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ALPLA CEO Philipp Lehner is the third generation to lead the plastic packaging and recycling specialist.

ALPLA CEO Philipp Lehner is the third generation to lead the plastic packaging and recycling specialist.

Company portraits

From laundry room to global brand: ALPLA celebrates 70 years of packaging innovation

28 May 2025

Company News

65 years of Beck Packautomaten: From garage project to global packaging specialist

8 May 2025

The Parenteral Tray Centre PTC 200 offers flexible packaging of parenteral products in a wide variety of packaging materials (live presentation in September 2023 in front of a specialist audience).

The Parenteral Tray Centre PTC 200 offers flexible packaging of parenteral products in a wide variety of packaging materials (live presentation in September 2023 in front of a specialist audience).

Company News

From family business to New Work pioneer

4 December 2023

Herma - pioneer of self-adhesive technology

1 November 2020

The Kautex plant in Hangelar (now a district of Bonn) in 1962.

The Kautex plant in Hangelar (now a district of Bonn) in 1962.

Focus on recycling and digitalisation

26. February 2020

Modern packaging at a glance: The snack tomato bucket with a grid structure (centre), for example, impressed the jury of the „Polite Packaging“ award. (Image: Pöppelmann)

Modern packaging at a glance: The snack tomato bucket with a grid structure (centre), for example, impressed the jury of the „Polite Packaging“ award. (Image: Pöppelmann)

Pöppelmann: The path from cork to plastic

18 September 2020

Integrated all-in-one platform "Easy and Smart Control" combines all functionalities related to the gluing process. (Image: Robatech)

Integrated all-in-one platform "Easy and Smart Control" combines all functionalities related to the gluing process. (Image: Robatech)

Robatech launches all-in-one platform

13 December 2019

In-mould labels from Vogt are produced at the highest technical level. (Image: Vogt Foliendruck GmbH)

In-mould labels from Vogt are produced at the highest technical level. (Image: Vogt Foliendruck GmbH)

Vogt: From book printer to foil printing specialist

6 August 2019

Chrome-free future with rasselstein® CFPA

18 July 2019

Examples of bottles produced on Kautex machines from the 1960s.

Examples of bottles produced on Kautex machines from the 1960s.

Kautex: A brand makes history

28 November 2018

Frosta, the frozen food specialist, has switched the printing of its film packaging to water-based printing inks from Follmann.

Frosta, the frozen food specialist, has switched the printing of its film packaging to water-based printing inks from Follmann.

Follmann: High-tech specialities for the packaging industry

11 August 2020

Kübler: From meter factory to sensor specialist

25. June 2018

The cab headquarters in Karlsruhe: This is where product development and design, international sales, marketing and administration are based.

The cab headquarters in Karlsruhe: This is where product development and design, international sales, marketing and administration are based.

cab: Passion for labelling

25. June 2018

LoeschPack: Tradition meets innovation

8 November 2020

70 years of ALPMA: How a Bavarian machine manufacturer revolutionised cheese production

19 October 2020

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