Meyer Seals Alfelder Kunststoffwerke Herm. Meyer GmbH

Meyer Seals Alfelder Kunststoffwerke Herm. Meyer GmbH, commonly known as Meyer Seals, is a German industrial company based in Alfeld, Lower Saxony. Founded in 1879 by Hermann Meyer as a cork goods factory, the company evolved over more than a century into an internationally positioned market leader in the field of sealing inserts for aluminium and plastic closures. Its product portfolio includes the ALKOflex™ and ALKOseal™ sealing systems, as well as pierce 'n' peel™ easy-open lids. The company operates production sites in Germany and Thailand, with sales offices in India and China, serving customers on all continents. Meyer Seals emphasises technical competence, customer-specific material combinations, integrated recycling processes, and sustainable engagement. It remains a privately held, family-rooted business with a long tradition of innovation in packaging technology.

Meyer Seals was founded in 1879 by Hermann Meyer as a cork goods factory in Alfeld, Lower Saxony, at Sedanstraße 7. In 1880, Hermann Meyer constructed a cork cutting machine for producing round and pointed bottle corks, revolutionising the cork-processing industry. The device achieved unprecedented cutting fineness and dimensional accuracy and was patented in 1888, increasing possible daily production fivefold to 15,000 units. In 1894, another invention made the founder globally unrivaled: a machine that could cut wafer-thin cork paper (1/20 mm) from cork bark, supplied to the cigarette industry in Europe and overseas. In 1900, the Alfeld cork goods factory built a new plant at its current headquarters on Hildesheimer Straße, starting production with over 60 employees and 25 new special machines, mostly self-constructed, for the growing cork paper production. In 1914, a generational change occurred as founder Hermann Meyer left management; his sons Karl, Willy, and Richard Meyer took responsibility for the works with its 120 employees. Hermann Meyer, founder, inventor, and holder of numerous patents, died in 1935 at the age of 85. In 1945, founder-grandson Burghard Meyer, son of Karl Meyer, joined the company as the third generation. In 1960, cork production was abandoned; two years earlier, production had been fundamentally restructured to manufacture sealing inserts for aluminium and plastic closures exclusively on punching machines. In 1984, the first plant for producing PE foam was put into operation. Over generations, the company developed from its roots in cork production for glass containers into an internationally positioned market leader in sealing inserts for aluminium and plastic closures. Today, Meyer Seals operates production sites in Germany and Thailand, with sales offices in India and China, serving customers on all continents.

• 1984

  First plant for producing PE foam put into operation.

• 1960

  Cork production abandoned; focus shifts to sealing inserts for aluminium and plastic closures.

• 1945

  Third generation enters with Burghard Meyer, son of Karl Meyer.

• 1935

  Founder Hermann Meyer dies at age 85.

• 1914

  Generational change: sons Karl, Willy, and Richard Meyer take over management.

• 1900

  New plant built at Hildesheimer Straße, current headquarters, with over 60 employees.

• 1894

  Invention of a machine to cut wafer-thin cork paper (1/20 mm) from cork bark.

• 1888

  The cork cutting machine is patented, increasing daily production to 15,000 units.

• 1880

  Hermann Meyer constructs a cork cutting machine for round and pointed bottle corks.

• 1879

  Hermann Meyer founds a cork goods factory in Alfeld.

Market leader in sealing inserts for aluminium and plastic closures, combining tradition with technical competence and sustainability.

• ALKOflex™

  Sealing system for closures.

• ALKOseal™

  Sealing system for closures.

• pierce 'n' peel™

  Easy-open lid technology.

1. 1Meyer Seals official websitemeyer-seals.com
2. 2Historie - Meyer Sealsmeyer-seals.com
3. 3Über uns - Meyer Sealsmeyer-seals.com
4. 4Leitbild - Meyer Sealsmeyer-seals.com
5. 5Wikidata entrywikidata.org