Alpla acquires rigid plastic plant of Amcor in India

Alpla Group, packaging solutions and recycling specialist is acquiring a facility in Western India for the production of preforms for PET bottles from the packaging company Amcor. The contracting parties have agreed not to disclose any details of the contract yet. Alpla took over the plant for rigid plastics from the global packaging specialist Amcor with effect from 28 September 2020. The plant in Alandi, West India, is in the immediate vicinity of the metropolis of Pune. It manufactures preforms for the production of PET bottles for the beverage industry. The customers include Coca-Cola and the Indian dairy company Amul. With this takeover, Alpla is expanding its core business in the PET area in India. Alpla will take over all 50 employees. Vagish Dixit, managing director Alpla India, said, ‘The newly acquired facility near Pune will primarily help us to better serve the market in the Western Region of India and further expand existing partnerships with customers such as Coca-Cola.’ Austria headquartered Alpla is one of the leading companies involved in plastic packaging. Around 20,800…

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