04 Apr 2022 --- Elopak and liquid packaging producer Nippon Paper Industries have entered an agreement in which Nippon Paper will produce and sell Elopak's lineup of Pure-Pak packaging for liquid F&B products worldwide and introduce them to Oceania as a result of growing regional demand for environmentally sustainable packaging. The companies say their license agreement will leverage the technological capabilities and innovation of both companies to pursue new business opportunities in the Oceania region – particularly in Australia and New Zealand, where population growth and domestic demand are rising. The license agreement will also further promote the transition away from plastic toward more environmentally sustainable, low carbon packaging solutions for chilled liquid beverages, they say.Patrick Verhelst, chief marketing officer at Elopack tells PackagingInsights: “Elopak’s Pure-Pak cartons are made using renewable, recyclable and sustainably sourced materials. They consist primarily of paperboard sourced from responsibly managed forests.”“Elopak offers cartons made from FSC-certified material, as well as renewable cartons that use a wood-based renewable polymer component (ISCC Plus certified renewable PE), rather than relying on petroleum-based plastics.”
