What Altium Packaging does

Altium Packaging is a North American rigid plastic container manufacturer headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, operating 65+ plants across the United States and Canada and producing more than 4 billion containers annually. The company designs, manufactures, and sells stock and custom HDPE, PET, and PP bottles, vials, caps, and closures in sizes from 1 ounce to 5 gallons, serving CPG customers across dairy, water, beverage, food, household chemicals, specialty chemicals, automotive, personal care, nutrition, and healthcare/pharmacy end markets. Core technical capabilities include blow molding, injection molding, and thermoforming, underpinned by proprietary technologies such as Dura-Lite® lightweighting (15-20% plastic reduction, commercialized 2016), Baritainer® monolayer barrier containers with Quoral® additive, Lamicon® EVOH multilayer oxygen barrier, and a post-consumer resin portfolio (EcoPrime®, PRISMA®, OceanBound Plastic, Deodorized Resin™) produced through the Envision Plastics subsidiary acquired in June 2014.

The business model is B2B enterprise sales with quote-based pricing, multi-year supply contracts, and direct engagement through an internal sales force and a custom design studio (Studio PKG). The company operates two e-commerce channels — a general product catalog (catalog.altiumpkg.com) and a healthcare-specific shop (shop.altiumhealthcare.com) — alongside on-site manufacturing partnerships such as the Milo's Tea Company bottle blowing facility established in September 2024. Altium Healthcare addresses pharmacy and pharmaceutical packaging through child-resistant cap and vial systems including ProMaxx®, ProPlus®, ProLite®, ProTect®, ProOne™, PRX™, TriMaxx®, and MAXI™. The company is privately held, backed by Loews Corporation since a 2017 investment, and employs approximately 4,000 people across its North American manufacturing network.

Name

Altium Packaging

Legal name

Altium Packaging LLC

Website

https://altiumpkg.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Altium Packaging is a North American rigid plastic container manufacturer operating 65+ plants that produce more than 4 billion HDPE, PET, and PP bottles, vials, caps, and closures annually for CPG customers across dairy, beverage, food, household chemicals, automotive, and healthcare end markets, backed by Loews Corporation since 2017.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Rigid Plastic Packaging Manufacturing

NAICS

All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing (326199)

SIC

Plastics Products, Nec (3089)

akta.pro primary industry

Rigid Pharmaceutical & Healthcare Plastic Packaging (Pill Bottles, Vials, Med-Grade Jars) (IMALAAAE)

Keywords

• Rigid plastic packaging
• Plastic bottle manufacturing
• Pharmaceutical vials closures
• Post-consumer resin supply
• Custom packaging design

Headquarters

HQ city

Atlanta

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Rigid Plastic Container Manufacturing: Altium Packaging manufactures and sells rigid plastic containers and closures across multiple materials (HDPE, PET, PP) and sizes (1 ounce to 5 gallons) to a broad range of industries including dairy, water, beverage, food, household chemicals, automotive, personal care, nutrition, and healthcare/pharmaceutical.
2. Custom Packaging Design Services (Studio PKG): Studio PKG provides custom packaging design services including market research, brand strategy, custom product design, engineering, 3D prototyping, and performance testing. This drives customer acquisition and long-term partnerships.
3. Post-Consumer Resin (PCR) Products: Envision Plastics, a subsidiary of Altium Packaging, produces and sells recycled resin products including EcoPrime®, PRISMA®, OceanBound Plastic, and Deodorized Resin™ to customers seeking sustainable packaging solutions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Altium Packaging designs and manufactures rigid plastic containers and closures (bottles, vials, caps) in HDPE, PET, and PP from 1 ounce to 5 gallons for dairy, water, beverage, food, household chemicals, automotive, personal care, nutrition, and healthcare/pharmacy customers across North America. The company complements its stock catalog with custom packaging design through Studio PKG, proprietary lightweighting (Dura-Lite®) and barrier (Baritainer®) technologies, and post-consumer recycled resins (EcoPrime®, PRISMA®, OceanBound Plastic) produced by its Envision Plastics subsidiary.

Product overview

Altium Packaging is a rigid plastic container packaging manufacturer and solutions provider with a diverse portfolio serving markets including dairy, water, beverage, food, household chemicals, automotive, specialty chemicals, personal care, and healthcare. The company operates over 65 facilities across North America and produces over four billion rigid plastic containers annually. Their product portfolio centers on stock and custom plastic bottles, vials, caps, and closures, with the Altium Healthcare division specializing in pharmacy and pharmaceutical packaging including ProMaxx, ProPlus, ProLite, ProTect, ProOne, PRX, TriMaxx, and MAXI series vials and bottles. The company offers sustainable packaging solutions through Envision Plastics subsidiary (EcoPrime, PRISMA, OceanBound Plastic PCR resins) and proprietary technologies including Dura-Lite lightweighting and Baritainer barrier plastics. Their Studio PKG design center provides custom packaging design services from concept through manufacturing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Envision Plastics: Post-consumer resin (PCR) solutions including EcoPrime, PRISMA, OceanBound Plastic, and Deodorized Resin products.
• Studio PKG
• Dura-Lite
• Baritainer

Products and services

• ProMaxx® Series Prescription Vials PET prescription vials with child-resistant reversible caps and one-piece cap system, designed to accept large labels and made from sustainable materials including post-consumer recycled PET, sold to pharmacy and pharmaceutical packaging customers.
• ProPlus® Series Vials Lightweight, clear, and strong PET vials with a one-cap-one-vial system offering both child-resistant and non-child-resistant cap options for pharmaceutical packaging customers.
• ProLite® Series Vials Revolutionary prescription vial and cap system that is automation-compatible with custom-printed closures and Pillboard® advertising on caps and labels for pharmacy customers.
• ProTect® Series Vials Reversible vial system engineered for automated dispensing machines without requiring conversion, allowing child-resistant or non-child-resistant orientation and featuring Pillboard® dual messaging on closures.
• ProOne™ Series Vials Dual-purpose reversible cap system that screws to threads outside the vial for security and can be converted to child-resistant or non-child-resistant orientation, meeting CPSC and USP performance requirements for pharmaceutical packaging customers.
• PRX™ Series Vials Drop-in replacement vials for push-and-turn vials in automation machines such as Parata, Kirby Lester, and Innovation systems, featuring 2-piece lug style caps.
• TriMaxx® Series Vials Triangular vials providing more space for dosage information with larger font readability, flat third panel for Pillboard® custom messaging, and all sizes using the same caps.
• MAXI™ Series Vials Extra large vials suitable for high volume orders, available in PET and HDPE materials in various sizes from 75 DRAM to 2750cc.
• High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) Bottles and Vials HDPE pharmaceutical bottles and vials available in multiple sizes and neck finishes, compatible with various child-resistant and non-child-resistant caps, sold to pharmacy and pharmaceutical packaging customers.
• Caps and Closures Comprehensive line of caps including ProMaxx CR, ProMaxx Reversible, MaxxEZ, ProPlus, ProLite, ProTect, ProOne, and PRX caps in various sizes and child-resistant configurations for pharmaceutical packaging customers.
• Prescription Labels One of the nation's largest manufacturers of prescription labels including pharmacy sheet labels, One Pull labels, thermal labels, and labels for various dispensing systems and computer formats.
• Dropper Bottles Glass dropper bottles with glass droppers to prevent chemical degradation, sold with attached droppers in convenient quantities for pharmaceutical and nutraceutical customers.
• Round Liquid Bottles Strong round PET bottles that are impervious to dispensed substances, with superior clarity and appearance, available in sizes from 2 ounce to 16 ounce for pharmaceutical and nutraceutical customers.
• Syringes and Bottle Adapters TSD syringes and bottle adapters in various sizes compatible with liquid rounds, TriMaxx, ProMaxx, and ProPlus bottles for accurate liquid dispensing by pharmacy customers.
• Plastic Freezer Spacers (Standard and Maxi) FDA-compliant, 100% recyclable plastic freezer spacers in Standard and Maxi designs that reduce blast freezing time by up to 25%, featuring six-way airflow and optional CureSlip anti-slip treatment, sold to food processors and cold storage operators.
• Baritainer® Barrier Containers Monolayer barrier plastic containers that are lightweight, recyclable, impact resistant, and provide effective oxygen barrier and flavor/aroma retention for solvent-based liquids, sold to specialty chemical, automotive, and industrial customers (using Quoral® additive).
• Dura-Lite® Lightweight Plastic Bottles Patented lightweight rigid plastic bottles that reduce plastic weight by approximately 15-20% while maintaining performance and fill line compatibility, serving dairy, water, food, beverage, health and beauty, household chemical, specialty chemical, and automotive customers.
• EcoPrime® Post-Consumer Recycled Resin Post-consumer recycled (PCR) resin from Envision Plastics, one of the highest PCR content materials in the marketplace, sold to CPG brands seeking sustainable packaging resin.
• PRISMA® Post-Consumer Recycled Resin Flagship post-consumer recycled resin product from Envision Plastics, marketed as offering unrivaled product innovation, sold to CPG brands seeking sustainable packaging resin.
• OceanBound Plastic Resin Post-consumer recycled resin sourced from ocean-bound plastic materials, part of Envision Plastics' sustainable resin portfolio, sold to CPG brands seeking ocean-plastic-recovered PCR content.
• Studio PKG Custom Packaging Design Services State-of-the-art custom packaging design center providing market research, brand strategy, custom product design, engineering, 3D prototyping, performance testing, and integrated manufacturing, sold to CPG brands seeking differentiated rigid plastic packaging.
• Stock Rigid Plastic Bottles Catalog (Dairy, Water, Beverage, Food, Automotive, Personal Care) Over 500 stock rigid plastic bottle molds in HDPE, PET, and PP from 1 oz to 5 gallons, sold via catalog.altiumpkg.com to enterprise and mid-market customers across dairy, water, beverage, food, automotive, household chemicals, personal care, healthcare, and industrial markets.

Quantifiable outcome

• 15% to 20% reduction in plastic weight with Dura-Lite® technology while maintaining performance and footprint
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers23 records

Segments11 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature9 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Milacron® Uniloy®coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Partnership with Milacron® Uniloy® to develop and commercialize the Dura-Lite® family of bottles using proprietary lightweighting technology. This collaboration was central to creating bottles that maintain performance despite a 15-20% weight reduction.
• Barrier PlasticscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to utilize Baritainer® product technology, developing special processing and testing techniques for monolayer barrier containers that are lightweight, recyclable, and impact resistant. Barrier Plastics provides the Quoral® additive technology.
• SFB Plastics Corp.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcquisition of SFB Plastics Corp., a family-owned rigid and thermoforming plastics packaging manufacturer in Wichita, Kansas, established in 1970. Pending retirement and lack of succession prompted the family exit. Altium served as the good steward for the business.
• DesignRushminorGTM or Marketing PartnerStudio PKG partners with DesignRush, a design agency directory and marketplace, for marketing and customer acquisition in the custom packaging design space.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Silgan Holdings: Major North American manufacturer of rigid containers, closures, and dispensing systems serving food, beverage, healthcare, and personal care end markets. Direct competitor in rigid plastic bottles and closures with overlapping customer base.
• Plastipak Holdings: Privately held rigid plastic container manufacturer with a strong focus on PCR and recycled-content packaging (similar to Altium/Envision). Competes directly in beverage, household chemicals, and food packaging with comparable custom design capabilities.
• Berry Global: One of the largest plastic packaging manufacturers in North America, producing rigid containers, bottles, and closures for similar CPG end markets including food, beverage, household chemicals, and personal care. Highly comparable to Altium in product category, customer profile, and manufacturing scale.
• Consolidated Container Company: North American rigid plastic container manufacturer with deep presence in dairy, water, and food-grade packaging—directly comparable to Altium's core markets. Sister/same-ownership connection through Loews Corporation strengthens comparability.
• Graham Packaging (Sealed Air): Specializes in custom rigid plastic containers with a strong presence in dairy, beverage, and food markets—directly overlapping with Altium's primary dairy segment. Operates a similar blow-molding and custom design model.
• AptarGroup: Global leader in dispensing systems, closures, and packaging components for beauty, personal care, food, beverage, and healthcare. Closely comparable to Altium's closure/cap business and healthcare/pharmacy dispensing product lines.
• TricorBraun: Large North American rigid packaging distributor and solutions provider serving CPG customers across food, beverage, personal care, and household products. Comparable in customer profile, custom packaging solutions, and distribution model.

Broad incumbents

• Amcor: Global packaging giant with a broad portfolio spanning flexible and rigid plastic packaging, healthcare packaging, and closures. Competes with Altium in rigid plastic containers and pharma packaging but on a much larger, more diversified scale.
• Sonoco Products: Diversified global packaging manufacturer serving consumer, industrial, healthcare, and protective packaging end markets. Overlaps with Altium in rigid plastic containers and healthcare packaging as a broader-format competitor.

Others

• Veritiv Corporation: North American distributor of packaging, print, and facility solutions. Adjacent to Altium as a packaging channel partner rather than a direct manufacturer, with overlap in serving CPG and industrial customers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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