# DS Smith opens corrugated box plant in Lebanon, Indiana

DS Smith opened a new 550,000-square-foot corrugated box manufacturing plant in Lebanon, Indiana, on January 24, 2020, capable of producing about 30,000 boxes an hour.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2020-01-01
- Where: Lebanon, Indiana, United States
- Value: $100.0M
- Jobs: 170
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 2 billion square feet of recyclable packaging a year
- Products: lightweight corrugated boxes, recyclable packaging
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [businesswire.com](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200124005029/en/DS-Smith-Opens-Industry-Leading-Box-Manufacturing-Plant-to-Fulfill-Consumer-Demand-for-More-Sustainable-Boxes), 2020-01-24: "The opening of the corrugated plant heralds the company's latest technology."
- [wrtv.com](https://www.wrtv.com/news/hiring-hoosiers/manufacturing/its-opening-day-for-ds-smiths-big-box-plant-in-boone-county), 2020-01-24: "DS Smith plans to bring the plant up to full production over the next year."
- [recyclingtoday.com](https://www.recyclingtoday.com/news/ds-smith-opens-recyclable-box-plant-lebanon-indiana/), 2020-01-24: "The new corrugated plant uses the company's latest technology."
- [packaging-gateway.com](https://www.packaging-gateway.com/projects/ds-smith-packaging-facility-lebanon-indiana-us/), 2020-02-05: "DS Smith North America Packaging and Paper has expanded its presence in North America by opening a new manufacturing facility in Lebanon, Indiana, US."

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