Colep Packaging

What Colep Packaging does

Colep Packaging is a Portugal-based, privately held manufacturer and supplier of metal and plastic packaging products headquartered in Vale de Cambra. Founded in 1965 by Ilídio Pinho, the company operates with 501-1,000 employees and produces packaging containers — most notably aerosol-format cans — used by consumer-facing brands across multiple end-use verticals.

The company's customer base spans personal care (deodorants, hair sprays, skincare products — identified as the leading demand segment), healthcare (inhalers and medical sprays, described as an emerging high-growth segment), household and industrial products (cleaning supplies, industrial applications), and food (preservation and packaging applications). Its value proposition is anchored in European manufacturing expertise and compliance with the region's strict packaging regulatory frameworks, which include early adoption of sustainable packaging solutions.

Colep Packaging operates within the global aerosol packaging market (projected at US$ 8.8 billion in 2026 growing to US$ 12.7 billion by 2032 at a 5.4% CAGR) and the related metal aerosol can market (USD 12 billion in 2025 growing to USD 17.6 billion by 2035 at a 3.9% CAGR). Europe is described as the dominant region due to regulatory leadership, with Asia Pacific the fastest-growing geography. The provided sources do not disclose specific products, pricing, distribution channels, named end customers, M&A activity, funding history, or revenue figures for the company, and the firm's own website returned only a verification page without detailed corporate content.

Name

Colep Packaging

Website

https://colep-pk.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1965

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Colep Packaging is a Portugal-based, privately held manufacturer of metal and plastic packaging containers serving personal care, healthcare, household/industrial, and food brands. Founded in 1965, it operates with 501-1,000 employees from Vale de Cambra within Europe's dominant aerosol packaging market.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Aerosol Packaging

NAICS

Plastics Packaging Film and Sheet (including Laminated) Manufacturing (326112)

SIC

Unsupported Plastics Film & Sheet (3081), Plastics, Foil & Coated Paper Bags (2673)

akta.pro primary industry

Rigid Cosmetic & Personal Care Plastic Packaging (Jars, Bottles, Compacts) (IMALAAAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Sampling & Travel-Size Packaging (Minis, Vials, Blisters) (IMALAJAL)

Keywords

• Metal packaging
• Aerosol packaging
• Plastic packaging
• Packaging manufacturing
• Sustainable packaging

Headquarters

HQ city

Vale De Cambra

HQ country

Portugal

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Infrastructure

Core offering

Colep Packaging is a manufacturer and supplier of metal and plastic packaging products, headquartered in Vale de Cambra, Portugal. The company produces aerosol packaging solutions for personal care products (deodorants, hair sprays, skincare), healthcare applications (inhalers, medical sprays), household and industrial products, and food packaging. It has been operating since 1965 with 501-1,000 employees.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Metal and Plastic Aerosol Packaging

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Alltub Group: Alltub is one of the world's largest producers of aluminum aerosol cans, with manufacturing facilities across Europe, North America, and South America. It is the most direct competitor to Colep Packaging in metal aerosol can manufacturing for personal care, household, and pharmaceutical customers.
• Tubex Group: Tubex is a specialist aluminum aerosol can manufacturer headquartered in Germany with operations across Europe. It directly competes with Colep in metal aerosol packaging for personal care, pharmaceutical, and food applications.

Broad incumbents

• Crown Holdings: Crown Holdings is a global metal packaging conglomerate with a dedicated aerosol cans division serving personal care, food, and household customers. It competes with Colep in metal aerosol packaging but operates across broader packaging categories at substantially larger scale.
• Ball Corporation: Ball Corporation is a major global metal packaging manufacturer with aerosol can offerings for personal care and household products. As a large diversified packaging incumbent, it competes with Colep's metal aerosol business while also serving beverage and food can markets.
• Ardagh Metal Packaging: Ardagh Metal Packaging is a global supplier of metal containers including aerosol cans and aluminum bottles. It competes with Colep across personal care and household aerosol applications but operates at significantly larger scale with global geographic reach.
• Silgan Holdings: Silgan is a diversified packaging conglomerate producing metal containers (including aerosol cans), plastic containers, and dispensing systems for personal care, food, and household customers. It overlaps with Colep across multiple packaging formats but at broader portfolio scale.
• Trivium Packaging: Trivium Packaging manufactures metal packaging including aerosol cans for personal care, food, and household markets across Europe and the Americas. It is comparable to Colep as a metal packaging specialist but with broader product breadth and geographic footprint.

Emerging players

• CCL Industries: CCL Industries is the world's largest specialty label manufacturer, with growing presence in aluminum containers and tubes for personal care. Its container expansion overlaps with Colep's personal care packaging focus, though CCL's primary identity remains labeling.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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