Manufacture of corrugated paper, paperboard and containers of paper and paperboard: largest employers
83 Belgian companies in the sector (NACE 1721) report employees in recent accounts; here are the top 20. DS Smith Packaging Belgium leads with 369.8 FTE (financial year 2025).
Top 20
Ranked by average headcount (FTE) reported in the latest filed accounts (accounts less than 3 years old).
| # | Company | Total assets | Revenue | Equity | FTE | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DS Smith Packaging Belgium 9000 Ghent | €82.8m | €76.5m | €40.5m | 369.8 | 2025 |
| 2 | Van Genechten Biermans 2300 Turnhout | €47.9m | €83.0m | €33.2m | 328.4 | 2025 |
| 3 | Smurfit Westrock Cartomills 7011 Mons | €141.8m | €98.3m | €96.6m | 306.3 | 2025 |
| 4 | Smurfit Westrock Gent 9030 Ghent | €34.7m | €26.0m | €11.3m | 180.2 | 2025 |
| 5 | Sonoco Consumer Products Mechelen 2800 Mechelen | €53.8m | €84.4m | €33.0m | 173.3 | 2025 |
| 6 | Autajon Packaging Belgium 1070 Anderlecht | €27.6m | €29.5m | €24.4m | 171.1 | 2025 |
| 7 | Smurfit Westrock Van Mierlo 2300 Turnhout | €16.2m | €33.5m | €8.08m | 140.6 | 2025 |
| 8 | Europal 7700 Mouscron | €77.8m | €62.2m | €13.0m | 137.7 | 2025 |
| 9 | Smart Packaging Solutions 2321 Hoogstraten | €24.0m | €59.7m | €7.19m | 123.6 | 2025 |
| 10 | Soenen Corrugated Production Hooglede 8830 Hooglede | €1.39m | — | 58,415 € | 122.7 | 2025 |
| 11 | Solidus Solutions Belgium 2320 Hoogstraten | €53.7m | €60.8m | €10.9m | 119.8 | 2025 |
| 12 | Walki Belcoat 2570 Duffel | €31.3m | €44.3m | €3.83m | 100.1 | 2025 |
| 13 | Kartonnage Lefevere - Beel 8710 Wielsbeke | €24.3m | €29.1m | €15.1m | 81.6 | 2025 |
| 14 | VPK Group 9200 Dendermonde | €956.3m | — | €719.4m | 76.0 | 2025 |
| 15 | DCP 9420 Erpe-Mere | €11.5m | €13.5m | €1.77m | 63.9 | 2025 |
| 16 | Packwork 1070 Anderlecht | 880,744 € | — | 113,542 € | 63.0 | 2025 |
| 17 | Van Grasdorff 2890 Puurs-Sint-Amands | €16.2m | €20.5m | €10.8m | 58.7 | 2025 |
| 18 | Soenen Corrugated Production Lanklaar 3650 Dilsen-Stokkem | €1.30m | — | 328,890 € | 58.6 | 2025 |
| 19 | Goldprint 1050 Brussels | €3.54m | €6.85m | −928,522 € | 54.3 | 2025 |
| 20 | Van de Velde Packaging 8810 Lichtervelde | €12.8m | €13.6m | €8.02m | 52.3 | 2025 |
Headcount reported by the company for all its sites: the jobs may be located elsewhere.
“—”: not published. Small companies (micro and abridged accounts) do not have to publish their revenue.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the largest employer in Manufacture of corrugated paper, paperboard and containers of paper and paperboard?
DS Smith Packaging Belgium, with 369.8 full-time equivalents reported (financial year 2025).
How many Manufacture of corrugated paper, paperboard and containers of paper and paperboard companies report employees?
83 out of 109, in accounts less than 3 years old.
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Open the full file →Active companies (legal entities) that have filed at least one set of annual accounts, based on the Crossroads Bank for Enterprises and the National Bank of Belgium. The sector is the main activity in the register; the municipality is that of the registered office. Data updated on 14 Nov 2026.