Locations Developed and manufactured in Germany and Europe
Short distances, one contracting partner, plants you can audit: your molded part comes from our own production in Germany and the Netherlands — designed, manufactured and documented by the same people.
Overview
Three plants, one promise: we deliver
Ten lines in Arnstadt and Appingedam, development in Cologne, tool shops in Cologne and Arnstadt — capacity for your series production and one contracting partner from the first sample to ongoing call-offs.
Arnstadt · Gigafactory 1 + 2
Wet Molding, Dry Molding, Bottle
Technical molded parts, transport and food packaging — site certified to BRCGS Grade A. This is where the first PAPACKS Model S10 is installed.
BRCGS Global Standard Packaging Materials v7, TÜV Rheinland — Gigafactory 1 + 2
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Appingedam · PAPACKS Netherlands
Thermoforming
Thin-walled molded parts with a smooth surface on both sides — small formats in high volumes on three lines.
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Cologne · Headquarters and R&D
Development and tool making
Formulation, samples and production tool from the patented tooling concept — your project starts here.
View location →Arnstadt · Plant 1
PAPACKS Gigafactory 1
Your supplier of technical molded parts, transport and food packaging — at a site certified to BRCGS Global Standard Packaging Materials v7, Grade A, audited by TÜV Rheinland Cert GmbH. The certificate that supplier approvals in the food sector regularly require.
Arnstadt · Plant 2
PAPACKS Gigafactory 2
Primary packaging for food and non-food, right next to Gigafactory 1 — with a plant laboratory for batch-related inspection and a high-bay warehouse for your series call-offs. Site certified to BRCGS Global Standard Packaging Materials v7, Grade A, audited by TÜV Rheinland Cert GmbH.
Appingedam · Netherlands
PAPACKS Netherlands / Gigafactory 3
Thin-walled molded parts with a smooth surface on both sides in high volumes — for small formats that need to run cleanly on your filling line. Three Thermoforming lines, deliveries across Europe from Appingedam.
Cologne · North Rhine-Westphalia
Cologne develops your molded part — and the tool that takes it into series production
Formulation and samples are created in the R&D Innovation Hub, the production tool in the tool shops in Cologne and Arnstadt; the headquarters coordinates the plants and welcomes you in the showroom. You see your molded part before series production starts.
Other locations
Advice close to your market — production in our own plants
In North America and the Czech Republic, you speak with a local contact; from Prague we serve Eastern Europe, and in Munich a development team supports the designers in Cologne. Tool making and production are located in Cologne, Arnstadt and Appingedam.
Sparta · New York, USA
PAPACKS America
Your contact for North America — consulting and development for the US market.
Prague · Czech Republic
PAPACKS Czech Republic
Your contact for the Czech Republic and Eastern Europe — consulting, quotes and samples on site.
Munich · Bavaria
PAPACKS Manufaktur
Here we further develop tooling concepts and support the design team in Cologne. The production tools are made in the tool shops in Cologne and Arnstadt.
Other markets
Licensing program
Through the PAPACKS Molded Fiber License, partners can set up production in their market — with technology transfer and local value creation.
View the licensing program →Frequently asked questions
What buyers ask about the plants
Contact
Call, inquiry or plant visit — your choice
Head office
Cologne headquarters
Von-Hünefeld-Str. 1, 50829 Köln · +49 221 30163006 · contact@papacks.com
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Send inquiry
Describe your project — we will tell you which plant will make it and what the first step is.
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Plant tour
For customers and prospects with a specific project: inspect plant and process at Gigafactory 1 + 2 in Arnstadt, as a supplier audit on request.
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