What Pretium Packaging does

Pretium Packaging (legal entity: Pretium Packaging, L.L.C.) is a U.S.-headquartered manufacturer of rigid plastic packaging serving consumer-facing brand owners. The company operates 26 manufacturing facilities across five countries (United States, Canada, Mexico, the Netherlands, and Ireland), employs approximately 2,800 associates, and produces more than 2 billion PET and HDPE containers annually. Its stated customer base exceeds 700 B2B accounts in food and beverage, healthcare, nutrition and wellness, personal care, and household chemicals. Vertically segmented go-to-market is executed through direct enterprise sales, with Key Account Managers and Customer Service teams organized by plant location and supplemented by a stocking distributor network in North America and Europe.

The core product line consists of rigid plastic bottles, jars, and closures manufactured from PET, HDPE, and polypropylene resin. Pretium deploys multiple molding technologies including reheat stretch blow molding, extrusion blow molding, injection stretch blow molding, and injection molding, supported by over 2,100 stock molds, 875 custom colors, and capabilities ranging from 6 oz hot-fill containers to 11.6-liter formats. A dedicated Innovation team supports new package development, and the company emphasizes sustainable solutions with up to 100% post-consumer recycled content and bio-based resin offerings. Acquired subsidiaries retained as product platforms include Starplex Scientific (healthcare/sterile containers), Olcott Plastics (beauty/personal care PP jars), Alpha Packaging (health, wellness, specialty food across North America and Europe), and Grupo Edid brands Ediplast and Ediprint (Mexico-based thin-wall injection molding and FSC-certified paperboard printing).

Pretium has been owned by Clearlake Capital Group since January 2020, when Clearlake acquired the company from Genstar Capital. Under Clearlake ownership, Pretium pursued an acquisition-led expansion strategy, completing multiple add-ons including Alpha Packaging (October 2021) and Grupo Edid (December 2021). In January 2026, the company completed a pre-packaged Chapter 11 restructuring that reduced funded debt by over $900 million, provided over $175 million in liquidity, included over $500 million in new debt commitments, and a $50 million new equity investment from Clearlake, which remains the largest shareholder. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed; standard payment terms are net 30 days from invoice.

Name

Pretium Packaging

Legal name

Pretium Packaging, L.L.C.

Website

https://pretiumpkg.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

Pretium Packaging manufactures rigid plastic bottles, jars, and closures (PET, HDPE, polypropylene) for consumer brands in food and beverage, healthcare, nutrition, personal care, and household chemicals, operating 26 plants across 5 countries with 2,800 associates and over 700 customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Rigid Plastic Packaging

NAICS

Plastics Packaging Materials and Unlaminated Film and Sheet Manufacturing (32611)

SIC

Miscellaneous Plastics Products (3080)

akta.pro primary industry

Custom & Specialty Rigid Plastic Packaging (Decorated, Premium, Unique Shapes) (IMALAAAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

PET Bottles & Preforms (IMALAAAA), Mono-Material & Recyclability-Designed Packaging (Design-for-Recycling, Barrier Alternatives) (IMALAMAD), Rigid Cosmetic & Personal Care Plastic Packaging (Jars, Bottles, Compacts) (IMALAAAF), PP Jars, Tubs & Containers (IMALAAAC)

Keywords

• Rigid plastic packaging
• PET containers manufacturing
• Custom blow molding
• Hot-fill containers
• Sustainable packaging solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Chesterfield

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices24 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Rigid Plastic Packaging Manufacturing: Design and manufacture of rigid plastic containers, bottles, jars, and closures for diverse end markets. Revenue generated from product sales to B2B customers across food and beverage, healthcare, personal care, household chemicals, and nutrition/wellness sectors. Manufacturing capabilities include PET, HDPE, and polypropylene-based packaging with standard and custom specifications.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Pretium Packaging designs and manufactures rigid plastic packaging containers — bottles, jars, and closures — using PET, HDPE, and polypropylene resins. It sells these custom and stock packaging products to B2B brand owners across food and beverage, healthcare, personal care, nutrition and wellness, and household chemicals markets through its own manufacturing network and stocking distributors.

Product overview

Pretium Packaging is a manufacturer of sustainable rigid packaging solutions offering bottles, jars, and closures primarily made from PET, HDPE, and polypropylene resin. The product portfolio centers on core rigid plastic containers with specialized capabilities including hot-fill containers and custom molding services. The company operates a stock molding program with over 2,100 standard molds and custom design capabilities. Acquired brands include Starplex Scientific (healthcare packaging), Olcott Plastics (beauty care), and operations in Mexico through Ediplast (containers) and Ediprint (printing services). Products support up to 100% post-consumer recycled content and serve markets including food and beverage, healthcare, personal care, nutrition and wellness, and household chemicals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Ediplast: Mexico-based division providing sustainability-focused blow and injection molded containers and closure systems, serving over 300 customers across diverse industries.
• Ediprint
• Boxmore Plastics
• Alpha Packaging
• Custom Blow Molding (CBM)
• Starplex Scientific

Products and services

• Rigid Plastic Containers Bottles, jars, and closures manufactured from PET, HDPE, and polypropylene resins, available with up to 100% post-consumer recycled material content. Sold to B2B brand owners across food and beverage, healthcare, personal care, nutrition, and household chemicals end markets.
• Tums Bio-based Bottle Bio-based PET antacid bottle for Haleon's Tums brand, manufactured with renewable feedstocks and recyclable resin. Designed for consumer healthcare customers seeking sustainability improvements.
• Custom Blow Molding (CBM) Sports Nutrition Line HDPE jars and canisters for sports and active nutrition packaging, offered in 13 standard sizes from 14oz to 70oz with various neck finishes. Targeted at sports nutrition brand owners.
• Starplex Scientific Healthcare Packaging Leak-resistant sterilized containers, biological sampling swabs, and pharmaceutical-grade containers and closures. Sold to clinical, laboratory, and drug manufacturing customers.
• Olcott Plastics Beauty Care Packaging Injection molded and decorated single and double wall polypropylene (PP) jars, seamless PET jars, and PP closures for premier beauty and healthcare companies.
• Ediplast Containers and Closures Sustainability-focused blow and injection molded containers and closure systems manufactured in Mexico, serving over 300 customers across food and beverage, home care, healthcare, and personal care.
• Ediprint Paperboard and Carton Printing

Quantifiable outcome

• 70% carbon footprint reduction achieved with bio-based bottle for Tums
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered strategic and core.

• LyondellBasellstrategicTechnology or Integration · 5 September 2025Material supplier for the Tums bio-based bottle collaboration. Provided renewable feedstocks that enabled approximately 70% carbon footprint reduction compared to virgin fossil-based plastic while maintaining compatibility with existing recycling infrastructure.
• HaleonstrategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 September 2025Global consumer healthcare company that switched its Tums antacid bottle to recyclable bio-based resin through collaboration with Pretium Packaging and LyondellBasell. Announced at the 2025 Packaging Recycling Summit.
• Grupo EdidcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 December 2021Acquired in December 2021, Grupo Edid (including Ediplast, Edipacks, Refrepet, and Ediprint) expanded Pretium's operations into Mexico. The company specializes in thin-wall injection molding and FSC-certified paperboard and micro-corrugated printed packaging. Grupo Edid serves 300+ customers across food and beverage, home care, healthcare, and personal care markets.
• Alpha Consolidated Holdings (Alpha Packaging)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 September 2021Acquired in October 2021, Alpha provides short- and medium-run rigid packaging production capabilities with focus on healthcare and health and wellness verticals. Operates 10 facilities including 8 in US and Western Canada plus 2 in Europe. Serves 1,000+ customers.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• AptarGroup: Global supplier of dispensing systems, closures, and packaging components primarily for personal care, beauty, food, and healthcare. While Aptar focuses more on closures/dispensing and less on bottles/jars, it serves the same customer base as Pretium's personal care segment (Olcott) and competes for premium packaging budgets.
• Sonoco Products: Diversified global packaging manufacturer with rigid plastics, paperboard, and flexible packaging operations. Pretium's Ediprint paperboard business directly competes with Sonoco's paperboard packaging, and Sonoco's rigid container portfolio overlaps with Pretium across healthcare and personal care.
• Amcor (merged with Berry Global): Global packaging giant formed by Amcor-Bemis and Berry Global mergers, with a substantial rigid plastics container business serving food, beverage, healthcare, and personal care end markets. Directly comparable to Pretium across nearly all product categories and customer verticals, but operates at much larger scale with a broader flexible packaging portfolio.

Direct peers

• Plastipak Holdings: Privately-held PET preform and rigid container manufacturer serving beverage, food, and consumer goods markets. Closely comparable to Pretium's PET business with similar blow molding capabilities and heavy focus on sustainability/PCR content, operating as a direct competitor in PET-based packaging.
• Silgan Holdings: Major North American manufacturer of rigid plastic containers, closures, and dispensing systems for food, beverage, personal care, and household products. Operates a comparable multi-plant network with similar molding technologies (blow and injection molding) and serves overlapping customer verticals, making it one of Pretium's closest pure-play competitors.
• ALPLA Werke: Family-owned Austrian rigid plastic packaging manufacturer with global manufacturing footprint serving food, beverage, personal care, and household products. Comparable multi-technology platform (blow and injection molding), strong sustainability positioning, and similar B2B direct-sales model make ALPLA one of Pretium's most direct global competitors.
• O.Berk Company: Privately-held US rigid plastic packaging manufacturer and distributor serving personal care, beauty, household, and food verticals. Specializes in smaller-quantity runs and custom packaging similar to Pretium's stock molding program, competing for the same mid-market and specialty customers.
• TricorBraun: One of the largest distributors of rigid packaging in North America, supplying bottles, jars, and closures across food, beverage, personal care, and household verticals. While primarily a distributor rather than manufacturer, TricorBraun competes with Pretium for the same customer packaging budgets and offers comparable SKUs.
• Alpha Packaging (acquired by Pretium): Now part of Pretium but historically operated as a standalone competitor focused on PET and HDPE rigid packaging for personal care and specialty food/beverage. The acquisition integration illustrates the consolidation occurring in the industry and reflects the type of tuck-in deals Pretium may pursue further.

Emerging players

• Mauser Packaging Solutions: Global rigid packaging manufacturer specializing in industrial containers (drums, IBCs, reconditioning) with growing presence in consumer-grade packaging. Less direct overlap than Berry/Silgan but competes with Pretium's household chemicals segment and serves some of the same industrial end markets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors1 record

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M&A7 records

Investments

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