FRANCE (News release) -- Smurfit Kappa has opened a new Experience Centre for Bag-in-Box in Épernay, France, the second one for the division.

The new Experience Centre provides a place for customers to get hands-on experience of the spectrum of capabilities offered by Bag-in-Box® solutions. State-of-the-art technology and interactive displays designed to showcase the films, taps and boxes are backed up by a wealth of information and technical expertise.

Visitors are also given the opportunity to test the products in the laboratory and see how they can benefit their business.

Dominique Gessat, General Manager of Smurfit Kappa Bag-in-Box Epernay comments: "Customers coming to the Experience Centre can evaluate all the processes of production and see with their own eyes the quality standards that Smurfit Kappa Bag-in-Box has adopted over the years."

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