Insight Fabriano is All Around, the global language of drawing meets communities GroupSustainability Since 2016, Fedrigoni has organized the Festival del Disegno with Fabriano. Hundreds of free events throughout Italy, with the mission to help adults and children come to experience drawing as expressive form. For the 2022 edition, Italy was colored for a whole month with illustrations, graphics and everything that can be done with Fabriano’s famous...
Insight From plastic to paper: Metamorphosis is a breakthrough for the entire supply chain PaperSustainability Plastics and plastic packaging are an integral and important part of the global economy and unfortunately today most of them, once used, are dumped into rivers, lakes and oceans. 95% of plastic packaging material – worth $ 80-120 billion a year – is eliminated after a short first use and only 14% of plastic packaging...
AcquisitionsPaper Fedrigoni acquires Guarro Casas, expanding its offer of specialty papers for luxury packaging, premium publishing and other creative applications / Our Group has entered into an agreement with the Anglo-French multinational Arjowiggins to fully take over Guarro Casas, historic Spanish company with strong skills in the finishing of specialty papers. The company is based in Gelida (Barcelona), where it operates with a plant that employs 140 people. This acquisition strengthens Fedrigoni’s proposal in the specialty...
Insight What are the requirements to make printing sustainable? Sustainability According to recent research, the history of printing begins in 3500 B.C., when Persian and Mesopotamian cultures began using cylindrical seals to certify documents written in clay. In China, woodcut on paper appeared in 200 B.C., and in the 15th century the first movable type printing press began to spread in Europe. Over time, printing...
Insight Circular packaging: from plastic to paper Sustainability Packaging makes it possible to deliver a lot of products by complying with information, safety, hygiene and shelf-life requirements. At the same time, the disposable plastic used to make most packaging has become a widely discussed issue, and growing awareness of its environmental impact has prompted consumers to ask for ever more recyclable packaging (globenewswire.com)....
InnovationSelfadhesivesSustainability Re-play™: the world debut of a revolutionary label range / Fedrigoni Self-Adhesives launches the first glassine liner in the world that is recovered from our end-users, returns to the production process part of the adhesive facestock, to create new premium labels. As of today, Fedrigoni Self-Adhesives offers a collection service directly on end-users’ premises, whether they are printers, converters or producers (especially in the wine...