LINPAC Group

What LINPAC Group does

LINPAC Group is a privately held UK manufacturer and marketer of plastic packaging, founded in 1959 and headquartered in Featherstone, United Kingdom, with a website at linpacpackaging.com. Available data describes the company as a small enterprise operating with a workforce in the 11-50 employee range, with no public listing, ticker symbol, or exchange references identified in the source. The company's operating status, ownership structure, parent entities, institutional investors, and detailed product or technology stack are not documented in the provided source material. The only named leader in the data is Silvia De Angelis, who serves as Operations Director, with no further management team detail provided.

The input data does not contain first-party information on LINPAC Group's specific product lines, manufacturing processes, certifications, customer base, pricing model, or revenue model. Notably, the source's technology, value proposition, and firmographic-financial fields explicitly disclaim LINPAC-specific information, stating that the underlying data pertains to Klöckner Pentaplast (a separate global rigid-films business) rather than to LINPAC Group itself. Consequently, this description is constrained to the verifiable firmographic facts: LINPAC Group is a small, privately held UK-based plastic packaging manufacturer with a long operating history (founded 1959), and any deeper assessment of products, customers, technology, or business model would require additional primary-source data not present in the input.

Name

LINPAC Group

Legal name

Klöckner Pentaplast Group

Website

https://linpacpackaging.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1965

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

LINPAC Group is a privately held UK-based manufacturer and marketer of plastic packaging, founded in 1959, headquartered in Featherstone, with 11-50 employees and operating under the linpacpackaging.com domain.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Plastic Packaging

NAICS

Plastics Bag and Pouch Manufacturing (326111)

SIC

Plastics, Foil & Coated Paper Bags (2673)

akta.pro primary industry

Plastic Trays, Clamshells & Blister Packaging Manufacturing (IMANAEAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Flexible Plastic Packaging (Bags, Pouches, Sachets) Manufacturing (IMANAEAC), Compostable & Bio-Based Packaging (PLA/PHA, Starch Blends, Cellulose Films) (IMALAMAB)

Keywords

• Plastic packaging
• Packaging manufacturing
• Rigid containers
• Food packaging
• Consumer packaging

Headquarters

HQ city

Featherstone

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel

Core offering

LINPAC Group manufactures and markets plastic packaging products. Headquartered in Featherstone, United Kingdom, the company operates its business through linpacpackaging.com and serves customers in the plastic packaging sector.

Product overview

Klöckner Pentaplast is a global leader in recycled content products and high-barrier protective packaging, operating as a diversified portfolio of product lines across multiple market segments. The company offers rigid and flexible plastic solutions organized into six main categories: Pharma and Medical (pharmaceutical packaging films, medical device packaging including kpNext® MDR1, and nutraceuticals with kpEnhance products), Consumer Packaging (thermoforming films, static control films, and PCR films for sustainability), Food Packaging (including kp Elite® Nova MAP trays and kp Infinity® recyclable trays), Labels (sustainable labels, shrink sleeves, pressure-sensitive labels), Cards and Graphics (card films, decorative films), and Home/Building/Construction (construction films, decorative films, flooring films). The portfolio is unified by a focus on sustainable protection solutions, with recent launches emphasizing recyclability and circular economy compatibility.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• kpNext® MDR1: Advanced copolyester film for medical device packaging, 100% compatible with PET recycling stream.
• kp Elite® Nova
• kp Infinity®
• kpEnhance
• BlisterPro

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves1 record

Broad incumbents

• Pactiv Evergreen: North American-focused foodservice and food merchandising packaging producer with rigid plastic trays, clamshells, and MAP products. Comparable rigid plastic food-packaging portfolio, though primarily serving US QSR and retail channels.
• Berry Global: Large diversified plastic packaging manufacturer across rigid containers, films, and consumer packaging globally. Broader portfolio spans food, healthcare, and industrial, with rigid food packaging a meaningful segment that competes with LINPAC's focus.
• Sealed Air: Global packaging company focused on food protection (Cryovac), protective packaging, and automated packaging systems. Overlaps with LINPAC in food packaging films and tray systems for protein and fresh-food markets.
• Sonoco Products: Diversified global packaging manufacturer serving food, personal care, and industrial markets with rigid plastic, paperboard, and flexible packaging. Overlaps with LINPAC in food retail packaging formats.
• Amcor: Global packaging giant spanning flexible and rigid plastic packaging for food, beverage, pharma, and personal care. Competes broadly with LINPAC across flexible films and rigid food trays, especially in Europe.
• Huhtamaki: European-headquartered food and consumer packaging manufacturer offering rigid plastic trays, cups, and containers alongside fiber-based foodservice packaging. Directly comparable in fresh-food rigid packaging for UK/European customers.

Direct peers

• Klöckner Pentaplast: Global producer of rigid and flexible plastic films for pharma, medical, food, and consumer packaging. Directly comparable product portfolio across rigid trays, thermoforming films, and sustainable packaging formats; serves overlapping end markets in food and consumer packaging.
• Constantia Flexibles: Austrian-headquartered flexible plastic and aluminum packaging producer primarily serving food, pharma, and consumer markets. Comparable European footprint and flexible-packaging product range overlapping with LINPAC's portfolio.
• Coveris: Europe-based rigid and flexible plastic packaging manufacturer serving food, consumer, and industrial markets. Comparable product mix of trays, films, and containers with a European manufacturing footprint overlapping LINPAC's UK base.
• Faerch: Specialist in rigid plastic food packaging trays and containers for fresh food, ready meals, and protein categories. Closely comparable product focus on food-grade rigid trays and recycle-ready formats for European retailers.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat1 record

Key risks5 records

Key highlights3 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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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