Design for recycling: the perfect concept for sustainable material

If closed-loop material cycles are to be possible, the entire life cycle of a new product must be considered before any design sketches can start. ALPLA also believes strongly that designing for recycling when developing or improving packaging solutions is a critical factor of success on the journey to a circular economy.

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Design for recycling: the perfect concept for sustainable material

If closed-loop material cycles are to be possible, the entire life cycle of a new product must be considered before...

ALPLA joins cross-industry consortium for chemical recycling

ALPLA Group, an international plastic packaging and recycling specialist, joins a new consortium for chemical recycling of PET. The consortium...

People at ALPLA – Interview with Sahil Verma

Sahil joined ALPLA as a product-development trainee back in 2018. In our People at ALPLA interview, the 24-year-old packaging manager...

Together we are bringing the bio-based paper bottle to market maturity

An interview with Florian Müller, CTO of Paper Bottle Company.

ALPLA around the world: Central and Eastern Europe

On our journey around the regions, we paid a visit this time to Rainer Widmar, Regional Manager, Central and Eastern...

Milk bottles made of 100 per cent rPET

ALPLA and NÖM setting new benchmarks in environmentally friendly packaging for milk products.

While its competitors have opted for glass...

ALPLApharma – a new global provider of innovative pharmaceutical packaging

From 5 to 7 November 2019, ALPLA will be presenting ALPLApharma, its new brand, at the CPhI trade show in...

ALPLA moving into HDPE recycling

ALPLA, the global manufacturer of plastic packaging solutions, is further expanding its recycling activities – it is moving into polyolefin...

Life cycle assessment certifies outstanding results for cooking oil PET bottles

Tradition brings obligation – to think ahead. At least, that applies to the cooperation between ALPLA and the German oil...

People at ALPLA - Interview with Müserref Inetas

Müserref Inetas is a family person – she enjoys working with other people and is always happy to help others...

Counterfeit-proof and individualised: Industry 4.0 packaging

Smart technologies are taking over not only our day-to-day lives, but also industry. Product markings on plastic packaging are all...

United Kingdom: Food-grade HDPE recycling champion

Every HDPE milk or juice bottle that has been produced in any ALPLA plant in the United Kingdom must consist...

ALPLA Group to consolidate its pharmaceuticals expertise in a special brand

ALPLA Group, an international plastic packaging specialist, is combining its expertise and services for customers in the pharmaceutical industry under...

Benefits for the environment and people: Coffee capsules compostable at home

ALPLA and Golden Compound debuted the certified, home-compostable coffee capsule made from organically based material and ground natural fibres from...

People at ALPLA – interview with Rudolf ‘Rudi’ Rupp

Rudolf ‘Rudi’ Rupp worked for ALPLA in Hard for 31 years in various positions. Since mid-2019, he has been enjoying...

In-house plants: next door to the customer

Collaboration with customers which is based on partnership offers environmental and economic advantages.

The history of ALPLA: Progress based on ongoing technology leadership

Innovation and technology leadership have been part of the genetic make-up of ALPLA from the very beginning. In this blog...

Bringing new packaging types to market maturity more quickly

Digital technologies such as Store Visualizer bring virtual designs to life.

Bottles made with 100 per cent rPET on the rise

Mineral water bottles can be made entirely of rPET, as demonstrated by Vöslauer.

ALPLA worldwide: South East Asia

In our new series, we travel around the globe and talk to our regional managers about the topics that are...

People at ALPLA - Interview with Nefeli Tsapala

This time, our People at ALPLA interview takes us to Greece, dream destination of many. Nefeli is a young, successful...

ALPLA wants to reduce its carbon footprint by 10 per cent by 2022

The third sustainability report released by ALPLA, the global specialists in packaging solutions, provides detailed insights into the company’s development...

ALPLA and GC announce partnership

ALPLA and PTT Global Chemical (GC) will collaborate on a feasibility study for the construction of a recycling plant in...

Coming together on environmental protection

To mark World Environment Day on the 5th of June, well over a thousand ALPLA employees around the world followed...

People at ALPLA - Interview with Mazen El Hage

Mazen is an experienced sales manager who embodies ALPLA’s values and enjoys working at ALPLA very much. This makes him...

Growing big on the packaging market for pharmaceutical products

An acquisition can be tricky. The acquired company is being integrated into the other company – from a technical, but...

The Recyclate Initiative’s joint appearance at PLMA 2019

Everyone’s talking about plastics recycling, with more and more consumers demanding sustainable packaging solutions. At the PLMA – the global...

ALPLA Caribe and Fortiflex form strategic alliance

ALPLA Caribe and Fortiflex Inc. signed a strategic alliance back in 2018, thereby creating a contractual basis for an interim...

Making a virtue out of necessity

ALPLA Caribe and Fortiflex Inc. formed a strategic alliance in 2018. Richard Lisch, Regional Manager, ALPLA Caribe, reports directly from...

The history of ALPLA: Going out into the world

To be an entrepreneur, you have to have the courage to leave your personal comfort zone – and to do...

Additives, plasticisers and other myths

Modern-day plastic packaging does not pose a health risk. So why is it repeatedly discredited as being harmful to health?

Trainee and careers: ALPLA’s trainee programmes

Can learning be fun? With ALPLA’s trainee programmes, it certainly can! They strike the right balance between theory and practice...

People at ALPLA - Interview with Andia Hackett

As a Senior National Recruiting Specialist, Andia is focused on people and their needs. She enjoys the collaborative spirit at...

New study quantifies the environmental impacts of packaging

ALPLA commissions life cycle assessments – positive effect of plastics recycling is documented

Propak 2019 – a review

Recently, ALPLA presented its extended portfolio at Propak Africa. The leading packaging trade fair for the sub-Saharan region was the...

ALPLA and BillerudKorsnäs to join forces to pioneer paper bottles for a sustainable future

Plastic packaging solutions provider ALPLA and paper packaging materials- and solutions provider BillerudKorsnäs today announced that they will embark on...

PET Recycling Team Wolfen recycles the PET from household recyclables

The two specialists in packaging solutions – ALPLA in Austria and FROMM in Switzerland – are founding a joint venture...

ALPLA North America announces new General Manager

ALPLA, Inc., a global manufacturer of rigid plastic packaging for a wide range of consumer products, announced the appointment of...

The history of ALPLA: customer proximity is the key to success

ALPLA’s second plant was established in Steinabrückl, near Vienna, in 1962 – a key step for the then young company...

ALPLA to appear at Propak Africa

The leading international manufacturer of plastic packaging, ALPLA, is taking part in Propak Africa in Johannesburg on 12-15 March. The...

People at ALPLA - Interview with Miriam Hessler

Miriam has had a truly remarkable career at ALPLA: from contract worker to department manager in less than seven years...

ALPLA completes takeover of Zamil ALPLA

The packaging solutions specialist ALPLA, based in Austria, has completed a 100 per cent takeover of Zamil ALPLA. ALPLA and...

The ALPLA Story: Technical challenges and the Alplamat

Our blog series The ALPLA Story provides insights into how ALPLA became the company it is today. In part I...

ALPLA: Philipp Lehner is the new CFO

Philipp Lehner is the new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the international packaging specialist ALPLA as of 1 January 2019...

People at ALPLA - Interview with Sara Vecerina

Sara’s parents moved from Serbia to the USA in 1998 when she was only six years old. They managed to...

ALPLA and Texplast intensify collaboration

Since July 2018, ALPLA and FROMM have been successfully working together in PET recycling. Another extrusion line at the Texplast...

Climate protection: everybody can play their part

ALPLA’s sites in Vorarlberg are climate-neutral within five years of the foundation of the ‘Klimaneutralitätsbündnis 2025’ (climate neutrality alliance) initiative.

This innovation combines the benefits of EBM and PET

The development of sustainable plastic packaging will not happen overnight. At ALPLA, we have been working on continually improving our...

Less is more: The Simple One

Innovation is an important topic at ALPLA. In order to constantly meet the current and future requirements in the packaging...

2025 targets: complete recyclability, more recycled materials

The Austrian family company ALPLA has always been aware of its responsibility for the environment and future generations. Now, the...

People at ALPLA - Interview with Josiani Oliveira

A People at ALPLA interview with Josiani Oliveira, Process Analyst at ALPLA Louveira (Brazil).

First coffee capsule compostable at home

In cooperation with Golden Compound, the internationally active packaging manufacturer ALPLA is bringing a world first onto the market: a...

Insights into the materials cycle of a PET bottle

At the start of October, we welcomed a dozen journalists from Austrian and German industry magazines, as well as premium...

ALPLA purchases Argo S.A.: transaction completed

Centre of excellence for pharmaceutical packaging created in Greece

People at ALPLA interview with Daniel Mirón

Daniel has been working in sales at ALPLA for over three years. In this People at ALPLA interview he tells...

Our mission: Zero Pellet Loss

Plastic pellets are not necessarily a subject that the average person thinks about all too often. But for packaging manufacturers...

ALPLA expands in south-eastern Europe

Acquisition produces a new centre of excellence for the pharmaceutical market

People at ALPLA interview with Inke Botha

Inke works as a Process Engineer at ALPLA South Africa, formerly Boxmore Packaging. In this People at ALPLA interview we...

Recycling expert Michael Heyde joins ALPLA

On 2 July Michael Heyde joined the Austrian packaging producer ALPLA as head of recycling technology. The 58-year-old specialist in...

‘Innovation is in our DNA’ – an Interview with Christian Zmölnig

In the 1960s, company founder Alwin Lehner laid the foundations for the success of ALPLA through exceptional technical developments. Today...

ALPLA and FROMM cooperate in PET recycling

ALPLA, the Austrian packaging solutions specialist, and FROMM (Switzerland) have agreed on a collaboration in relation to PET recycling. Both...

ALPLA apprentices qualify in Shanghai

Four CNC-technicians and five plastics modellers from ALPLA China successfully completed their final apprenticeship examination based on the Austrian model.

ALPLA expands its board

Two new members will join ALPLA’s board of management from 1 July: Klaus Allgäuer will become the new Chief Technology...

People at ALPLA interview with Marco Antonelli

Marco has been working as a Project Manager Assistant at ALPLA since March 2017. In this People at ALPLA interview...

ALPLA at PLMA trade show: joining forces

For 29 and 30 May, I swapped my office desk on the third floor of our office building in Hard...

ALPLA sustainability days: understanding and supporting customers

ALPLA, the Austrian packaging solutions specialist, held the first sustainability days at its Vlotho-Exter location. Over two days, plastics experts...

ALPLA-founder Alwin Lehner deceased

Alwin Lehner, founder of the Austrian packaging solutions specialist ALPLA – died on Tuesday evening at the age of 86.

World Environment Day 2018: ALPLA is committed to environmental protection

To mark World Environment Day on 5 June, the family company ALPLA is supporting two non-profit organisations in the fight...

Redefining the impact of plastic packaging

There is no denying the functionality of packaging. It protects our food, makes it last longer and enables the transportation...

Banning individual plastic products is ineffective

ALPLA, the Austrian packaging solutions specialist, takes a highly critical view of planned EU regulations on single use plastics. Banning...

Five things you can do to support recycling

In our blog post ‘Recycling at ALPLA: an introduction’, we talked about what recycling is and why it is so...

Recycling at ALPLA: an introduction

What does recycling mean? According to the definition of the European Parliament, recycling means any recovery operation by which waste...

ALPLA builds new plant in Dayton, OHIO

ALPLA, Inc., a global manufacturer of rigid plastic packaging for a wide range of consumer products, announced that it will...

People at ALPLA Interview with Mitesh Patel

Mitesh joined ALPLA India in March 2016 and has been working as a Packaging Manager in EBM. In this People...

ALPLA at PLMA trade show in Amsterdam

At the invitation of ECC Ecological Cleaning and Care GmbH, part of the Werner & Mertz Group, ALPLA is taking...

‘Lightweighting’: a Diet for Packaging

Packaging plays an important role in the goods we use in our daily lives. For example, it facilitates the transport...

Safe drinking water for Korku and Barela tribes in Khandwa

In April this year, we, Tomas Hromjak and myself, combined a regional visit of ALPLA India with a trip to...

The ALPLA Story: From Christmas Trees to the First Big Order

Why did two young men from the Vorarlberg region in Austria decide to start a packaging business? Why packaging? How...

The Bottle House Project: Tackling Unemployment in Uganda

In 2013, people aged 15 to 24 in sub-Saharan Africa were twice as likely to be unemployed compared to any...

PET Recycling Team further improves carbon footprint of rPET

PET pellets from post-consumer drink bottles provided by PET Recycling Team GmbH, a subsidiary of ALPLA, result in greenhouse gas...

Implementing the dual education system: the success, the challenges and the future

The shortage of skilled labour is an issue that companies all around the world have to face. There are, of...

Over a decade in China

ALPLA is celebratings its 11th anniversary in China this month. We want to take this opportunity to look back over...

ALPLA builds two new production sites in the USA

The international plastics processor ALPLA has been active in the United States since 2001. In 2018, two new sites will...

Study confirms the excellent carbon footprint of recycled PET

Recycled PET (rPET) from PET Recycling Team GmbH – a wholly owned subsidiary of ALPLA based in Wöllersdorf/Lower Austria –...

Biggest acquisition in the history of the company

ALPLA, a leading provider of plastic packaging worldwide, has bought an African market leader in the form of Boxmore Packaging...

ALPLA grows through acquisition in Italy

ALPLA, a leading global provider of plastic packaging, has acquired a 100 per cent stake in the Italian company Propack...

ALPLA expands its portfolio in the United States through new acquisition

ALPLA, a leading global provider of plastic packaging, has acquired the West Bend (Wisconsin/US), bottle manufacturing plant from Gehl Foods...

ALPLA to appear at pharmaceutical trade fair for the first time

CPhI Istanbul: industry platform for the Middle East and North Africa Region.
ALPLA will take part in CPhI Istanbul from...

ALPLA expands its portfolio in Romania through new acquisition

ALPLA, a leading global provider of plastic packaging, has acquired a 100 per cent stake in the Romanian company Star...

ALPLA produces bottles using recycled HDPE material for Henkel

Pilot project with 60,000 bottles successfully completed in Germany
For many years, recycling has been a key issue for ALPLA...

ALPLA Receives Top Supplier Excellence Award 2016

SC Johnson honors outstanding customer service, innovative strength and exceptional quality

SC Johnson recognized ALPLA with the Top Supplier Award...

ALPLA announces joint venture with Taba

The ALPLA Group has formed a joint venture with the Egyptian Taba Group. The Austria-based specialist in plastic packaging has...

ALPLA receives international awards for revolutionary development in extrusion blow moulding

ALPLA, the world's leading specialist in plastic packaging, has been working with partners to develop foaming technology in extrusion blow...

ALPLA: New production site in Egypt

ALPLA Holding GmbH will take over the Egyptian production site of Argo S.A. at the end of 2015. In doing...

ALPLA is Austria's leading recruiter in the industrial sector

ALPLA is one of Austria's leading recruiters. The packaging specialist received the golden quality seal for the industrial sector at...

Austrian Plastics Converter ALPLA takes over PLASCO S.p.A., Anagni (IT)

The Austrian group of companies ALPLA, worldwide leader for plastic packaging with 154 production plants in 40 countries and a...

Bio-based plastic as a key industry issue

Taking place on 9-12 November 2015, PET Passion Week in Nuremberg is in the international meeting place for the packaging...

Plastic of the future meets contemporary art

As part of EXPO 2015, the innovative and creative nation of Austria is present at the Triennale Design Museum in...

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