Alpla is expanding its workforce development efforts with a €15 million (US$15.88 million) investment in the construction of a new Learning & Development Hub in Iowa City, US. The facility, designed for training skilled workers for the plastic packaging industry, is set to open mid-2025 and will feature workshops, offices and training rooms.The new hub is part of Alpla’s broader strategy to implement apprenticeship programs in the US, modeled after its successful dual apprenticeship system used in Austria and Germany. The program blends practical and theoretical training, a model that has already been exported to India, Poland, China, Mexico and South Africa.
