Elopak has strengthened its R&D capabilities by investing in Blue Ocean Closures AB (BOC), a Swedish technology company specializing in fiber-based closures for packaging.
This investment aligns with Elopak’s revized strategy, “Repackaging Tomorrow,” launched in September 2024. By bringing together two innovative R&D environments, the partnership aims to develop next-generation caps and closures. This collaboration not only enhances Elopak’s innovation capabilities but also reinforces its commitment to sustainability leadership.
Blue Ocean Closures will continue introducing its first applications to market alongside existing brand partners, now with Elopak’s strong backing to accelerate early-stage developments. As part of the agreement, Elopak has secured exclusive global rights to market, sell, and distribute BOC’s molded fiber caps for gable top cartons, including its iconic Pure-Pak and D-PAK designs.
Elopak has a strong track record of delivering carton and closure innovations. BOC’s caps aim to provide a more sustainable alternative to plastic closures. This could help to further lower the overall carbon footprint of Elopak’s cartons by reducing plastic content and increasing the use of paper fibers.
“We are proud to be partnering with Blue Ocean Closures in further exploring this exciting technology, complementary to our ongoing R&D activities. BOC’s fiber-based closures are a promising solution that can support Elopak’s vision for a more renewable, low-carbon, and low-plastic dependant packaging sector. This innovation fits within our ‘Repackaging Tomorrow’ strategy for sustainability-driven growth,” said Thomas Körmendi, CEO of Elopak.
“BOC is delighted to have Elopak join our partnership of leading industrial owners. We share Elopak’s vision for reshaping the future of packaging and are excited to learn from their global network and decades of experience in sustainable innovation,” said Lars Sandberg, CEO of Blue Ocean Closures.
