DS Smith will acquire Corrugated Container Corporation (CCC), for an undisclosed amount, to boost its box-making capacity.
It will acquire four CCC facilities in North America in Tennessee, North Carolina and two sites in Virginia, which employs more than 190 people.
more detail at: https://www.confectionerynews.com/Article/2018/05/23/DS-Smith-to-acquire-Corrugated-Container-Corporation
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