Our History
Our history
We have a history of being a reliable and trustworthy supplier… And what a
fantastic journey it has been!
1965
Our journey begins in Portugal as a can making company, founded by Ilídio Pinho
1973
We implement our printing facilities
1975
We take the first steps on plastics business, with injection molding
1985
We install the first primary cutting machine, which enables us to provide an integrated process: from coil to can
1996
We start using UV Printing 4 colors
1999
We acquire a plant in Navarra
2000
The RAR Group acquires 100% of Colep from Colep Holding
2008
We begin our operations as can maker in Kleszczów, Poland
2008
We start using UV Printing 7 colors
2015
Colep celebrates its 50th anniversary
2017
First double reduction assembling line (aerosols diameter 57) installed
2017
Colep launch an innovative labelling technology - Flexican
2021
Colep announces the split of its businesses into 2 new companies
2022
Colep Packaging entered in the aluminium segment by acquiring 40% of ALM Envases
