Swiss Lions rankings | 2026 edition
Perlen Packaging
Perlen Packaging is No. 14 in the Chemicals & Materials ranking, with a score of 29.1 out of 100. It is not among the Swiss Lions 100 for 2026. Headquarters: Perlen, canton of Lucerne.
- Swiss Lions score
- 29.1
- Swiss Lions 100
- Not in the 100 for 2026
- Chemicals & Materials
- 14of 20
About
Perlen-based maker of coated barrier films and primary packaging for the pharmaceutical industry, part of CPH Group, with production sites in seven countries.
Perlen Packaging makes coated barrier films used in blister packs for medicines, together with other primary pharmaceutical packaging, and since the 2025 acquisition of LOG Pharma also vials, containers and bottle packaging. Its customers are pharmaceutical manufacturers. It is part of CPH Group, which reports it as its pharmaceutical packaging segment. The business began in Perlen in the canton of Lucerne in 1954 and has added plants in Müllheim, Germany, Whippany in the United States, Suzhou in China, Anápolis in Brazil, and, through LOG Pharma, Tököl in Hungary and Ashdot Ya'akov Ihud in Israel. Segment net sales were CHF 219.4 million in 2025.
- Coated barrier films for pharmaceutical blisters
- Monoblister formats
- Primary pharmaceutical packaging
- Vials and containers (LOG Pharma)
- Bottle packaging
How the score is made
Global scale
CHF 334m revenue.
Swiss value
Partly Swiss made.
Global visibility
Online attention across languages, and worldwide search interest.
Impact
Commitment. Not a certified B Corp.
Philanthropy
No charitable foundation found.
Impact and philanthropy together make up the impact measure. How the ranking works.
Key figures
- Revenue used in the ranking
- CHF 334m2025, company (CPH Group)
Shares and listing
- Parent company
- CPH GroupListed on SIX Swiss Exchange, ticker CPHN.
The parent group reports its results as a whole, so profit, dividends and employee numbers are not published for this brand alone.
We have not found a published figure for employees in Switzerland for 2025 or 2026, and dividends paid to Swiss shareholders are not published, so neither is shown.
Profile
- Headquarters
- PerlenCanton of Lucerne
- Language region
- German-speaking
- Category
- Chemicals & Materials
- Ownership
- Part of CPH Group
- Global reach
- Production sites in Switzerland, Germany, the USA, China, Brazil, Hungary and IsraelSource
- Founded
- 1873
In Switzerland
- Perlen LUHeadquarters and production
Over time
| Year | Net sales | Employees worldwide |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | CHF 219m | 784 FTE |
| 2024 | CHF 206m | 546 FTE |
As reported by the company, in its reporting currency. Group figures where the brand is part of a group only if stated.
Milestones
- 1954Packaging production begins at Perlen, Switzerland.
- 2006Site in Whippany, United States, added.
- 2016Site in Suzhou, China, added.
- 2018Site in Anápolis, Brazil, added.
- 2025CPH acquires LOG Pharma, adding sites in Hungary and Israel.
Also in Chemicals & Materials
1GivaudanScore 61.3
2HolcimScore 60.7
3SikaScore 56.0
4DSM-FirmenichScore 51.0
5ClariantScore 48.0
6Dottikon ESScore 46.1
See all 20 brands in Chemicals & Materials.
Sources
- Revenue used in the ranking: packaging-journal.de (2025).
- Company profile, sites, history and milestones: in.marketscreener.com, moneycab.com.
- Climate target: Science Based Targets initiative dashboard, October 2026. Foundations: Swiss commercial register. B Corp: B Lab directory.
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