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Cardboard box manufacturing equipment photographed at an unrelated plant, not Visy Smithfield

Visy's Smithfield corrugator: what its projected 33% board-output lift actually says

Visy says it invested A$30 million in a 2.8-metre corrugator at Smithfield and expects a 33% lift in board output. Its forecast is not a measured gain in shipments, industry-wide supply or customer lead times.

Visual summary of how the Smurfit Westrock LSE delisting and Birmingham SSK paper mill consultation signal to Korean export packagers

Smurfit Westrock LSE Delisting (2026-06-22) and Birmingham SSK Consultation: Three Signals Korean Export Packagers Should Read

Smurfit Westrock’s LSE delisting (effective 2026-06-22) and the consultation on closing the Birmingham SSK paper mill (around 200kt/year) are running in the same quarter. This post walks through what these events mean for Korean export packagers’ containerboard supply, pricing, and quote policy.