All three locations in the Middle East to continue operations
Austria based, packaging solutions specialist ALPLA, has completed a 100 per cent takeover of Zamil ALPLA. ALPLA and Zamil founded a joint venture in 2008, of which ALPLA previously held a 49 per cent share. After ten years of close collaboration as part of a joint venture, ALPLA has acquired all the shares of Zamil ALPLA. It will continue to run the company as before with all employees under the name ALPLA.
Around 390 employees produce preforms and packaging made from HDPE and PET at three locations in Dammam, Jeddah in Saudi Arabia and Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
The acquisition was signed on 27 December 2018 and will be completed in the first quarter of 2019. The contracting partners have agreed not to disclose any of the details of the agreement.
ALPLA has around 20,800 employees worldwide producing custom-made packaging systems, bottles, closures and moulded parts at 178 sites across 46 countries. Their packaging is used in a wide range of areas, including for food and drinks, cosmetics and care products, household detergents, washing and cleaning agents, pharmaceutical products, engine oils and lubricants.
ALPLA operates its own recycling plants in both Austria and Poland, and in the form of collaborations in Mexico and Germany.