Elopak to establish production in China

Elopak has announced it is to build a state of the art production plant in China as part of a strategy to increase the company's worldwide presence. Elopak has been present in China since 2000 with a representative office in Beijing, and have built a solid customer base.

Elopak has announced it is to build a state of the art production plant in China as part of a strategy to increase the company's worldwide presence. Elopak has been present in China since 2000 with a representative office in Beijing, and have built a solid customer base. The establishment of a subsidiary in the country will enable a more efficient response to customer requests and significantly improve service and delivery times to the Chinese market. The new investment is a joint venture with the Japanese company Nippon Paper-Pak Co., Ltd., and Elopak is the majority shareholder with 75%. The venture will extend the existing relationship of over 10 years between Elopak and Nippon Paper-Pak, through Nippon Paper-Pak's licensee for Elopaks Pure-Pak carton in Japan. The first phase of the investment will be in a manufacturing plant that will supply a range of products and services to Chinese customers. The manufacturing plant will print and convert materials for beverage cartons using state of the art technology and have a capacity of about 700 million cartons a year. The principle product will be Pure-Pak cartons that are formed and filled at the customers' location, using Pure-Pak filling equipment for fresh milk, aseptic juices and speciality products.