What Oerlemans Plastics does

Oerlemans Plastics is a Netherlands-based producer of flexible plastic films and packaging, founded in 1985 and headquartered in Giessen with an additional production facility in Genderen. Operating as a subsidiary of the family-owned OPACKGROUP (seven manufacturers, ten production sites, 750+ employees), the company manufactures custom and standard flexible packaging including tubular films, half-tubular films, barrier films, laminated films, flowpack films, machine foils, sheets, bags, sleeves, stand-up pouches, shrink and stretch films, and specialized horticulture films. Its underlying technology stack spans extrusion, co-extrusion, lamination, flexographic printing (up to 10 colors), and conversion, supported by an in-house R&D Technology Centre (OTC) and a Repro Centre (ORC). The company runs a B2B sales-led motion with direct sales, quote-based pricing, and multi-year contracts, serving three primary verticals — food (fresh produce, frozen, dairy, snacks, beverages, pet food), non-food (automotive, construction, chemicals, e-commerce, pharmacy), and agri/horticulture — with worldwide delivery via an owned logistics fleet. Sustainability is a central differentiator, with proprietary offerings including Ready to Recycle mono-material films, OptiLayer material-efficient co-extrusion, and a bio-circular fry packaging solution co-developed with SABIC and Lamb Weston using bio-renewable polyethylene derived from used cooking oil.

Name

Oerlemans Plastics

Legal name

Oerlemans Plastics

Website

https://oerlemansplastics.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Oerlemans Plastics is a Netherlands-based B2B manufacturer of custom flexible plastic films and packaging (tubular, barrier, laminated, flowpack, and horticulture films) serving food, non-food, and agri/horticulture customers worldwide, operating as part of the OPACKGROUP family-owned packaging conglomerate.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Flexible Plastic Packaging and Films

NAICS

Plastics Packaging Film and Sheet (including Laminated) Manufacturing (326112), Plastics Bag and Pouch Manufacturing (326111)

SIC

Unsupported Plastics Film & Sheet (3081), Plastics, Foil & Coated Paper Bags (2673)

akta.pro primary industry

Plastic Films & Laminated Packaging Structures Manufacturing (IMANAEAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Polyolefin Films (PE/PP: Cast, Blown, BOPP) (IMALABAA), Recyclable/Mono-Material Flexible Packaging (PE/PP-Based, Compatibilized Structures) (IMALABAN), Flexible Packaging Printing (Film/Poly/Paper Print) (IMALAKAG), Packaging Film Extrusion (Flexible Packaging Films) (IMANACAA)

Keywords

• Flexible plastic packaging
• Polyolefin film extrusion
• Flexographic printing films
• Barrier film manufacturing
• Recyclable mono-material packaging

Headquarters

HQ city

Genderen

HQ country

Netherlands

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, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Flexible Packaging Products: Manufacture and sale of flexible films and packaging solutions in paper and plastic variants including tubular films, sheets, bags, sleeves, barrier films, laminated films, flowpack films, and machine films. Core revenue driver with custom and standard products.
2. Custom Design and Printing Services: Custom packaging development, flexographic printing up to 10 colors in fine raster, and lamination services. High-quality printing for brand identity, instructions, and product differentiation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Oerlemans Plastics produces and sells flexible plastic films and packaging made from one- or multi-layer polyolefin raw materials, including tubular films, barrier films, laminated films, bags, sheets, sleeves, flowpack films, machine foils, shrink and stretch films, and horticulture films. The company offers both standard and custom-developed packaging solutions with in-house flexographic printing (up to 10 colors), lamination, and conversion, serving food, non-food, and agri/horticulture customers worldwide.

Product overview

Oerlemans Plastics is a producer of flexible plastic packaging and films, operating as part of the OPACKGROUP (seven manufacturers, ten production locations, 750+ employees). The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of tubular films, half-tubular films, barrier films, standard films, bags, sheets, sleeves, and complete packaging solutions. The product range includes laminated films, flowpack films, and machine foils for automated packaging lines. Specialty offerings include Ready to Recycle films (100% recyclable alternatives), OptiLayer (material-efficient co-extrusion technology), webshopbags in paper and plastic variants, 100% recyclable stand-up pouches, and bio-degradable growing bags for horticulture. The company also produces shrink films, stretch films, and specialized horticulture films including mulch films, tunnel films, and UV-stabilized greenhouse films. Oerlemans Plastics serves food, non-food, and agri/horticulture sectors with custom flexible packaging solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Tubular Films (Buisfolies) Seamless, tube-shaped flexible packaging materials produced via extrusion, used across food and non-food packaging applications.
• Half-Tubular Films (Halfbuis Folies) Partial tube-structure films for specialized packaging applications with controlled opening dimensions.
• Barrier Films (Barrièrefolies) Films providing enhanced protection against oxygen, moisture, and environmental factors, extending shelf life of food and sensitive products.
• Films on Roll (Folie op rol) Standard flexible films in roll format for general packaging applications across multiple industry sectors.
• Bags (Zakken) Pre-made flexible bags in plastic and paper variants, including roll bags, paper bags, and specialty bags for retail, e-commerce, and industrial use.
• Sheets (Vellen) Flat flexible sheet materials in roll or sheet format for various conversion and packaging applications.
• Sleeves Flexible sleeve packaging solutions including stretch sleeves and Circu-Sleeves for labeling and product differentiation in chemical and other industries.
• Packaging (Verpakkingen) Complete packaging solutions including shrink packaging, stand-up pouches, and custom flexible packaging for food and non-food products.
• Laminated Films (Laminaat Folies) Multi-layer laminated films combining different material properties for enhanced performance and barrier characteristics.
• Flowpack Films Films for horizontal and vertical flow wrapping applications in food packaging lines.
• Machine Foil (Automaatfolie) Specialized films designed for automated packaging machinery, compatible with VFFS and HFFS machines.
• Ready to Recycle Films 100% recyclable mono-material film alternatives to standard laminates and barrier films, designed for circular-economy compliance and future-proof packaging.
• OptiLayer Proprietary film structure providing optimal protection with reduced material usage through advanced co-extrusion technology.
• Webshopbags Recyclable paper and plastic shipping bags for e-commerce, available in virgin PE, recycled PE (PCR/PIR), and BIO-BASED PE variants.
• 100% Recyclable Stand-Up Pouch (Stazak) Fully recyclable PE-based stand-up pouches for food industry applications, with 100% polyethylene construction enabling proper recycling streams.
• Bio-Degradable Growing Bags (Bio-afbreekbare kweekzakken) Biodegradable cultivation bags for horticulture, designed to break down under controlled conditions after use.
• Horticulture Films (Tuinbouwfolies) Specialized films for greenhouse and outdoor cultivation including mulch films, tunnel films, and climate control films with UV stabilization.
• Shrink Film Heat-shrinkable films that wrap around products for palletization, bundling, and unit packaging applications.
• Stretch Film Elastic stretch films for pallet wrapping and logistics stabilization, protecting goods during transport and storage.
• Bio-Circular Fry Packaging (Bio-circulaire frietverpakking) Circular bio-based PE packaging for frozen potato products that is 20% thinner and fully recyclable, made from used cooking oil refined by SABIC into bio-renewable PE.
• Zzz Matras Recyclable Festival Mattress Film

Quantifiable outcome

• 20% thinner packaging achievable with bio-circulaire frietverpakking
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 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

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and supporting.

• SABICcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 January 2025SABIC, a global chemical industry leader, partnered with Lamb Weston and OPACKGROUP to create sustainable packaging from bio-renewable polyethylene made from used cooking oil. SABIC refines the used cooking oil and converts it to polyethylene, which OPACKGROUP uses to make recyclable, thinner packaging for Lamb Weston's frozen potato products. This circular economy collaboration achieves CO2 reduction, less packaging material, and less food waste.
• Lamb WestoncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 January 2025Lamb Weston, owner of frozen potato product brands, collaborated with SABIC and OPACKGROUP to launch circular bio-circulaire frietverpakking. Used cooking oil is collected from Lamb Weston's production, refined by SABIC into PE, and converted by OPACKGROUP into recyclable packaging for frozen potato products. The packaging is futureproof, mass balance certified biobased, and complies with regulations.
• VDL Packaging BVmajorTechnology or IntegrationCollaboration with VDL Packaging BV creates innovative and sustainable packaging solutions. Both paper and plastic films can be seamlessly processed on VDL's intermittent and continuous VFFS machines. The mono-material packaging solutions are fully recyclable and can be customized with full-color printing.
• OOMPH IndustriesmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOOMPH Industries developed the Zzz Matras recyclable PE mattresses for festivals using airtight, recyclable barrier film supplied by Oerlemans Plastics. The partnership provides sustainable sleeping solutions for festival-goers, with mattresses issued and collected on-site, then recycled after use.
• GOC (Grafisch Opleidingen Centrum)supportingOthers30-year partnership with GOC for training flexo printing operators. Eight Oerlemans Plastics employees completed the Machine Operator Flexo Rotation training, and seven employees earned certification as Flexo Printing Operators, enhancing workforce capabilities.
• ZLV (Zentrum für Lebensmittel- und Verpackungstechnologie)supportingTechnology or IntegrationOerlemans Plastics joined ZLV, the German Center for Food and Packaging Technology, to strengthen knowledge exchange and networking in the German food and packaging industry.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Mondi Group: Global packaging and paper group with a sizable flexible packaging business serving CPG customers across Europe. Overlaps with Oerlemans on corrugated-adjacent films and food/non-food applications but operates at much larger scale across a broader portfolio.
• Sealed Air: Global packaging company with a strong food-protection and shrink/film portfolio. Comparable in barrier and protective film categories and competes with Oerlemans on food packaging specifications and supply contracts.
• Berry Global (now part of Amcor): Pre-merger Berry Global was one of the world's largest plastic packaging manufacturers with extensive flexible films capabilities across food, beverage, and industrial end markets. Now combined with Amcor, sets the scale benchmark against which mid-size converters like Oerlemans compete.
• Amcor: Global flexible and rigid packaging incumbent with leading positions in food, beverage, and healthcare films. Competes directly with Oerlemans for multinational CPG accounts and has set a high bar on sustainability commitments and recyclable packaging platforms.

Emerging players

• ProAmpac: US-based flexible packaging and specialty films company growing aggressively in sustainable and recyclable packaging. Competes with Oerlemans on circular economy food packaging and is an emerging challenger in European specialty films.

Direct peers

• Constantia Flexibles: Austrian-headquartered family-owned flexible packaging converter with a comparable European mid-market footprint and a comparable focus on pharma, food, and consumer films. Highly analogous in governance (family-owned), product mix (laminated and mono-material films), and sustainability positioning.
• Walki Group: Nordic-based specialty packaging converter producing multi-layer films, laminates, and packaging materials for food, construction, and industrial markets. Direct overlap on laminated films and agricultural/industrial applications.
• Huhtamaki: Finnish-listed flexible packaging manufacturer serving food and consumer goods globally. Direct overlap with Oerlemans' food and non-food verticals, comparable product families (films, pouches, wraps), and similar European manufacturing base.
• Wipak (Wihuri Group): European family-owned (Wihuri) flexible packaging and films business with strong food-contact expertise. Comparable scale, governance structure, and product focus on high-barrier films for food and healthcare applications.
• Coveris: European-headquartered flexible packaging converter offering films, pouches, and labels for food and non-food customers. Closely aligned with Oerlemans' mid-size converter positioning, vertical segmentation, and sustainability-driven mono-material roadmap.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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