Smurfit Kappa Sets New Guinness World Record

Smurfit Kappa has entered the record books by making the world’s largest cardboard box. Measuring 40 meters by 20 meters, it was designed and manufactured by a team in the Smurfit Kappa van Dam plant in the Netherlands.
 
The challenge was to make a box big enough to eclipse the previous world record set in 2014 in the US. The enormous cardboard construction, which was a feat of design and engineering, was unveiled at a special event for staff and customers at the plant in Helmond.
 
“It’s not every day that you set a world record so there was a lot of excitement when it was confirmed by Guinness,” said Wim Peeters, GM of Smurfit Kappa van Dam plant.
 
The record-breaking box has already gone on to be recycled and will be turned into new packaging for one of Smurfit Kappa’s customers in just 14 days.