Alucan Entec, S.A.U

What Alucan Entec, S.A.U does

Alucan Entec, S.A.U is a privately held Spanish specialty aluminum packaging manufacturer founded in 1974 and headquartered in Badalona, Catalonia. The company produces aluminum bottles and sprays for three regulated end-markets: food and beverage, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals. Operationally, it is a small-to-mid industrial converter running on roughly 51-100 employees from a single Spanish site (alucan.cat), with no public disclosure of plant count, capacity, or geographic footprint beyond its home market.

The company is founder- and owner-led: Elisenda Mirvitlles serves as CSO and Founder, while Jordi Espada holds the combined role of Owner, CEO, and President. This ownership concentration signals a closely held, family/entrepreneur governance model rather than a professionally managed platform. The product set is narrow but vertically deep — aluminum bottles and aerosol/spray containers — which aligns with segments where packaging qualification cycles, regulatory documentation (especially for pharmaceutical and cosmetic customers), and brand-owner relationships create durable supplier positions.

The business model is B2B industrial contract manufacturing: revenue is generated from production volumes sold to consumer goods, beverage, cosmetic, and pharmaceutical brand owners, with no public pricing or contract terms disclosed. The company received a 2016 funding round from Suma Capital (amount undisclosed), indicating it has at least once sought external growth capital while remaining privately held. No current revenue, customer concentration, or capacity-utilization data is available in the source material, and significant portions of the supplied enrichment appear to reference Ball Corporation (NYSE: BALL) rather than Alucan Entec, which materially constrains analytical depth.

Note on data integrity: a large share of the structured enrichment provided in the input (headcount of 16,000, 65+ plants, 108B units shipped, ticker BALL, sustainability targets, ReAl® technology) is sourced from ball.com and clearly describes Ball Corporation, not Alucan Entec, S.A.U. This analysis is grounded in the Alucan Entec-specific firmographic and leadership data only, and treats the Ball-derived enrichment as a data-quality flag rather than evidence about the target company.

Name

Alucan Entec, S.A.U

Legal name

Ball Corporation

Website

https://alucan.cat

Company type

Public

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Alucan Entec, S.A.U is a privately held Spanish manufacturer founded in 1974, producing aluminum bottles and spray containers for food-and-beverage, cosmetic, and pharmaceutical brand customers from its Badalona facility.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Aluminum Packaging Manufacturing

NAICS

Other Aluminum Rolling, Drawing, and Extruding (331318)

akta.pro primary industry

Aluminum Value-Added Components (Automotive, Aerospace, Packaging, Building Systems) (IMAKACAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Aluminum Trays, Pans & Foil Containers (Semi-Rigid) (IMALADAH), Packaging & Can Coatings (IMAEAGAF)

Keywords

• Aluminum packaging manufacturing
• Aerosol can production
• Aluminum bottle manufacturing
• Personal care packaging
• Pharmaceutical packaging

Headquarters

HQ city

Badalona

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Alucan Entec, S.A.U is a Spanish manufacturer based in Badalona specializing in aluminum packaging products, primarily aluminum bottles and aerosol spray containers. The company serves the food and beverage, cosmetic, and pharmaceutical industries with custom-designed recyclable aluminum packaging solutions. Founded in 1974, it operates as a mid-sized industrial producer with 51-100 employees focused on B2B supply of metal packaging components.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• The Cup: Beverage cup product line available at topcups.com
• ReAl
• Alumitek

Products and services

• Aluminum Bottles

Quantifiable outcome

• 90% global recycling rate target for aluminum beverage cans, bottles and cups by 2030
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• Montebello Packaging: Canadian manufacturer of extruded aluminum aerosol cans and containers for personal care, pharmaceutical, and food customers. Highly comparable product technology (impact-extruded aluminum) and end markets to Alucan.
• Alltub Group: European manufacturer of aluminum tubes and aerosol cans for cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, food, and industrial markets. Direct product and end-market overlap with Alucan's aluminum aerosol and specialty packaging business.
• CCL Container: North American manufacturer of aluminum aerosol cans and specialty aluminum containers serving personal care, food, and industrial customers. Closely comparable product mix (aluminum aerosol and specialty packaging) and customer verticals to Alucan Entec.
• Exal Corporation: Specialty aluminum container manufacturer focused on impact-extruded aluminum bottles and cans for beverage, personal care, and household customers. Direct overlap with Alucan's aluminum bottle and specialty can offerings.

Broad incumbents

• Ardagh Metal Packaging: Pure-play metal packaging producer of aluminum and steel beverage cans serving global beverage brand owners. Comparable in beverage packaging end use but operates at far greater scale and geographic breadth.
• Albea Group: Global beauty and personal care packaging supplier producing tubes, aerosol cans, and specialty containers for cosmetics brands. Comparable in cosmetics and personal care packaging, particularly for aluminum aerosol formats serving premium beauty customers.
• Trivium Packaging: Global metal packaging supplier of cans, bottles, and specialty containers for food, beverage, personal care, and household products. Overlaps with Alucan across multiple end markets and packaging formats.
• Ball Corporation: Global leader in aluminum beverage cans, aerosol cans, and aluminum bottles with 65+ plants worldwide. Directly comparable product portfolio across beverage cans, aerosol cans, and aluminum bottles (Alumitek, ReAl®), but at vastly larger scale and with a multi-region manufacturing footprint.
• Constantia Flexibles: European-headquartered packaging manufacturer serving food, beverage, and personal care end markets with a broad portfolio including aluminum-based packaging. Comparable customer verticals but wider product scope and larger scale.
• Crown Holdings: Major global metal packaging manufacturer producing aluminum and steel beverage and aerosol cans across multiple continents. Comparable end markets in F&B and personal care packaging, with a broader portfolio and substantially larger scale than Alucan Entec.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/9464198
• Xx.com/AlucanEntec

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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