If plastics didn’t exist, they would have to be invented

What would happen if we had to research, develop and communicate without plastics? The 9th and final part of our series "A world without plastics" looks at science and technology.

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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...