Elopak

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Elopak is a Norwegian company producing cartons for liquids, starting with aseptic gable top cartons for milk. The company was founded in 1957 by Johan Henrik Andresen and Christian August Johansen as a European licensee of Pure-Pak, [1] the Elopak name standing for European License Of PURE-PAK. In 1987, Elopak bought the Ex-Cell-O Packaging Systems Division from which it was originally a licensee, and hence got full ownership of Pure-Pak.

The CEO of the company was Bjørn Flatgård from 1996 until his resignation in 2007. [2] The current CEO is Thomas Körmendi. Körmendi joined the company in 2018. [3]

In 2003 the company had some 2500 employees and a revenue of about 4 billion Norwegian Kroner, [1] and is the world's third largest supplier of packaging for beverages. [4]

All production now takes place outside Norway. [1] It is instead produced in Finland. [5] The company's headquarters are in Spikkestad.

The company is currently owned by the investment company Ferd AS. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Elopak AS Store Norske Leksikon, retrieved 4 April 2013 (in Norwegian)
  2. ↑ Yumpu.com. "50 Year Anniversary Book – Elopak". yumpu.com. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  3. ↑ "Management". Elopak. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  4. ↑ Elopak AS entry on Google Finance, retrieved 15 April 2013
  5. ↑ bakeryandsnacks.com. "Elopak moves production to Finland". bakeryandsnacks.com. Retrieved 2 May 2023.


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