DS Smith Launched State-of-the-Art Laboratory to Boost Circularity Packaging

SEATTLE (Scrap Monster): DS Smith has announced opening of new state-of-the-art laboratory at its flagship Kemsley Paper Mill in Kent, UK. The Fibre & Paper Development Laboratory is intended to support the circularity ambitions of its customers. It is the latest development in its £100 million R&D programme announced in May last year to accelerate its work on the Circular Economy.

According to company press release, DS Smith has invested £750,000 on the laboratory, aimed at co-ordinating research activities to enhance the performance and sustainability qualities of fibre-based packaging. Furthermore, it will advance the company’s research in alternative fibres as sustainable raw material for paper and packaging products.

Allan Potts, Design & Innovation Director at DS Smith noted that the new laboratory at Kemsley Mill will play an important role in its innovation strategy. It will help in exploring new technologies and raw materials to expand its offering of innovative circular ready packaging solutions that have less environmental impacts.

The new laboratory is expected to help DS Smith to optimise the performance and circularity of its customers’ packaging. By investing in research and development projects, the company hopes to redefine packaging for a changing world.

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