ALPLA produces innovative packaging systems, bottles, caps, and injection-molded parts for a wide range of industries. Our long history as a family-run business, our cutting-edge technologies and the knowledge and dedication of our employees set us and our products apart. Our business activities are founded on sustainability and the climate-friendly use of resources. With our more than 25 years of experience in recycling and our own recycling plants, we play our part in ensuring that plastics remain in the materials cycle.

How long has your company been a member of the PPC?  2 years

What value does the PPC bring to your company?
The PPC provides ALPLA with opportunities to engage with customers within the automotive industry on a more personal level. Our team can identify major players within the automotive industry and build lasting relationships while learning more about market trends and pain points with potential customers.

How does your participation in the PPC help in your personal development? 
Participation in the PPC helps ALPLA discover potential customers and partners excited to explore the possibilities of producing innovative packaging solutions. The trade show allows ALPLA to showcase our capabilities and key innovations to spread ALPLA’s message and awareness within various industries.

Founded in 1971, BG manufactures and supplies professional-use automotive fuel and oil conditioners, specialty chemicals, greases, tools, and equipment to a global network of distributors. Every business day, more than 27,500 dealerships, franchise shops, and independent shops around the world use BG products and services.

With a state-of-the-art R&D laboratory, in-house engineering department, the BG Proving Ground real-world testing facility, and award-winning apps and online training modules, BG’s innovation leads the automotive maintenance industry. At BG, we solve the automotive problems of today and anticipate the problems of tomorrow.

How long have you been a member of the PPC?  9 years

What value does the PPC bring to your company?
The networking opportunities with other packaging companies as well as staying up-to-date and current with industry opportunities, news, events, and compliance topics.

How does your participation in the PPC help you in your personal development?
Knowledge and growth within the packaging industry and building relationships with others in the industry.

Altium Packaging is committed to bringing our customers big design ideas and manufacturing excellence rooted in creative innovation and branding know-how. We achieve this through our integrated Studio PKG creative design service, a network of more than 77 plants in the U.S. and Canada, over 100 years of innovation, high quality customer service, and our 3,000 dedicated employees.

Envision Plastics (part of Altium Packaging) is a leading recycler of HDPE plastics and supplier of innovative Post Consumer Resin (PCR) solutions. From color sorted to deodorized to food-grade resins, we give you a range of high-quality, consistent, and brand-centric options. Established in 2001, Envision Plastics has produced nearly 1.5 billion pounds of recycled resin so far.

How long has your company been a member of the PPC? 
Over 25 years

What value does your company get from the PPC?
Altium has been a long-term sponsor of PPC. We wish to show our customers the value of working with Altium to provide stock and custom bottles for the automotive market. We also take part in the trade show. There is a great mix of suppliers in the expo hall. We also find a wide variety of suppliers attending the event where we learn about their capabilities, such as corrugate, closures, labels, co-packers, etc. We set up business meetings with our key accounts with the help of PPC providing meeting rooms centrally located down the hall from the main event. Also of note: the keynote speakers are motivational AND entertaining. The technical speakers come from various aspects of the industry and are renowned in their field of practice.

What personal gain does your participation in the PPC provide to you?
John Manderfield: I’ve been with Altium for over 37 years, mainly heading up our creative design department (Studio PKG). For the past 10 years I’ve been endeavoring to “give something back” to the PPC community. I’ve given PPC College courses on “Blow-Molding 101” several times to help the PPC community. I also find the PPC College courses given by other industry professionals vastly increase my technical knowledge. Recently, I joined the Technical Education Committee and found this to be a very engaging group (under Tom Golinski’s leadership) to help drive the technical content for upcoming PPC events.

I’m excited to be part of a thriving association.

Chevron Lubricants provides finished lubricants and premium base oils to commercial, consumer, industrial and marine customers worldwide. From motor oil for the family car to lubricants for heavy industrial equipment, customers across five continents trust Chevron Lubricants to deliver excellent, reliable performance in a wide range of operating conditions. Our complete line of lubricants and coolants – including Havoline®, Delo® and Ursa® products – is sold worldwide under our Chevron®, Texaco® and Caltex® brands. These premium products help improve fuel economy, lower emissions and extend the period between oil changes.

How long have you been a member of the PPC?
Over 25 years

What value does your company get from the PPC?  
The PPC provides an introduction to a network of individuals experienced in the unique challenges of packaging petroleum products. Chevron has leveraged relationships with this network to source new suppliers, introduce new packaging innovation, and explore solutions to industry-wide problems.

What personal gain does your participation in the PPC provide to you?  
Steve Curtis: I find the educational opportunities rewarding. The formal learning sessions, through meetings and speakers, provides rich content relevant across packaging disciplines. This content is enhanced through the informal learning that takes place networking with other members. Conversing with those who have “been there, done that” has provided me a welcoming place to soak in that experience.