To meet the need for additional scientific expertise, the company has signed a cooperation agreement with the Swedish research institute Innventia. Today’s ground-breaking innovations from Innventia range from processes for nanocellulose to new sustainable packaging solutions.
With this cooperation agreement in place between the two partners DS Smith will get access to these services as well as expert advice and support for R&D projects.
“We are very proud of the confidence to be a trusted partner to DS Smith. The cooperation is in line with our role as an innovation partner to contribute to our customers' value creation processes,” says Birgitta Sundblad, President of Innventia.
“When talking about packaging, we know our customers are looking for a complete solution. Packaging today is not just a product and requires more than pure technology to add value to customers. In DS Smith we aim for a real understanding of the entire supply chain which involves many different concepts such as protection, product & food safety, handling, storage, and new materials. As an industry leader we need to ensure we stay ahead of the game and we are convinced Innventia will support our ambitions in this area,” says Mike Collins, Group Technical Director – European Paper & Packaging at DS Smith.
DS Smith is a leading supplier of recycled packaging for consumer goods offering customers high standards of service, quality and innovation on a sustainable basis; consisting of 4 divisions: Packaging, Recycling, Paper & Plastics with more than 20,000 employees in over 20 countries.
Innventia is a renowned R&D provider and a world leader in the development of renewable materials for the applications of the future.