Danapak Flexibles A/S

What Danapak Flexibles A/S does

Danapak Flexibles A/S, now operating as adapa flexibles Denmark Slagelse, is a Denmark-based flexible packaging manufacturer founded in 1955 and wholly owned by adapa Holding GesmbH, the holding company of the adapa Group. The company functions as the group's designated Pharma Centre of Excellence and operates a single integrated production site in Slagelse covering the full flexible-packaging value chain — extrusion, printing, lamination, lacquering, converting, and die-cutting — together with an in-house Product Technology Center (graphic design, pilot plant, laboratory).

Its product portfolio is organized across four end-markets: pharmaceutical laminates (transdermal patches, medical devices, stick packs, sachets, strip packs — including tailor-made Barex alternatives engineered via proprietary Hansen Solubility Parameter analysis for individual APIs), dairy and food packaging (butter/margarine wrapping and the proprietary DanaCoverseal heat-sealable lidding range), tobacco inner liners for cigarette packs, and specialty items (nano-structured films for concentrated solar power, nano-protected holograms for anti-counterfeiting, and sustainable RPET / paper-based mono-material structures).

The company generates revenue through B2B sales of custom-manufactured flexible packaging to enterprise pharmaceutical, dairy, food, and tobacco manufacturers, executed via direct field sales from Slagelse and a network of regional distribution partners in Germany (Gerhard Ruks), Spain/Portugal/Italy (adapa Iberia), Korea (B&P Korea), and the United States (Apple Converting). Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. The company is certified to ISO 9001, FSSC 22000, ISO 50001, FSC, cGMP, and ISO 15378, holds multiple USP and child-resistance qualifications, and has received four consecutive EcoVadis Gold Medals (top 5% of rated companies globally).

Name

Danapak Flexibles A/S

Legal name

adapa flexibles Denmark Slagelse A/S

Website

https://danapakflex.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1955

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Danapak Flexibles A/S (now adapa flexibles Denmark Slagelse) is a Denmark-based, family-of-companies-owned flexible packaging manufacturer serving global pharmaceutical, dairy, food, and tobacco customers via proprietary high-barrier laminates and lidding solutions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Flexible Packaging

NAICS

Plastics Packaging Film and Sheet (including Laminated) Manufacturing (326112), Plastics Bag and Pouch Manufacturing (326111)

SIC

Unsupported Plastics Film & Sheet (3081), Plastics, Foil & Coated Paper Bags (2673)

akta.pro primary industry

Flexibles for Hygiene & Medical (Sterile Barrier, Wound Care, Diaper Backsheets) (IMALABAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Pouches & Sachets (Stand-up, Flat, Spouted, Stick Packs) (IMALABAE), Lidding, Sealant & Packaging Webs (Heat-Seal, Peelable, Retort Lids) (IMALABAG), Flexible Packaging Converting & Finishing (Slitting, Rewinding, Coating, Embossing) (IMALABAL), Flexible Paper Packaging & Wraps (kraft wrap, pouches, laminations) (IMAMAHAF)

Keywords

• Flexible packaging manufacturing
• Pharmaceutical packaging laminates
• High barrier laminates
• Transdermal patch packaging
• Dairy food packaging

Headquarters

HQ city

Slagelse

HQ country

Denmark

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Flexible Packaging Products: The company generates revenue through the manufacture and sale of flexible packaging solutions including laminates for pharmaceutical applications (transdermal patches, medical devices, sachets, strip packs, stick packs), lidding materials for dairy and food applications, and inner liners for tobacco packaging. Production encompasses the full value chain from extrusion via printing and lamination to converting, with products sold to pharmaceutical manufacturers, dairy companies, food manufacturers, and tobacco companies globally.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Danapak Flexibles A/S manufactures and sells customized flexible packaging laminates and lidding materials produced through in-house printing, extrusion-coating, lamination, lacquering, and die-cutting. The portfolio covers high-barrier laminates for pharmaceutical applications (transdermal patches, medical devices, stick packs, sachets, strip packs), wrapping and lidding for dairy and food products, and sealable inner liners for tobacco packaging, sold directly to enterprise manufacturers and via regional distribution partners.

Product overview

Danapak Flexibles A/S, now operating as adapa flexibles Denmark Slagelse, is a leading supplier of flexible packaging with over 60 years of experience. The company operates as a multi-segment flexible packaging manufacturer organized into distinct product lines: Pharma (Transdermal Patch Laminates, Medical Device Packaging, Stick Pack Laminates, Sachet Laminates, Strip Pack Laminates), Dairy & Food (Wrapping, Lidding including DanaCoverseal product family), and Tobacco (inner liners for cigarette packaging). The company also develops specialty products including nano-structured films for solar power, protected holograms for anticounterfeiting, and sustainable packaging solutions using recycled PET materials. Production capabilities include printing, extrusion-coating, lamination, lacquering, and die-cutting, supported by a Product Technology Center with Graphic Design studio, pilot plant, and laboratory facilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Transdermal Patch Laminates High-barrier multi-layered laminates used as the contact layer in transdermal drug delivery patches, offering extreme inertness and chemical resistance for active pharmaceutical ingredients such as Rivastigmine, Nicotine, Lidocaine, Fentanyl, Rotigotine, and Buprenorphine. Sold to pharmaceutical manufacturers of transdermal delivery systems globally.
• Medical Device Packaging High-quality laminates for medical devices including surgical products, OR products, wound care management, casting bandages, gauze bandages, and plasters, with or without paper and sterilization solutions. Sold to medical device manufacturers.
• Stick Pack Laminates Safe and convenient packaging solution for liquids, creams, gels, and powders using paper, aluminium, and co-extruded materials with excellent barriers, easy tear, and sealing properties. Sold to pharmaceutical manufacturers for unit-dose stick pack formats.
• Sachet Laminates High-quality sachet laminates for pharmaceutical and healthcare products suitable for powders, liquids, creams, gels, transdermal patches, and oral thin films with various opening options. Sold to pharmaceutical manufacturers.
• Strip Pack Laminates High-quality peelable strip pack laminates for tablets with easy and smooth peel functionalities, senior-friendly opening, excellent WVTR and OTR barriers through alu-foil, and unit dosing capabilities. Sold to pharmaceutical manufacturers.
• Wrapping for Butter and Margarine Wrapping material for butter and margarine for the dairy and food industries, manufactured since 1955 using extrusion lamination, extrusion coating, and adhesive lamination. Sold to dairy and food manufacturers.
• Lidding Materials (DanaCoverseal) Heat-sealable lidding materials for form-fill-seal applications to butter, margarine, and other dairy and food products, with die-cut lids, reel-fed lids, and top web foil specifications. Sold to dairy and food manufacturers.
• Tobacco Flexible Packaging Sealable inner liners for cigarette packaging, combining sealable films, paper, and alu-foil with suitable seal media for high-speed packaging. Sold to tobacco manufacturers.
• Nano-Structured Films for Concentrated Solar Power High-tech nano-structured film exclusively developed and manufactured by Danapak Flexibles for concentrated solar power systems in partnership with Heliac, achieving over 25% more effectiveness than current solar power systems. Sold as a specialty technical film.

Quantifiable outcome

• Top 5% of companies evaluated by EcoVadis worldwide, scoring 68 (2022) and 71 (2023)
• +4 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• ACG Films & FoilscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Strategic partnership between Danapak Flexibles and ACG Films & Foils for the Indian market. The partnership enables better services to existing and new customers of Danapak Flexibles in India, with combined product offerings including a broad range of high barrier quality laminates and flexible packaging laminates, including Barex alternatives for APIs such as Rivastigmine, Nicotine, Rotigotine, Lidocaine, Fentanyl, Buprenorphine and other APIs. Danapak brings its technical expertise while ACG provides local market understanding and pharmaceutical industry positioning as the world's most integrated pharmaceutical supplier.
• RomacocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Strategic technical cooperation with Romaco for development of peelable strip packaging materials. Development involved lab trials on Romaco strip packaging machines completed successfully. The partnership enables production at maximum speed using Romaco heat sealing technology, with equipment and technical support available at the Romaco PacTech Centre.
• adapa GroupcoreOthersParent company of Danapak Flexibles (now adapa flexibles Denmark Slagelse). The adapa Group provides organizational framework and strategic direction, with Danapak serving as the Pharma Centre of Excellence within the group. The company is 100% owned by adapa Holding GesmbH.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Printpack Inc. Private US flexible and rigid packaging converter with significant pharma and consumer health packaging exposure. Comparable integrated extrusion-lamination-converting capabilities and overlap in sachet, strip pack, and lidding formats.
• Constantia Flexibles: Austria-headquartered global flexible packaging group serving pharma, food, and consumer markets. Directly comparable as both a pharma flexible packaging specialist and an integrated multi-segment flexible packaging converter competing for the same transdermal, sachet, and lidding business.
• Schur Flexibles Group: Danish-origin flexible packaging manufacturer with a very similar product mix (high-barrier laminates, lidding, pouches) and a comparable vertical mix including pharma and dairy/food. Direct competitor, particularly in European dairy and food wrapping.
• Glenroy Inc. US-based private specialty converter focused on flexible packaging for pharmaceutical, healthcare, and personal care markets, with a strong position in pouches and stick packs. Closest US analogue to Danapak's pharma sachet and stick pack business.

Broad incumbents

• Amcor plc: Global packaging giant with a dedicated Healthcare flexibles segment (post-Bemis integration). Competes directly for high-barrier pharma laminate business and sets the pace on sustainability specifications across the same end markets.
• Mondi Group: International paper and packaging group with growing flexible and corrugated offerings including pharma-adjacent and personal care barrier films. Broader player but increasingly relevant in high-barrier and sustainable laminate categories.
• Sealed Air Corporation: US-listed packaging group with deep flexible film and lamination capability across food, medical, and protective packaging. Adjacent competitor for high-barrier medical device and food-grade laminates at larger scale.
• Huhtamäki Oyj: Finnish-listed global flexible packaging group with a strong foodservice and consumer flexibles core. Overlaps with Danapak in dairy/food wrapping and lidding materials, and increasingly so in pharma-adjacent flexible formats.
• CCL Industries (CCL Healthcare): Global specialty label and packaging group whose CCL Healthcare division competes for pharma labeling, blister lidding, and high-barrier flexible packaging specifications. Most directly relevant for blister, sachet, and strip pack laminate RFPs.

Emerging players

• Renflex / Arrow Greentech (specialty convertors): Specialty film and packaging converters operating in pharma and food barrier films at smaller scale, often in regional/niche geographies. Representative emerging competitor tracking similar applications in India and other growth markets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance17 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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