Innovations
At ALPLA, we are convinced that competitive packaging solutions with relevant benefits are only possible if we understand the market and its constantly changing requirements. Intensive partnerships with our customers and proactive research enable us to stay relevant with our products.
ALPLA has set itself the goal of being the most sustainable packaging manufacturer and is very much committed to realising the four Rs: Reduce, Reuse, Recycling, Replace.
All our developments are fitting into the goals of the new plastics economy.
The Eco-Bottle – Ultralighweight Milk Bottle
The Eco-Bottle – Ultralighweight Milk Bottle
ALPLAs purpose designed HDPE bottle with handle offers a cost-effective, extremely lightweight solution combined with a minimized carbon footprint. This packaging solution is suitable for food products, is fully recycllable and environmental friendly due to PCR inclusion.
Technology: Extrusion Blow Moulding (EBM)
REUSABLE PET BOTTLES – DURABLE, YET LIGHTWEIGHT
REUSABLE PET BOTTLES – DURABLE, YET LIGHTWEIGHT
Especially in reusable packaging, every gram counts towards the CO2 impact; therefore our reusable PET solutions significantly outperform their counterparts made of glass thanks to an adapted material composition and their strong build.
Technology: Injection Stretch Blow Moulding (ISBM), Injection Moulding (IM)
The Clear One – Designed for Recycling
The Clear One – Designed for Recycling
Designing for recyclability doesn't need to be a challenging puzzle; ALPLA's innovation, The Clear One, is a great example. Unlike refill containers with complex multilayer films, The Clear One plastic pouch stands out. It is made from easily recyclable PET and PP material. The pouch's body and cap are designed for sustainability and have many benefits.
Technology: Injection Stretch Blow Moulding (ISBM), Injection Moulding (IM)
The Paper Bottle
The Paper Bottle
ALPLA and BillerudKorsnäs share the ambition to drive packaging innovation in a sustainable direction. The two companies intend to leverage the development by combining their resources, competencies and strengths to support scaling Paboco in the commercialisation of a fully biobased and recyclable paper bottle.
Technology: Pulp Moulding (PM)
The Simple One – an ultralightweight packaging
The Simple One – an ultralightweight packaging
One of the most beneficial characteristics of this innovation is its weight – or lack thereof. The idea behind The Simple One bag was to reduce the material as much as possible, while still having an attractive and functional packaging solution. Compared to a standard HDPE bottle, The Simple One can achieve a weight reduction of up to 60%, lessening CO2 emissions during production, transport and even after consumption during the recycling process.
The bag even does not need a cap.
Technology: Extrusion Blow Moulding (EBM)
Reusable PET bottle for Vöslauer
Reusable PET bottle for Vöslauer
Resource-conserving, light, stable and visually appealing – ALPLA has realised the first modern returnable PET bottle for the Austrian market together with Vöslauer. Weighing just 55 grams, the bottle developed by ALPLA is around 90 per cent lighter than the returnable glass alternative, reducing the carbon footprint by approximately 30 per cent.
Technology: Injection Stretch Blow Moulding (ISBM), Injection Moulding (IM)
A Mineralwater bottle closes the loop
A Mineralwater bottle closes the loop
Jana natural, still mineral water made by the Croatian producer Jamnica is now available in a 0.5-litre bottle made entirely of recycled PET (rPET). The plastic used comes from the post-consumer recycling cycle.
Technology: Injection Stretch Blow Moulding (ISBM), Injection Moulding (IM)
Homecompostable Coffee Capsule
Homecompostable Coffee Capsule
Biodegradable packaging – this is what Blue Circle, the subbrand of ALPLA, stands for. Modern materials offer new opportunities aside from the familiar solutions made of aluminium and the challenges these entail. Blue Circle is therefore offering coffee capsules that decompose in compost and are turned into soil.
Technology: Injection Moulding (IM)
Tether Tube – one step ahead
Tether Tube – one step ahead
Simple, practical and good for the environment. That describes ALPLA’s Tether Tube. The lightweight mono-material tube is completely recyclable, can be used as a refill enabler, amongst other things, and is easy for the consumer to use. The real highlight, however, is the closure. When the tube is opened, there are no loose individual parts such as sealing foils or closures.
Technology: Extrusion Blow Moulding (EBM)
Refill System for Concentrates
Refill System for Concentrates
With NOW, ALPLA is presenting an ideal packaging solution for concentrated cleaning chemicals. Alongside the numerous environmental benefits, it also offers special added value: it is safe, easy and fun for consumers to use.
Technology: Extrusion Blow Moulding (EBM)
Blue Ocean Closures
Blue Ocean Closures
The trio of Blue Ocean Closures, packaging expert ALPLA and advanced fiber materials specialist Glatfelter combine their know-how and expertise to develop innovative and sustainable fibre-based caps and lids. The new closures are bio-based, recyclable as paper and are made from degradable fibers.
Technology: Vacuum press forming
PUMPS – FEEL THE QUALITY IN EVERY STROKE
PUMPS – FEEL THE QUALITY IN EVERY STROKE
Pumps from ALPLA meet the industry standards for liquid soaps and sanitizers. They work with a variety of neck types and are highly customizable. This means increased productivity and reduced costs through simple manufacturing without compromising quality. Furthermore, the pumps are also perfect for viscous products thanks to their dynamic spring possibilities.
Technology: Injection Moulding (IM)
COMPAINTION – THE PAINT BUCKET AND PAINT TRAY REINVENTED
COMPAINTION – THE PAINT BUCKET AND PAINT TRAY REINVENTED
This innovation combines the best of both worlds: paint bucket and paint tray. The Compaintion has several advantages compared to ordinary paint buckets. This makes it the perfect companion for smaller painting and repair jobs.
Technology: Extrusion Blow Moulding (EBM)
CONTROLLED DOSING CAP – NO VALVE, NO PROBLEM
CONTROLLED DOSING CAP – NO VALVE, NO PROBLEM
ALPLA has developed a cap for viscous liquids such as ketchup and mayonnaise which is made entirely of polypropylene (PP), making it optimally recyclable. Its innovative mechanism allows for controlled dosing and prevents unwanted dripping.
Technology: Injection Moulding (IM)
Refillable Mineralwater Bottle
Refillable Mineralwater Bottle
ALPLA has developed a one-litre reusable PET bottle together with KHS, the specialist for bottling and packaging systems. The refillable bottle weighs up to ten grams less than the standard bottles that are currently available and can be made of recycled materials, too.
Technology: Injection Stretch Blow Moulding (ISBM)
CRC JUSTONE – A NEW GENERATION OF CHILD-RESISTANT CLOSURES
CRC JUSTONE – A NEW GENERATION OF CHILD-RESISTANT CLOSURES
With CRC justONE ALPLApharma has reinvented the production process of child-resistant closures (CRCs): The novel closure is produced in only one piece – unlike traditional tamperevident CRCs, which are injection-moulded in several pieces and subsequently assembled.
Technology: Injection Moulding (IM)
CANUPAK – CARBON-OPTIMISED PACKAGING
CANUPAK – CARBON-OPTIMISED PACKAGING
The ultra-lightweight packaging system with a bottle made from 100% recycled HDPE (rHDPE), manufactured with 100% renewable energy, was implemented in accordance with the Design for Recycling guidelines and underscores the company’s global sustainability strategy.
Technology: Extrusion Blow Moulding (EBM), Injection Moulding (IM)
Elevate Your Branding with Rebel Technology
Elevate Your Branding with Rebel Technology
Elevate your brand with Rebel, the cutting-edge technology revolutionizing the surface design of EBM bottles. With premium decoration and a unique surface structure, Rebel offers extraordinary branding opportunities, making your products stand out. Embrace Rebel and witness the remarkable impact on your packaging.
Technology: Extrusion Blow Moulding (EBM)
rePETec - Thin-Wall Containers with rPET revolutionizing Food Packaging
rePETec - Thin-Wall Containers with rPET revolutionizing Food Packaging
Our revolutionary thin-wall containers, developed with ENGEL and Brink, incorporate up to 100% rPET content. Compliant with the European Plastics Pact, these transparent containers set new sustainability standards in food packaging.
Technology: Injection Moulding (IM)
TETHERED CAPS
TETHERED CAPS
Tethered caps – caps that remain firmly attached to the bottle once it is opened and during use – will become part of daily life for consumers in the EU by 2024.
Technology: Injection Moulding (IM)
REUSABLE CHAMPAGNE CORK
REUSABLE CHAMPAGNE CORK
Introducing our premium plastic champagne cork, part of the respected ALPLA product line. This two-piece stopper seals glass bottles, preserving the freshness and flavor of your beverages. Reusable for short-term storage of sparkling wine, wine, and cider bottles.
Technology: Injection Moulding (IM)
CRC Cap 36 Silicagel – The new tamper-evident closure
CRC Cap 36 Silicagel – The new tamper-evident closure
Explore the benefits of the CRC Cap 36 Silicagel - an innovative tamper-evident (TE) closure offering several advantages, including a child-resistant solution that seamlessly pairs with various bottle sizes.
Technology: Injection Moulding (IM)
The 4 Rs in a nutshell
Reduced material usage means less CO2e consumption. Wherever possible, we therefore only ever use as much input material as is necessary to produce new packaging. We continue to optimise the development of ultralight packaging that requires less and less materials for its production, thereby significantly reducing the proportion of CO2e attributable to packaging.
Ultralight bottles have a very low tare weight and this conserves valuable resources, saves energy and costs related to logistics and transport, and cuts CO2e emissions.
Plastics are just as reusable as other packaging materials. The longer they can be kept in the loop in their original form, the better it is for the climate. We therefore continuously optimise aspects such as production of and the attributes of plastic bottles so that they can be incorporated into established reuse systems like the KHS system and the deposit cycle of Genossenschaft Deutscher Brunnen (GDB).
We engage in ongoing dialogue with partners in the beverage industry to develop containers that can withstand the challenges and strains of the reuse system. The results are striking – we can already have a bottle go through the deposit cycle up to 25 times, which equates to an increase of 2,400 per cent.
Plastic is a recyclable material. Plastic packaging is therefore anything but waste – it is a valuable resource. The production of virgin PET bottles accounts for the largest proportion of resource consumption and carbon emissions. And if these bottles are then incinerated after use, they cause a high carbon emission load once again. What’s more, the material has then been irrevocably disposed of. Our overarching objective is therefore to keep as much plastic as possible in the recycling loop, process it into what’s known as rPET and use this to produce new packaging. The same principle is also applied to HDPE.
Design for recycling
Recycling is not only a technical challenge – it is also a question of design. It takes foresight to be able to feed packaging back into the recycling loop in a targeted way. The colour, material mix and processing are important parameters that influence the recyclability of PET plastics. With these parameters, we can pave the way for a long life in the recycling loop before packaging is newly produced.
Not all plastics are alike. As a technology leader in the area of packaging materials, we are constantly developing new input materials that avoid CO2e emissions and conserve resources.
In collaboration with various partners, we are developing
alternative input materials to be used for the packaging of the future, for example on the basis of cellulose, sugar cane and sunflower seed hulls.
To foster this development in the long term, we are investing in research on and the development of packaging materials which are quite literally grown to rise to the challenges of our times. This is our innovation aspiration.