ALPLA continues to invest in the growth region of North Africa. Eight years after ALPLA TABA was founded in Egypt, majority shareholder ALPLA is taking over all the shares of the joint venture partner Taba. The international packaging and recycling specialist thus completes the integration of the site in the Cairo metropolitan region. ‘The close cooperation with Taba has laid the foundation for our success. During our time together, we have consolidated our market-leading position. Now we are taking the next step,’ says Javier Delgado, Regional Managing Director AMET at ALPLA.
ALPLA employs around 450 people at its state-of-the-art production plant in 10th of Ramadan City. They use injection blow moulding (IBM), injection stretch blow moulding (ISBM), extrusion blow moulding (EBM) and injection moulding (IM) technologies to produce high-quality plastic bottles, closures and preforms for the food, beverage, household and beauty care industries as well as the pharmaceutical industry. In addition to international brand manufacturers, ALPLA also supplies local companies.
Focus on pharma and recycling
With its start in Egypt, ALPLA expanded its portfolio to include standard packaging for pharmaceutical products and is now one of the country's leading manufacturers. ‘The expertise and experience of our partner Taba helped us greatly in the successful development of this business,’ reports Delgado. ALPLA and Taba will remain linked in the future: The joint venture DEPACK, based in the 10th of Ramadan City Industrial Park, manufactures food packaging using thermoforming technology.