date:Sep 05, 2012
The comments, made in the firms interim management statement, come after the acquisition of SCA Packaging for 1.58bn on 30 June.
The group also announced a 100-day presentation on the performance of SCA Packaging scheduled for 11 October 2012.
Trading for the group in the period has continued in line with our expectations, with good corrugated box volumes in the legacy DS Smith business, slightly ahead of our GDP+1% target, with particularly encouraging volume growth continuing in Continental