Plastic saves time in the household

What if we had to completely do without plastic in the home? Part 7 of our series "A world without plastic" is dedicated to our own four walls.

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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...

ALPLA Group continues international growth trajectory

Packaging company with record turnover of four billion euros.

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...

First stone laid for PET recycling plant in the south-east of Mexico

Joint venture between ALPLA and Coca-Cola FEMSA to boost the circular economy.

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...

ALPLA partners with Glatfelter to develop sustainable packaging solutions

Joint investment in start-up Blue Ocean Closures in the field of cellulose-based products