Faller Packaging

What Faller Packaging does

Faller Packaging (legal entity August Faller GmbH & Co. KG) is a German pharmaceutical secondary packaging manufacturer founded in 1885 in Waldkirch, Germany, and operated by the Faller family through January 2026 when Imker Group joined as shareholder. The company produces folding cartons, adhesive labels, leaflets, and combination products used by pharmaceutical manufacturers to enclose and document vials, ampoules, syringes, pens, and medical devices. Its core technology stack combines offset and full-format printing presses, finishing and inspection equipment (including serialization and tamper-evident features for anti-counterfeiting), and an AI-driven planning layer built on the Paretos platform for demand forecasting and inventory optimization. Adjacent product categories include moulded fibre trays (with Harvest Packaging, PPWR-compliant), smart and interactive packaging, paper pouches, and a PrePackaging/Seamless Packaging Service that delivers pre-convenienced SKUs from clinical Phase 3 into serial production.

Name

Faller Packaging

Legal name

August Faller GmbH & Co. KG

Website

https://www.faller-packaging.com/de/

Company type

Private

Founded year

1882

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Faller Packaging is a 140-year-old German pharmaceutical secondary packaging manufacturer producing folding cartons, adhesive labels, and leaflets, plus custom constructions, smart packaging, and a PrePackaging service. It serves pharma, healthcare, and MedTech manufacturers across Germany, Denmark, Poland, and Hungary.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pharmaceutical Packaging

NAICS

Folding Paperboard Box Manufacturing (322212), Other Paperboard Container Manufacturing (322219), Packaging and Labeling Services (56191)

SIC

Paperboard Containers & Boxes (2650)

akta.pro primary industry

Secondary Pharmaceutical Packaging (Cartons, Inserts, Leaflets) (IMALAIAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Pharmaceutical & Medical Device Packaging (GMP, Tamper-Evident, Cold-Chain Packs) (TLAIAGAI)

Keywords

• Pharmaceutical packaging
• Folding cartons
• Adhesive labels
• Package leaflets
• Secondary packaging

Headquarters

HQ city

Waldkirch

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Folding Cartons: Production and supply of folding cartons for pharmaceutical secondary packaging, including standard, customized, and combination products.
2. Adhesive Labels: Manufacturing of self-adhesive labels including sustainable labels, product feature labels, documentation labels, and multi-layer labels.
3. Leaflets (Packungsbeilagen): Production of package leaflets including unfolded, pre-folded, small folded, outsert, and combined leaflet formats.
4. Custom Special Constructions: Bespoke packaging solutions for complex requirements such as injection pens, medical devices, and combination products.
5. PrePackaging Service: Pre-convenience and pre-assembled packaging services from clinical trial phase 3 through serial production.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Faller Packaging manufactures and supplies tailor-made secondary packaging materials for the pharmaceutical industry, including folding cartons, adhesive labels, package leaflets, and combination products. The company operates as a one-stop-shop system supplier, providing pharmaceutical, healthcare, and MedTech manufacturers with standardized and customized packaging solutions, complemented by value-added services such as PrePackaging, artwork services, digital supply chain management, and specialized constructions for medical devices, sterile equipment, and combination products.

Product overview

Faller Packaging operates as a one-stop-shop system supplier for pharmaceutical secondary packaging, offering an integrated portfolio of folding cartons, adhesive labels, leaflets, and combination products. The core products are supplemented by specialized services including PrePackaging Service for pre-confectured ready-to-use solutions, Smart Packaging for interactive and digital solutions, and Customized Solutions for complex requirements. The company provides end-to-end capabilities from Sustainable Packaging Service and Digital Supply Chain through Artwork Services, enabling pharmaceutical companies to source all secondary packaging components from a single supplier with international production facilities across Germany, Denmark, Poland, and Hungary.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PrePackaging Service: Pre-convenient packaging solutions for pharmaceutical companies, from clinical trial Phase 3 to serial production
• Seamless Packaging Service
• Faserform Trays

Products and services

• Folding Cartons (Faltschachteln) Pharmaceutical secondary packaging cartons available in standard formats, custom constructions, cut-outs, and combination products with finishing options, for pharmaceutical and healthcare manufacturers.
• Adhesive Labels (Haftetiketten) Versatile self-adhesive labels for pharmaceutical packaging including sustainable labels, product feature labels, documentation labels, multi-layer labels, and label finishing options.
• Leaflets (Packungsbeilagen) Package leaflets including unfolded (Plano), pre-folded (Vorfalz), small folded (Kleinfalz), outsert, and combined leaflet variants for pharmaceutical product documentation.
• PrePackaging Service Pre-confectured, ready-to-use packaging solutions providing flexible, scalable packaging from manual through automated production, designed for pharmaceutical companies from clinical trial Phase 3 through serial production.
• Customized Solutions (Sonderkonstruktionen) Tailored packaging constructions for complex requirements including injection pens, medical devices, and sterile equipment, designed precisely for product, process, and user.
• Seamless Packaging Service End-to-end packaging service in partnership with Schubert-Pharma covering the journey from manual start to highly automated large-scale production for pharmaceutical customers.
• Smart Packaging Innovative packaging solutions including interactive packaging, smart packaging solutions, and digital integration capabilities for enhanced patient engagement and product authentication in pharmaceutical applications.
• Sustainable Packaging Concepts Environmentally sustainable packaging solutions including fibre-based alternatives, recyclable materials, and compliance with EU Packaging Regulation 2025/40 (PPWR) for pharmaceutical customers.
• Moulded Fibre Trays (Faserform-Trays) Sustainable tray solutions using fibre moulding technology as alternatives to plastic trays for pharmaceutical and medical device packaging, developed with Harvest Packaging.
• Anti-Counterfeiting Packaging Solutions Tamper-evident and security features for pharmaceutical packaging, including invisible-ink security labels and serialization capabilities, to prevent counterfeiting and ensure product authenticity.
• Digital Supply Chain Digitally managed supply chain services including AI-powered forecasting and demand planning (Paretos platform) for optimized logistics and reduced inventory costs for pharmaceutical customers.
• Artwork Services Design and artwork services for pharmaceutical packaging including graphics, labeling, and regulatory compliance documentation.

Quantifiable outcome

• 50% improvement in forecasting accuracy through AI-powered supply chain optimization
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Harvest PackagingcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2025Partnership to develop fibre moulded trays as sustainable alternative to plastic trays for pharmaceutical and MedTech industry. Solution addresses EU Packaging Regulation 2025/40 (PPWR). Jointly presented at CPhI.
• Schubert-PharmacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Joint Seamless Packaging Service partnership where Schubert-Pharma complements Faller Packaging's PrePackaging Service. Jointly develop pharmaceutical-compliant, recyclable carton packaging for vials, ampoules, syringes, and medical devices. Present joint solutions at Pharmapack Paris.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Gerresheimer AG: Gerresheimer produces primary and secondary pharmaceutical packaging (glass, plastic, folding cartons) and serves the same global pharma and biotech OEMs. Comparable customer base and comparable European industrial footprint, though heavier weighting toward glass primary packaging.
• Edelmann Group: Edelmann Group is a German family-owned folding-carton and pharmaceutical packaging specialist with very similar product range (cartons, leaflets, labels) and an overlapping customer base. Comparable niche focus on regulated pharma secondary packaging and comparable scale in the European market.
• Rondo (Stora Enso): Rondo, the pharmaceutical packaging division of Stora Enso, manufactures folding cartons and leaflets for drug makers — directly comparable to Faller's core secondary-packaging portfolio. Both serve European and global pharma with paperboard-based secondary packaging and combine production footprint with regulatory compliance expertise.
• Körber Pharma: Körber Pharma provides integrated packaging equipment, materials, and services for pharmaceutical manufacturers. Overlaps directly with Faller's PrePackaging Service and Schubert-Pharma partnership: same pharma customers, same regulated packaging workflows, and shared focus on connecting primary packaging with downstream secondary operations.

Others

• West Pharmaceutical Services: West Pharmaceutical is a primary containment (elastomers, stoppers, seals) supplier for injectable drug delivery — adjacent to Faller's Customized Solutions for injection pens and sterile device packs. Comparable in serving biologics and GLP-1 manufacturers, but in a different layer of the packaging stack.

Emerging players

• SCHOTT Pharma: SCHOTT Pharma focuses on primary containment (vials, syringes, ampoules) but also delivers integrated packaging solutions; serves identical injectables/biologicals customers as Faller. The overlap is partial rather than full, since SCHOTT is upstream of Faller's secondary-packaging step.

Broad incumbents

• Sonoco Products Company: Sonoco's paperboard and rigid-paper packaging segments supply folding cartons to consumer and pharmaceutical companies. A broader packaging incumbent with a sizable but non-exclusive pharma secondary-packaging business — comparable industrial scale, broader customer breadth.
• Constantia Flexibles: Constantia Flexibles is a major European flexible-packaging producer with a substantial pharmaceutical division (blister foils, lidding, sachets). Serves the same pharma OEM customers as Faller but is broader in scope and oriented to flexible primary-pack formats rather than folding cartons.
• Mondi plc: Mondi produces uncoated and coated paper used in pharma leaflets and folding cartons, and operates converting operations serving regulated end-markets. Adjacent to Faller upstream (paper supply) and downstream (some converted pharma packaging), at much greater scale.
• Smurfit Kappa Group: Smurfit Kappa is one of Europe's largest paperboard and corrugated packaging groups with packaging sold into healthcare and pharma end-markets. A broad incumbent at far larger scale than Faller, with overlapping converting capabilities but a much wider portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments

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