Our company
We make sustainable, paper based packaging. Elopak’s ambition is to keep our customers’ products unchanged and the world unharmed. Therefore, we will continue positioning the Pure-Pak® carton as a natural, sustainable and convenient alternative to plastic bottles, which is suitable for a wide range of liquid products.
3000
employees
15+ billion
cartons sold annually across more than 80 markets
10
manufacturing units across the world
Tracing our origin back to the first Pure-Pak® carton patent in 1915, today Elopak is a Norwegian-based, global corporation with operations on all continents. Get to know us, our goals and our responsibilities.
Elopak is a global supplier of paper-based packaging system solutions for liquid products. We are best known for the consumer favourite Pure-Pak® carton. However, we see our core business as continuously innovating and exploring the pioneering edge of packaging. With our systems-based approach, we strongly focus our development on sustainability, processing standards, food science, logistics analysis, plus primary/secondary packaging concepts.
With our sophisticated network of market units and associates in more than 40 countries, Elopak serves customers all over the world. Consequently, as a global organisation, we have a responsibility and an obligation to leave behind a better earth for the next generation.
Elopak is a Net Zero company and committed to keeping global warming to 1,5°C following the Science Based Target Initiative. In addition, we have already reduced our GHG emissions by 70%.
Packaging by Nature is what we stand for, and Pure-Pak® is the natural solution.
The Pure-Pak® carton is a renewable packaging solution, a natural and convenient alternative to plastic bottles. We aim to support our customers to reach increasingly challenging environmental goals. Our offer includes carbon neutral cartons, and 100% renewable cartons that are fully recyclable, thereby fitting naturally within a circular economy.
Elopak is wholly owned by the Ferd Group, one of Norway’s largest privately-owned industrial and financial groups. Ferd is well known for its work in the fields of sustainability and social entrepreneurship.
For more information see Ferd Group and financial reports.
How we do it
Through our network of production plants we are coating, converting and delivering Pure-Pak® cartons and Roll Fed packaging material to customers in more than 80 countries.
We take care of the most demanding and delicate products, ensuring safe arrival to the consumer. Our Elopak Technology Centre (ETC) at Spikkestad, Norway possesses the knowledge and expertise to develop the right Pure-Pak® carton solution for customers.
At our Mönchengladbach site in Germany we assemble the most technologically advanced filling machines. Our Innovation and Engineering departments perform applied research, securing the company’s position as a global systems supplier.
Elopak’s consistently sharp focus on sustainable materials, system performance and consumer satisfaction make us a leading innovator in fresh, ESL and ambient / aseptic markets.
Our goals
With our provenance declared in the statement Packaging By Nature™, Elopak aims to leave behind a better earth for next generations. Our long-term ambition is to replace plastic bottles with 100% renewable, low carbon emission cartons.
Through operational excellence, continuous R&D and an unbeatable consumer experience, we offer an environmentally friendly alternative for the widest range of liquids. In other words, Elopak is the complete industry partner for the future. In support of this, we have a long, proven track record coupled with deep system knowledge.
Our premium offering Pure-Pak® carton is the best performing choice for customers who realise that low carbon emission cartons are both beneficial and inevitable. Furthermore, Elopak’s relentless pursuit of sustainable materials, product performance and operational excellence makes us a leading industry innovator.
Who we are – our organization
Elopak is a dynamic organization with deep packaging system knowledge and ambitious goals; a truly global corporation operating on every continent of the world.
Collaboration with our customers and partners ensures that quality packaging continues to meet challenges ahead. In Elopak we aim to provide a safe cooperative workplace for our trusted people. We want them to feel a sense of community with their colleagues ensuring everyone feels part of the company.
Great things happen when we work together. This is part of our DNA, and what our customers value. At Elopak we know that packaging counts. And that better packaging solutions can make a world of difference. By working closely across functions and geographical locations, we are always seeking better solutions together. Doing our best for our customers and for a better world.