Linhardt

Name

Linhardt

Legal name

LINHARDT Group GmbH

Website

https://linhardt.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1940

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

LINHARDT Group GmbH is a German manufacturer of aluminium and plastic packaging, including tubes, aerosol cans, and bottles. Founded circa 1940, the privately-held company employs approximately 1,800 people across 9 locations, serving healthcare, beauty, and home-industrial customers in 70 countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Packaging Manufacturing

NAICS

Aluminum Sheet, Plate, and Foil Manufacturing (331315), Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing (326)

SIC

Metal Cans (3411), Miscellaneous Plastics Products (3080)

akta.pro primary industry

Aerosol Cans (Personal Care, Household, Industrial) (IMALADAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Aerosol & Pressurized Packaging (Cans, Valves, Actuators) (IMALAJAD), Aluminum Trays, Pans & Foil Containers (Semi-Rigid) (IMALADAH), Rigid Cosmetic & Personal Care Plastic Packaging (Jars, Bottles, Compacts) (IMALAAAF)

Keywords

• Aluminium packaging
• Plastic tubes
• Aerosol cans
• Pharmaceutical packaging
• Cosmetic packaging

Headquarters

HQ city

Viechtach

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Packaging product sales: Manufacture and sale of aluminium and plastic packaging solutions including tubes, aerosol cans, bottles, and cans to Beauty, Healthcare, and Home & Industrial sectors

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Linhardt develops and manufactures aluminium and plastic packaging solutions, including collapsible and rigid aluminium tubes, plastic tubes, aerosol cans, aluminium cans, aluminium bottles, cigar tubes, and application pens. The company serves manufacturers in the Healthcare, Beauty, and Home & Industrial sectors, supplying packaging for pharmaceutical, cosmetic, oral care, and household product applications.

Product overview

Linhardt is a manufacturer of aluminium and plastic packaging solutions, offering a comprehensive portfolio of tubes (collapsible aluminium tubes, rigid aluminium tubes, plastic tubes), aerosol cans, aluminium cans, aluminium bottles, cigar tubes, and application pens. The company serves three primary business sectors: Beauty, Healthcare, and Home & Industrial. Innovation products include TopTube, NextGen PCR Plastic Tube, PCR Aluminium Tube, and Midi-B. Linhardt operates globally with 9 locations, serving 70 countries and employing approximately 1,800 people.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• TopTube: Innovation product - plastic tube solution
• NextGen PCR
• Midi-B

Products and services

• Collapsible Aluminium Tubes Collapsible aluminium tube packaging for applications across beauty, healthcare, and home care sectors.
• Rigid Aluminium Tubes Rigid aluminium tubes offering enhanced protection for sensitive formulations in healthcare and beauty applications.
• Plastic Tubes Plastic tube packaging solutions including the TopTube and NextGen PCR plastic tube variants for sustainable packaging.
• Aerosol Cans Aerosol can packaging for various industrial and consumer applications.
• Aluminium Cans Aluminium can packaging for diverse applications across packaging sectors.
• Aluminium Bottles Aluminium bottle packaging solutions including the Midi-B innovation product offering premium aesthetics and functional benefits.
• Cigar Tubes Specialized cigar tubes for premium tobacco packaging.
• Application Pens Application pen packaging solutions for precise product dispensing.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Albea Group: Albea is one of the world's largest manufacturers of cosmetics and personal care packaging, including tubes, aerosol cans, compacts, and bottles. Directly comparable to Linhardt across Beauty, Healthcare and Home markets with a similarly broad tube-and-can portfolio serving global brand owners.
• Hoffmann Neopac: Swiss-based manufacturer of aluminium and plastic tubes plus aerosol cans serving pharmaceutical, cosmetics, and oral care markets. Closely aligned with Linhardt's tube-centric, healthcare and beauty-led value proposition, including recent PCR and recyclable tube launches.
• ALLTUB: European manufacturer specialised in aluminium tubes for pharmaceutical, cosmetic and industrial applications. Directly comparable head-to-head competitor in collapsible and rigid aluminium tubes sold into similar Healthcare and Beauty accounts.

Broad incumbents

• CCL Industries: Large global specialty packaging group with healthcare, beauty and consumer packaging divisions including tube and aluminium container operations. Comparable as a much larger incumbent offering overlapping capabilities across Linhardt's verticals.
• Amcor: Global packaging giant with rigid containers, flexibles and healthcare packaging businesses. Provides broad-incumbent benchmark for scale economics, PCR investments and multinational customer reach overlapping with Linhardt's target accounts.
• Sonoco Products: Diversified global packaging manufacturer serving consumer and healthcare end-markets with rigid paper, plastic and metal containers. Comparable as a broader incumbent selling into similar consumer staples/industrial procurement channels.
• Crown Holdings: One of the world's largest metal packaging producers supplying cans, ends and specialty metal containers globally. Directly overlapping in aluminium cans and aerosol cans serving personal care and industrial customers comparable to Linhardt's offerings.
• Silgan Holdings: Leading North American and European provider of rigid packaging including metal containers, plastic containers and dispensing systems. Comparable breadth of metal and plastic packaging portfolio serving similar consumer goods end-customers.
• Huhtamaki: Global food and consumer packaging supplier with operations in flexible, rigid and foodservice packaging. Adjacent incumbent serving similar multinational brand-owner customers with overlapping sustainability and PCR development priorities.

Emerging players

• AptarGroup: Specialty dispensing and packaging systems supplier for beauty, personal care, home care and pharma with a portfolio of pumps, sprayers, valves and closures. Partially overlaps with Linhardt's application pen and dispensing-focused product lines, particularly in Beauty and Healthcare.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@linhardt1744
• Facebookde-de.facebook.com/linhardt.packaging
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/linhardt
• Instagraminstagram.com/linhardt.group

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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