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Using simulation technology to create sustainable products

To achieve its ambitious sustainability goals, the ALPLA Group uses virtual product design in its product development in which adaptable...

ALPLA recognises internal projects with Sustainability Award

Smart water monitoring, the advancement of women in India and the efficient plugging of air leaks – three innovative projects...

People at ALPLA: Interview with Daniel Lehner

Since 1 January 2023, Daniel Lehner has been the new Global Sales Director Food & Beverage at ALPLA. Daniel has...

Compaintion: ALPLA develops unique paint bucket for DIY enthusiasts and professionals

ALPLA has a lot more to offer than high-quality plastic bottles and caps. The latest addition is a multifunctional paint...

ALPLA, VDM and GDB – a strong partnership

ALPLA is collaborating with the association of German mineral water producers (VDM – Verband deutscher Mineralbrunnen) and the German mineral...

ALPLA expands activities in Angola

ALPLA is opening a second plant in the industrial area of Angola's capital city Luanda.

People at ALPLA: Interview with Patrick Schnetzer

Patrick Schnetzer has been in charge of social media activities at ALPLA since spring. The 28-year-old from the Vorarlberg state...

Double honour for ALPLA in the State Prize for Smart Packaging

The Austrian Packaging Day on 13 October in Vienna provided ALPLA with two reasons to celebrate: Vöslauer took first place in...

‘Expediting the transformation to a circular economy for all polyolefins.’

Petya Todorova spoke to ALPLA about PCEP’s primary objectives, what the association has achieved to date and what its next...

A world without plastics? Wrong question!

Images of mountains of plastic waste polarise the debate regarding how to solve the problem. Calls are frequently made for...

ALPLA expanding its manufacturing technology for OTC packaging

ALPLApharma is expanding its OTC container production capacities. In addition to the IBM technology it will henceforth also offer its...

Caps with added value

The ALPLA plant in Föritztal, Germany, specialises in caps. Since 2020, it has been developing new
products too. We offer...

Achieving sustainability goals with plastics

If plastic packaging were to be completely dispensed with in the food sector, CO2 emissions would be 2.7 times higher...

EU Plastic levy proves not so fantastic: proposals for a fair and sustainable approach

The contribution of the EU Plastic levy is calculated based on quantities of unrecycled plastic packaging. Poorly considered implementation of...

Challenges ahead for the beverage industry

EU member states are required to ensure by July 2024 that single-use plastic beverage bottles are only placed on the...

People at ALPLA - Interview with Patsy Chitwood

ALPLA started its first operations in North America about twenty years ago. Patsy Chitwood has been with ALPLA almost since...

Pril packaging now with 50 per cent recycled material from yellow bag waste

Another milestone in relation to sustainable packaging: The bottle bodies produced in Germany for the dishwashing detergent Pril will now...

Using rPET in thin-wall injection moulding

At K 2022, ALPLA and its partners will present thin-wall containers that can be manufactured out of standard PET directly...

ALPLA supports recycling programme in Nepal

The ALPLA Group, the global packaging solutions and recycling specialist, has been supporting the non-profit organisation NIDISI since the end...

Recyclability is the prerequisite for closed-loop suitability

Fabrizio di Gregorio is the Technical Director of Plastics Recyclers Europe, an organisation based in Brussels which represents the interests...

ALPLA milestones – Global Recycling Day 2022

ALPLA has been involved in the recycling of plastic and the processing of the recycled material into new packaging for...

ALPLA at trade shows and exhibitions

We would be delighted to welcome you to our stand for a personal consultation during your trade show attendance.

Innovations for a liveable future

Increasing awareness of climate and the environment is currently resulting in technological excellence and approaches which are as resource-conserving as...

Practical and safe - a short history of closures

A packaging closure reveals the contents of the packaging and serves as the interface between inside and out. It has...

Bernd Wachter is the new corporate director of Circular Economy & Recycling in Asia

Bernd Wachter is taking on the newly created position of corporate director of Circular Economy & Recycling in Asia with...

Turning old into new

The history of recycling goes back as far as packaging itself. But its significance has increased rapidly recently. We now...

PET becoming a valuable raw material in Mexico

Waste recycling rates tend to be low in emerging countries. These lack the collection systems needed to establish a circular...

It´s all about branding: Packaging customization

Colours, shapes and imprinting – how bottles, cans, etc. evolved from practical storage containers into means of communication.

Tin cans and the rise of plastics in packaging

A new era: from the tin can to the revolutionary invention of plastics

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 – Interview with Stacy Sorby

Stacy Sorby has played an important role in setting up ALPLA North America. Having been immersed in company life for...

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...

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 - Interview with Tanja Tang

Quality Manager Tanja Tang has moved from TC Shanghai to our corporate headquarters in Hard in the middle of the...

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...

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...

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...

#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...

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...

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...

„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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

‘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...

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...

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.

#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 - 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...

#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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 - Interview with Israel Garcia

Israel Garcia works as Technical Key Account Manager at ALPLA in Hard. The mechanical engineer assists important customers with realising...

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.

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...

With Tether Tube, 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...

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...

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...

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...

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 – interview with Narendran Anumula

Narendran Anumula has been working as a Modelling and Simulation Development Engineer at the company headquarters in Hard since September...

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...

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...

For a sustainable future

Fifteen young, junior staff recently considered the subject of sustainability at a workshop at the Hard site. General knowledge on...

#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...

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 – Interview with Diego Mafra

Diego Mafra works as a Junior Packaging Manager at ALPLA. In this interview, he gives us a personal insight into...

#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...

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...

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...

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...

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 – 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...

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 –...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 – Interview with John Willauer

John Willauer takes on challenges with great commitment. He finds solutions and surpasses himself. Learn more about our Packaging Engineer...

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 – 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 - Interview with Miriam Hessler

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

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 - 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...

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...

People at ALPLA - Interview with Josiani Oliveira

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

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 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...

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...

‘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 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...

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...

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...

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...

‘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...

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...