Joh. Sieben Gmbh

What Joh. Sieben Gmbh does

Joh. Sieben GmbH is a family-owned German plastic packaging manufacturer founded in 1875 and headquartered in Heinsberg, Germany, operating as part of the AST Packaging Group. The company designs and produces custom and standard plastic bottles and containers for B2B clients across four primary verticals: cosmetics and retail, detergents and cleaning agents, chemical-technical products, and food and beverages. Approximately 100 employees operate the business across a single integrated facility using two core manufacturing processes — Extrusion Blow Moulding (EBM) for HDPE, LDPE, PP, PVC, and recycled variants in volumes of 10–2000 ml, and Single-stage Injection Stretch Blow Moulding (ISBM) for high-clarity PET and rPET bottles in volumes of 25–500 ml. The company runs 35+ high-performance machines on a three-shift system and ships globally from Germany.

The company's product architecture combines an Essentials standard line (Alien Trigger, POL, Professional, Tapered Round, Standard Round) with a custom manufacturing service that spans in-house CAD design, 3D mock-ups, prototyping, and series production. Specialty certifications — including UN dangerous goods packaging (ADR/RID/IMDG/IATA), Halal certification, EcoVadis Bronze (top 15% globally), ISO 9001:2015, ISO 50001:2011, and Zero Pellet Loss — position the company in regulated niches such as hazardous chemicals transport and Muslim-market food packaging. Strategic partnerships with CIPACKS (closed-loop recycling, 30–50% recycled content) and Braskem (bio-based I'm Green HDPE) underpin a stated sustainability roadmap targeting 50% recycled content by 2030 and 100% circular by 2050.

The revenue model is hardware sales via direct B2B enterprise field sales, with quote-based pricing determined by specifications, materials, and volumes under typical 30-day net payment terms and ex-works delivery. The company is privately held with no public financials, and is led by Managing Directors Sabine Sieben and Enrico Lange. No revenue, funding, or M&A activity is disclosed in the available data.

Name

Joh. Sieben Gmbh

Legal name

Joh. Sieben GmbH

Website

https://jskv.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1875

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Joh. Sieben GmbH is a family-owned German B2B manufacturer of custom and standard plastic bottles and containers using EBM and ISBM processes, serving cosmetics, food, cleaning, and chemical-technical industries from Heinsberg.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Plastic Packaging Manufacturing

NAICS

Plastics Bottle Manufacturing (32616), Plastics Product Manufacturing (3261)

SIC

Plastics Products, Nec (3089)

akta.pro primary industry

Extrusion Blow-Molded Containers (HDPE/PET Bottles & Jugs) (IMANAGAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Stretch Blow-Molded PET Preforms & Bottles (ISBM) (IMANAGAC), Blow-Molded Household & Cleaning Product Packaging (IMANAGAL), Blow-Molded Food & Beverage Packaging (IMANAGAK), Blow-Molded Drums, Barrels & IBC Components (IMANAGAE), Custom & Contract Blow-Molding Services (Toll Manufacturing) (IMANAGAO)

Keywords

• Plastic packaging manufacturing
• Custom bottle manufacturing
• Blow moulding services
• Industrial plastic containers
• Cosmetic packaging solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Heinsberg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Plastic Packaging Manufacturing: Design and manufacture of custom plastic bottles and containers for B2B clients in cosmetics, food, cleaning agents, and chemical industries. Production runs range from standard products to fully customized solutions. Revenue generated through product sales with pricing based on specifications, volumes, and materials.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Joh. Sieben GmbH designs and manufactures custom and standard plastic bottles and containers for B2B clients in cosmetics, food, cleaning agents, and chemical-technical industries. Production uses Extrusion Blow Moulding (EBM) and Single-stage Injection Stretch Blow Moulding (ISBM) technologies across materials including HDPE, LDPE, PP, PET, PETG, PVC, rHDPE, and rPET, with volumes from 10 to 2000 ml, supported by in-house design, prototyping, and certified production for food, Halal, and dangerous goods applications.

Product overview

Joh. Sieben GmbH is a family-owned plastic packaging manufacturer (founded 1875, part of AST Packaging Group) offering a dual product architecture: (1) Essentials – a standard product line of plastic bottles and containers including Alien Trigger, POL, Professional, Tapered Round, and Standard Round; and (2) Custom Manufacturing – tailored bottle and jar design services from ideation through production. The company operates two core manufacturing processes: Extrusion Blow Moulding (EBM) for HDPE, LDPE, PP, PVC bottles in 10-2000 ml volumes; and Single-stage Injection Stretch Blow Moulding (ISBM) for high-clarity PET bottles in 25-500 ml volumes. Specialty products include UN-approved dangerous goods packaging and Halal-certified plastic packaging. The company also provides in-house packaging design services including CAD design, 3D mock-ups, animations, renderings, and mould construction.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• AST Packaging Group: Parent company group that Joh. Sieben GmbH is part of

Products and services

• Alien Trigger Standard trigger spray bottle from the Essentials product line, designed for retail packaging applications such as cleaning agents and household products.
• POL Standard bottle product from the Essentials line for retail packaging applications.
• Professional Professional-grade standard bottle from the Essentials line for retail packaging.
• Tapered Round Tapered round bottle from the Essentials standard product line, designed for retail packaging applications.
• Standard Round Standard round bottle from the Essentials standard product line for retail packaging applications.
• Custom Bottle and Jar Manufacturing Custom-designed plastic bottles and containers manufactured to client specifications, from concept ideation through CAD design, 3D mock-ups, pilot moulds, to series production, for B2B customers across cosmetics, food, cleaning, and chemical-technical industries.
• UN-Approved Dangerous Goods Packaging UN-certified plastic bottles and jerry cans (e.g., 1H1) designed for safe transport of hazardous materials, compliant with ADR (road), RID (rail), IMDG (sea), and IATA (air) regulations.
• Halal-Certified Plastic Packaging Halal-certified HDPE bottles and jerry cans produced using EBM, guaranteed free from animal-based additives and ethanol-based processing aids, for food and beverage manufacturers targeting Muslim markets. Certification valid through 20-11-2026.

Quantifiable outcome

• Top 15% globally in EcoVadis sustainability assessment (85th percentile)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• CIPACKScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCIPACKS is a packaging collection and recycling system that collects, cleans, grinds, and granulates used packaging. This partnership enables Joh. Sieben to use recycled granulate in production, with 30-50% of products made from recycled materials. CIPACKS also reconditions used products, with cleaning playing a key role in the process.
• AST Packaging GroupcoreOthersJoh. Sieben GmbH is part of the AST Packaging Group, a parent company providing strategic direction and potentially shared resources across multiple packaging manufacturing entities.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Logoplaste: Portugal-headquartered rigid plastic packaging manufacturer specializing in EBM and ISBM bottles for personal care, food, household, and industrial chemicals. Operates an in-plant, customer-dedicated model with global footprint — a close operational analogue to Joh. Sieben's custom B2B positioning.
• Greiner Packaging: Austrian custom plastic packaging manufacturer (part of Greiner AG) producing bottles, containers, and closures via EBM and injection molding for food, beverage, personal care, and chemical clients. Comparable mid-to-large European specialty converter with similar multi-vertical customer mix and custom design capabilities.
• Plastipak Packaging: US-headquartered global rigid plastic packaging producer (PET preforms, bottles, containers) serving beverage, food, personal care, and industrial customers via ISBM and EBM. Closely comparable in technology stack and customer verticals, though significantly larger and PET-centric.
• ALPLA Group: Austrian-headquartered global plastic packaging manufacturer offering custom bottles and containers via EBM and ISBM/injection processes across cosmetics, food, cleaning, and chemical end-markets. Directly comparable to Joh. Sieben in technology stack, vertical mix, and B2B custom positioning, but materially larger in scale.

Broad incumbents

• Amcor: Global packaging giant (post-Berry Global merger) with a substantial rigid plastics segment covering bottles and containers across personal care, food, beverage, and healthcare. Overlaps with Joh. Sieben in product category and verticals but at vastly greater scale and as part of a broader flexible/rigid portfolio.
• Kautex Maschinenbau: German manufacturer of extrusion blow molding machinery and a producer of plastic packaging products (now part of a broader industrial group). Comparable in EBM process expertise and German engineering heritage, though primarily a machine builder and large-scale packaging supplier rather than a custom mid-market converter.
• Bekum Maschinenfabriken: German manufacturer of extrusion blow molding machines and a producer of blow-molded plastic containers and jerry cans (including UN-certified industrial containers). Comparable in EBM expertise and UN-certification positioning, but operating as both equipment supplier and large-volume container producer rather than a custom design specialist.

Regional players

• Verplas: UK-based custom extrusion blow molding specialist serving cleaning, chemical, food, and personal-care brands in Europe. Comparable in size and process technology to Joh. Sieben, with similar mid-market custom-design positioning but geographically focused on the UK/Ireland.
• PET Power: Dutch PET preform and bottle manufacturer (ISBM) serving European beverage, food, and personal-care customers. Comparable in scale and process technology to Joh. Sieben, but regionally focused on the Benelux market.

Emerging players

• Resilux: Belgian PET preform and bottle producer using ISBM technology for beverage, food, and personal-care customers across Europe. Comparable in process technology and selected verticals, but more specialized in PET preforms rather than full custom bottle design.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance7 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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