Europe here is the whole continent, EU member or not: from Iceland and Portugal to Ukraine, with the UK, Norway and Switzerland. Our list of packaging companies in Europe holds companies in 42 of its countries.
List of Packaging Companies in Europe
Packaging companies produce cartons, corrugated boxes, plastic and glass containers and films for goods in transit and on shelf. We list 15,140 packaging companies in Europe, most of them in Italy (18%) and Poland (15%). One list for the whole territory, with the register number of each country. Download it as a database or pull it through our Company Data API.
15,140 companies indexed · Data counted on 27 October 2026
Companies15,140
Countries42
Largest countryItaly
Employees1-4
Revenue$100K-$500K
Email28%
Phone53%
Website41%
CEO name82%
Live sample of packaging companies in Europe
Below you see a live sample of the 15,140 packaging companies, sorted by number of employees. Filter on country, size, revenue, legal form or founding year, or search a company by name.
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| Company Name | Country | City | Address 1 | State/Province | Postal Code | Website | Founding Year | Yearly Revenue in U.S. Dollars | Employees Total | Business Legal Type - Description | Number of Companies in Group | Company Registration Number | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alpla Werke Alwin Lehner GMBH & CO KG | Austria | Hard | Mockenstraße 34 | Vorarlberg | 6971 | *****.com | 1955 | $5,663,935,000 | 23,300 | Partnership of unknown type | 210 | FN13422p |
| 2 | Ds Smith Packaging LIMITED | Unitedkingdom | Paddington | Level 3 | London | W2 1DL | *****.com | 1959 | $840,357,676 | 3,334 | Corporation | 934 | 00630681 |
| 3 | Klingele Paper & Packaging SE & CO. KG | Germany | Remshalden | Alfred-klingele-str. 56-76 | Rems-murr-kreis | 73630 | *****.com | 1959 | $1,042,319,000 | 3,100 | Partnership of unknown type | 8 | 70190A280247 |
| 4 | Ds Smith Packaging Deutschland Stiftung & CO. KG | Germany | Erlensee | Zum Fliegerhorst 1312-1318 | Main-kinzig-kreis | 63526 | *****.de | 1974 | $640,381,635 | 2,020 | Corporation | 75 | 63450A93460 |
| 5 | Smurfit Westrock Italia SPA | Italy | Novi Ligure | Strada Serravalle 65 | Alessandria | 15067 | *****.com | 2000 | $877,369,734 | 1,967 | Corporation | 491 | IT02124341203 |
| 6 | Sonoco Embalajes Metalicos España SA. | Spain | Las Torres de Cotillas | Avenida Reyes Catolicos, Pg Ind Los Pinos 168 | Murcia | 30565 | N/A | 1972 | $662,531,068 | 1,831 | Corporation | 498 | A30015192 |
| 7 | Arkhbum, AO | Russia | Novodvinsk | 1 Ul. Melnikova | Arkhangel'Skaya Oblast' | 164900 | N/A | 1994 | $320,615,277 | 1,730 | Corporation | 6 | 35664570 |
| 8 | Np Nch Kbk Im.s.p.titova, AO | Russia | Naberezhnyye Chelny | 1 Ul. Narodnaya | Tatarstan Respublika | 423800 | N/A | 2001 | $213,721,387 | 1,720 | Corporation | 2 | 04777004 |
| 9 | Pirehab Rehabilitaciós Foglalkoztató Nonprofit Korlatolt Felelössegu Tarsasag | Hungary | Debrecen | Szechenyi Utca 35-37. | Hajdú-bihar Megye | 4025 | *****.hu | 2009 | $8,113,477 | 1,692 | Corporation | 4 | 22305372209 |
| 10 | 00675273 LIMITED | Unitedkingdom | Saint Helen Auckland | Darlington Road | Durham | DL14 9PE | N/A | 1960 | $118,626,526 | 1,600 | Corporation | N/A | 00675273 |
| 11 | Papier-Mettler KG | Germany | Morbach | Hochwaldstr. 22 | Bernkastel-wittlich | 54497 | *****.com | 2015 | $191,158,560 | 1,600 | Corporation | 47 | 54516A40990 |
| 12 | L-Pak, OOO | Russia | Lipetsk | Vladenie 125a Ofis 1, Ul. Kovaleva | Lipetskaya Oblast' | 398007 | N/A | 2006 | $276,710,016 | 1,586 | Corporation | N/A | 96176347 |
| 13 | Pervaya Obraztsovaya Tipografiya, AO | Russia | Moskva | D. 5 Pom. 8/1t, Prospekt Georgievski | Moskva | 124498 | N/A | 2005 | $74,421,384 | 1,429 | Corporation | 10 | 02424595 |
| 14 | Smurfit Westrock Consumer Packaging UK LIMITED | Unitedkingdom | Strelley | Phoenix Centre | Nottinghamshire | NG8 6AS | *****.com | 1918 | $320,764,112 | 1,397 | Corporation | 1024 | 02586987 |
| 15 | Ds Smith Packaging Italia SPA | Italy | Vimercate | Via Torri Bianche 24 | Monza E Brianza | 20871 | *****.com | 1982 | $623,028,300 | 1,380 | Corporation | 35 | IT12614920150 |
| 16 | Model Obaly A.S. | Czechrepublic | Opava | Tesínska 2675/102 | Moravskoslezský | 74601 | *****.com | 1992 | $291,955,173 | 1,368 | Corporation | 30 | 45192944 |
| 17 | LLC Sft Packaging | Russia | Maykop | 98 Ul. Shosseinaya | Adygeya Respublika | 385017 | N/A | 2021 | $334,029,734 | 1,342 | Corporation | 10 | 54433445 |
| 18 | Uniboks, OOO | Belarus | Minsk | Dom 9b Ul. Selitskogo | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1998 | $621,204 | 1,300 | Corporation | N/A | 101449345 |
| 19 | Saica Pack UK LIMITED | Unitedkingdom | Dumplington | 144 Manchester Road | Manchester, Greater Manchester | M31 4QN | *****.com | 1975 | $507,646,436 | 1,254 | Corporation | 156 | 01218445 |
| 20 | Amcor Flexibles Singen GMBH | Germany | Singen (hohentwiel) | Alusingenplatz 1 | Konstanz | 78224 | *****.com | 2022 | $709,582,930 | 1,204 | Corporation | 8 | 79098B541022 |
| 21 | Sonoco Metal Packaging France S.A.S | France | Saint-ouen-sur-seine | 7 Rue Emmy Noether | Seine-saint-denis | 93400 | N/A | 1954 | $548,697,555 | 1,203 | Corporation | 498 | 95420083800199 |
| 22 | Sig Combibloc GMBH | Germany | Linnich | Rurstr. 58 | Düren | 52441 | *****.biz | 2019 | $964,210,012 | 1,203 | Corporation | 111 | 52349B5182 |
| 23 | Sonoco Metal Packaging Italia SRL | Italy | Parma | Strada Ugozzolo 100/a | Parma | 43122 | *****.com | 1991 | $502,357,082 | 1,167 | Corporation | 498 | IT01554960599 |
| 24 | Werner Kenkel Sp Z O O | Poland | Włoszakowice | Ul. Mórkowska 3 | Województwo Wielkopolskie | 64117 | *****.pl | 2001 | $227,971,100 | 1,126 | Corporation | 2 | 6971865579 |
| 25 | Schumacher Packaging GMBH | Germany | Ebersdorf Bei Coburg | Friesendorfer Str. 4 | Coburg | 96237 | *****.com | 2020 | $235,164,387 | 1,111 | Corporation | 11 | 96450B4864 |
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Request Free SampleWhich countries have the most packaging companies?
Europe here is the whole continent, EU member or not: from Iceland and Portugal to Ukraine, with the UK, Norway and Switzerland. Each country has its own business register and company number. The list carries them all in one file.
Packaging companies per country, 42 countries
Italy and Poland together hold 33% of the packaging companies in Europe. The list carries each country's own register number, so you can match it against the local register. The other 27 countries hold 1,467 more.
Largest packaging companies in Europe
The biggest packaging companies in Europe by staff and by revenue, the largest in Italy, the biggest newcomers of 2026 and the oldest. Click a name for the record.
Alpla Werke Alwin Lehner GmbH & Co. KG is the largest packaging company in Europe by headcount. 1,505 packaging companies employ 50 people or more; 870 employ 100 or more.
2,136 packaging companies in Europe turn over more than $5 million a year; 1,462 more than $10 million. Branches of foreign groups are left out: their records carry the group's turnover.
Italy has the most packaging companies in Europe: 2,775, or 18% of the list. These are its largest by headcount.
220 packaging companies were entered in a register in Europe so far in 2026. These are the largest of them by headcount.
59 packaging companies in Europe in our data were founded before 1900.
Most packaging companies in Europe are very small: 52% have 1 to 4 employees, and 51% report under $500K in yearly revenue.
By employee size
| Employees | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-4 | 7,337 | 52% | |
| 5-9 | 2,336 | 17% | |
| 10-19 | 1,445 | 10% | |
| 20-49 | 1,374 | 10% | |
| 50-99 | 635 | 5% | |
| 100-199 | 472 | 3% | |
| 200-499 | 305 | 2% | |
| 500+ | 93 | 1% |
By yearly revenue (USD)
| Revenue | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| < $100K | 2,523 | 20% | |
| $100K-$500K | 3,718 | 30% | |
| $500K-$1M | 1,629 | 13% | |
| $1M-$5M | 2,345 | 19% | |
| $5M-$10M | 674 | 5% | |
| $10M-$50M | 1,041 | 8% | |
| $50M+ | 421 | 3% |
How many packaging companies started this year?
This year 220 new packaging companies registered in Europe, after 417 last year.
Founded per year
- 5042022
- 3432023
- 3642024
- 4172025
- 2202026 so far
Legal forms of packaging companies in Europe
61% of the packaging companies in Europe are corporations.
- Corporations9,207
- Sole traders2,480
- Partnerships1,059
- Foreign companies55
- Cooperatives26
- Non-profit11
- Other or unknown2,302
Which packaging companies are part of a group?
4,133 of the 15,140 packaging companies in Europe (27%) are part of a chain or group: 2,016 head offices or parent companies and 2,117 branches. The other 11,007 (73%) trade from a single location. 49 of the 50 largest packaging companies in Europe by revenue belong to a group.
Chains and single locations
| Location | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single location | 11,007 | 73% | |
| Head office | 2,016 | 13% | |
| Branch | 2,117 | 14% |
Largest groups in this list
- 1Trivium Packaging Netherlands B.V.2,784 in group
- 2Smurfit Westrock Consumer Packaging UK Limited1,024 in group
- 3Ds Smith Limited934 in group
- 4Sonoco Embalajes Metalicos España SA.498 in group
- 5Smurfit Westrock Italia SPA491 in group
The groups are counted from the 50 largest companies in this list by revenue, not from all 15,140; our API cannot yet filter on group size. The chain count above covers the whole list.
What do packaging companies do?
Packaging companies produce corrugated boxes, folding cartons, plastic and glass containers, cans and films, and some design the printed look of the pack. Their customers are food and drink makers, retailers, online shops, pharmaceutical firms and manufacturers, under European rules that push for recyclable packaging.
Our data comes from the business registers of 42 European countries, where packaging companies are classified under SIC codes 2653 (corrugated and solid fiber boxes), 2657 (folding paperboard boxes, including sanitary), 2671 (packaging paper and plastics film, coated and laminated), 3085 (plastics bottles) and 3411 (metal cans). In NACE, the European code those registers use, 12,347 of them (82%) sit in classes 17.21 (manufacture of corrugated paper and paperboard and of containers of paper and paperboard) and 22.22 (manufacture of plastic packing goods), part of divisions 17 (manufacture of paper and paper products) and 22 (manufacture of rubber and plastic products).
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Our data holds 15,140 packaging companies in Europe, counted on 27 October 2026.
Italy, with 2,775 packaging companies or 18% of the total, followed by Poland (2,213) and Spain (1,799).
Most packaging companies in Europe are very small: 52% have 1 to 4 employees, and 51% report under $500K in yearly revenue. The largest by employees is Alpla Werke Alwin Lehner GmbH & Co. KG in Hard with 23,300 employees.
This year 220 new packaging companies registered in Europe, after 417 last year.
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