Elopak and Nippon Paper Industries enter License Agreement

Nippon Paper Industries Co, Ltd. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Fumio Manoshiro); entered on 01. March 2016 a license agreement with Elopak AS Norway for the introduction of Pure-Pak® carton shapes into the Japanese market.

Nippon Paper Industries Co, Ltd. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Fumio Manoshiro); entered on 01. March 2016 a license agreement with Elopak AS Norway for the introduction of Pure-Pak® carton shapes into the Japanese market. The agreement covers the production of Pure-Pak® Classic cartons with Curve® feature and Pure-Pak® Sense cartons. These carton shapes are acknowledged for their sophisticated design and improved functionalities. Furthermore will closures be applied to the cartons for consumer convenience. The new carton shapes have already proven track records for high value-added products such as dairy drinks, soft drinks, and functional drinks in Europe. Nippon Paper Industries has since 1965 produced and sold gable-top cartons under the "Np-Pak” brand and is Japan's leading company for gable-top liquid packaging cartons. The new Pure-Pak® design features and shapes, as well as the introduction of closures will further strengthen Nippon Paper Industries position in the market by meeting increasing consumer demands for improved functionality.

Source: Elopak and Nippon Paper Industries