# BillerudKorsnäs and ALPLA announce joint venture for paper bottle maker ecoXpac

BillerudKorsnäs and ALPLA announced they will form a joint venture in Danish paper bottle company ecoXpac, with equal ownership. The transaction is expected to complete in Q3 2019, subject to regulatory approvals.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2019-04-03
- Where: Denmark
- Status: announced
- Products: paper bottles
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [BillerudKorsnäs](https://endata.com/companies/539.md) (partner)
- [ALPLA](https://endata.com/companies/889.md) (partner)
- [ecoXpac](https://endata.com/companies/4862.md) (target)

## Sources

- [lesprom.com](https://www.lesprom.com/en/news/BillerudKorsns_and_ALPLA_announce_joint_venture_to_produce_paper_bottles_88330/), 2019-04-03: "It is expected that the transaction is completed in Q3 2019."

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