UAB "RETAL Europe"

What UAB "RETAL Europe" does

UAB "RETAL Europe" (also operating as Retal Industries LTD) is a privately held PET packaging manufacturer founded in 2004, headquartered in Limassol, Cyprus. The company produces PET preforms, polymer closures, PET containers, and APET/flexible films for food and beverage customers. It operates 10 production sites and employs approximately 1,300 people globally, with its commercial footprint covering more than 70 countries across Europe, Asia, and Africa.

The company's revenue model is B2B enterprise packaging supply: it sells moulded and film substrates directly to bottlers and FMCG customers rather than through retail distribution. Its underlying technology centres on PET injection moulding for preforms and closures, container blow-moulding, and downstream APET film extrusion, supplemented by an in-house R&D team developing recycled-content (rPET) and functional multilayer films, including participation in an EU-funded consortium project on films with virucidal properties against SARS-CoV-2.

RETAL pursues a sustainability-led positioning, evidenced by a CDP Climate Change score of B (second consecutive year), a CDP Supplier Engagement rating of A-, and an EcoVadis score of 68% (up 3 points year-over-year). Recent commercial activity includes a May 2025 partnership with UK-based Viscose and trade show presence at Drinktec 2025 and PETnology 2025. The company remains privately held and does not publicly disclose revenue.

Name

UAB "RETAL Europe"

Legal name

Retal Industries LTD

Website

https://retaleurope.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

RETAL is a privately held PET packaging manufacturer producing preforms, closures, containers, and APET/flexible films for food and beverage customers across 70+ countries, operating 10 production sites with approximately 1,300 employees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Plastic Packaging Manufacturing

NAICS

Plastics Product Manufacturing (3261), All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing (326199)

SIC

Miscellaneous Plastics Products (3080), Unsupported Plastics Film & Sheet (3081)

akta.pro primary industry

PET Bottles & Preforms (IMALAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Plastic Caps, Closures & Dispensing Systems Manufacturing (IMANAEAB), Rigid Food Containers (Cups, Trays, Clamshells) (IMALAAAD), Flexible Plastic Packaging (Bags, Pouches, Sachets) Manufacturing (IMANAEAC)

Keywords

• PET packaging manufacturing
• Polymer closures
• PET preforms
• Flexible packaging films
• Plastic container production

Headquarters

HQ city

Not specified

HQ country

Cyprus

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. PET Packaging Products: Manufacturing and supplying PET preforms, polymer closures, PET containers, and films to food and beverage industry and other sectors globally

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

RETAL manufactures and supplies PET-based plastic packaging products — preforms, polymer closures, PET containers, APET films, and flexible films — to enterprise customers in the food and beverage industry, with secondary applications in chemical and mechanical engineering sectors. The company runs 10 production sites across Europe, Asia, and Africa and provides full-service support from product design through commercial launch, including production line setup and logistics.

Product overview

RETAL is a multinational packaging production company offering a portfolio of four core product categories: PET Preforms (polyethylene terephthalate preforms for beverages), Polymer Closures (caps for PET containers for food and beverage industry), PET Containers (ready-to-fill packaging), and Films (APET and flexible films for food packaging and industrial applications). The company operates 10 production sites across Europe, Asia, and Africa, serving customers in over 70 countries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• PET Preforms Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) preforms produced using state-of-the-art technology and innovative engineering, manufactured in a broad assortment to suit beverage and food packaging requirements. Sold to enterprise beverage and food producers.
• Polymer Closures Polymer closures (caps) for PET containers designed for the food and beverage industry, backed by technical expertise and service solutions. Sold to enterprise beverage and food packaging customers.
• PET Containers Wide variety of reliable and economical PET container products providing results-oriented packaging solutions for transforming customer ideas into finished packaging. Sold to food and beverage industry customers.
• APET Film APET (Amorphous Polyethylene Terephthalate) films used for packaging in the food industry and other sectors such as chemical and mechanical engineering industries.
• Flexible Film Custom flexible films with densities and materials adapted to meet customer needs, used for packaging in the food industry and other sectors including chemical and mechanical engineering.

Quantifiable outcome

• Sustainability score improvement: EcoVadis overall score of 68%, increase of three points year on year
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• ViscosecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 13 May 2025UK food and beverage packaging supplier partnership where Viscose distributes RETAL's tethered closures as part of their varied portfolio of packaging solutions

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Amcor plc: Amcor is a global packaging giant offering flexible and rigid plastic packaging including PET containers across food, beverage, healthcare, and personal care. It is a broad incumbent with significantly larger scale and a wider portfolio than RETAL, competing for the same multinational beverage accounts.
• Berry Global Group: Berry Global is a major global manufacturer of plastic packaging products including containers, films, and engineered materials for consumer and industrial markets. It overlaps with RETAL across PET containers and films but as part of a much broader rigid and flexible packaging portfolio.

Direct peers

• AptarGroup: AptarGroup is a global leader in dispensing closures, sealing solutions, and active material science for food, beverage, and personal care packaging. It is the most direct peer for RETAL's polymer closures business and competes on tethered-closure technology.
• ALPLA Group: ALPLA is one of the world's largest manufacturers of rigid plastic packaging, including PET preforms, bottles, and closures for the food and beverage industry. It is the most directly comparable global PET packaging peer to RETAL in product mix, customer base, and geographic footprint.
• Plastipak Holdings: Plastipak is a global manufacturer of PET preforms, containers, and recycled PET (PET-PCR) products serving beverage, food, and household customers. Its product portfolio and emphasis on recycled PET directly mirror RETAL's core offering and rPET positioning.
• Logoplaste: Logoplaste manufactures rigid plastic packaging, including PET bottles and preforms, for consumer goods brands with in-plant and regional production. Its strategy of embedding near customer sites parallels RETAL's regional production density and food/beverage customer mix.
• Graham Packaging Company: Graham Packaging designs and produces custom PET and other rigid plastic containers for food, beverage, and household care brands. Its custom PET container focus and customer base overlap directly with RETAL's PET containers offering.
• Resilux NV: Resilux is a European specialist in PET preforms and rPET, supplying beverage and food customers across Europe and beyond. Its narrow focus on PET preforms and recycled PET makes it a close size-and-scope comparable to RETAL's core business.

Regional players

• Pact Group Holdings: Pact Group is an Australian-listed rigid and flexible plastic packaging manufacturer serving food, beverage, personal care, and industrial customers primarily across the Asia-Pacific region. It is a regional peer with comparable product mix to RETAL but a different geographic focus.

Others

• Krones AG: Krones is a German manufacturer of beverage filling, packaging, and intralogistics machinery. While not a direct PET preform competitor, it is an adjacent ecosystem participant in beverage packaging lines where RETAL's preforms and closures are deployed.

Market position

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/RetalGroup
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC73qh34bM_Fw_xRUdd71-xQ
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/uab-retal-europe-

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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