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
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1973
We implement our printing facilities
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1975
We take the first steps on plastics business, with injection molding
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1985
We install the first primary cutting machine, which enables us to provide an integrated process: from coil to can
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1996
We start using UV Printing 4 colors
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1999
We acquire a plant in Navarra
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2000
The RAR Group acquires 100% of Colep from Colep Holding
![](https://colep-pk.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/RAR-Holding-11-700x467.jpeg)
2008
We begin our operations as can maker in Kleszczów, Poland
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2008
We start using UV Printing 7 colors
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2015
Colep celebrates its 50th anniversary
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2017
First double reduction assembling line (aerosols diameter 57) installed
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2017
Colep launch an innovative labelling technology - Flexican
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2021
Colep announces the split of its businesses into 2 new companies
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2022
Colep Packaging entered in the aluminium segment by acquiring 40% of ALM Envases
![](https://colep-pk.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/ALM-logo-e1659447460415-700x203.jpeg)