{"id":65018,"date":"2022-07-08T09:38:40","date_gmt":"2022-07-08T07:38:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/?p=65018"},"modified":"2022-07-07T16:46:06","modified_gmt":"2022-07-07T14:46:06","slug":"alpla-takes-over-apon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/alpla-uebernimmt-apon\/","title":{"rendered":"Alpla's pharmaceuticals division grows"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Alpla strengthens the presence of the Pharma business division in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) with the acquisition of the Polish company Apon. Apon produces plastic packaging for the pharmaceutical industry at its site in \u017byrard\u00f3w near Warsaw. <\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Bottles, containers, closures, dosing systems and accessories in certified cleanroom quality: Alpla produces Plastic packaging for pharmaceutical products since 2016<\/strong> here. The rapidly growing segment was launched in 2019 under the Alplapharma<\/a> bundled and successively expanded. Alplapharma is continuing its expansion course with the acquisition of the Polish company Apon.<\/p>

\"We are strengthening our presence in Central and Eastern Europe and serving the emerging market in Poland and the Baltic states with high-quality products directly on site.\"<\/p>

Walter Knes<\/strong>Managing Director ALPLApharma.<\/p><\/blockquote>

Apon was founded in 1985 as a family business. Today, around 45 employees at the \u017byrard\u00f3w site near Warsaw produce bottles with a filling volume of 5 to 100 millilitres, containers with screw or snap-on closures and medical accessories such as dosing aids. The primary packaging for medicines is manufactured in a clean room in accordance with ISO 15378.<\/strong><\/p>

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The company also manufactures Packaging for food supplements and the e-liquid sector<\/strong>. HDPE, LDPE, PP and PET plastics are used as packaging materials. Annual production totals over 200 million units.<\/p>

Integration into the Alpla Group<\/a> is advantageous for both sides: in addition to opening up new markets, it ensures the Access to technological expertise and packaging innovations<\/strong>. All of Apon's staff will be taken on.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Alpla opens up the market for pharmaceutical packaging in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) with the acquisition of the Polish company Apon. (Image: Alpla)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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Future market pharmaceuticals<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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Alplapharma is represented with main sites in Egypt, Greece, Romania, South Africa and Poland as well as production plants in nine other countries. Further expansion steps are planned in the near future<\/strong>. The range is also being expanded. In addition to standard products for the pharmaceutical industry, the focus is on over-the-counter (OTC) packaging for non-prescription or over-the-counter medicines and food supplements. Alplapharma recently launched Production expanded to include flexible EBM technology (extrusion blow moulding)<\/strong> and thus enables sustainable, weight-reduced and cost-efficient containers.<\/p>

\"The Pharma division harbours great potential for the future. In addition to above-average market growth, the segment is characterised by a high level of customer loyalty. With our global capacities and quality standards, we enable reliable and long-term partnerships.\"<\/p>

Philipp Lehner<\/strong>, CEO Alpla<\/p><\/blockquote>

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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\ud83c\udfa7 Podcast: Philipp Lehner from the ALPLA Group\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\tWorld recycling record, 70 years of Alpla and clear words on regulation: Philipp Lehner, CEO of the Alpla Group, talks about innovation, responsibility and the future of plastic packaging in the new podcast - and why he warns Europe against over-regulation.\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead more \"\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tFrom laundry room to global brand: ALPLA celebrates 70 years of packaging innovation\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\tThe packaging and recycling specialist ALPLA is strengthening its recycling activities in South America and acquiring a majority stake in the Brazilian company Clean Bottle. With this new partnership, ALPLA aims to secure the supply of high-quality recycling material.\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead more \"\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\tAlpla invests in a Learning & Development Hub in Iowa City and introduces the apprenticeship model established in Austria and Germany to the USA.\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead more \"\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Alpla acquires the Polish manufacturer of plastic packaging for the pharmaceutical industry, Apon, thereby strengthening the presence of the Pharma division in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE).","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":65019,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"__cvm_playback_settings":[],"__cvm_video_id":"","rank_math_description":"Alpla \u00fcbernimmt Apon, einen polnischen Hersteller von Kunststoffverpackungen f\u00fcr die Pharmaindustrie.","rank_math_focus_keyword":"Alpla","rank_math_title":"","csco_display_header_overlay":false,"csco_singular_sidebar":"","csco_page_header_type":"","csco_page_load_nextpost":"","csco_post_video_location":[],"csco_post_video_location_hash":"","csco_post_video_url":"","csco_post_video_bg_start_time":0,"csco_post_video_bg_end_time":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[58753,54,32,40],"class_list":{"0":"post-65018","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-packmittel-und-packstoffe","8":"tag-alpla","9":"tag-kunststoff-und-verbunde","10":"tag-packmittel-und-packstoffe","11":"tag-pharma-kosmetik-chemie","12":"cs-entry","13":"cs-video-wrap"},"acf":[],"vimeo_video":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65018","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=65018"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65018\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/65019"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=65018"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=65018"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=65018"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}