Aksell expands its reach in an evolving market
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.
“More than 90% of the packaging material used at IKEA is wood and fibre-based”

Ikea is replacing a lot of its plastic packaging with new paperbased packaging. Two Sides have been speaking to Maja Kjellberg, Packaging Development Leader at IKEA.
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.
ITL Group Acquires Rudholm Group and Subsidiary Bamatex, writes Branschkoll. ITL Group is acquiring Rudholm Group, a specialist in packaging, labeling, and textile accessories.
Eirik Bergh has been appointed as the new CEO of Ålgård Offset Group, taking up his position on August 3, 2026, according to a press release from the company.