21 July 202516 July 2025 D-PAK™ cartons have smaller carbon footprint than plastic pouches for laundry detergent Landmark Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) shows cartons have significantly smaller carbon footprint than plastic pouches for laundry detergent
16 July 202510 July 2025 Elopak introduces first-ever cartons incorporating recycled and renewable polymers New line of D-PAK™ cartons contains for the first time a unique mix of circular (recycled) polyethylene and bio-circular (renewable) polymers
1 April 20219 September 2021 Beverage carton industry releases ten-year roadmap outlining vision and commitments for its sustainable packaging Beverage cartons are a recyclable low carbon packaging solution that protects food and beverages
10 December 20195 December 2019 Kotkamills participates in 4evergreen alliance to boost the contribution of fibre-based packaging in a circular economy Common goal is to deliver a holistic approach to optimise the sustainability and circularity of the fibre-based packaging’s life cycle
10 October 20197 October 2019 Dow teams up with UPM to produce bio-based plastics Agreement with UPM is the latest example of Dow’s strategy to enable a shift to a circular economy for plastics by integrating renewable feedstocks into its production processes
30 September 201930 September 2019 Dow and UPM partner to produce plastics made with renewable feedstock Dow is integrating wood-based UPM's BioVerno renewable naphtha – a key raw material used to develop plastics – into its slate of raw materials
5 April 20192 April 2019 Bio-based beverage cartons Tetra Pak, Elopak and SIG Combibloc have developed cartons that are 100% bio-based, just like the milk carton a century ago
20 February 201918 February 2019 Arla to bring 40 million wood-based packages into supermarkets Launching more environmentally-friendly packaging in the food industry is a shared goal of Arla, Elopak and UPM
22 March 201820 March 2018 UPM Biofuels enters the bioplastics market with new partners Choosing the right packaging solution can make a big difference
11 September 20177 September 2017 Elopak and Stora Enso launched Pure-Pak cartons made of natural brown paperboard The new Pure-Pak® carton supports the values of organic products and brings outstanding presence on shelf
21 February 201720 February 2017 Norner goes green. 2,5 MEUR grant to research on green packaging for the future Looking for circular solutions: Norwegians fund green packaging project
6 October 20153 October 2015 Elopak gewinnt den Deutschen Verpackungspreis 2015 Getränkekarton aus zertifiziertem erneuerbarem Polyethylen (PE) überzeugte die Jury
27 May 201526 May 2015 Bioplastics are the future Rethink your packaging and your business model - bioplastics might be the alternative
6 May 20155 May 2015 FrieslandCampina and Elopak are setting the standard with new bio-based milk carton Most sustainable beverage carton ever on Dutch market
16 March 201514 March 2015 Sabic: Getränkekartons mit Beschichtungen aus erneuerbaren Rohstoffen der zweiten Generation – Kooperation mit Elopak Erneuerbares Polyethylen (PE) und Polypropylen (PP) der zweiten Generation für die wachsende Nachfrage der Verpackungsindustrie
Sabic teams up with Elopak for new beverage cartons Renewable polyethylene for industry’s growing demand for high performance extrusion coating films
6 January 20155 January 2015 Elopak launches beverage cartons featuring renewable polyethylene First time offer to the European market: innovative packaging with renewable coating
Elopak launcht Getränkekarton aus vollständig erneuerbaren Rohstoffen Erstmalig auf dem europäischen Markt: Verpackung mit Beschichtung aus nachwachsenden Materialien
26 April 2011 The just-food management briefing Sustainable packaging - renewable and biodegradable packaging
