FOLDING CARTONS MARKET ANALYSIS

Market News

Key Developments

• In 2018, Elopak introduced Pure-Pak cartons made with natural brown board. The new natural brown board Pure-Pak cartons are carbon neutral, and it was introduced one year after Elopak launched its fresh gable top carton made from natural brown board.
• In 2018, WestRock Company acquired KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation, with the objective of enhancing its scale and scope in the market, accelerating its ability to achieve strategic goals, and enhancing its value proposition as the premier partner and provider of innovative, winning solutions to its customers.
• In 2017, Ingersoll Paper Box received the Excellence in Packaging Award from the 2017 North American Paperboard Packaging Council Awards competition. The company submitted a folded carton that was innovative in structural and graphic design, to ensure protection of product while achieving optimal attention on the retail shelf.