Lionel Ettedgui, EVP North America says: "Over the last few years, Elopak has delivered very strong profitable growth in Americas. The time has now come to increase capacity to further strengthen our organization and enable us to provide quality service to our customers in Americas faster and more efficiently."

Thomas Körmendi, CEO says: "I am truly excited about this investment. This is a response to the strong demand that we are seeing for our innovative and sustainable solutions. It is a landmark investment for our company as Americas is one of the key building blocks of our strategy."

Elopak is a leading global supplier of carton packaging and filling equipment. The company's iconic Pure-Pak® cartons are made using renewable, recyclable and sustainably sourced materials, providing a natural and convenient alternative to plastic bottles that fits within a low carbon circular economy. Founded in Norway in 1957, Elopak was listed on Oslo Børs in 2021. Today it employs 2,600 people and sells in excess of 14 billion cartons annually across more than 70 countries. Elopak is a UN Global Compact participant member. We have set Science Based Targets to reduce emissions in line with the 1.5 degree trajectory, and aim to be Net-Zero by 2050. In 2021, we achieved a platinum rating by EcoVadis making Elopak top 1% sustainable companies in the world. For more information, go to elopak.com or follow us @Pure_Pak on Twitter and @Elopak on LinkedIn.