Feb 03, 2006. /Lesprom Network/. Harpalus, a subsidiary of Spanish paper manufacturer Europac, boosted its stake in Portuguese packaging company Gescartao to 6.3% of the company's share capital. The stake increase resulted from an acquisition of 300 000 Gescartao shares by Harpalus on the stock exchange market in Portugal on January 31, 2006. No financial details were available. As a result of the operation, Harpalus currently owns 1 267 466 shares of Gescartao. For comparison, Harpalus previously controlled 967 466 shares of Gescartao, accounting for 4.8% of the share capital and the respective voting rights.