NORWAY/NETHERLANDS – Packaging group Elopak has signed a co-operation agreement with the Dutch Variopak in an attempt to reinforce its gable top carton business.

The two companies will also work together to develop new packaging. Elopak hopes that the deal with Variopak, which is the third largest gable top carton supplier in Europe, will help to increase the company’s growth.

Commenting on the news, Elopak chief executive Bj