Company Profile

Business focus

With an annual turnover of ca. £200 million and over 1600 employees DS Smith Plastics’ business is focused on

• Liquid packaging and dispensing - which incorporates bag-in-box systems and injection moulded taps and dispensers
• Returnable transit packaging for industrial use - which includes thermoformed transit packaging for returnable container and pallet systems, extruded sheets in solid and multi-wall form (corrugated plastic), and injection moulded returnable bottle crates
• Companies specialising in extruded plastic sheets, coating and laminating and modified atmosphere packaging for food products and other types of plastic packaging

Global reach

DS Smith Plastics is located around the world and continues to expand internationally through both organic growth and selective acquisitions. It operates out of more than 25 sites in UK, France, Belgium, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Poland, USA, Dominican Republic, Israel and Australasia.

This means that DS Smith Plastics can supply any of its products and services anywhere in the world, meeting the requirements of companies who greatly benefit from having a seamless international supplier. DS Smith Plastics sales offices are supported by an extensive network of agents and distributors.

Serving a wide range of industries and markets

DS Smith Plastics works with many of the world’s leading companies in a diverse range of industries and markets. Wherever packaging and distribution are important factors in the business mix, DS Smith Plastics can help customers drive efficiencies and improve competitive advantage. DS Smith Plastics is also a major supplier to the building industry and third party convertors.

Market leaders

The companies within the DS Smith Plastics Division are market leaders in their fields. They are:

Worldwide Dispensers (high quality, injection moulded plastic taps and dispensing fitments)

Rapak (bag-in-box and liquid packaging filling systems - aseptic and non-aseptic)

Kaysersberg Plastics (one way packaging and multi-way packaging; plastic layer pads; polycarbonate roofing sheet; extruded plastic sheet; plastic pallets; tailor-made thermoformed plastic packaging; cladding panels; conservatory roofing; corrugated plastic; dividers; graphic sheets; glazing systems; plastic point-of-sale and point-of-purchase material; stationery products)

DW Plastics (injection moulded plastic beverage crates: injection moulded plastic trays; plastic trays; high pressure injection moulding)

Demes (returnable transit packaging and packaging logistics: closed loop logistics; logistic consultants; pallet pool management)

Stepac (modified atmosphere food packaging and medical products)

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