Guala Closures upgrades Alusnap closure with anti-counterfeit features
Guala Closures has launched an enhanced version of its Alusnap premium aluminium closure, adding advanced embossing and debossing options and a new tamper-evident indicator feature. The upgrade targets counterfeiting in the spirits sector, which the company cites industry estimates put at 25% to 40% of global consumption. The closure is made across Guala's plants in Italy, Ukraine, India and Bulgaria.
Why this mattersAnti-counterfeiting features on closures give premium spirits brands a differentiator as illicit product estimates run as high as 40% of global consumption.
- Alusnap closure upgraded with new embossing, debossing and surface-texture options for aluminium shells.
- New tamper-evident feature called Indicator can now be integrated into the platform.
- Guala Closures cites industry estimates that 25% to 40% of spirits consumed globally may be counterfeit or illicit.
- Alusnap is produced across Guala Closures facilities in Italy, Ukraine, India and Bulgaria.
- Guala Closures reported over EUR 923m in revenue in 2025 with more than 5,000 employees and 39 production facilities.
- Alusnap's anti-refill technology uses a dual glass-ball valve system
- Alusnap's anti-pull-out mechanism uses a hook that locks the pourer onto the bottle neck
- Alusnap production has been extended to include facilities in Mexico and Scotland, in addition to Bulgaria, Italy, India and Ukraine
- The upgraded Alusnap closure adds an anti-extraction hook design that locks the pourer to the bottle neck.
- Guala Closures introduced a new manufacturing technology intended to make premium closures harder to reproduce.
- Diageo has begun rolling out a smartphone-verifiable security seal across its spirits portfolio in Brazil.
- SpiritSeal has launched an NFC-based bottle authentication and provenance platform.