DS Smith focuses on two plastic packaging markets:
- Returnable transit packaging (RTP), which are reusable container and pallet systems, extruded sheet, and bottle crates;
- Liquid packaging and dispensing (LP&D), being the bags and taps for bag-in-box packaging systems.
Revenue: £242.2 million
Employees: c. 1,500
Manufacturing locations: 21
Market positions:
- A leading European supplier in the RTP market
- No 2 globally in bag-in-box systems and injection-moulded taps and dispensers
Market and business background
- RTP is used across the retail, automotive, electronics and beverage sectors, with demand being driven by overall industry activity levels. It operates from 10 locations in the UK, France, Belgium, Spain, Poland and Slovakia.
- LP&D is used in the beverage sector, for alcoholic, dairy and fruit-based soft drinks, plus use in industrial solutions such as oils and in-home and personal care products, such as laundry detergents. The global market for LP&D products is estimated at £500 million. DS Smith has a number 2 position in the global market, with a particularly strong position in the US. It operates from 11 manufacturing locations in the UK, USA, Germany, France, Bulgaria, Slovakia, Russia, Australia and New Zealand. Our Plastic Packaging business also includes StePac, based in Israel, which makes specialised modified atmosphere packaging for the transportation of fruit and vegetables.
- Plastic Packaging has a diverse customer base, with the largest customer comprising c. 3% of the revenue of the division.
For further information visit:
www.dssmith-plastics.com
Head Office:
DS Smith Plastics
Butlers Leap
Clifton Road
Rugby
Warwickshire
CV21 3RQ
Tel: +44 (0)1788 532 861
