Gaviplas

What Gaviplas does

Gaviplas S.L. is a privately held Spanish manufacturer of flexible packaging headquartered in Alfarrasí, Valencia. Founded in 1963, the company operates an integrated production chain covering pre-press, multilayer co-extrusion, Full HD flexographic printing, lamination, laser micro-perforation, bag making (including wicket bags), and slitting-rewinding (Venus III). Its product portfolio spans pouches and bags marketed across seven vertical end-uses: diapers and personal care, cloth and tissue, detergents, pet care, dry food, barrier films for food, and gardening. Named customers include Bimbo, Water Wipes, Drylock Technologies, WEPA, Brevia Corporacion, Nunex, and Sachets Ltd.

Gaviplas has repositioned its offering around sustainability and the circular economy, pursuing EN 15343 certification for recycled plastic traceability, ISO 9001 quality certification, and a sustainable product line featuring compostable and mono-material recyclable flexible packaging. The company participates in multiple European R&D consortia (CEFLEX, Multibiobarrier, BIO BOX, LATSTARCH, AGROXPACK, NANO SAFE PACK, AGRIMAX, and a Pouch-to-Pouch project with Dow, HP, Reifenhäuser, Cadel Deinking, and Karlville), and has received cumulative non-dilutive public funding of approximately €1.2M from IVACE, CDTI, FEDER, and the Spanish Ministry between 2017 and 2024.

The business operates a B2B direct sales model with 51–100 employees, regional sales contacts across Scandinavia and Germany, and serves over 25 export markets across Europe and Northern Africa. Leadership is family-controlled: Rafael García Vidal (CEO), Jose Ramón García Vidal (COO), with Sergio Tamarit (CFO) and Pepi Mayordomo handling sales and customer service. Revenue, pricing, and headcount trends are not publicly disclosed.

Name

Gaviplas

Legal name

Gaviplas S.L.

Website

https://gaviplas.es

Company type

Private

Founded year

1963

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Gaviplas S.L. is a privately held Spanish flexible packaging manufacturer founded in 1963 in Alfarrasí, Valencia, producing customized sustainable multilayer films, pouches, and bags for hygiene, food, pet care, and detergent end-markets across 25+ export markets in Europe and Northern Africa.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Flexible Plastic Packaging Manufacturing

NAICS

Plastics Packaging Film and Sheet (including Laminated) Manufacturing (326112), Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing (326)

SIC

Unsupported Plastics Film & Sheet (3081), Plastics Products, Nec (3089)

akta.pro primary industry

Flexible Plastic Packaging (Bags, Pouches, Sachets) Manufacturing (IMANAEAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Multilayer Laminates & Composite Structures (Solvent/Water/Extrusion Laminated) (IMALABAD), Flexibles for Hygiene & Medical (Sterile Barrier, Wound Care, Diaper Backsheets) (IMALABAK), Compostable & Bio-Based Packaging (PLA/PHA, Starch Blends, Cellulose Films) (IMALAMAB), Flexible Packaging Converting & Finishing (Slitting, Rewinding, Coating, Embossing) (IMALABAL), Lidding, Sealant & Packaging Webs (Heat-Seal, Peelable, Retort Lids) (IMALABAG)

Keywords

• Flexible packaging
• Plastic packaging manufacturing
• Sustainable packaging solutions
• Multilayer film extrusion
• Flexographic printing services

Headquarters

HQ city

Alfarrasi

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 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. Flexible Packaging Products: Manufacture and sale of flexible packaging solutions including pouches, bags, and barrier films for various industries

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Gaviplas manufactures and sells customized sustainable flexible packaging products, including pouches, bags, and barrier films, for industrial customers across food, pet care, hygiene, detergent, and gardening verticals. The company operates an integrated production process spanning pre-press, film extrusion, full HD flexographic printing, lamination, bag making, and slitting-rewinding. With 60 years of experience, Gaviplas focuses on circular-economy solutions such as compostable films and mono-material recyclable structures.

Product overview

Gaviplas is a sustainable flexible packaging company with 60 years of experience offering customized flexible packaging solutions. Their product portfolio includes flexible packaging for various markets (diapers/personal care, cloth and tissue, detergents, pet care, dry food, barrier films food, gardening), with core offerings in Pouches & Bags and Sustainable Products. They provide manufacturing technology services including Film Extrusion (multilayer co-extrusion), Full HD flexographic Printing, Lamination of multilayer structures, Bag Making (including wicket bags), Slitting-Rewinding, and Pre-press. Their Sustainable Products line focuses on compostable solutions and circular economy through mono-material recycle streams and upgraded recycle streams. The company also conducts research projects including Multibiobarrier (biodegradable barrier films), LATSTARCH, AGROXPACK, and NANO SAFE PACK.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Flexible Packaging Core sustainable flexible packaging solutions for B2B customers, including pouches, bags, and films customized for applications in food, hygiene, personal care, pet care, detergents, and gardening. Focus on compostable and recyclable materials.
• Pouches & Bags Manufactured flexible pouches and wicket bags for packaging applications across multiple market segments, produced using in-house co-extrusion, lamination, printing, and bag-making capabilities.
• Sustainable Products Compostable and circular-economy flexible packaging products, including mono-material recycle stream solutions and upgraded recycle stream products designed to support design-for-recycling and recycled-content targets.
• Diapers / Personal Care Packaging Flexible packaging tailored for diapers and personal care products, designed for hygiene manufacturers and personal care brands requiring sustainable, customizable films.
• Dry Food Packaging Flexible packaging solutions for dry food products, offering food-grade barrier structures suitable for extended shelf-life and product protection.
• Pet Care Packaging Flexible packaging solutions for pet food and pet care products, providing durable structures suited to pet care manufacturers.
• Detergents Packaging Flexible packaging for detergent products, providing chemical-resistant sustainable structures for cleaning product manufacturers.
• Cloth and Tissue Packaging Flexible packaging for cloth and tissue products, tailored for paper-product and tissue manufacturers.
• Barrier Films for Food Barrier film solutions for food packaging applications, providing extended shelf-life and protection through multilayer co-extruded and laminated film structures.
• Gardening Packaging Flexible packaging solutions for gardening products, designed as weather-resistant sustainable structures for gardening and horticultural brands.

Named customers7 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• CEFLEXcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative project of a European consortium representing the entire value chain of flexible packaging. CEFLEX continues the work of Project REFLEX and Project FIACE, focusing on advancing sustainable flexible packaging solutions across Europe.
• MULTIBIOBARRIER Project PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMultibiobarrier project developing biodegradable flexible films with barrier properties for food packaging. Partners include research institutions working on compostable multilayer films for food products requiring high oxygen and water vapor barrier properties.
• AMIPLAS Plastics Technology CentreminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch collaboration on LATSTARCH project for biodegradable films development
• AINIA Food Technology CentreminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on AGROXPACK anti-oxidation films research project
• ITENEminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on NANO SAFE PACK project - Guide for the use of nanomaterials in the packaging industries
• European Project Consortium (AGRIMAX)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNew advanced materials development based on subproducts of the agri-food industry for packaging applications
• DowminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration in Pouch-to-Pouch circular economy demonstration project showing recyclable barrier pouches can be turned into high-quality pouch applications with recycled contents

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Constantia Flexibles: Austrian-headquartered global flexible packaging converter serving food, pharma, and hygiene markets with multilayer films and lidding solutions. Closest direct peer to Gaviplas in terms of multilayer film and laminate focus and European customer base.
• Coveris: European-headquartered flexible packaging manufacturer producing films, pouches, and bags across food, hygiene, and personal care end-markets. Directly comparable in product mix (flexible films, multilayer structures) and customer base to Gaviplas, with greater scale and multi-country footprint.
• Bischof + Klein: German family-owned flexible packaging converter producing multilayer films, laminates, and industrial sacks. Closely comparable mid-sized European private peer with similar multilayer extrusion and converting capabilities and family-controlled structure.

Broad incumbents

• Amcor: Global packaging major with a large Flexibles segment producing films, pouches, and laminated structures across food, hygiene, and personal care. Competes with Gaviplas in sustainable/circular flexible packaging but operates globally across many product categories.
• Mondi Group: Global packaging and paper group with a significant flexible packaging business (Mondi FlexPack) producing films, pouches, and bags for food, hygiene, and personal care. A broad incumbent competing with Gaviplas in multilayer flexibles but at vastly greater scale.
• ProAmpac: North-American-headquartered flexible packaging converter offering films, pouches, and sustainable packaging products for food, personal care, and hygiene markets. Comparable product offering with a strong sustainability/circular packaging narrative.
• Berry Global Group: Large global plastics and flexible packaging manufacturer with significant exposure to films, pouches, and hygiene applications. Competes with Gaviplas in hygiene/personal care flexibles at much greater scale and geographic reach.
• Huhtamaki: Finnish-listed global flexible and rigid packaging manufacturer serving food, beverage, and FMCG customers, with European manufacturing presence overlapping Gaviplas's core markets. Comparable in product range but considerably larger and publicly listed.

Regional players

• Glenroy Inc. US-based flexible packaging converter specializing in pouches, films, and laminates for food, beverage, personal care, and household products. Comparable in flexible film converting but primarily serves North American customers.

Emerging players

• Plastixx Vertriebs GmbH: European small/mid-sized flexible packaging distributor and converter active in the DACH region. Comparable product category (flexible films and pouches) but operates at a smaller scale with a primarily regional German-speaking customer base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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