Extrusion Asia Edition 1-2025

15 EXTRUSION & RECYCLING ASIA 1/2025 INDUSTRY NEWS „Our involvement in Thailand more than 20 years ago represented the start of our activities in Southeast Asia and is still central to our growth today. The agship plant in Chachoengsao covers all the needs of our custom - ers and unlocks new opportunities in the market,“ emphasises ALPLA CEO Philipp Lehner. The opening on 11 February 2025 saw roughly 200 high- ranking guests on site, including Pong - pol Yodmuangcharoen (Secretary to the Minister of Industry), Austrian am - bassador Wilhelm Donko and Michael Friedl from the Austrian Federal Eco - nomic Chamber. Capacity increase and portfolio expansion ALPLA is going to manufacture high-quality plastic bottles, preforms, matching closures and injection- moulded parts in Chachoengsao us - ing all core technologies. One focus is on one-step injection stretch-blow moulding (ISBM) and injection mould - ing (IM), which are two newly intro - duced technologies. „The all-in-one concept strengthens our leading role as a system provider for safe, a ord - able and sustainable plastic packaging from a single source. Chachoengsao combines technological diversity, the highest quality and customer service under one roof. In this way, we wish to expand our market share and unlock new segments,“ says Roland Wallner, ALPLA Managing Director Region Asia Paci c (APAC). All production lines have been pro - ducing in series since the beginning of 2025. More than 190 skilled workers are employed in Chachoengsao. The new location in the Bangkok metropoli - tan region stands out for its customer proximity and optimal connections. At its rst plant in Prachinburi, ALPLA will concentrate fully on extrusion blow moulding (EBM) in the future. High-growth Thai market In 2022, ALPLA consolidated its busi - ness in Southeast Asia and China to form the new Asia-Paci c (APAC) re - gion. That same year, the company en - Full recyclability, excellent trans- parency and impressing mechanical properties: Ultra-thin MDO-PE and MDO-PP lm produced on SML’s latest generation of cast lm lines open new opportunities to manufacturers and form the technical basis for the mono-material packaging solutions of tomorrow. www.sml.at Engineered to perform. Maximum film performance at full recyclability. 在北柳府阿普拉的 剪彩仪式: 阿普拉在北柳府的新工厂开幕（左起）：Issares Charuwonsathid （阿普 拉曼谷和业务发展主管）、Wilhelm M. Donko（奥地利大使）、Roland Wallner （阿普拉亚太地区董事总经理）、Pongpol Yodmuangcharoen（工 业部长秘书）、Philipp Lehner （阿普拉首席执行官）、Daniel Qiu （阿普 拉泰国总经理）、Michael Friedl（奥地利联邦经济商会）和Andreas Tabor （阿普拉运营经理）（照片：阿普拉） ALPLA_Chachoengsao-Ribbon-Cutting: At the opening of the new ALPLA plant in Chachoengsao (from left): Issares Charuwonsathid (ALPLA Head of TC Bangkok & Business Development), Wilhelm M. Donko (Austrian Ambassador), Roland Wallner (ALPLA Managing Director Region Asia Paci c), Pongpol Yodmuangcharoen (Secretary to the Minister of Industry), Philipp Lehner (ALPLA CEO), Daniel Qiu (ALPLA General Manager Thailand), Michael Friedl (Austrian Federal Economic Chamber) and Andreas Tabor (ALPLA Operation Manager) (Photos: ALPLA)