What Ampak does

Ampak Inc. is a privately held Canadian manufacturer of rigid plastic and glass packaging containers, founded in 1960 and headquartered in Laval, Quebec. The company produces bottles, jars, and closures for four primary verticals: Food & Beverage, Pharmaceutical & Nutraceutical, Industrial & Automotive, and Health & Beauty. Manufacturing is conducted through four wholly owned operating subsidiaries — Ampak Plast Inc., Ampak PET Inc., Reaction Packaging Inc. (an extrusion-blow-molding operation acquired in 2015 and relocated to a 100,000 sq ft facility in Brampton, Ontario), and Multicap Inc. — supplemented by the Arcotek entity in Laval. The combined stated production capacity is 120 million containers per year, produced via injection molding, extrusion blow molding, and reheat blow molding across plastics (PET, HDPE, LDPE, PP, PS, PVC) and glass, using FDA-approved resins and post-consumer recycled (PCR) materials. Differentiated capabilities include over 1,000 molds in inventory, an in-house tool and die department enabling rapid mold modifications, HACCP certification across core facilities, value-added decoration (screen printing, labeling, shrink sleeving, heat transfer, pressure-sensitive sleeving), and a broad specialty closure portfolio (child-resistant, tamper-evident, sprayers, lotion pumps, fine mist atomizers).

Ampak serves customers through a direct, regionally distributed sales model: regional sales directors respond to quote requests submitted through the ampak.ca website, which captures industry, material preference, dimensions/capacity, and order volume (1–999 to 25,000+ units). Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed, with contracting structures described as multi-year. Revenue streams are hardware sales of plastic packaging, glass packaging, and closures, plus custom packaging solutions engineered from concept through delivery. Five sales offices across Canada (Laval, Brampton, Dartmouth/Halifax, Edmonton, Delta/Vancouver) and an international sales and support office in Shanghai provide geographic coverage for North American and limited Asian markets. Trade-show presence at SIAL Canada (Montréal and Toronto editions) supplements inbound digital demand generation. The company has over 300 employees, is led by President and CEO Salvatore Nicastro, and operates without disclosed external investors, making it a privately held, management-led industrial business.

Name

Ampak

Legal name

Ampak Inc.

Website

https://ampak.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

1960

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Ampak Inc. is a privately held Canadian manufacturer of rigid plastic and glass packaging containers — bottles, jars, and closures — serving the food and beverage, pharmaceutical and nutraceutical, industrial and automotive, and health and beauty industries across North America, with over 300 employees and an annual capacity of 120 million containers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Plastic and Glass Packaging Containers

NAICS

Plastics Bottle Manufacturing (326160), Plastics Bottle Manufacturing (32616), Glass Container Manufacturing (327213)

SIC

Plastics Products, Nec (3089), Glass Containers (3221)

akta.pro primary industry

Rigid Plastic Containers (Bottles, Jars, Jugs) Manufacturing (IMANAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Beverage Rigid Plastic Packaging (Water, CSD, Juice Bottles) (IMALAAAI), Rigid Cosmetic & Personal Care Plastic Packaging (Jars, Bottles, Compacts) (IMALAAAF), Rigid Food Containers (Cups, Trays, Clamshells) (IMALAAAD), Household & Institutional Rigid Plastic Packaging (Detergent, Cleaners) (IMALAAAH), Beverage Packaging (Bottles, Cans, Cartons, Kegs) (IMALAHAD)

Keywords

• Plastic packaging containers
• Glass bottles jars
• Custom packaging design
• Closures and caps
• Blow molding manufacturing

Headquarters

HQ city

Laval

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices11 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Plastic packaging product sales: Ampak manufactures and sells plastic bottles, jars, and containers made from PET, HDPE, LDPE, PP, PS, and PVC. Products are available in stock and custom configurations in various shapes, sizes, and colors. Revenue is generated through direct sales of packaging products to customers across multiple industries.
2. Glass packaging product sales: Ampak manufactures and sells glass wide mouth and narrow neck containers. Revenue is generated through direct sales of glass packaging products.
3. Closure and cap sales: Ampak manufactures and distributes a wide range of closures including child-resistant, tamper-proof, and dispensing plastic closures as well as metal closures, sprayers, and pumps.
4. Custom packaging solutions: Ampak develops custom packaging solutions from concept through design to delivery, working closely with customers to deliver personalized packaging with sophisticated aesthetics.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Ampak manufactures and sells plastic and glass packaging containers including bottles, jars, and closures for the food & beverage, pharmaceutical & nutraceutical, industrial & automotive, and health & beauty industries. The company offers both stock packaging from an inventory of over 1,000 molds and custom packaging design and manufacturing services from concept through delivery, using materials such as PET, HDPE, LDPE, PP, PS, PVC, and glass with FDA resins and post-consumer recycled (PCR) options.

Product overview

Ampak is a packaging manufacturer offering a comprehensive portfolio of plastic and glass containers along with closures. The product line includes: plastic containers (PET, HDPE, LDPE, PP, PS, PVC) such as Cylinder, Boston Round, Sprayer Bottle, Packer, Juice & Dairy, and specialty bottles; glass containers in wide-mouth formats (Mason Jar, Short Cylinder, Tall Cylinder, Hexagonal, Square, Universal, Barrel, Jam Jar, Ergo) and narrow-neck formats (Grand Line, Sauce, Maple Syrup, Boston Round, Beer, Wine, Spirits); and closures including C.T. 400 Regular, Clic-Loc (child-resistant), T.E. Tamper Evident, Sprayers, Lotion Pumps, Fine Mist, and Twin-Line. Additionally, Ampak provides custom packaging design and manufacturing services. The company operates with over 1000 molds in inventory and uses FDA-approved resins.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Plastic Cylinder Bottles

Quantifiable outcome

• Production capacity of 120 million containers per year
• +2 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• SIAL CanadaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 April 2022Ampak participates as an exhibitor at SIAL Canada trade shows (Montreal 2022, Toronto 2019, Toronto 2017). SIAL Canada is described as the North American meeting point for food innovation, hosting over 850 national and international exhibitors from 50 countries and welcoming more than 15,000 professionals.
• Reaction Packaging Inc.coreOthersReaction Packaging Inc., acquired by Ampak Group in 2015, specializes in extrusion blow molding manufacturing. The company was relocated to 116 Walker Drive in Brampton, Ontario (100,000 sq ft facility) and contributes to Ampak's total production capacity of 120 million containers per year. Part of Ampak Group.
• Multicap Inc.coreOthersMulticap Inc. is one of the Ampak Group entities that received HACCP certification alongside Ampak Plast Inc., Ampak PET Inc., and Reaction Packaging. Part of Ampak Group.
• ArcotekminorOthersArcotek is a facility located at 3250 Delaunay in Laval, Quebec, part of the Ampak Group network of manufacturing and office locations.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Silgan Holdings: Large North American rigid container and dispensing-solutions manufacturer serving food, beverage, personal care and healthcare — directly comparable product portfolio to Ampak across bottles, jars, and closures.
• Alpha Packaging: Manufacturer of rigid plastic bottles and jars in HDPE, PET, and PP for personal care, food, beverage, and pharmaceutical customers — a direct rigid-container peer of Ampak in the North American mid-market.
• Placon: U.S.-based custom rigid plastic packaging manufacturer serving food, retail, and healthcare with injection-molded containers — comparable custom-and-stock packaging model to Ampak.
• AptarGroup: Global leader in dispensing closures, pumps, and sprayers for beauty, food, and pharmaceutical packaging — directly comparable to Ampak's closure portfolio including sprayers, lotion pumps, and fine-mist atomizers.
• Albéa Group: Global packaging supplier focused on beauty, personal care, and pharmaceutical rigid containers plus dispensing systems — overlapping most directly with Ampak's Health & Beauty and Pharmaceutical & Nutraceutical verticals.
• Graham Packaging: Manufacturer of custom blow-molded plastic containers for food, beverage, personal care, and household products — comparable custom rigid-packaging model and end-market mix to Ampak.
• Verescence: Specialist glass packaging manufacturer for beauty, spirits, wine, and beverage customers — directly comparable to Ampak's glass narrow-neck and wide-mouth container lines.

Broad incumbents

• Berry Global Group: Large diversified plastic packaging manufacturer with rigid containers, closures, and engineered materials across consumer and industrial markets — a broad incumbent against which Ampak competes for enterprise customers.
• Sonoco Products: Diversified global packaging manufacturer with rigid plastic and metal container lines serving consumer goods — competes with Ampak across food, beverage and personal care packaging segments.

Others

• TricorBraun: Large North American rigid packaging distributor with a glass-and-plastic container portfolio — competes with Ampak as a single-source rigid-packaging provider to mid-market brand owners.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries5 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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