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DS Smith is ‘well positioned’ for the future says management


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S Smith’s prospects for the year to the end of April were described by management as


‘well positioned for the future, despite economic uncertainty’ with sales slipping 2 per cent to £6.04 billion. Pre-tax profit was however up


by 5 per cent at £368 million, with strong performance in Europe and growing market share. Group chief executive Miles


Roberts commented: “We have made good strategic and financial progress in the year, with the disposal of our Plastics division reinforcing our focus on sustainable fibre-based packaging


Key recycled paper mill: DS Smith’s operation at Kemsley Mill in the UK


and our strong commercial focus driving record margin.” Niels Flierman, in charge of the


paper division, added: “A strong sales strategy, supported by record production figures in some of our mills, helped to drive our finished paper products directly into new markets has contributed to a good set of results in the Paper Division.” Flierman said there was some


ECO Bowl eliminates 85 per cent of the plastic in food trays


softening of demand in some markets due to the Covid-19 pandemic, but there were ‘spikes’ in others. “Of key importance was our ability to keep production and logistics moving,” he said. “This allowed our packaging operations to continue to


DS Smith’s paper chief Niels Flierman: good set of results


produce the recycled packaging products needed to deliver essential consumer goods and pharmaceuticals across Europe and North America.” ● Multivac and DS Smith teamed up to design and produce ECO Bowl, providing modified atmosphere packs based on corrugated cardboard. ECO Bowl is a recyclable corrugated cardboard tray covered with a plastic skin film and lid film that reduces plastic by up to 85 per cent compared to a traditional tray.


New organisation for Zellcheming-Expo in 2021


The next Zellcheming-Expo will be held from 9-10 June 2021 at a new venue, the RheinMain CongressCenter (RMCC) at Wiesbaden in Germany. The event planned for June 2020 in the Frankfurt exhibition halls had been cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic. Zellcheming-Expo 2021 will be held alongside the Zellcheming


July/August 2020


Association’s annual general meeting. Organisation of the show from this July is being taken over by Zellcheming Association. This includes the areas of organisation, visitor support as well as communication and marketing. At the same time, cooperation with Mesago will continue: The trade fair company will remain responsible for exhibitor


acquisition and services. Petra Hanke, managing director of the Zellcheming Association, explains: “From our point of view, we have come full circle here: Although the RMCC was rebuilt at the old location, it is a highly modern and absolutely up-to- date congress centre. “We are using the break caused


by the coronavirus pandemic this year for the reorientation


of our concept, and against this background it makes sense that we will again have a direct influence on the content of the trade fair. But we also see it as a very positive signal that we can continue our partnership with Mesago.” More information from Petra


Hanke by email at p.hanke@ zellcheming.de Tel: 49 (0) 6150 5 44 84 04.


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