ALPLA

1st March 2019

     

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ALPLA is a world leader in the development and production of plastic packaging solutions.  The company was founded in Germany over 60 years ago by the Lehner brothers and remains a family-owned business with a proud tradition of meeting the technical challenges of the plastics industry. 

 With over 20 800 employees at 178 locations across 46 countries, ALPLA produces high-quality plastic packaging for brands in the food, beverage, pharmaceuticals, oil and lubricant, home and beauty care industries. ALPLA’s research in a variety of fields ensures continuous product and technology development. 

Using the latest technologies and maintaining close collaboration with customers, ALPLA manufactures the following high-quality, innovative products:

  • Extrusion blow moulding: containers made of high-density polyethylene (HDPE), low-density polyethylene (LDPE), polypropylene (PP) and polyethylene terephthalate glycol and multi-layer bottles with up to six functional layers, including an oxygen barrier
  • Stretch blow mould (SBM) and Injection Stretch Blow Moulding (ISBM): bottles and containers made of polyethylene terephthalate (PET)
  • Injection blow moulding: bottles, jars, roll-ons in polyethylene (PE), PP and PET
  • Injection moulding: pre-forms made of PET, closures made of polystyrene, PP and PE
  • Extrusion blow-moulded tubes made of HDPE, LDPE and PP

As a family-owned company, ALPLA has clearly defined values shaped by fairness, honesty, respect and social responsibility. These values extend to its partners, customers and to its employees, who are considered to be the foundation of the company and its most valuable asset. The company seeks to balance profitable growth with a reinforced global presence by expanding strategic partnerships in the following categories:

  • Dairy
  • Alcohol
  • Food
  • Personal Care
  • Home care
  • Pharma
  • Soft drinks

 

Edited by Creamer Media Reporter

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