{"id":108493,"date":"2025-10-29T10:11:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T09:11:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/?p=108493"},"modified":"2025-10-29T11:13:49","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T10:13:49","slug":"elopak-accelerates-plant-expansion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/elopak-beschleunigt-werksausbau\/","title":{"rendered":"Elopak accelerates plant expansion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Elopak is investing a further 30 million US dollars in the expansion of its new plant in Little Rock, Arkansas, which has achieved a positive quarterly result for the first time. The Norwegian packaging manufacturer made the announcement as part of its Q3 2025 report.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>According to Elopak, the plant, which only recently started production, is developing faster than expected into a growth driver in the US business. The third production line, originally planned for 2027, will now be installed in 2026. It will expand the format portfolio - including smaller Pure Pak sizes for school milk and fresh dairy products.<\/p>\n<p>The expansion is Elopak's response to <strong>the high demand for sustainable cartonboard packaging in North America<\/strong>. In the third quarter, sales in the Americas region rose by 18 % on a constant currency basis, while EBITDA climbed to EUR 21.3 million. The US plant made a decisive contribution to the Group's record EBITDA of EUR 49.1 million.<\/p><div class=\"packa-in-post-alle\" style=\"text-align: center;\" id=\"packa-931828873\"><div id=\"packa-2454545534\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/newsletter\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"PJ Self-promotion English 03\"><!--noptimize--><img src=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03.png 840w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-300x75.png 300w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-768x192.png 768w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-18x5.png 18w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-332x83.png 332w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-664x166.png 664w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-688x172.png 688w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" width=\"840\" height=\"210\"  style=\" max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" \/><!--\/noptimize--><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<p>Elopak describes Little Rock as a \u201estrategic platform for further growth in the USA\u201c. In addition to higher production volumes, the report also envisages additional jobs and closer customer ties.<\/p>\n<p>Despite a slight decline in consolidated sales to EUR 289.6 million, the EBITDA margin improved to 17 %, while debt decreased, according to the statement. The company confirms its annual targets and continues to expect organic sales growth of 4-6 %.<\/p>\n<p><em>Source:<\/em> Elopak<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The third production line, originally planned for 2027, will now be installed in 2026.","protected":false},"author":300,"featured_media":108496,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"__cvm_playback_settings":[],"__cvm_video_id":"","rank_math_description":"Elopak treibt US-Expansion voran \u2013 Werk in Little Rock wird um 30 Mio. 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