Products & Innovation 18th January 2022 Tin cans and the rise of plastics in packaging A new era: from the tin can to the revolutionary invention of plastics
Products & Innovation 11th January 2022 From pig-bladders to glass and bonded drinking carton - how packaging evolved A brief journey through 25,000 years of packaging history – from leaves and pigs’ bladders, amphoras and wooden barrels, glass...
People at ALPLA 21st December 2021 People at ALPLA – Interview with Stacy Sorby Stacy Sorby has played an important role in setting up ALPLA North America. Having been immersed in company life for...
Consumer tips 30th November 2021 PET milk bottles – a real step forward Milk comes in many forms of packaging. We are now increasingly seeing it in PET bottles on supermarket shelves. A...
Products & Innovation 17th November 2021 ALPLA wins a gold German Design Award ALPLA´s refill system The Simple One has won gold at the renowned German Design Award 2022.
People at ALPLA 2nd November 2021 People at ALPLA - Interview with Tanja Tang Quality Manager Tanja Tang has moved from TC Shanghai to our corporate headquarters in Hard in the middle of the...
Products & Innovation 27th October 2021 CRC just ONE: a new generation of child-resistant closures At the CPhI worldwide event in Milan (9–11 November 2021), ALPLApharma will present its latest developments in the field of...
Consumer tips 19th October 2021 PET packaging is more than on a par with composite beverage cartons Many consumers think bonded cartons are environmentally friendly. Upon closer inspection, however, many of the arguments in favour of bonded...
Sustainability & Social Engagement 1st October 2021 We speak with aVoice With the aVoice project, ALPLA is seeking to raise people’s awareness of using plastic responsibly as a valuable material and...
Products & Innovation 30th September 2021 #PLASTICPACKAGING: Dishwashing gel bottles made of 100 per cent recyclate for Henkel Together with Henkel, ALPLA has developed a new recyclable packaging concept for the Düsseldorf manufacturer’s Somat gel products. The dishwashing...
Consumer tips 7th September 2021 Plastics – the true extent of their climate impact We all cause carbon emissions in our daily lives and through our actions and these contribute to the global greenhouse...
Products & Innovation 2nd September 2021 Returnable PET for sensitive beverages Joint research project of ALPLA and Krones shows that returnable PET containers are suitable for juices and dairy products in...
Sustainability & Social Engagement 30th August 2021 „A good choice regarding the environment and the climate“ Koinpack is part of Enviu’s Zero Waste Living Lab programme and operates a deposit-based return system in Indonesia. The aim...
Products & Innovation 27th August 2021 Jana mineral water in a 100 per cent rPET bottle Jana mineral water made by the Croatian producer Jamnica is now available in a bottle made entirely of recycled PET...
Consumer tips 29th July 2021 PET water bottles: ideal for stocking up Stocking up on food has become topical once again in these times of crisis. In addition to items with a...
Company & Economy 28th July 2021 ALPLA Czech Republic - Invest in the future The latest technologies, highly qualified employees, certifications in accordance with international standards – this is how ALPLA ensures in each...
Products & Innovation 14th July 2021 Vöslauer brings a tethered cap to the market Thanks to a solution developed by ALPLA, Austria’s leading company in the mineral water market, Vöslauer, is already complying with...
Consumer tips 9th July 2021 PET mineral water bottles: the best travel companions Many people buy mineral water for consumption at home in PET bottles and have good justification for doing so. As...
Company & Economy 6th July 2021 PET is light, highly versatile, very stable and, above all, easily recyclable Christian-Yves Crépet, Managing Director of Petcore Europe, reorts in an interview with ALPLA about the goals of the recently launched...
Products & Innovation 25th June 2021 Protecting the climate with reusable PET packaging ALPLA is developing and producing a new reusable PET bottle for Vöslauer, Austria’s leading company in the mineral water market...
Consumer tips 17th June 2021 PET mineral water bottles: safe and good For beverages, the safety aspect of the packaging is at least as important as the ingredients. In a comparison, PET...
Products & Innovation 4th June 2021 ‘Green to green’ for CO2 savings of up to 90 per cent In cooperation with ALPLA, the Slovenian mineral water company Donat replaced its PET and glass packaging entirely with 100 per...
Consumer tips 1st June 2021 PET mineral water bottles: the best choice when shopping and good for the climate There are many reasons why buying mineral water in PET bottles is a good idea. The bottles are space-saving, easy...
Company & Economy 17th May 2021 The public should also recognise the benefits ALPLA CEO Philipp Lehner comments on the public discussion about plastics in an interview with the industry journal Kunststoffzeitung.
Products & Innovation 12th May 2021 #PLASTICPACKAGING: Recyclable cap with an innovative dosing mechanism A new and innovative cap for viscous liquids such as ketchup and mayonnaise is not only optimally recyclable. Its innovative...
People at ALPLA 16th April 2021 People at ALPLA - Interview with Andrae Froeis Andrae Froeis, 63, joined ALPLA to work in the area of plant engineering 37 years ago. The Vorarlberg local’s career...
Products & Innovation 25th March 2021 #PLASTICPACKAGING: Roll-up packaging saves up to 50 per cent material A roll-up packaging for care products is setting new standards in terms of sustainability. Its manufacture requires approximately 50 per...
Company & Economy Hard, 18th March 2021 Global Recycling Day 2021 - ALPLA Milestones Recycling is an essential part of ALPLA's sustainability strategy. On Global Recycling Day 2021 we look back on the groundbreaking...
Products & Innovation 5th March 2021 Leaving a lighter footprint on the planet Susanne Kaufmann recently presented a sustainable refill system for her company´s skincare products. We met the woman behind the successful...
Company & Economy Toluca, 26th February 2021 ALPLA around the World: Mexico, Central America & Caribbean In our 'ALPLA around the world' series, we take a look at the regions in which we operate. Today we...
Sustainability & Social Engagement 16th February 2021 No plastics – no climate protection An interview with Sylvia Hofinger, Director General of the Association of the Austrian Chemical Industry (FCIO), on plastics, the circular...
Products & Innovation 9th February 2021 ALPLA launches online catalogue for standardised products A website addresses the market for standardised products and offers an overview of the packaging solutions immediately available from ALPLA
People at ALPLA Hard, 21st January 2021 People at ALPLA - Interview with Israel Garcia Israel Garcia works as Technical Key Account Manager at ALPLA in Hard. The mechanical engineer assists important customers with realising...
Products & Innovation 3rd December 2020 Reusable PET bottles for mineral water ALPLA produces the PET ‘pearl bottle’ for Genossenschaft Deutscher Brunnen – life cycle assessment confirms sustainability of this packaging solution.
Products & Innovation 27th November 2020 The production of pharmaceutical packaging The production of so-called primary packaging, which comes into direct contact with drugs, is particularly demanding and requires compliance with...
Products & Innovation 3rd November 2020 With TetherTube, ALPLA is a step ahead Simple, practical and good for the environment. That describes ALPLA’s latest innovation. The lightweight mono-material tube is completely recyclable, can...
Company & Economy 27th October 2020 In-house production drastically reduces CO2 emissions Around the world, ALPLA operates 71 of 181 production facilities as in-house plants, right next door to the customers. These...
Company & Economy 22nd October 2020 ALPLA around the world: Western Europe In our ‘ALPLA around the world’ series, we take a look at the regions in which we operate. Today, Hermann...
Company & Economy 28th September 2020 The history of ALPLA: Expansion under new leadership As part of our ‘The History of ALPLA’ feature, we take a look at the time surrounding the beginning of...
Products & Innovation 2nd September 2020 NOW – ALPLA presents innovative refill packaging With NOW, ALPLA is presenting an ideal packaging solution for concentrated cleaning chemicals. Alongside the numerous environmental benefits, it also...
People at ALPLA Hard, 26th August 2020 People at ALPLA – interview with Narendran Anumula Narendran Anumula has been working as a Modelling and Simulation Development Engineer at the company headquarters in Hard since September...
Sustainability & Social Engagement 10th August 2020 Biodegradable materials - Learning from nature The usage of novel, biodegradable materials and compostable solutions that replace traditional polymers are strategically important for ALPLA in its...
Company & Economy Hyderabad, 3rd August 2020 ALPLA around the world: India In focus: ALPLA India. Regional Managing Director Vagish Dixit talks about the exceptional situation in recent months, current developments and...
Sustainability & Social Engagement Hard, 28th July 2020 For a sustainable future Fifteen young, junior staff recently considered the subject of sustainability at a workshop at the Hard site. General knowledge on...
Products & Innovation 21st July 2020 #plasticpackaging: Aerosol in a PET bottle This PET packaging solution for aerosols combines benefits for consumers and for the environment. It is suitable for a variety...
Company & Economy 8th July 2020 The history of ALPLA: becoming a global winner with the new generation As part of our series ‘The history of ALPLA’ today’s post focuses on the late 1980s and 1990s. This period...
People at ALPLA Hard, 1st July 2020 People at ALPLA – Interview with Diego Mafra Diego Mafra works as a Junior Packaging Manager at ALPLA. In this interview, he gives us a personal insight into...
Products & Innovation 24th June 2020 #plasticpackaging: Improved roll-on deodorant bottle Consumers use care products every day, and often even more than once a day. So it is not only appealing...
Company & Economy Hard, 18th June 2020 ALPLA around the world: AMET Christoph Riedlsperger is responsible for Africa, the Middle East and Turkey (AMET). In this interview, he talks about developments and...
People at ALPLA 18th May 2020 ALPLA Academy: Virtual learning environment Over the course of the coronavirus pandemic, universities, schools and educational institutions have had to shift their offerings to the...
Products & Innovation Athens, 12th May 2020 High-quality tube production in Greece The industry makes high demands of packaging solutions in tube form. Tubes are decorated using various printing techniques, whereas surface...
Company & Economy 4th May 2020 ALPLA expands PET recycling plant in Poland A new rPET extrusion system will be going into operationin early May 2020 at the recycling plant PET Recycling Team...
People at ALPLA Hard, 24th April 2020 People at ALPLA – Interview with Marija Nastanovic Marija has been working as a solution architect in ALPLA’s Corporate IT Dynamics division since September 2017. Alongside working, she...
Products & Innovation 9th April 2020 Tethered caps: firmly attached to the bottle Tethered caps – caps which remain firmly attached to the bottle once it is opened and also during use –...
Company & Economy 31st March 2020 What effects is the coronavirus crisis having on the packaging industry? The coronavirus pandemic is having a far-reaching impact on millions of people. The restriction of social contact to a minimum...
Company & Economy 25th March 2020 Coronavirus Pandemic: ALPLA takes extensive measures The coronavirus pandemic which continues to spread is presenting us with some major challenges. The health and safety of our...
Products & Innovation 16th March 2020 ALPLA and KHS present innovative reusable PET bottle ALPLA has further developed a 1-litre reusable PET bottle together with KHS, the specialist for bottling and packaging systems. The...
Company & Economy Hard, 19th February 2020 The history of ALPLA: Expansion at full speed We take a look at the economic success of ALPLA in the 1970s and 1980s. A subsequent period of growth...
Company & Economy Hard/Hyderabad, 13th February 2020 ALPLA creates new position of Chief Engagement Officer Vagish Dixit has been appointed Chief Engagement Officer of the ALPLA Group. In this newly created position, he is responsible...
Company & Economy Hard/Guayama, 30th January 2020 ALPLA around the world: Caribe In this part of our series of interviews with ALPLA regional managers, we offer you a different perspective on a...
People at ALPLA Santa Rosa, 24th January 2020 People at ALPLA – Interview with John Willauer John Willauer takes on challenges with great commitment. He finds solutions and surpasses himself. Learn more about our Packaging Engineer...
Products & Innovation 14th January 2020 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...
People at ALPLA Atlanta/Hard, 9th December 2019 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...
Products & Innovation Hard, 29th November 2019 Together we are bringing the bio-based paper bottle to market maturity An interview with Florian Müller, CTO of Paper Bottle Company.
Company & Economy Steinabrückl/Hard, 25th November 2019 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...
Products & Innovation Steinabrückl , 20th November 2019 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...
5th November 2019 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...
Sustainability & Social Engagement Hamm/Hard, 29th October 2019 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 Fußach, 25th October 2019 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...
Products & Innovation Hard, 16th October 2019 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...
Sustainability & Social Engagement Golborne, 7th October 2019 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...
Products & Innovation Hard, 30th September 2019 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 Hard, 12th September 2019 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...
Company & Economy Mainz/Hard, 2nd September 2019 In-house plants: next door to the customer Collaboration with customers which is based on partnership offers environmental and economic advantages.
Company & Economy Hard, 28th August 2019 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...
Products & Innovation 20th August 2019 Bringing new packaging types to market maturity more quickly Digital technologies such as Store Visualizer bring virtual designs to life.
Products & Innovation Hard, 8th August 2019 Bottles made with 100 per cent rPET on the rise Mineral water bottles can be made entirely of rPET, as demonstrated by Vöslauer.
Company & Economy Bangkok/Hard, 29th July 2019 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 Koropi, 24th July 2019 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...
Sustainability & Social Engagement 26th June 2019 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 Dubai, 19th June 2019 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...
Company & Economy Hard/Koropi, 14th June 2019 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...
Company & Economy Amsterdam/Hard, 11th June 2019 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...
Company & Economy Puerto Rico, Guayama, 7th June 2019 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...
Products & Innovation 28th May 2019 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?
People at ALPLA 14th May 2019 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 McDonough, 23rd April 2019 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...
Company & Economy Hard/Johannesburg, 5th April 2019 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...
Company & Economy 4th March 2019 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...
People at ALPLA Fussach, 22nd February 2019 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...
Company & Economy 22nd January 2019 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...
People at ALPLA Atlanta, 10th 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...
Sustainability & Social Engagement 19th December 2018 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.
Products & Innovation 11th December 2018 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...
Products & Innovation 3rd December 2018 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...
People at ALPLA Louveira, 22nd October 2018 People at ALPLA - Interview with Josiani Oliveira A People at ALPLA interview with Josiani Oliveira, Process Analyst at ALPLA Louveira (Brazil).
Sustainability & Social Engagement Hard, 11th October 2018 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...
People at ALPLA Toluca, 16th August 2018 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...
Sustainability & Social Engagement 2nd August 2018 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...
People at ALPLA 16th July 2018 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...
Products & Innovation 5th July 2018 ‘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...
People at ALPLA 21st June 2018 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...
Company & Economy 15th June 2018 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...
Sustainability & Social Engagement 5th June 2018 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...
Sustainability & Social Engagement 1st June 2018 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...
Sustainability & Social Engagement 30th May 2018 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...
People at ALPLA 22nd May 2018 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...
Products & Innovation 7th May 2018 ‘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...
Sustainability & Social Engagement 27th April 2018 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...
Company & Economy 10th April 2018 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...
Sustainability & Social Engagement 28th March 2018 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...
People at ALPLA 16th March 2018 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...
Company & Economy 5th March 2018 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...
