1909 First paper machine launched in Alsace
1912 Creation of the company Victor Weibel S.A.
1929 Company taken over by Société Générale Alsacienne (SOGENAL)
1930 Launch of the Kaysersberg company's first corrugator
1945 The Kaysersberg company becomes the Kaysersberg cardboard company
1956 First production of triple wall corrugated board
1961 Kaysersberg cardboard company is taken over by Ferdinand Béghin
1963 Kunheim factory opened (Alsace)
1967 Kunheim factory's production surface is doubled (55,000 m²)
1973 Kunheim launches production of plastic packaging AKYLUX
1973 Following BEGHIN's merger with SAY, the BEGHIN SAY group is created
1975 Corrugated board factory opens in St-Just-en-Chaussée (FR)
1989 Takeover of Larousse Emballage in Tigy (Loiret)
1991 First ISO 9001 certification awarded to the Kunheim factory
1992 Kaysersberg Packaging joins the British David S. Smith Group (UK)
1995 Kaypac conversion factory opens in Vittel (FR)
1995 Takeover of DS Smith POLSKA (PL)
1995 Acquisition of Toscana Ondulati (I)
1998 Acquisition of the C.E.R.A convertor in Meyzieu (FR)
1998 Acquisition of holdings in Wirth Verpackungen in Endingen (DE)
1999 Acquisition of Copikas (TR)
2001 Acquisition of the Triss convertor in Kladno (CZ)
2002 DS Smith Toscana Ondulati factory opens in Lari (I)
2002 Acquisition of the DS Smith Trakya corrugated board factory in Corlu (TR)
2005 DS Smith Poland corrugated board factory opens in Kutno (PL)
2006 Acquisition of the DS Smith Slovakia in Nitra (SK) and DS Smith Copikas
in Bursa (TR)
2007 Extension of DS Smith Kaypac in Vittel (FR)
