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DS Smith opens first recycling Aptar opens new facilities in

plant in US India and Thailand

K-headquartered international packaging business DS S-headquartered global dispensing, drug delivery,
USmith has opened its first recycling facility in the US Uand active packaging solutions company Aptar
in Reading, Pennsylvania. The new 43,000ft2 facility is has opened new facilities in India and Thailand. The
located adjacent to one of the company’s paper mills and new Thai unit, located in Chonburi, is the company’s
within a mile from its Pennsylvania packaging plant. The second facility in the country. Spread over an area of
Reading facility is capable of recycling 36,000 tonnes of around 5,000 sq.m, the Chonburi unit will be equipped
with injection, assembly, and finishing capabilities.
The facility will help Aptar to meet the packaging
requirements of the market as well as enable it to
explore and optimise new technologies. At the opening
of the facility, Aptar president of the Association of
Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Japan and Korea
Adrian Jacklowsky said: “We are listening, our business
is to turn your needs into functional possibilities.” The
new Indian facility is located in the city of Hyderabad.
The manufacturing facility was opened in the presence
of more than 100 of Aptar customer and suppliers.
old corrugated cardboard (OCC) annually, supporting DS Located within the landscape of Hyderabad, the new
Smith’s recyclable packaging operations in the country. state-of-the-art facility is focused on operational
Additionally, the local DS Smith team will work with other excellence and quality assurance.Sri B Rajagopala Rao,
parties to procure paper from local packaging facilities, Director of Factories, Hyderabad and Mr. Darshan Patel,
retailers and print shops and distribution centres for Chairman, Vini Cosmetics, inaugurated the new facility.
recycling. DS Smith North America recycling head Toby The event was presided over by Stephan Tanda, Aptar
Earnest said: “Our goal is to achieve zero cardboard President and CEO and Shiela Vinczeller, Chief Human
and paper going to landfill after packaging is used.“We Resources Officer. The Aptar family was elated with the
have quite a bit of work to do in the US before this can
become a reality, but the opening of our recycling facility
is an important first step in developing an infrastructure
that can support a circular system in the US.”In the first
step, the new recycling facility will separate cardboard
and paper from other materials, such as plastic, glass
and metal. Subsequently, the recyclable products will
be compressed into large bundled bales. The plant will
serve the paper mill, as well as deliver recycled packaging
products to its partners and other companies. DS Smith
North America managing director of packaging Mark Ushpol
said: “We are very excited about the growth opportunity presence of over 100 of Aptar customer and suppliers.
in the United States and increasing our investment in the While Mr. Rao emphasized importance of safety and to
Reading community. “Our customers are demanding new a cheering crowd, Mr. Darshan Patel shared his decade
packaging solutions that are fully recyclable and recycled
in practice, driving a more circular business model.” The long experience with Aptar highlighting the Aptar
opening of the Reading recycling plant is aligned with spirit of adaptability and commitment to respond to
DS Smith’s strategy to expand its business operations in dynamic market needs. “We are committed to Asia and
North America. will continue investing in geographies like India,” said
Stephan Tanda.

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