Packaging solutions for the Philippines: ALPLA opens plant in Calamba City

ALPLA is opening its first base plant in the Philippines, thereby expanding its portfolio in the region Asia-Pacific (APAC).

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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

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...

Sustainability report: ALPLA increasingly focusing on a circular economy

The fourth sustainability report prepared by ALPLA, the global specialist for innovative packaging solutions and recycling, illustrates the progress the...

ALPLA establishes new Asia-Pacific region

ALPLA has annouced to establish the new regional organisation Asia-Pacific headquartered in Singapore.

ALPLA wins a gold German Design Award

ALPLA´s refill system The Simple One has won gold at the renowned German Design Award 2022.