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New technology improves reliability and CO2 footprint
Elopak has completed a major upgrade of the Elocoat coating plant in Terneuzen, The Netherlands with an investment of over €6.5 million in new technology to bring increased reliability, a reduced CO2 footprint and more ergonomic operations.
The upgrade focused on the coating line and included a new sprinkler system, a new raw board unwind, a new automised robot transport system, one new aluminum unwind and a new more flexible flame pre-treatment.
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Following the 50 million Euro upgrade at its main board supplier StoraEnso in Finland, Elopak is in the final stages of a complete transfer to premium quality board for customers.
The key objective of this total overhaul on board supplies is to provide customers with a continuous supply of premium quality board across the whole portfilio of Elopak’s beverage cartons.
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Elopak is the first packaging company to become a member of the Carbon Disclosure Project’s supply chain program, an international system for reporting carbon emissions performance that puts the risk of climate change at the forefront of global business strategy.
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Elopak received official endorsement as a WWF 'Climate Saver'. Sveinar Kildal, Director Environment, made a speech today at the Climate Savers Briefing at Capitol Hill in Washington. He stated Elopak's commitment to cut CO2 emissions with 15% by 2010.
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The new transparent cap from Elopak won a highly commended award in the Best Cap and Closure category at the recent Beverage Innovation 2009 awards.
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Elopak won one of the prestigious 25 industry awards presented at the Beverage Innovation Awards 2009 held this week in Munich. The multipull® System beat some strong competition to win ...
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World Juice 2010 is the annual assembly for the global juice industry. Geneva will be hosting the 15thconference, organized by Informa/Agra-Net. Elopak will again be the main sponsor and invites customers and business partners to attend this year’s congress.
World Juice 2010 will offer the latest insights into production, product and consumption trends around the world and the major strategic challenges facing the juice industry today.
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Nordic Dairy Congress, Finland
The 42nd Nordic Dairy Congress took place 17 to 19 June in Hämeenlinna, Finland, 100 km north from Helsinki. Elopak was the main sponsor of the congress which had the theme ”New Technologies and Innovations in Dairy Industry. More than 200 participants attended, mainly from Scandinavia and Elopak’s DrGunnar Rysstad delivered a speech on “Extended shelf life; New challenges for Product Protection during storage and transport”. Elopak welcomed visitors with flags and at its booth in the foyerwith market samples from different regions, plus displays framing the stage with the simple message “We love milk”. In 2011 the Nordic congress will take place “on home soil” in Lofoten, Norway.
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The Elopak Technology Centre (ETC) in Norway has recently announced the results of a study that provides conclusive documentation of Elopak cartons’ light protection benefits for both taste and quality of dairy products. The study was managed by Elopak’s Manager for Sensory Services Liv Bente ...
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Exciting beverage products for visitors to the Football World Cup
There has never been a better time to discover what South Africa has to offer as the country plays host the 2010 Fifa World Cup™. Visitors will be introduced to a range of special products which you only find here. Elotalk explores the market of The Rainbow Nation during a momentous year in its history.
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Elotalk takes a look at how packaging design and choice of pack size can help reduce the world’s increasing mountain of food and drink waste.
Read more about the interesting findings.
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After one of the most turbulent years in recent history for global industry, we focus on the world’s dairy market with a brief overview of 2009 and what to expect over the coming years.
Dominic Cakebread, Director of Packaging Services at Canadean and Euromonitor’s Senior Analyst Francisco Redruello kindly gave their views and opinion to Elotalk plus some of the latest market information to help build an informative review.
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As 2009 comes to a close and 2010 is on the horizon, the factors driving new product development efforts have shifted. For many U.S. juice and dairy processors, the state of the 2009 economy has depressed or ...
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Some countries are seeing a rise in the demand for ESL products thanks to the merging of two consumer trends. While consumers still look for healthy products and consider fresh ...
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As the First Lady, Michelle Obama champions her organic vegetable patch at the White House, you can be sure that organics are still on the menu despite the current economic climate.
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Producers are looking to the packaging industry to come up with new ideas and concepts. The role of secondary packaging is changing ...
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Simon Maddrell, Euromonitor International's Head of Non-Alcoholic Beverage research kindly accepted an invitation to be interviewed by Elopak for this latest juice report.
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From the very first carton produced by Elopak some 51 years ago, the components and materials that make up a carton have been the one of the very foundations the company is built on.
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Ethical consumerism has moved increasingly into the mainstream. Today benefit more than 1.5 million workers and farmers in 58 developing countries. Impressive growth can be seen ...
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Ingredients are increasingly the product elements that are being judged by the consumer alongside value, image and taste. Elotalk takes a look at some of the movements within ingredients and the consumer trends that are fuelling them.
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As the health and wellness trend seems set to stay, we take a look at how this market is diversifying yet further. What are the latest buzzwords and which ...
Product News
Systembolaget, Sweden and Vinmonopolet, Norway decided to assess various wine packaging solutions in order to identify their main impacts on the environment. Package manufacturers for each package option studied were invited to participate. In addition to Systembolaget and Vinmonopolet, three package manufacturers (Elopak, Smurfit Kappa Bag-in-Box/Vitop and Tetra Pak) and one importer (Oenoforos) decided to join the study. More...
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US-based water company Glacia decided to launch its own water brand in Elopak’s Pure-Pak® cartons in response to the rising consumer demand for more environmentally sound packaging.
“We intend to make IceBox a household name. We have an exceptional opportunity being first to market with a package concept described by consumers as ‘revolutionary and innovative’. We believe the future is cartons”; says Steven Weymer, founder of Glacia IceBox.
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In the new striking design, Italian juice producer Zuegg has used the unique curved shape of the Slim® carton to emphasize the product’s premium, natural quality and functional benefits.
Zuegg has refreshed the design of “750 Vitalitas Skipper” and plans to launch a new product range to the market in autumn.
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A new state-of-the-art ‘glass dairy’ offering a totally transparent view of Germany’s organic production processes, was opened by the Prime Minister of Brandenburg, Matthias Platzeck on 6. January 2010.
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Quebec-based dairy Natrel’s filtration process makes its Nature~Pure organic milk quite unique in Canada – and therefore a super premium image was required. The dairy looked to packaging partner Elopak to provide a solution which included high quality Litho print for its range of filtered organic milk.
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With campaigns continually warning us to eat better, there is a worry that many consumers dismiss these health messages. Ea+ Fruit and Vegetable juices are designed to answer a real consumer demand, but in an alternative way.
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Estonian juice company Largo AS understands the value of packaging innovation within its marketing mix and in 2005 was the first to launch Pure-Pak Curve® carton in Europe when it re-launched its juices, nectars and juice drinks (as reported in Elotalk 3, 2005).
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Bonlac is a Panamanian dairy manufacturing company with a modern, creative and innovating vision. For more than 24 years, Bonlac has been committed to producing high end quality products which now include not only milk and yogurts but also juices and flavored beverages.
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Consumer research on packaging solutions frequently highlights the importance of closures to convenience, functionality, product quality and the overall user experience. Easy opening and safe reclosing of packaging often rate highly in surveys about customer satisfaction.
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Tnuva Romania Dairies (TRD) had a huge task when it was founded - to create a key fresh dairy brand from scratch. We discover how Elopak Israel helped achieve its goal.
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With the economic crisis pushing consumers to return to their roots, paperboard has risen in popularity for packaging traditional products with added benefits.
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The new-look Carrefour Juice Selection range in Diamond® Curve carton took to the shelves ...
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In 2008 Arcus - the main supplier of the Norwegian Wine and Spirits Monopoly - launched successfully "3 Petit" a red wine from France in the 330ml Mini Diamond® Curve portion pack with the multipull® concept ...
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Elopak has recently made its mark in the Republic of Panama the southernmost country of Central America. New customer Industrias Lacteas Estrella Azul (Blue Star) is the largest producer ...
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The success of dairy customer Moravia at the recent International Milk Day held in Prague in May 2009 may indicate a turning of the tide for the milk market in the Czech Republic.
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When Austrian dairy Alpenmilch Salzburg heard the positive response in the market place to the Diamond® carton from Elopak, it made a huge strategic decision to switch the main products of its Alpine dairy range under the ...
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In much of continental Europe, the majority of milk is long-life, ambient and UHT, but consumers are starting to demand fresher, premium and more traditional alternatives - with fresh goat's milk high on the agenda.
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In recent times, the presence of vegetables in soup has become a real growth driver for French manufacturers thanks to the current advice from the French Ministry of Health to eat five portions of fruit and vegetables per day.
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The Mexican market maintains its standing in the global beverage sector thanks to regular new fresh product launches. For this reason, it is with pride that ...
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Italian juice producer Zuegg is staying with Slim® for the launch of their new range of functional juices 'Skipper Vitalitas'.
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February 2009 sees the first Diamond® with Curve cartons on the German supermarket shelves. However pioneering juice manufacturer albi GmbH & Co. KG recognized the benefits of the new shape ...
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In today's consumer driven world, it's becoming increasingly important for manufacturers to maintain customer loyalty and the credibility of their brand by entering into a dialogue with the end-consumer.
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Since the launch of PakTrack in 2006, the online interactive design and proofing system has grown to include over 100 users from nine Elopak market units and seven major customers.
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ETC is located at Elopak's Corporate Offices in Spikkestad, Norway. The Technology Center is Elopak's commitment to giving customers the best environment to test their products and is a statement to the packaging world that Elopak is committed to quality and innovation.
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Arcus, the main supplier of the Norwegian Wine and Spirits Monopoly, launched "3 Petit" in July. This tasty French red wine is packaged in the handy 0,33 litre Mini portion pack with screw cap.
Success Stories
We have redesigned and rebuilt www.elopak.com with all our visitors in mind.
The new look site includes easily accessible information on all our services and products. Go to Products & Services on the menu bar to find out about our carton designs and packaging, design print & board solutions, closures, secondary packaging & logistics and many more.
If you are new to Elopak then please hit About Elopak on the menu bar for background and company information. Our Business Partnership section gives an overview of our services and solutions to the global beverage industry.
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Elopak and South Korean Associate Hankuk Package extended their successful partnership which was formed in May 2007. Background for reaffirming the partnership is the success of the Pure-Pak® Curve carton in the market. South Korean Dairies are using eye catching curved panel to promote the benefits of their products to demanding consumers.
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From April 2010 Elopak will be certified according to FSC and have an approved traceability system for the raw materials for board, from forest to filling. Elopak can now offer limited amounts of FSC labeled board and blanks. Currently there are limited amounts of FSC timber available, but volumes are increasing and Elopak will be able to offer FSC board that carries the assurance of the FSC logo, to certain customers this year.
Elopak has made a commitment to the EU that by 2015, 100% of our board supply shall be controlled and traceable and by 2018 all of our converting operations shall operate with full FSC certification.
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Following its success in October 2009 when it was only one of nine entries to receive a prestigious Scan Star Award and its success at Beverage Innovation Awards, Elopak’s multipull® system has been awarded a coveted World-Star award for packaging excellence!
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Natural Alpine Goodness builds a strong Market
The Republic of Austria is situated in Central Europe but borders both western and eastern markets. With Germany and the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west, a total of eight neighbours provides Austria with many different external influences. With its temperate and alpine climate, Austria’s mountainous terrain provides some of the world’s highest quality, natural resources.
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Coca-Cola has re-launched its entire Cappy Juice and Nectar portfolio in Bulgaria and Romania, in new Elopak Slim® cartons.
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Northern Ireland's largest dairy supplier has changed the face of door-to-door milk deliveries by offering one-pint* Pure-Pak® cartons.
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When Elotalk began investigating the speciality products using Elopak cartons in the Canadian market, we discovered a heritage dating back many years.
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Thanks to an innovative initiative by one of Elopak´s oldest customers, Elotalk has discovered a unique dairy industry within the British Channel Island of Guernsey.
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In a mature market and up against a conservative category, it took a new soup producer on the fringes of the production establishment to lead the way forward. Twenty years have passed since ...
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Elopak developed a sound green solution in response to a fundamental consumer concern by one of its major dairy customers TINE.
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Stew Leonard's, the world's largest dairy store, is the first US retailer to choose Pure-Pak® with Curve cartons to package its own-brand products in stores across major Northeast States.
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One of Canada's leading natural food companies has teamed up with Elopak to make new waves in a growing soy milk market. Nutrisoya Foods upgraded the packaging of its market ...
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Did you know that much of the Ukraine sits on the same latitude as some of the top French wine producing regions? Thanks to the launch of wine in Pure-Pak® by three new ...
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Al-Naseem Dairy in Misurata, Libya, has broken the 50 million Pure-Pak® carton barrier and launched the very first carton closure onto the Libyan market ? all in under three years.
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Window cartons may not be new, but they are becoming increasingly popular, containing a variety of products from branded and private-label. In demand by both Elopak customers ...
