Smurfit Kappa Ireland is Ireland’s largest supplier of corrugated packaging products. Having started out with a small box making plant in Dublin in 1934, we now manufacture corrugated packaging in no less than 8 sites throughout the country. We are, therefore, uniquely placed to provide the solution to your corrugated packaging requirements wherever you are located.
At the heart of our corrugated packaging business is a concept called ‘Performance Packaging’. We believe that the best package is the one that meets the performance and protection criteria required of it in the most efficient way possible, thus avoiding over-packaging and unnecessary cost.
Around this concept, the Smurfit Kappa Group has developed a suite of proprietary tools that allow us to determine the optimum design and material grade for any corrugated pack, while also maximising its utilisation of pallet and container space.
- InnoBook: An interactive database of design concepts, continually updated by over 300 designers across the Smurfit Kappa Group.
- PackExpert: Automates the complex calculations necessary to determine the level of strength required by a client’s packaging, taking into account all the physical constraints and processes in the distribution chain such as transport, storage, handling, temperature conditions and humidity levels. This allows us to select the appropriate material to meet the client’s needs without over-packaging.
Customers of all our Irish plants can benefit from the innovative and cost-effective solutions produced using these tools.
With 13 designers focused on the design of corrugated packaging, Smurfit Kappa Ireland provides a design service that is unmatched in Ireland. In addition to our local expertise, each of our designers also has access to the combined expertise of over 300 designers throughout Europe via Innobook. Let us show you what a difference the right package design can make right through your manufacturing and distribution processes.
Smurfit Kappa Ireland has a history of setting benchmarks for corrugated printing in Ireland. We were the first in the country to install 4, 5 and 6-colour printing lines, and have continued our quest for excellence by becoming the only corrugated producer in Ireland with the capability to offer full-colour digital print on corrugated board. Packaging conveys a message – your message, and in today’s crowded retail environment it is more important than ever to make an impact. Effective printing can help make that impact.
Corrugated packaging is 100% recyclable and biodegradable. Furthermore, a high proportion of our corrugated packaging is made from recycled material.