Packaging specialist ALPLA opens new plant in Thailand
Chachoengsao site includes manufacturing, product development and design center
ALPLA expands in the Asia-Pacific growth region and opens a second site in Thailand. The modern plant in Chachoengsao near Bangkok combines all production technologies, a Technical Center and the one-stop store for Design STUDIOa on 24,000 square meters. The global packaging and recycling specialist is thus increasing its capacities, expanding its portfolio and offering numerous industries and markets safe, affordable and sustainable plastic system solutions.
ALPLA increases its presence in Southeast Asia. The internationally active packaging and recycling specialist has just opened a modern plant in Thailand after a year of construction. The new 24,000 square meter building in Chachoengsao near Bangkok includes production and administration, a technical center for product development and the first STUDIOa in the Asia-Pacific region (APAC) for designing new packaging solutions with customers. ALPLA multiplies its production capacity in Thailand with the second site in the country. Chachoengsao replaces Prachinburi as the headquarters and expands the portfolio to include the two technologies injection molding (IM) and single-stage injection stretch blow molding (ISBM).
"The commitment in Thailand was the start of our activities in Southeast Asia more than 20 years ago and is still central to our growth today. The flagship plant in Chachoengsao covers all of our customers' needs and opens up new opportunities in the market," emphasizes ALPLA CEO Philipp Lehner. Around 200 high-ranking guests attended the opening ceremony on February 11, 2025, including Pongpol Yodmuangcharoen (Secretary to the Minister of Industry), Austrian Ambassador Wilhelm Donko and Michael Friedl from the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber.
Capacity increase and portfolio expansion
ALPLA manufactures high-quality bottles, preforms, matching closures and injection-molded plastic parts in Chachoengsao using all core technologies. One focus is on the two newly introduced technologies of single-stage injection stretch blow molding (ISBM) and injection molding (IM). "The all-in-one concept strengthens our leading role as a system provider for safe, affordable and sustainable plastic packaging from a single source. Chachoengsao combines technological diversity, top quality and customer service under one roof. This is how we want to expand our market share and tap into new segments," says Roland Wallner, Regional Managing Director Asia Pacific (APAC), setting the direction.
All production lines have been in series production since the start of 2025. More than 190 skilled workers are employed in Chachoengsao. The new location in the Bangkok metropolitan region scores points for its proximity to customers and optimal connections. In the first plant in Prachinburi, ALPLA will fully specialize in extrusion blow moulding (EBM) in the future.
Growth market Thailand
In 2022, ALPLA bundled its business in Southeast Asia and China to form the new Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. In the same year, the company entered the recycling market as a joint venture partner of the Thai company PTT Global Chemical. The joint state-of-the-art ENVICCO recycling plant in the province of Rayong supplies 30,000 tons of food-grade PET recycling material (rPET) and 15,000 tons of HDPE recycling material (rHDPE) every year.
"We are also growing together with our customers in Thailand. With two high-performance production plants and the recycling plant, we are securing the long-term supply of sustainable packaging solutions and strengthening the country's circular economy," explains Daniel Qiu, General Manager ALPLA Thailand. In addition to the Technical Center, ALPLA now also offers added value for better products at STUDIOa. The innovative one-stop store for product design involves customers right from the development phase and creates more sustainable packaging thanks to lightweighting and design for recycling.
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