DS Smith’s plastic division Worldwide Dispensers, providers of high quality precision-injection molding, automated assembly and custom-design dispensing solution, has opened a new manufacturing facility in Illinois, US.
The new, 24/7 facility will help the company strengthen its position in North America.
Spread over 67,000 ft2, Worldwide Dispensers plans to expand the facility further. The existing facility comprises 19 full-time employees, 10 injection moulding machines and two assembly cells.
Speaking about the facility, Worldwide Dispensers North America general manager Mark Kurtzweg said: "This new facility is our third in North America and it comes in response to an increase in market demand. By expanding our operational capabilities, we will be able to meet customer demands while maintaining the same high standards of service, quality and innovation that our customers are used to."
DS Smith, plastics division of North America Kevin Grogan said: "Our new location -- strategically located in Bolingbrook, Illinois -- builds on DS Smith's unique strengths and commitment to expand our position in North America by offering unique packaging solutions to the markets we serve."
DS Smith, Plastics Division is a fast growing division of the company which is estimated to be of a value of approximately $6bn. The company primarily focuses on three main areas, flexible packaging and dispensing solutions, rigid packaging, and foam products.
The company's plastics division in North America supplies flexible packaging and dispensing solutions and operates from five manufacturing facilities with one located in California and two facilities each located in Illinois and Minnesota.
Image: DS Smith flexible packaging and dispensing solutions, rigid packaging, and foam products. Photo: courtesy of DS Smith.
