Silgan Closures

What Silgan Closures does

Silgan Closures GmbH is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Silgan Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: SLGN) and a global manufacturer of metal, plastic, and composite closures for the food and beverage packaging industry, headquartered in Munich, Germany. The company's portfolio covers Twist-Off and PT (Press Twist) metal closures, plastic closures, and hybrid composite closures serving nine documented market segments: Deli & Dress, Baby Food/Juice, Fruit & Vegetables, Jam, Fish & Meat, Dairy, Pickles, Still Beverages, and Water. Alongside closures, Silgan Closures sells the Silgan White Cap equipment line — capping machines, closure feeders, magnet elevators, and Dud Detectors — under a "Total System Solution" model that integrates the closure, the application equipment, and aftermarket service including litho design customization.

The business is operated through a network of local sales offices spanning approximately 70 countries and a manufacturing footprint that includes facilities in Munich and Hanover (Germany), Battipaglia (Italy), Doncaster (United Kingdom), Louny (Czech Republic), Niepolomice (Poland), Izmir (Turkey), Downers Grove and Portola (United States), and the Philippines. The company holds food-safety and quality certifications (BRCGS across multiple sites, ISO 9001 in Southeast Asia), an ISO 50001 Energy Management certification, EMAS registration in Battipaglia, and runs the GLAME sustainability initiative promoting glass-and-metal packaging with stated 91% metal and 87% glass recycling rates. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed; the German market is additionally served via the shop.silgan-closures.com e-commerce storefront. The parent group, Silgan Holdings Inc., reported approximately $5.68 billion in annual net sales in 2021 across 100 global manufacturing facilities, but segment-level financials for Silgan Closures are not disclosed.

Name

Silgan Closures

Legal name

Silgan Closures GmbH

Website

https://silgan-closures.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Silgan Closures GmbH, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Silgan Holdings Inc., manufactures metal, plastic, and composite closures plus capping equipment for global food and beverage packaging customers across approximately 70 countries and nine vertical segments.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Packaging Closures

NAICS

Other Plastics Product Manufacturing (32619)

SIC

Metal Cans (3411), General Industrial Machinery & Equipment (3560)

akta.pro primary industry

Metal Closures & Caps (Crown Caps, Lug/Twist Caps, ROPP) (IMALADAF)

Keywords

• Metal closures
• Plastic closures
• Composite closures
• Food packaging closures
• Sealing equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

München

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices10 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Closure Products Sales: Sale of metal, plastic, and composite closures for food and beverage packaging applications. Revenue is generated through direct B2B sales of closure products to food and beverage manufacturers.
2. Service & Equipment: Sale and support of closing equipment including capper machines (White Cap 100, 150, 200, 300, 500-1, 600-1), closure feeders, and Dud detectors. Also includes litho design services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Silgan Closures manufactures and supplies metal, plastic, and composite closures for glass and plastic packaging used by food and beverage producers worldwide. Its offering goes beyond closures through a "Total System Solution" that bundles the closures with sealing/capping equipment (Silgan White Cap series), closure feeding and inspection systems, lithographic design services, and an interactive Closure Selector tool. The company targets segments including deli, baby food/juice, fruit & vegetables, jam, fish & meat, dairy, pickles, still beverages, and water.

Product overview

Silgan Closures is a globally leading provider of metal, plastic, and composite closures for the food and beverage packaging industry. The company operates a Total System Solution approach, offering not only closures but also the complementary sealing equipment (sealing machines, closure feeders, elevators) and services (Litho Design Service, Closure Selector tool) needed to apply them. The core product portfolio includes Metal Closures (Twist-Off and PT types), Plastic Closures, and Composite Closures, supported by a range of sealing equipment from the Silgan White Cap series (100, 150, 200, 300, 500-1, 600-1), closure feeding systems, and quality control equipment like the Dud Detector. The company also operates the GLAME sustainability initiative promoting glass and metal packaging, and provides an eShop for German business customers. Silgan Closures serves markets including Deli & Dress, Baby Food/Juice, Fruit & Vegetables, Jam, Fish & Meat, Dairy, Pickles, Still Beverages, and Water.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• GLAME: Sustainability initiative combining Glass and Metal packaging. GLAME stands for Gla-ss and Me-tal and represents the conscious choice for sustainable consumption through glass containers with metal closures.

Products and services

• Metal Closures (Twist-Off & PT) Metal closures for glass and plastic packaging in the food and beverage industry, including Twist-Off and PT (Press-Twist) closure variants engineered for secure sealing across multiple applications.
• Plastic Closures Plastic closure solutions for food and beverage packaging, offering innovative designs for various market segments.
• Composite Closures Hybrid metal and plastic closure solutions combining benefits of both materials for specialized packaging requirements.
• Silgan White Cap Sealing Equipment Series (100/150/200/500-1/600-1) Industrial capper/sealing machines in the Silgan White Cap 100, 150, 200, 500-1, and 600-1 variants for applying closures on food and beverage packaging production lines at low to high capacities.
• Silgan White Cap 300 (CWS 300) Capper Capper machine for line speeds of up to 300 Twist-Off closures per minute with short changeover times, designed for medium line speeds and parallel processing of multiple lines.
• Closure Feeding Systems (Hopper SST, Magnet Elevator Type CSE, Magnet Elevator Type MF) Hopper and magnetic elevator systems for smooth, reliable closure supply, transportation, and orientation to capping machines on production lines.
• Dud Detector (Silgan White Cap MFB TS) Inline detection system for identifying defective or improperly seated closures on containers to support quality control on packaging lines.
• Litho Design Service Custom design service for lithographic printing on closures, enabling brand customization and differentiation on metal caps.
• Closure Selector (Interactive Tool) Online product selection tool allowing customers to filter and identify suitable closures by market segment (Deli & Dress, Baby Food/Juice, Fruit & Vegetables, Jam, Fish & Meat, Dairy, Pickles, Still Beverages, Water).
• Silgan Closures eShop (Germany) Online ordering platform for commercial customers in Germany to purchase closures and related products.

Quantifiable outcome

• 91% recycling rate for metal packaging
• +1 more outcomes

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Berry Global: Large diversified packaging manufacturer with plastics, containers, and closures across consumer and industrial end markets. Comparable to Silgan Closures through its rigid plastic and closure offerings for F&B customers.
• Amcor: Global packaging incumbent with broad rigid and flexible packaging portfolios serving food and beverage. Overlaps with Silgan Closures through rigid-container-adjacent offerings and shared multinational CPG customers.
• Silgan Holdings Inc. The publicly-traded parent (NASDAQ: SLGN) of Silgan Closures; as the broader group, it is the ultimate comparator for the closures division's economics and serves overlapping global F&B rigid packaging customers.

Direct peers

• Guala Closures: Specialist manufacturer of metal and plastic closures for beverages, spirits, and food with global operations. Direct competitor in Twist-Off and ROPP closures serving overlapping wine, spirits, and food-customer accounts.
• Pelliconi: Italian-based global manufacturer of metal crown caps and plastic closures for beverage and food markets. Highly comparable to Silgan Closures' Twist-Off portfolio and European manufacturing footprint.
• Crown Holdings: Global manufacturer of metal packaging including metal closures (crown caps, ROPP closures, twist-off) for food and beverage customers. Direct overlap with Silgan Closures' Twist-Off metal closure portfolio and global F&B customer base.
• Massilly: European metal packaging group producing closures, bottle caps, and metal containers primarily for food markets. Directly comparable to Silgan Closures' Twist-Off and lug-closure offerings for jam, baby food, and canned goods.
• Global Closure Systems: Manufacturer of plastic and metal closures for beverage and personal care markets. Comparable to Silgan Closures' plastic closure line and overlap in still beverages and water segments.
• AptarGroup: Leading global supplier of dispensing closures, pumps, and sealing solutions for food, beverage, personal care, and pharma. Closely comparable to Silgan Closures' plastic and composite closure business and to its dispensing/functional closure roadmap.
• Tecnocap: Global manufacturer of metal and plastic closures serving food, beverage, personal care, and industrial markets. Closely overlaps with Silgan Closures' metal closure offering and plastic closure diversification.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/silganclosures
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/silgan-equipment

Compliance8 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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