InnovationPaperSelfadhesives Innovation Center Fedrigoni: the “house of innovation” already has its place and launch date / Starting from the first months of 2024, the Fedrigoni Innovation Center will be born alongside the Verona office. A 3,000 square meter space where open innovation between companies and universities, the Customer Experience Center and the Customer Academy will give space to ideas and projects that will transform the industry landscape. In the words of...
InnovationSustainability 5S approach: from Japan to Rocchetta, the Marche plant pioneers this new method / Seiri, Seiton, Seiso, Seiketsu, Shitsuke: these 5 words (‘5S’ words) stand for the pillars of a Japan-based approach focused on reducing redundancy and tidiness to optimise the organisation of workspaces in manufacturing plants and maintain a safe and efficient work environment. Since a little over a year, the 5S approach has also been applied in...
Insight Re-play: here’s what springs from glassine recovery InnovationProductsSustainability Whenever a self-adhesive label is applied, the siliconized glassine liner reaches its end of life and turns into waste. Yet we are dealing with a high-quality material made up of the purest fibers with valuable mechanical properties. A waste of resources and value that prompted Fedrigoni Self-Adhesives to look for circular solutions that engage final...
Insight From fabric scraps to a new paper: the upcycling project with Albini_next InnovationProductsSustainability The term upcycling refers to a “recycling” process resulting in a more valuable end product compared to the basic scrap. As part of the circular economy, the result is a reduction in the waste of materials giving them a second life and optimizing the energy and emissions of each production process. High technical skills, creativity...
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...
InnovationSelfadhesivesSustainability RecyClass, the future of plastic is circular! / Since April 2022, Fedrigoni Self-Adhesives has been a member of the RecyClass, the nonprofit, cross-sector initiative promoting plastic packaging recyclability and traceability of recycled plastic in Europe. How? Engaging the players throughout the value chain, establishing a harmonized approach for design for recycling, as well as the calculation and traceability of recycled plastics, and providing...