BELP, Switzerland – alupak AG of Switzerland, the pioneer of coffee capsules since the 1980s and one of the leading manufacturers of aluminium coffee capsules has agreed with Norden Alu Technology SL of Spain to acquire its business trading under the name ALUCAPS effective immediately.
The acquisition: a combination of two successful businesses
alupak AG has co-developed the first coffee capsules on behalf of Nestlé Nespresso in the 1980’s. From the pioneering moment changing the coffee world to today, alupak has been a leading producer of aluminium deep-drawn coffee capsules and is trusted development partner for its customers which include well-known coffee brands with global reach.
The development of customized solutions for its customers and large-scale contract manufacturing makes alupak a growth partner to the single serve industry. The foundation of alupak’s key role in the market are Swiss precision, quality and reliability as well as state-of-the- art technology. alupak has been instrumental in key industry innovations and in following the path of sustainability for coffee capsules by using recycled material for almost all of its products.
The acquired company Norden Alu Technology S.L. will further act in the same way as alupak Iberia SL. It continues to trade globally under the name alucaps and is a highly dynamic and inventive company proactively addressing its customers’ needs with caring, flexible and fast service around the globe. Being close to regional coffee fillers and offering them market-ready capsules with customization features are the hallmarks of alucaps, enabling customers to focus on the quality of the coffee experience of consumers.
Patricia Bumann-Kolb, President of the supervisory board of alupak AG, explains the rationale of the acquisition: “alupak aspires to be now and in the future the favorite partner for single serve to customers everywhere. We have best-in-class products and provide under one roof a global service and care.”
Andreas Zenz, CEO of alupak AG adds: “We offer our customers direct access to highest quality manufacturing and innovation, whether from Switzerland with our development and technology capabilities or from Spain and in the world through alucaps with global service and care. We are happy to welcome the great alucaps team to the alupak family and Albert and Marc Vilardell into the alupak leadership team.”
Albert Vilardell, the CEO of alupak Iberia SL, comments: “The acquisition of our family business marks the next phase in our ambition to provide the best experience to our customers and partners everywhere in the world. Our customers can expect even more in future in terms of product quality, technical leadership and sustainability thanks to alupak’s support and their Center of Technology Excellence in Switzerland. We are very happy and proud to join forces with the pioneer of coffee capsules.”
About alupak
alupak is a leading manufacturer of deep-drawn aluminium packaging, known for fostering long-term, trusting partnerships with customers. alupak is the pioneer of single serve coffee capsules and at the forefront of developing new products based on aluminium and innovative material technologies for single-serve capsules. With an annual production capacity of over 10 billion capsules, some of the most prominent companies in the world rely on alupak for development and highly reliable manufacturing.
About NORDEN ALU TECHNOLOGY S.L.
NORDEN ALU TECHNOLOGY S.L. stands for creating new aluminium single serve packaging solutions and set new standards by working with their customers.
In order to achieve optimal material specifications for existing and future products and applications, NORDEN ALU TECHNOLOGY S.L. undertakes a continuous development process of the materials used as well as alternative manufacturing and finishing processes. The drive to improve all processes is firmly anchored in the corporate culture which will be continued by alupak IBERIA S.L.
