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David S Smith David S Smith is to shed 100 jobs at eight office products distribution centres, and is also looking to spend up to £100m on acquisitions for its paper and packaging business. 06-Dec-2001 David S Smith is acquiring a number of corrugated packaging operations from Mondi Packaging for £21m, including sheet feeder plants in Hastings and Kettering. 12-Sep-2001 David S Smith, the paper and packaging group, is to change its name to DS Smith. 29-Jun-2001 David S Smith has announced plans for the temporary shutdown of two paper mills following a fall in profitability. 21-Feb-2001 David S Smith is forming an alliance with Georgia-Pacific Corporation of the US to supply packaging products to multinational companies. 30-Jan-2001 David S Smith is looking to spend up to £200m on acquisitions, in order to expand its paper and packaging business in France and Germany. 09-Dec-1999 David S Smith is to close its Silverton paper mill in Devon with the loss of 200 jobs, and various options are being considered for the future of its corrugated box business. 30-Jun-1999 David S Smith is forming a commercial alliance with Kappa Packaging of the Netherlands and Saica of Spain to offer a pan-European service for the supply of corrugated packaging. 08-Apr-1999 David S Smith is to cut a further 400 jobs at its UK paper and packaging operations in order to improve efficiency. 10-Dec-1998 David S Smith is considering plans to sell its Spicers Wholesaling office products business for an estimated £250m, and has held talks with a number of companies. 27-Nov-1998 David S Smith is to restructure its John Dickinson Stationery subsidiary by closing one plant and consolidating output at the three remaining sites, with the loss of about 400 jobs. 10-Sep-1998 David S Smith, the paper and packaging group, has expressed its determination to expand in continental Europe, possibly through a big acquisition, despite a fall in profits. 17-Jul-1998 David S Smith is facing competition from Metsa Serla of Finland in its attempt to buy the corrugated cardboard business of the Dutch group KNP, and a preferred bidder is expected to be announced next week. 27-Apr-1998 David S Smith has reached the second round of the auction to acquire the cardboard packaging business of KNP of the Netherlands, which is thought to be worth £860m. 21-Apr-1998 David S Smith has bought John Dickinson, the envelope maker, from Biber Holdings for £18m. 20-Aug-1996 The information above comes from the UK Activity Report Copyright UK Business Park 1995-2007