Sustainability tubed Linhardt is a global market leader in the design and manufacture of aluminium and plastic tubes for the packaging industry. Its dedication to sustainability and all that entails is well known within its business sector, as Philip Yorke reports.
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inhardt was founded by Christian Linhardt in Viechtach, Germany, in 1943. The company’s first plant in Hambrucken began production in 1947. A second facility was opened in Viechtach in 1958. The company continued to see consistent growth and in 1992 it acquired the leading Italian tube maker, Tubettificio Tubex of Milan. The success of this strategic acquisition provided the springboard for several other key acquisitions, completed in 1997 and in 1999. Another milestone was reached in the year 2000 when it opened its first state-of-the-art ‘clean factory’ facility in Viechtach, which was dedicated to the production of specialised packaging for the pharmaceutical industry. Today the company is a major global player serving leading multinational brands in the fields of pharmaceuticals, cosmetics,
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consumer goods and healthcare. Linhardt’s diverse product portfolio extends to Multi-flex tubes, aluminium cans and rigid tubes, as well as collapsible aluminium and plastic tubes and formed aluminium parts for individual packaging solutions. Currently Linhardt employs more than 1300 people and in 2017 recorded sales of over €150 million.
Antimicrobial advance From the outset, Linhardt has demonstrated its commitment to innovative product development and sustainability, which has become the hallmark of all Linhardt packaging. This year the company unveiled another ground-breaking product which achieved the goal of extending a product’s shelf life without the need for preservatives. As a result,
