# Smurfit Kappa invests €20 million to expand converting capacity in Czech Republic and Slovakia

Smurfit Kappa is investing €20 million in new converting equipment at four plants: Žebrák, Žimrovice and Olomouc in the Czech Republic, and Štúrovo in Slovakia. The investment adds over 100 million regular and offset printed boxes per year and is expected to be completed by the end of 2021.

- Type: Investment
- Announced: 2021-05-25
- Where: Žebrák, Žimrovice, Olomouc (Czech Republic); Štúrovo (Slovakia), Czechia
- Value: $24.0M (20.0M EUR)
- Status: announced
- Capacity: over 100 million regular and offset printed boxes per annum
- Products: corrugated boxes, paper-based packaging
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [Smurfit Kappa](https://endata.com/companies/261.md)

## Sources

- [smurfitkappa.com](https://www.smurfitkappa.com/newsroom/2021/smurfit-kappa-announces-significant-20-million-euro-investment-in-czech-republic-and-slovakia), 2021-05-25: "The investment will see the installation of new converting equipment which will increase capacity by over 100 million regular and offset printed boxes per annum."

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