Alpina Termoplasticos Ltda

Name

Alpina Termoplasticos Ltda

Legal name

Alpina Termoplásticos Ltda.

Website

https://alpinatermoplasticos.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1971

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Alpina Termoplásticos Ltda is a Brazilian rotomolding manufacturer (est. 1971) producing IBC containers, chemical tanks, buckets, and custom polyethylene industrial products for chemical, food, and manufacturing sectors across Brazil, South America, and Central America.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Plastic Manufacturing

NAICS

Plastics Product Manufacturing (3261)

SIC

Miscellaneous Plastics Products (3080)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYIMANAEAA

Rigid Plastic Containers (Bottles, Jars, Jugs) Manufacturing

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Plastics & Rubber Manufacturing/Plastic Packaging Products Manufacturing

SECONDARYIMALAAAD

Rigid Food Containers (Cups, Trays, Clamshells)

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Packaging & Containers/Rigid Plastic Packaging (Bottles, Jars, Tubs)

SECONDARYIMALAAAH

Household & Institutional Rigid Plastic Packaging (Detergent, Cleaners)

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Packaging & Containers/Rigid Plastic Packaging (Bottles, Jars, Tubs)

Keywords

• Rotomolded plastic products
• Industrial polyethylene tanks
• IBC container manufacturing
• Plastic rotational molding
• Custom plastic parts fabrication

Headquarters

HQ city

São Bernardo do Campo

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Industrial Plastic Products Sales: One-time sales of manufactured plastic products including tanks, containers, buckets, boxes, valves, and custom parts. Products are sold with optional metallic structures and accessories. No recurring revenue streams indicated.
2. Custom/Modified Products: Custom solutions manufactured under measure (sob medida) for specific industrial applications, adding value through engineering customization.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Alpina Termoplasticos Ltda is a Brazilian manufacturer specializing in rotomolded polyethylene products for industrial applications. The company produces a range of tanks, containers, buckets, boxes, valves, and custom plastic parts, including IBC containers (Unitainer, Scanditainer, Multiway), chemical tanks, conical bottom tanks, and polysilos. Operating as a division of Alpina Equipamentos Industriais Ltda. since 1971, it serves industrial customers with both standard catalog items and customized plastic components.

Product overview

Alpina Termoplásticos is a plastic transformation company specializing in rotomolded polyethylene and engineering plastics products for industrial applications since 1971. The product portfolio centers on storage and transport solutions including IBC containers (Unitainer, Scanditainer, Multiway brands), chemical tanks, conical bottom tanks, industrial buckets (caçambas) ranging from 15L to 1800L, stackable boxes, thermal boxes, polysilos, valves, fixing keys, signal spheres, and custom molded parts. The company serves industrial chemical, manufacturing, and food sectors with products certified for dangerous goods transport (INMETRO, ANTT, IMDG).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Unitainer 1000: IBC (Intermediate Bulk Container) type containers, tested and approved by INMETRO for dangerous goods transport, with 1000L capacity.
• Scanditainer
• Multiway
• Gradiplus
• Gradinox

Quantifiable outcome

• Products certified for transport of dangerous goods in Groups II and III
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core, historical/legacy and minor.

• INMETROcoreOthersINMETRO (Instituto Nacional de Metrologia, Qualidade e Tecnologia) provides mandatory product certification for dangerous goods packaging. Alpina's IBC containers are certified under authorization CE-IBC-1051/07 for Groups II and III dangerous goods, a critical requirement for market access in Brazil.
• ANTT (Agência Nacional de Transportes Terrestres)coreOthersANTT is the Brazilian National Land Transport Agency that regulates dangerous goods transport. Alpina holds authorization CE-IBC-1051/07 under ANTT Resolution 420/2004, enabling legal transport of hazardous materials by road.
• Marinha do BrasilcoreOthersBrazilian Navy provides maritime transport certification for dangerous goods. Alpina holds homologation 128/2012 under IMDG Code and Norman 05/DPC, enabling certified maritime transport of hazardous materials.
• Balcke Dürrhistorical/legacyStrategic or Co-development PartnerBalcke Dürr is one of the world's largest cooling tower manufacturers, headquartered in Germany. Alpina maintained a 35-year technical cooperation agreement, enabling full absorption of cooling tower technology and establishment as a market leader in Brazil.
• BNDES (Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Econômico e Social)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerBNDES is Brazil's national development bank. Alpina accepts BNDES cards as payment, providing customers with access to government-backed financing options for industrial equipment purchases.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Schütz GmbH & Co. KGaA: Global market leader in IBCs (EcoBULK) and industrial plastic containers with extensive dangerous-goods certifications worldwide. Highly comparable to Alpina in product category (IBCs, drums, plastic containers) and customer base (chemical, industrial) but with vastly greater scale and global footprint.
• Mauser Packaging Solutions: Major global manufacturer of IBCs, plastic drums, and industrial packaging with strong dangerous-goods certification portfolio. Directly comparable product line, target verticals (chemical, food, industrial) and certification-driven go-to-market approach.
• Schoeller Allibert: European leader in reusable plastic containers, IBCs, and industrial bulk packaging serving chemical, food, and industrial markets. Closely comparable in rigid plastic reusable container technology and customer segments, though with stronger European than Latin American presence.
• Norwesco: North America's largest rotomolder of polyethylene tanks and containers for agricultural, industrial, and chemical applications. Directly comparable in rotomolding process, polyethylene material platform, and industrial tank/container end-markets.
• Snyder Industries: US-based rotomolder specializing in bulk polyethylene tanks, IBCs, and intermediate bulk containers for chemical, industrial, and agricultural applications. Closely comparable process (rotomolding) and product categories (chemical tanks, IBCs).
• Assmann Corporation: Manufacturer of rotationally molded polyethylene tanks, IBCs, and secondary containment products for chemical and industrial markets. Overlaps directly with Alpina on IBC product line, rotomolding process, and chemical-industry certifications.
• Denios AG: Specialist in hazardous-materials storage containers, IBCs, spill containment, and certified industrial plastic containers for chemical applications. Comparable in dangerous-goods certification focus and chemical-industry customer base, though with broader European footprint.
• Ribawood: Spanish rotomolder producing IBCs, tanks, and custom rotational-molded products for chemical, industrial, and food applications. Closely comparable in rotomolding process, IBC product line, and dangerous-goods certifications, though primarily serving European/Iberian markets.

Broad incumbents

• Greif Inc: Diversified global industrial packaging leader with IBC, drum, container and specialty container product lines serving chemical and industrial customers. Overlaps with Alpina in rigid plastic industrial containers but operates at much broader scale across multiple packaging formats.
• IPL Plastics (IPL Global): Global plastics manufacturer offering rigid containers, IBCs, and bulk packaging serving food, chemical, and industrial end-markets. Comparable in plastic container manufacturing and customer verticals, though with broader product portfolio including consumer packaging.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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