We are the world’s largest speciality packaging company. With offices across the world, we partner with the world’s top FMCG companies, delighting their customers with the most innovative and attractive packaging for their products. As cost leaders, we also offer the most compelling value to our partners, anywhere in the world.
Leading the Pack
To be the most sustainable packaging company in the world
Achieve Capital Efficient, Consistent Earnings Growth
We have come a long way since we started production in 1984. Our early success hinged on extraordinary products to serve our lead clients – who, in turn, took us along with them as they expanded their operations to markets globally.
Along the way, we grew via joint ventures and acquisitions, deepening our footprint in each market. In the last decade, we set up factories across several markets globally, striking deep roots as a truly global packaging company.
Today, we employ over 3300+ people from 25 different nationalities at 21+ state-of-the-art facilities in ten countries across all continents. We enjoy a marquee customer base of global, regional, and local niche brands, and are now a fully backward integrated manufacturer – from blown film to tubes.
We recognize that the future is digital and that is rapidly reimagining our business as a digital-first one. From how we engage our customers remotely in very interesting ways, to how we automate our entire value chain, to how we integrate various functions seamlessly – we are taking big steps every day to digitize every aspect of our business.
EPL’s complete Hire to Retire business process for managing employee life cycle has been digitized by deploying the cloud-based solutions, meeting the highest global compliances standards like GDPR.
Complete Procure to Pay process has been automated and digitized to manage payments to partner eco system.
Electronic Artwork collaboration Tool (eACT) has been implemented globally to digitize capturing of customers requirement of printing their Artworks on tubes and automating complete approval process online. This has reduced errors, cycle time and ensured safety of all stake holders, especially during ongoing Pandemic.
Shop Floor Operations and Maintenance processes have been digitized by implementing Industry 4.0 solutions, IoT and integrating the same ERP to enable preventive maintenance, enhance utilisation and efficiency of machines.
Advance Planning Optimizer and Production Planning solution has been implemented in some of our units to automate the Demand Forecasting, Supply Network Operation Planning and Production Scheduling processes.
EPL’s technology network is spread across 12 countries. With superior technology and four decades of global experience, we deliver the highest-quality value-added products to our customers. We also lead research that advances the science and technology of packaging.
We develop packaging with superior barrier properties, visual appeal, convenience, and dispensability. Our Innovation Team comprises some of the world’s foremost packaging technologists, who have now extended our expertise to new areas like mini-tubes, seamless plastic tubes, caps, and closures.
EPL has an expansive global reach capable of supplying a perfectly harmonized system for all production needs. With 21+ plants in 12+ countries, we deliver over 8 billion tubes a year to over 1200 clients worldwide. For over four decades we have been driving forward innovations, enhancing our performance to remain the global packaging partner of choice.
All our products are designed with a view on the 3Rs of sustainability. This, coupled with our strengths in tube technology, will allow us to lead the world into 100% sustainable tube packaging by 2025.
At EPL, you can be rest assured that it’s ZERO DEFECT Tube delivered ON TIME – EVERY TIME. This is only possible because we have best in class ingredients to manufacture Laminated & Plastic tubes – be it Manpower, Machinery OR Process.
At EPL – its DECORATION AT ITS BEST!. We have everything to offer that today’s and tomorrow’s (E-commerce ready) market needs. We lead the pack in every single process/stage of Tube Manufacturing.
EPL has always enjoyed a very vibrant internal culture that values people; one that has been recently judged by a top global HR consultancy as one of the strongest in their database. Apart from best-in-class HR practices, what sets us apart is how we place Care and Employee Wellbeing at the core of all our interactions, and how this is practiced by all leaders in the company.
EPL has received several accolades over the years for its product & services. Most recent has been our recognition as the World’s only 100% recyclable tubes. Such awards are not just milestones, but happy testimonies to excellence that EPL represents.
Our winning streak continues!
We're thrilled to announce that two of EPL tubes have won the SIES Star Awards 2023! This is a great recognition of our efforts towards innovation and design in packaging.
Congratulations to the brand partners and team members who are committed to delivering exceptional products!
We are delighted to be the runner up for the 'Commitment to Environmental Excellence Award’ at the esteemed 6th Annual HSE Strategy Summit & Awards 2023.
This is yet another milestone in our mission to becoming the most sustainable packaging company in the world.
We are delighted to announce that EPL Ltd. has been certified for five ISO standards globally from the prestigious TUV-Nord Group and Quality Austria.
These five certifications cover the areas of Environment Management System (ISO 14001:2015), Occupational Health and safety (ISO 45001: 2018), Energy management system (ISO 50001:2018), Information security management (ISO 27001:2013) and Sustainable procurement (ISO 20400:2017).
All EPL global sites have received certifications on these standards.
This accomplishment is a testament to our unwavering commitment to deliver exceptional quality and maintain the highest standards of health, safety, and environmental performance in every aspect of our operations. We are proud to set a new standard for the packaging industry and look forward to continue to lead the pack sustainably by delivering top-quality packaging solutions.
It's official: EPL Limited is one of the National Best Employer Brands of 2022! 🎖️
We're grateful to our employees for their dedication and contribution, and we're committed to continuing to provide them with a workplace that supports their personal and professional goals.
A big shout to our HR teams across all our locations for their untiring efforts to make EPL a great place to work.
EPL's 100% Recyclable Platina tubes have fulfilled VICCO's requirement to convert to recyclable packaging, making it one of the groundbreakers in the field. We are proud to share that EPL has won a Star Award from SIES in the Sustainability/Eco Friendly category for our association with VICCO Turmeric Skin Care range. Cheers to this award-winning partnership!
As always, we stay committed to helping brands meet their sustainability commitments in new and innovative ways.
At EPL, we lay strict emphasis on the need for a safe working environment across all our industries, and winning the Gomant Suraksha Puraskar, Safety Award for the 6th time is a testament to that.
We are delighted to announce that EPL Europe has bagged the ‘WorldStar Global Packaging Awards 2022’ in the category of Health and Personal Care. After a rigorous process of selection, we got the award for our product ‘100% recyclable PCR laminate tube’.
SIES AWARDS – Received 5 awards for FY21
We're delighted to announce that our exclusive packaging tube, Godrej HIT Roach Bomb, bagged a SIES award. We thank our esteemed partner for putting their trust in us. Cheers to this wonderful alliance.
Our Glow in the Dark tubes for Colgate kids bags SIES award!
We are proud of our teams for making yet another milestone happen at EPL. Glad and thankful to Colgate for giving us the opportunity.
It’s with immense pride and happiness that we announce EPL’s recent success at bagging the SIES award for Renovita—a breakthrough in honey-in-tube category. Touted to be one of the best innovations under the F&N category, these tubes are easy-to-use & ensure product freshness till the last drop.
With the current award, EPL Europe is now among the finalists for the fourth time. The etma award in the 'Sustainability' category went to the fully recyclable SuperCoco and SuperGreen tubes from happybrush®. The laminate used for this is a development of EPL Ltd. and thus also a result of the company's 'Go Green' initiative. The award-winning products are 35 mm in diameter and are among the first commercial laminate tubes made from post-consumer recycled (PCR) plastics. The production of these tubes is very demanding and highly complex, as PCR tubes have to meet all the necessary barrier properties throughout their life cycle and return to their original shape after each use.
EPL India is proud to have been awarded IFCA Star Award 2019 - Lotus Ecostay Lamitube with Metalized Airless Pump for Best Branding Through Packaging.
EPL Limited (formerly known as Essel Propack Limited) is proud to have bagged the SIES SOP Star Award 2019 for the Pantene Conditioner Innovation Pack format in Tube - P&G EPL under the Flexible Packaging category.
EPL is proud to have been awarded the Clarivate Analytics India Innovation Awards 2019. The selection criteria include the overall volume of patent publications, number of unique inventions, the patent grant success, the extent of globalization of patents, and the citations received by the patents.
EPL is proud to have bagged the awards from CavinKare at the Vendor Meet 2018, India for Long Standing Partner, and for Best Value Addition awards.
EPL is proud to have won the award for Best Project Contributing to Organizational Value, Sustainability & Innovation during the 12th edition of Express Logistics & Supply Chain Leadership Conclave presented by jda. in Mumbai.
EPL India is proud to have been selected as Runner-Up in the category of “Excellence in Supply Chain Initiative” from the Institute for Supply Management, during the CPO award ceremony held in September 2017.
EPL is proud to have been awarded INDIASTAR 2017 – the highest recognition for excellence in packaging in India – for the Ginger Garlic Paste in Tube concept during the Indiapack Pacprocess exhibition event.
EPL India is proud to have won the award for “Overall Excellence in Supply Chain”, from the Institute for Supply Management, during award ceremony held for the India Chapter in August, 2016.
EPL bagged Procurement Excellence Award -2015 in the category of “Most Improved Purchasing Operations” during 9th Express, Logistics & Supply Chain Conclave.
EPL adds another golden feather in its cap by winning the prestigious ‘IMC Ramakrishna Bajaj National Quality (RBNQA) Performance Excellence Trophy 2015 in Manufacturing category for the Goa Factory.
European Tube Manufacturers Association (ETMA) presented Tubes of the Year 2014: The first place in the Laminate Tube category went to the AXE Peace tube from EPL Deutschland for Unilever's European product launch.
EPL was awarded the AON Hewitt Award-2013 for ‘Best Employer Commitment to Engagement’. The award was presented at the Best Employers Awards Ceremony in India on January 15, 2014.
The J&J Award for ‘Best Partner’ was awarded to EPL (India) on Supplier Innovation Day.
At CPHI Essel bagged UBM India Pharma Award -2013 for Excellence in Packaging Development.
The PFFCA Star Award-2009 was awarded to EPL in the ‘Eco-friendly Packaging’ category for the EPL fully-biodegradable tubes and ‘New Applications’ category for the transparent clear PBL tube.
The India Star Award-2008 was received by EPL in the ‘Consumer Packaging-Ecofriendly Packaging’ category for the Etain tube (PCR code 2) and in the ‘Food Packaging Application’ category for the all-plastic see-through tube.
PFFCA Awards-2008 were awarded to EPL in the ‘Eco friendly Packaging’ category for the Etain tube (PCR code 2), in the “Innovation & Creativity- New Application” category for High barrier laminated Pharma/Cosmetic tube and in “Product Development-Basic Substrate” category for the Holographic tube.
PFFCA Awards-2007 was awarded to EPL in the ‘Innovative Packaging’ category for the oval tube created for Fair & Lovely and also in the ‘Creative Packaging for Pack Enhancement’ category for its efforts in implementing five-colour silk printing on the co-extruded Parachute hair gel tube.
EPL received the PFFCA Award-2005 in the student (trainee) category for Creative
Packaging and Innovative Application in the manufacturing of its breakthrough soft-feel tube, produced for Reckitt Benckiser's hair removal cream and also its transparent tubes devised for a children's jam.
PFFCA Awards-2003, given out by The Indian Flexible Packaging & Folding Carton Manufacturers’ Association, was granted to EPL in the ‘Innovation in Packaging’ and ‘Creative Packaging’ categories for designing and developing the long nozzle tube for Garnier Under Eye Cream, the transparent tubes for Colgate paste and the Fair & Lovely tubes
EPL was awarded the Plasticon Award-2003 by Plast India Foundation in the categories of ‘Innovation and Packaging’ and ‘Creative Packaging’ for the manufacture of long nozzle tubes used for Garnier Under Eye Cream, transparent tubes used for Pears Face Wash and Fair & Lovely tubes. The awards, recognizing excellence in plastics, was given away by Shri Ram Naik, Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas, at an awards function in New Delhi. The awards were handed in recognition of EPL’s contribution towards innovative development, to appreciate efforts in conserving scarce resource and to increase the role of plastics in the country’s economic growth.
EPL employs over 3300+ people representing 25 different nationalities, across 21+ state of the art facilities in ten countries. This team comprises some of the world’s most sought after experts in packaging, who are changing the shape of the industry itself.
Our company culture is our biggest asset; reflected in four future-forward ‘winning values’.
Wei joined EPL in 2014. Three reasons that keep him engaged in EPL are EPL’s Global Presence, Healthy relationship with colleagues. People are quite supportive. The culture is open-minded, wherein we receive opportunities to implement ideas. Wei is happy that he receives timely appreciation from his Manager and colleagues. He appreciates the focus on constant learning and development initiatives. He completed a certificate Six Sigma training a few months back.
Benny joined EPL as Quality Engineer for a year and then moved on to become Head-Quality, Assurance. What he loves about EPL is empowerment. He can pick up projects. He gets to visit other factories. There is a lot of learning happening on the job. He likes his Manager’s style of working and his approach on an open-door policy.
Moaz joined EPL in 2017. He finds the culture in EPL supportive. He is happy to work here. Though the workload is high, the job exposure is great. He also said that there are good learning opportunities in EPL. Effective people management is one of the key learnings he had in EPL.
Woldo joined EPL in 2015. According to him, the top 5 reasons why customers choose EPL products are – good quality, flexible delivery, customer orientation, brand reputation and agility. The unique selling proposition of EPL is Innovation and Agility. “I am happy to share that the culture at EPL is result oriented, trustworthy with a positive working environment. EPL has a very good reputation in the market. EPL employee’s work experience is recognized in the market. Two aspects that keep me engaged here as empowerment and the senior management’s faith in me.”, he said.
Chaitanya joined EPL in October 2019 as Manager – Graphics. Chaitanya has a team of 20 members directly reporting to him. Chaitanya shares, “EPL has an employee centric and ‘grow together’ culture. For many companies, customers are of prime importance. However, EPL is one of the few organizations where employees get equal importance.” He further said, “EPL has technological edge, robust quality systems and innovation culture to fulfil the ever evolving needs of the market. In the last one year, I learnt and unlearned many things as I was adapting myself to the dynamics of the tube making industry. During the lockdown, my manager entrusted me with various additional responsibilities, which inspired me to deliver my best. We got ourselves in ‘The show must go on’ mode and provided inputs to keep the lines up. My team supported me unconditionally and honoured the commitments without compromising on quality.”
“I am so happy to be a part of the earn-while-you-learn scheme in EPL. One of the best things about this scheme is that there is no admission fee to pursue education unlike the admission fees in colleges, which can be expensive. During this scheme, I got practical knowledge of operating machines in EPL. Also, my supervisor provided me training in Production, Quality, SAP. I aspire to be a Production Supervisor in the future. Had I not been a part of this scheme, I would have become a farmer like my father who cultivates cotton, wheat and maize.”
Dorota joined EPL in 2010. She has a Master’s degree in Quality Management. At EPL, Dorota worked in the Process Improvement team as an Engineer for a span of 5 years. She handled the role of Head-Quality Assurance during her boss’s second pregnancy. When Dorota shared her pregnancy news at work, her manager Magdalena and her colleagues were very supportive. Her responsibilities increased after she resumed post her maternity break, but she was happy to take charge and learnt under the guidance of her manager. She likes her job and feels safe and secure working with EPL.
Aury started working as a Production Assistant in EPL in April 2017. She went on to work as a Supply Chain Coordinator, which led to the role of handling Supply Chain Master data. After working in Supply Chain, she got the opportunity to be a Project Manager in Sales. She said, “Working in EPL gave me the opportunity to show people that starting from zero is not as bad as everybody thinks. I have learnt many things in many different areas at EPL, things which were not taught in college”. At EPL, comfortable working schedules, opportunities to learn and grow are the areas that keep her rooted here. She was all smiles talking about her ‘best manager at EPL’ – “he always allowed me to learn and explore all the areas of my interest, answered my questions and shared his knowledge. EPL is a good place to work. Be willing to come with an open mind, ready to absorb like a sponge and apply all the good practices and procedures in all areas. EPL is a company that allows you to have tools to do your job better every day. Use the tools that the company offers and you will be able to achieve more than you think.”
Julia joined EPL in 2016. She says, “Opportunities to use my knowledge and experience to improve processes and achieve greater efficiency, family like atmosphere, an open door policy, respect shown by the management team are some of the reasons that keep me engaged at EPL.”
Cecilia joined EPL in 1995. She says, “For me EPL is ONE FAMILY & I didn’t feel like leaving this family of 25 years. I intend to retire at EPL. One will never find such a wonderful culture in other companies. The trust by my bosses & the freedom given at work till date keep me engaged here. I am happy to share that I never faced any major challenge in the past 25 years at EPL.”
Ellen joined EPL in 2011. She has handled various aspects of Marketing, Business Development, New Product Design, Research during her stint in EPL. She says, “EPL offered me a good career development platform. I lead the marketing team. EPL EAP has a good corporate culture and a happy working atmosphere. Also, EPL has a good brand reputation in the packaging market. So these are the reasons that keep me engaged in EPL.”
Rituparna joined EPL HO as a management trainee in 2015. She is currently a Deputy Manager, Sales for multiples accounts across Oral, Pharma and Cosmetics since the last 2.5 years. She is happy to have been able to hone her business and develop her skills here. She says, “Working in EPL for almost 6 years has been an emotional journey. My managers have always been supportive. The HC team in EPL is employee oriented and very approachable. I love the open-door-policy here. The other area is the healthy working environment at EPL; we have a secure working environment in which you can find a healthy work life balance. Be confident about your role and the rest will follow. We have a meritorious working culture so the deserving employees receive ample opportunities to grow.”
Taleah started her career with EPL as Process Assistant in March 2006. She went ahead to work with the department of Quality Control and is now an Administrative Assistant. She says, “My journey of 14 golden years at EPL has been amazing. I have had the opportunity to work in the Production and Quality department. I got to learn about several processes here. I also assist in recruitment of suitable candidates.” Three areas that make Taleah stay at EPL are: her role as she loves ‘to resolve employees’ concerns’. She loves to ‘greet customers with a warm smile’ and ‘guide them with their queries’.
Taleah is thankful to her boss. “Watching her work motivates me to want to further my education to be able to fill in and help out when required.”
“I welcome every interested person to join EPL as there are several opportunities to learn and grow. I am here to help you out so please don’t hesitate to approach me for help.”