output by 33 per cent."
- [paperdesk.in](https://www.paperdesk.in/tag/corrugated-packaging/), 2026-10-23: "We have invested $30 million in a new 2.8 metre wide corrugator at our Smithfield board factory"
- [packagingnews.com.au](https://www.packagingnews.com.au/latest/hot), 2026-10-29: "Visy has invested $30 million in a new 2.8-metre-wide corrugator at its Smithfield board factory in Western Sydney"
- [print21.com.au](https://print21.com.au/visy-invests-30-million-in-major-upgrade-at-its-western-sydney-board-factory/), 2026-11-04: "Visy says it has invested $30 million in a new 2.8m-wide corrugator at its Smithfield board factory in Western Sydney, in a major upgrade at its recycling and manufacturing supersite."

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