Meyer Seals

What Meyer Seals does

Meyer Seals (legal entity: Alfelder Kunststoffwerke Herm. Meyer GmbH) is a German privately held manufacturer of sealing inserts (Dichteinlagen) for aluminum and plastic closures used in the packaging industry. Founded in 1879 in Alfeld (Leine) and family-owned since a 1988 investor acquisition that was fully consolidated under the investing family in 2018, the company operates from headquarters in Alfeld, two additional German production sites in Limmer and Ober-Mörlen, a manufacturing plant in Rayong, Thailand (production since 2008, foam extrusion added 2016, 17,000 sqm expansion plot purchased 2021), and sales offices in Shanghai, China and near Mumbai, India. Its core technology stack is vertically integrated: in-house 24/7 PE/PP foam extrusion under the ALKOzell™ brand, multi-process lamination (extrusion, wax, thermal), high-performance stamping and cutting, and a closed-loop in-house recycling system that re-feeds several thousand tonnes of punched-grid plastic waste per year back into granulate and back into production. A fully equipped application engineering laboratory (induction sealing, tensile, torque, pressure, friction, non-contact 3D measurement, densometer, IR, DSC, optical/3D microscopy, wine lab with OTR measurement) supports customer-specific product development.

The company's commercial product offering is organized as the ALKO™ family of sealing insert brands (ALKOvin™, ALKOzell™, ALKOsafe™, ALKOseal™ including the pierce 'n' peel™ variant, ALKOflex™ including the tab variant, ALKObond™, ALKOglue™, ALKOvent™) plus a "Value added products" innovation category. It sells into two primary customer segments: industrial bottlers and fillers (food and beverage, agrochemicals, mineral oil, wine) and closure manufacturers who integrate the inserts into their cap systems. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed; sales is direct, enterprise, and field-led, supported by in-house technical customer service and customer service managers across the four commercial geographies, with trade fairs, content/SEO, LinkedIn/Xing, YouTube, and a gated document-download portal as marketing channels. Revenue is described by the company as recurring consumable demand in a "crisis-proof market niche" of consumer goods. Certifications include DIN EN ISO 9001, BRCGS Packaging Materials, EMAS (since 2020), and ISO 50001; the company sources 100% of its electricity from renewables.

Name

Meyer Seals

Legal name

Alfelder Kunststoffwerke Herm. Meyer GmbH

Website

https://meyer-seals.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1879

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Meyer Seals is a 145-year-old German family-owned manufacturer of PE/PP foam-based sealing inserts for aluminum and plastic closures, serving bottlers, fillers, and closure manufacturers in food and beverage, agrochemical, mineral oil, and wine markets from production sites in Germany and Thailand.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Packaging Sealing Inserts

NAICS

Gasket, Packing, and Sealing Device Manufacturing (339991)

SIC

Gaskets, Packg & Sealg Devices & Rubber & Plastics Hose (3050), Miscellaneous Plastics Products (3080)

akta.pro primary industry

Seals, Gaskets & O-Rings (Industrial Elastomer) (IMANALAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Blow-Molded Packaging Closures & Dispensing Components (Caps, Nozzles) (IMANAGAH)

Keywords

• Sealing inserts manufacturing
• Closure packaging components
• Foam extrusion products
• Container sealing solutions
• Industrial packaging supplies

Headquarters

HQ city

Alfeld

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Sealing insert product sales: Sale of manufactured sealing inserts (Dichteinlagen) — including ALKOvin™, ALKOzell™, ALKOsafe™, ALKOseal™, ALKOflex™, ALKObond™, ALKOglue™, ALKOvent™ — and value-added products to bottlers, fillers, and closure manufacturers worldwide. Sold as custom-developed and standardized catalog items. Recurring consumable revenue (described as a "crisis-proof market niche" of consumer goods with worldwide customer spread).
2. Technical service and customer-specific development: Revenue from customized product development, on-site technical support, application engineering consulting, pre- and after-sales service (Technical Customer Service Manager function), and trade-fair-supported solution selling.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Meyer Seals manufactures and supplies sealing inserts (Dichteinlagen) for aluminum and plastic closures used in the packaging/bottling industry, produced via in-house PE/PP foam extrusion, multi-process lamination, high-precision stamping and cutting, and integrated in-house recycling. The portfolio is sold under the ALKO brand family (ALKOvin™, ALKOzell™, ALKOsafe™, ALKOseal™, ALKOflex™, ALKObond™, ALKOglue™, ALKOvent™) plus a "Value added products / Innovationen" category, and is delivered with application engineering support to bottlers, fillers, and closure manufacturers worldwide.

Product overview

Meyer Seals (Alfelder Kunststoffwerke Herm. Meyer GmbH) is a global manufacturer of sealing inserts (Dichteinlagen) for the packaging industry, offering a portfolio of branded products centred on ALKOvin™, ALKOzell™, ALKOsafe™, ALKOseal™, ALKOflex™, ALKObond™, ALKOglue™ and ALKOvent™, with some lines offering additional features such as ALKOflex™ tab and ALKOseal™ pierce 'n' peel™. The product offering is organised as a single-product family of sealing insert brands, complemented by a "Value added products" (Innovationen) category; the underlying manufacturing capabilities cover foam extrusion (PE/PP foams marketed as ALKOzell™), lamination (extrusion, wax and thermal), punching and cutting, and integrated in-house recycling, supported by a fully equipped application engineering laboratory.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ALKOvin™: Sealing insert product brand.
• ALKOzell™
• ALKOsafe™
• ALKOseal™
• ALKOflex™
• ALKObond™
• ALKOglue™
• ALKOvent™

Products and services

• ALKOvin™ Sealing insert product line in the Meyer Seals portfolio used for sealing various containers in the packaging industry, integrated into aluminum and plastic closures by bottlers, fillers, and closure manufacturers.
• ALKOzell™ PE/PP foam-based sealing inserts (and strip/band material) manufactured in a continuous in-house foam extrusion process, used unlaminated or laminated as stamped inserts or as band material in aluminum and plastic closures.
• ALKOsafe™ Sealing insert product line in the Meyer Seals range for safe sealing of various containers, integrated into aluminum and plastic closures.
• ALKOseal™ (incl. ALKOseal™ pierce 'n' peel™) Sealing insert product line for use with aluminum and plastic closures, offered with a pierce 'n' peel feature highlighted on the Meyer Seals website.
• ALKOflex™ (incl. ALKOflex™ tab) Sealing insert product line for safe container sealing, offered with a tab feature highlighted on the Meyer Seals website.
• ALKObond™ Sealing insert product line in the Meyer Seals range for secure sealing of containers in aluminum and plastic closures.
• ALKOglue™ Sealing insert product line in the Meyer Seals portfolio for container sealing applications in aluminum and plastic closures.
• ALKOvent™ Sealing insert product line in the Meyer Seals range for container sealing applications in aluminum and plastic closures.
• Value added products / Innovationen Stand-alone product category of additional and innovative sealing-related offerings, accessible via the "Value added products / Innovationen" navigation entry on the Meyer Seals website.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% of unavoidable punched-grid plastic waste is recycled back into the production process
• +4 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Codiso. Creative Code DevelopmentminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCodiso is the technical realization partner for the meyer-seals.com corporate website (responsible for design and implementation). Contact: [email protected], www.codiso.de. A vendor relationship for digital presence.
• AMEOS Fachklinikum HildesheimminorOthersCooperation with AMEOS Fachklinikum in Hildesheim for a very quick initial consultation and up to two follow-up consultations for employees in case of mental illness. A separate cooperation also covers individual counseling in the case of relatives requiring care. Part of the employee health management program.
• aringo Luft- und Video-Produktionen (Oliver Schwartz)Others

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves13 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Selig Group: Selig Group is a leading global manufacturer of sealing liners and induction seals for the packaging industry. It is the closest direct peer to Meyer Seals, competing in the same sealing-insert category with similar foil/foam/paper laminate constructions serving bottle and container closures worldwide.
• Tekni-Plex: Tekni-Plex produces sealing liners, closure liners, and other specialty packaging substrates. It directly competes with Meyer Seals in the production of liner materials for caps and closures across food, beverage, pharmaceutical, and industrial end-markets.
• Actega (ALTANA division): Actega, a division of ALTANA, manufactures sealing compounds, closure liners, and specialty coatings used in metal and plastic closures. It directly competes with Meyer Seals in the sealing-insert and closure-compounds category, particularly in beverage and food applications.

Broad incumbents

• BERICAP: BERICAP is one of the world's largest plastic and metal closure manufacturers. It is both a major customer of sealing-insert suppliers like Meyer Seals and a potential competitor, as some closure makers produce or specify proprietary sealing inserts in-house.
• AptarGroup: AptarGroup is a global leader in dispensing systems and sealing solutions for packaging, with products overlapping Meyer Seals's sealing-insert and closure-sealing categories. As a much larger, publicly listed packaging incumbent, it competes broadly in the same sealing-and-closure value chain.
• Silgan Holdings: Silgan Holdings is a major North American and European manufacturer of dispensing and specialty closures and metal food containers. It is a broad incumbent in the closure value chain that purchases sealing inserts for its closure systems and competes in adjacent packaging-component markets.
• Crown Holdings: Crown Holdings is a leading global supplier of metal packaging, including bottle crowns and closures that consume sealing inserts. As a major packaging incumbent serving beverage, food, and aerosol end-markets, it overlaps with Meyer Seals's customer base and broader packaging-sealing value chain.
• Guala Closures Group: Guala Closures is a leading global producer of bottle closures for spirits, wine, beverage, and food. As one of Meyer Seals's largest customer categories (closure manufacturers), it is broadly comparable as a downstream packaging-component incumbent that also integrates sealing technology.
• Pelliconi & C. S.p.A. Pelliconi is a global manufacturer of bottle closures for beverage, food, and personal-care end-markets. Like BERICAP and Guala, it is a major buyer of sealing inserts and a broadly comparable packaging-component incumbent serving similar bottler customers.
• 3M (Industrial Adhesives & Tapes / Closure Systems): 3M supplies induction-seal and pressure-sensitive sealing liner materials as part of its broader industrial and packaging portfolios. As a diversified, large-scale industrial supplier with overlapping closure-sealing technology, it is a broad incumbent peer in the same end-application space as Meyer Seals.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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