7 NEWS PETplanet Insider Vol. 27 Stable financial year 2025: ALPLA achieves turnover of €5.2 billion ALPLA reported stable business performance in the 2025 financial year. The packaging and recycling company recorded turnover of €5.2 billion and continued its expansion. The workforce increased to around 25,500 employees, and the number of production sites rose to 206. According to the company, results were particularly solid in North and South America and in the extrusion blow moulding (EBM) segment. In addition, ALPLA announced new recycling targets for 2030, reflecting its stated focus on circular economy initiatives. Investments in locations and technologies, the establishment of training programmes in the USA and the entry into South American recycling have promoted sustainable growth. At a global level, the injection moulding division ALPLAinject 2025 was strengthened by the addition of six KM Packaging sites. ALPLApharma has established itself in the pharmaceutical packaging market with an increased presence, says the company. ALPLA sees opportunities for the future in fibre-based solutions from Paboco and Blue Ocean Closures (BOC). Recycling division The ALPLArecycling division looks back on a mixed year – not least due to regulatory processes in the EU and ongoing price issues. “New material is many times cheaper than recycled material. As demand falls and costs rise, there is a growing risk of low-quality imports from third countries. If the EU does not take countermeasures, the PPWR will backfire,” warns CCO Nicolas Lehner. With new recycling targets for 2030, the company aims to strengthen its activities in the circular economy amid ongoing challenges in the recycling market. Recent projects include a cooperation with NTCP in the Netherlands to produce food-grade recycled HDPE. By 2030, the share of post-consumer recycled material (PCR) is planned to increase to 30 per cent. According to the company, installed and planned recycling capacity is expected to rise from 400,000 t to 700,000 t. From 2026, annual investments of €15 million in recycling are planned. www.alpla.com The ALPLA Management Board (from left): Ricardo Rehm (CFO), Walter Ritzer (COO), Nicolas Lehner (CCO), Philipp Lehner (CEO) and Klaus Allgäuer (CTO) CREATING FUTURE STANDARDS Japan’s leading Aseptic PET Filling System Provider. Our website Our solution high quality reliable technology safe & secure
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