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Designed for high-speed: with a pioneering spirit and passion to high-performance MDO PE film
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ur best for your goods”. The adapa Group’s flexible packaging specialists use this slogan to underscore their
complete dedication and focus in developing and manufacturing products, as well as providing in-depth consultation that accounts for individual customer requirements and ultimately results in the best possible packaging solution. The 20 highly specialised locations in Europe constantly share their know-how with each other, driving forward the development of forward-looking technologies every day. adapa Italy Florence, formerly Termoplast, are the Group’s proven specialists for MDO-PE products. It boasts more than 50 years of experience in blown film production, and this know-how is reflected in the current product portfolio of PE and PP films. The company has been
a member of the adapa Group since 2021. Giovanni De Martino, the Area Sales Manager for adapa films Italy, and Lorenzo Barnini, the Managing Director for adapa Italy Florence, explain how a pioneering spirit, a genuine passion for the development of packaging solutions and a great deal of courage and determination have led to forward-looking packaging solutions that anticipate the needs of the market.
The history of adapa Italy Florence is characterised by a strong pioneering spirit that has shaped the company from the very beginning. How do adapa Group customers benefit from this today? Lorenzo Barnini: The original company was founded in 1967 by my grandfather Giulio Paolo Barnini, who was inspired by the dawning “age
of plastic” and recognised the advantages of this versatile material for the field of packaging. This is how the history of flexible packaging began at this location. For the production of plastic shopping bags, our first product, there were only small extruders with low production volumes. When my father Salvino Barnini and my uncle Sandro Barnini took over management in 1982, the company’s continuous growth allowed them to invest in more extruders and new applications. The increased productivity enabled us to expand into new markets, soon even beyond Italy’s borders. After starting out in the non-food sector, we added food packaging products to our portfolio in the 1980s. These now account for more than 70 per cent of our product range, making them our most important market. We moved into a new, larger
March 2024
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