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Alpla acquires closure specialist KM Packaging

Packaging firm Alpla Group says it is strengthening ALPLAinject, its injection-moulding division, with the acquisition of KM Packaging. This acquisition means the packaging specialist will now also manufacture closures for tubes, bottles and jars, including in clean rooms if desired, at six additional sites in Germany, Austria, Poland and the US.

Alpla acquires closure specialist KM Packaging

The acquisition is subject to and contingent upon receipt of the legal and regulatory approval from the competent competition authorities. The parties agreed not to disclose details of the transaction.

KM Packaging, based in Ubstadt-Weiher (Baden-Württemberg, Germany), will be integrated into the ALPLAinject division. The six sites in Germany, Austria, Poland and the US with roughly 500 employees provide a significant increase in capacity and product range. KM Packaging manufactures more than 6.5 billion injection-moulded parts/year.

“At Alpla, we think of packaging in its entirety. We create a competitive advantage for brand-name manufacturers globally with innovative, system-based solutions. Injection-moulded parts play a key part in this. KM Packaging, a well-regarded specialist in tube closures, caps and dispensing aids, is a perfect match for our concept,” emphasised Michael Feltes, Managing Director of ALPLAinject. The strategic investment is an excellent complement to the portfolio and enables immediate market access and customer support.

KM Packaging’s history goes back to 1949. The company as it is known today was formed in 2008 from the merger of Kutterer Kunststofftechnik and Mauer AG, two family companies. The plastics specialist from the south of Germany manufactures standardised products and custom-made closures, caps, dispensing systems and jars made of PP and PE, including in clean rooms if desired. Its products are used mainly in the cosmetics, pharmaceutical and food industries.

KM Packaging supports packaging developments, reduces material consumption through lightweighting and recycles consistently. Use of up to 100% post-consumer recycled material (PCR) is possible, and screw caps and flip-tops made of HDPE are available for monomaterial packaging applications.

Alpla operates recycling plants for PET and HDPE in Austria, Germany, Poland, Mexico, Italy, Spain, South Africa, Romania, Thailand and Brazil. Other projects are being realised elsewhere around the world.

Meanwhile, ALPLAinject manufactures roughly 65 billion injection-moulded parts/year at 44 plants around the world. The division has more than 650 injection and compression-moulding machines.

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