Aksell expands its reach in an evolving market
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The Danish industry association Grakom launches ”Emballageforum.” The association hopes the new initiative will gather and strengthen the Danish packaging industry.

Emballageforum will be an organization for everyone with an interest in packaging products.
“Many of Grakom’s members are already active within the packaging industry. At the same time, we believe that a real industry community for the packaging companies is missing in Denmark. We are now creating that by establishing Emballageforum. Thomas Torp, CEO of Grakom
At the time of launch, Emballageforum consists of more than 40 companies that are working with packaging.
“We see many synergies between the packaging industry and our other members. We are already advising companies on environmental requirements on food packaging,” says Torp.
Danish Grakom, has more than 500 member companies withing the fields of graphic communication, media and marketing.
We sat down with CEO Bjarte Hordnes of Norwegian Aksell to gain a clear picture of their 2025 financial performance, as well as an outlook on how 2026 is shaping up so far.
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