How Top 10 Top Beverage Carton Companies Are Developing Edgy Technologies To Preserve the Quality of Beverages

Beverage cartons are a form of packaging that protects drinks and juices, enabling their storage and distribution under various temperatures. These cartons preserve the beverages' flavor, freshness, and nutritional qualities. A beverage carton is produced using 75% of paperboard and 21% of a small aluminum layer and HDPE.

According to Fortune Business Insights™, the global market for beverage cartons could be worth USD 22.44 billion by 2028, recording a CAGR of 4.2% over 2021-2028.

The demand for milk and dairy beverages is rising in the emerging economies of Latin America and Asia Pacific. There are growing investments from companies, such as Elopak, Tetra Pak, and SIG Combibloc, in developing various technologies to meet the demand from beverage manufacturers.

Fortune Business Insights™ Presents Top 10 Beverage Cartons Providers Worldwide

1.Tetra Pak

Tetra Pak provides customers and suppliers with packaging solutions worldwide. The company focuses on keeping energy and raw materials consumption low during production and distribution, operating in over 160 countries.

April 2022: Tetra Pak partnered with several top beverage-producing companies to introduce its first tethered caps on carton packages. The company launched new tethered cap solutions across Spain, Ireland, Germany, and the Baltics.

2. Elopak

Elopak is a carton packaging and filling equipment company. The carton packaging material is renewable, recyclable, and sustainably sourced to provide innovative solutions. The company has customers in over 70 countries and operates in over 42 countries.

May 2022: Elopak launched a more environment-friendly pure pack eSense carton, produced without aluminum layers. This resulted in about 50% lower carbon emission than a standard Pure-Pak aseptic carton.

3. Mondi Group

Mondi Group is a sustainable paper and packaging company having 100 production sites in over 30 countries. The company is fully integrated across the value chain, from manufacturing pulp to developing and producing effective industrial and consumer packaging solutions such as beverage cartons.

4. WestRock Company

WestRock Company is a global leader in fiber-based and sustainable packaging solutions. WestRock partnered with various customers to deliver sustainable packaging solutions, helping the company to position itself in the market. The company has over 300 facilities globally. 

December 2022: WestRock Company acquired Grupo Gondi for USD 970 million. The acquisition includes six high graphic plants, nine corrugated packaging plants, and four paper mills across Mexico.

5. Stora Enso 

Stora Enso provides packaging solutions based on biomass and wood for different industries and applications, supporting its customers in fulfilling their demand for eco-friendly and renewable products. The company develops renewable materials-based products and technologies, providing a low carbon footprint.

For instance, Stora Enso introduced a 100% virgin fiber-based white top kraft liner, focusing on demanding premium segments, including fresh food, e-commerce, and shelf-ready packaging. The kraft liner has three fiber layers to help beverage cartons companies use less material and increase strength.

6. Pactiv Evergreen

Pactiv Evergreen is a leading producer of beverage and fresh food beverage packaging in North America. The company manufactures many products that package, display, and protect food and beverages, including 13,000 products supplied to a diversified network of companies. The company has 53 manufacturing facilities and eight distribution centers.

September 2021: Pactiv Evergreen acquired Fabri-Kal, a leading food service producer and consumer brand packaging solutions. The acquisition will expand Pactiv Evergreen's customer base, increase production and distribution capabilities, broaden sustainable packaging product offerings, and position in the food service segment.

7. IPI s.r.l. 

IPI s.r.l. is a global supplier of aseptic carton packaging for the liquid food and beverage sector. The company provides complete systems such as innovative state-of-the-art filling machines, tailored technical service support, and aseptic packaging materials. The company operates in over 50 countries and is part of Coesia Group, an advanced automated machinery producer.

December 2021: Alce Nero launched reVIVO version of the IPI caliz 500ml carton with a twisted cap for filling organic and plant-based beverages. The product is also available in slim 200ml cartons from reVIVO range, having paper straws that will decrease the carbon footprint associated with the supply chain.

8. Greatview Aseptic Packaging

Greatview Aseptic Packaging provides goods and services to aseptic liquid food companies with spare parts and packaging materials. The company has production plants in Germany and China, with a global customer base of beverage producers in over 50 countries.

June 2022: Greatview Aseptic Packaging launched its first sustainable packaging solution, Greatview Planet, in partnership with UPM Biofuels and INEOS. The company is combating the rising sustainable packaging solution demand for non-carbonated beverages.

9. UFlex Limited

UFlex is one of India's largest multinational, flexible, and solution companies. The company has a strong presence across all verticals of the packaging value chain. UFlex provides end-to-end solutions to several customers across different industries in over 150 countries.

September 2021: UFlex collaborated with Mespack and Hoffer Plastics to launch 100% recyclable mono polymer hot fill pouches to solve the complete recyclability of pouches issue. The new pouches enable 100% recyclability, and spout caps bring ecologically responsible brands nearer to their sustainability goals.

10. Nippon Paper Industries Co. Ltd. 

Nippon Paper Industries is a leading producer of lightweight papers and focus on quality for different products, including standard and household paper. The company provides similar solutions with new packaging systems based on customers' needs.

June 2020: Nippon Paper Industries introduced a strawless paper pack for school milk. The product is a paper container that fulfills the rising demand for strawless paper packs.

Future of the Beverage Cartons Industry

The increasing demand for convenient packaging in developing and developed economies will boost the beverage cartons industry in future. The companies have launched marketing campaigns to position themselves in the market. The rising sales of dairy products worldwide surge the demand for these cartons. The growing consumer need for chilled beverages will aid the sales of beverage cartons across the globe.