ALPLA Looks to Reduce Carbon Footprint by 10% by 2022

The third sustainability report released by ALPLA provides detailed insights into the company’s development strategy. The report describes the progress of sustainable development from 2016 to 2018, which has then been used as a basis for formulating ambitious objectives for 2019 to 2022.
 
ALPLA’s sustainability record for the past three years is positive: energy consumption in relation to production volumes was reduced by 6.6% and consumption of fresh water in relation to material usage by 40%. The company even far exceeded its target for using recycled materials.
 
“Demand has risen sharply in the reporting period. ALPLA has more than 25 years of experience in recycling, both in the manufacture of recyclates and in their processing. That’s why we’re able to offer our customers functioning solutions on both sides,” said Christoph Hoffmann, director corporate strategy, sustainability and circular economy.
 
“Global targets can only be achieved with efforts by all regions,” said Linda Mauksch, sustainability officer at ALPLA since 2012.

ALPLA has 178 plants in 46 countries. Of these plants, 72 are “in-house’,” meaning they are directly part of the customer’s operations. This approach reduces transport routes and carbon emissions. 
 
ALPLA can point to several flagship initiatives in the area of product development: from bottles made entirely of recyclate and the home-compostable coffee capsule to the Simple One, a HDPE bottle that is up to 60% lighter than standard bottles. From 2022, the company wants to bring at least three innovations to the market each year.
 
It also aims to reduce its carbon footprint absolutely by 10% – even with its projected annual growth of 3%.
 
With its New Plastics Economy Global Commitment, ALPLA has committed to manufacturing 100% recyclable products by 2025 and investing €50 million in the expansion of recycling activities. The volume of processed post-consumer recycled materials should rise to 25% of total material usage by this time.