
Manufacturer of printed clear plastic packaging made from PET, APET, RPET and acetate with in-house material production

HLP Klearfold
Pinneberg (DE) · Tewkesbury (GB) · Maisons-Alfort (FR) · Barcelona (ES) · Carnate (IT) · Lyneham (AU) · Shenzhen (CN) · Ayeyarwady (MM)New on Amplifa
About HLP Klearfold
HLP Klearfold is an internationally active manufacturer of printed clear folding cartons and transparent plastic/acetate packaging. The company manufactures custom packaging for consumer goods, tea products, beauty tools, dental products and food. Its value chain ranges from CAD design and prototyping to series production; the company's own base materials are produced by extrusion, with up to 30% recycled content from recycled consumer waste used. Production takes place in Shenzhen (China) with a 13-color combination press for double-sided printing in a single pass as well as the patented Soft Crease® high-frequency folding technology. An additional, vertically integrated production facility with 183,000 square feet of floor space is under construction in the Ayeyarwady region (Myanmar). European sales teams in Germany (Pinneberg), the United Kingdom, France, Spain and Italy serve customers locally in multiple languages.
- Site
- Pinneberg
- Processes
- Manufacture of printed clear packaging / clear folding cartons (plastic/acetate), High-frequency folding technology "Soft Crease" / "Soft Crease Edge" (RF folding technology), Printing of clear folding cartons (double-sided, up to 13 colors in a single pass), CAD design / prototyping of packaging (CAD samples in 3–5 working days, printed samples, In-house base material production (extrusion of plastics for folding cartons, recycling of, Procurement services in the packaging sector, Design/prototyping (CAD samples in 3–5 days), Design/graphic design
- Materials
- PET, APET, RPET, Acetate
- Industries
- Packaging industry, Consumer goods, Beauty tools, Dental, Tea products, Food
- 01
CAD design/prototyping (samples in 3–5 working days)
- 02
Graphic design/print artwork
- 03
In-house material production by extrusion (up to 30% recycled content)
- 04
Printing (up to 13 colors, double-sided)
- 05
Soft Crease® high-frequency folding technology
- 06
Procurement services
- 07
Series production in 10–15 working days
Materials and Processes
PET
100% recyclable clear plastic for folding cartons
APET
Environmentally friendly clear plastic, processable with Soft Crease®
RPET
Recycled plastic with high recycled content for sustainable clear packaging
Acetate
Material for transparent clear packaging
Locations
Pinneberg
DESales office Germany
Shenzhen
CNProduction
- Materials
- PET, APET, RPET, acetate
- 13-color combination press
- Soft Crease® high-frequency folding machine
- Extruders for base material production
Ayeyarwady
MMProduction site (planned from mid-2021)
- Materials
- PET, APET, RPET
- Extruders
- Printing presses
- Soft Crease® processing machines
Components

Inside the production


Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacture of printed clear packaging / clear folding cartons (plastic/acetate)Plastics | – | – | – | – | PET, APET, RPET, acetate |
| High-frequency folding technology "Soft Crease" / "Soft Crease Edge" (RF folding technology)Plastics | – | – | – | – | APET, RPET |
| Printing of clear folding cartons (double-sided, up to 13 colors in a single pass)Surface | – | – | – | – | PET, APET, RPET, acetate |
| CAD design / prototyping of packaging (CAD samples in 3–5 working days, printed samplesEngineering | – | – | – | – | PET, acetate |
| In-house base material production (extrusion of plastics for folding cartons, recycling ofPlastics | – | – | – | – | APET, RPET |
| Procurement services in the packaging sectorEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
4 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13-color combination press / 13-color printing machine | – | – | – | – | China |
| Soft Crease® high-frequency folding machine | HLP Klearfold Soft Crease® | – | – | – | China |
| Extruders (for in-house base material production) | – | – | – | – | Shenzhen, China / Ayeyarwady, Myanmar |
| Production facility (183,000 sq ft, vertically integrated) | – | – | – | 2021 | Ayeyarwady, Myanmar |
Additional services
Reference customers
History
Almost 50 years of production experience (anniversary claim; exact founding year not documented)
- 2020
Groundbreaking for a 183,000-square-foot, vertically integrated production facility of parent company Hip Lik Packaging in the Ayeyarwady region (Myanmar), full operation planned for mid-2021