About Us

Your partner in advanced flexible packaging

Family-founded in 1963 and based in Durban, Tropic Plastic & Packaging combines decades of flexible packaging expertise with integrated manufacturing built to serve established food, beverage, FMCG, agricultural and industrial brands at scale.

Our Story

Six decades of flexible packaging

Founded by the Bhabha family in 1963, Tropic Plastic & Packaging has built a legacy of manufacturing quality flexible packaging with an emphasis on service, innovation and long-term customer partnerships.
From Durban’s industrial heart, Tropic supports packaging requirements across food, beverage, FMCG, agricultural and industrial markets. Its manufacturing capabilities span film extrusion, flexographic printing, lamination and bag making, allowing teams to collaborate with one partner from material structure to finished pack.

Today we are one of the largest flexible packaging manufacturers in South Africa, combining the responsiveness of a family business with the discipline of professional governance.

Made in Durban

Extrusion, printing, bag making and lamination under one roof in KwaZulu-Natal.

Our Foundation

Vision, purpose and values

The principles that guide how we work, how we serve our customers and how we continue building Tropic Plastic for the future.

Our Vision

To lead the flexible packaging sector in sustainability innovation, accountability and value creation.

Our Mission / Purpose

As a market-leading company, our ambition is to set the benchmark for excellence in packaging, delivering cutting-edge, sustainable solutions that drive long-term value for stakeholders and customers.

Our Values

Vision, purpose and values

Customers

People

Innovation

Performance

Integrity

Family & Social

Meet the team behind Tropic

An experienced executive team combining deep industry knowledge with professional governance.