Elopak has started sourcing low-carbon aluminium made with renewable electricity in its European carton production, an important step to reduce the climate impact of its packaging materials. The low-carbon aluminium is now used in the company’s standard ambient cartons manufactured at plants in the Netherlands, Denmark and Ukraine. The transition to low-carbon aluminium results in an immediate 8% reduction in the carbon footprint of Elopak’s standard aluminium ambient cartons. As a result of this change, the carbon footprint of a standard aseptic Pure-Pak carton has been reduced from 53 to 49 g CO₂e per carton, based on cradle-to-gate calculations.

Prior to the introduction of low-carbon aluminium, a standard ambient Pure-Pak carton had a carbon footprint of 53 g CO₂e per carton. Following the transition, this can be reduced to 49 g CO₂e per carton. Elopak also offers Pure-Pak eSense, its aluminium-free aseptic carton designed for ambient distribution, which supports further emissions reductions and optimized recycling performance.

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