Packaging converter ALPLA has expanded in the Caribbean by acquiring Puerto Rico-based Fortiflex, a company that manufactures buckets, canisters, crates, barrels and closures.
The two companies have been jointly producing packaging for the markets in the Caribbean and Central America since 2017. With the acquisition of Fortiflex, ALPLA strengthens the ALPLAindustrial division established in 2023 for large-volume packaging solutions and expands its offerings as a complete provider.
“Through the acquisition of Fortiflex, we strengthen our position, expand our portfolio, and set the stage for further growth in the region. We gain decades of experience, recognised quality and state-of-the-art production lines,” said Carlos Torres, ALPLA managing director Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean. All 102 employees have been taken over by ALPLA.
Fortiflex’s facilities supply products to major regional and international customers in the construction, chemical and food industries. In 2023, ALPLA and Fortiflex installed a new production line for buckets in Costa Rica. Further investments are planned.
The ALPLA Group is accelerating the production of large-volume plastics packaging.
“The business with industrial containers has great potential, and as a complete provider, we deliver closures and decorations along with them,” added Torres.
Terms of the deal were undisclosed.
