# DS Smith opens new packaging facility in Belchatow, Poland

DS Smith launched a new state-of-the-art sustainable packaging facility in Belchatow, Poland, on 15 September 2022, part of a combined £100m investment with its new Italian site. The site is expected to help create part of more than 250 new roles across both countries.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2022-09-12
- Where: Belchatow, Poland
- Status: completed
- Capacity: Part of 400 million square metres annual capacity across the two new plants
- Products: sustainable fibre-based packaging

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [paper-world.com](https://www.paper-world.com/en/newsdetail/ds-smith-landmark-week-for-european-investment), 2022-09-12: "The facilities will generate more than 250 new roles across both communities."
- [wnp.pl](https://www.wnp.pl/budownictwo/polacy-liderami-branzy-ekologicznych-opakowan-fabryka-w-belchatowie-wzmocni-nasza-pozycje,622879.html), 2022-09-16: "Fabrykę opakowań wraz z centrum projektowym otwiera w Bełchatowie brytyjski koncern DS Smith."
- [corruga.expert](https://corruga.expert/news/ds-smith-opens-two-plants-in-poland-and-italy/), 2022-09-22: "The new plants in Bełchatów and Castelfranco Emilia produce sustainable corrugated packaging with a focus on eliminating plastic from the market."

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