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Manufacturing Manufacture Of Wood And Paper Materials Manufacture Of Paper And Paper Products 17.21 - Manufacture of corrugated paper and paperboard and of containers of paper and paperboard
200 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
10 May 2021
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2022
Foreseen end date
Description
British multinational packaging company DS Smith has announced that it will create over 200 jobs at its production facility in Bełchatów. The company is to invest about PLN 250 million (€55.87 million) in the cardboard packaging factory which is expected to be launched in the first quarter of 2022. The factory, consisting of 37,000 square meters, will be located in the Łódź Special Economic Zone, and the recruitment process has been initiated. The company is looking for machine operators, engineers, maintenance specialists, business development and sale specialists. The company will provide special training for new employees.
Headquartered in London, the company was founded in 1940; the company manufactures packaging, including corrugated packaging, plastic packaging and recycled paper. DS Smith has its production sites in 34 countries and employs nearly 30,000 people worldwide. In Poland, the company has 4 factories located in Kielce, Oława, Kutno and Kwidzyn as well as 5 logistics centres in Warsawa, Łódź, Kraków, Poznań, Wrocław and Czeladź. DS Smith employs over 1,300 people across the country.
Eurofound (2021), DS Smith, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 104874, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/104874.
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