ALPLA Fully Acquires Joint Venture Taba and Expands Its Presence in Egypt

ALPLA fully integrates its Egyptian plant into the Group by acquiring all shares of joint venture partner Taba. The global packaging and recycling specialist produces plastic bottles, preforms and closures for the North African and Middle Eastern markets at its plant on the 10th of Ramadan City near Cairo. Since 2024, the plant has also become the central accounting service center for the entire Africa, Middle East and Turkey (AMET) region.

ALPLA continues to invest in this growth region of North Africa. Eight years after the establishment of ALPLA TABA in Egypt, majority shareholder ALPLA has taken over all shares of joint venture partner Taba. The international packaging and recycling specialist has thus completed the integration of its plant in the Cairo metropolitan area.

"The close collaboration with Taba has laid the foundation for our success. During the partnership, we have consolidated our market leadership. Now, we are taking the next step," said Javier Delgado, Regional General Manager of ALPLA AMET. ALPLA employs around 450 people at its state-of-the-art production plant on the 10th of Ramadan City. They produce high-quality plastic bottles, closures and preforms for the food, beverage, home and beauty care industries, and the pharmaceutical industry using injection blow molding (IBM), injection stretch blow molding (ISBM), extrusion blow molding (EBM) and injection molding (IM) technologies. In addition to international brand manufacturers, ALPLA also supplies local companies.

Starting out in Egypt, ALPLA expanded its product portfolio to include pharmaceutical standard packaging and is now one of the country's leading manufacturers. "The expertise and experience of our partner Taba have been a great help in our successful development of this business," says Delgado. ALPLA and Taba will remain connected in the future: The joint venture DEPACK, located in the 10th of Ramadan City Industrial Park, produces food packaging using thermoforming technology. ALPLA is also a pioneer in the field of recycling. The company has been processing post-consumer recycled material (PCR) for many years, thus strengthening the local circular economy.

"Demand for safe, affordable and sustainable packaging solutions is growing across North Africa and the Middle East. As a system provider with 70 years of experience and technology market leader, we implement these solutions from a single source. Our presence in Egypt plays a key role and since 2024, this is also where our central accounting services center is located," emphasizes Tarek Bassiouni, Regional Head of AMET Finance and Controlling at ALPLA.

The shares were acquired on December 16, 2024. The parties to the contract have agreed not to disclose the conditions.