# DS Smith invests €15 million to automate corrugated plant in Saint-Jean-de-Bournay

DS Smith is investing nearly €15 million to modernize its Saint-Jean-de-Bournay corrugated plant in France, including €5 million for autonomous conveyors and robotic warehousing. The investment aims to improve intralogistics and customer responsiveness.

- Type: Investment
- Announced: 2026-11-03
- Where: Saint-Jean-de-Bournay, Isère, France
- Value: $16.2M (15.0M EUR)
- Status: announced
- Products: corrugated board, corrugated packaging
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [thepaper.ai](https://thepaper.ai/en/news/machinery/ds-smith-invests-15-million-automate-corrugated-flow-saint-jean-de-bournay), 2026-11-03: "DS Smith has committed nearly €15 million to modernize its Saint-Jean-de-Bournay facility in the Isère region of France."

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