From global to worldwide. From solution provider to promoter of new approaches to production processes. The impact of the quiet revolution under way at Perini will not take long to make itself felt.

The multi-media revolution that has taken place in the course of these last few years and the consequent widespread of Internet has led companies to redesign and innovate their industrial and commercial processes so as to be able to quickly answer to the needs of a constantly more frenetic market.

An itinerary along the Tuscan coast to discover Napoleon and a Princess

Working together to build and develop a fundamental principle, a consolidated whole, a philosophy shared throughout all the Sofidel companies, requires the company and its employees to act as one. Staff, suppliers and partners grow and improve with each new challenge. Suppliers that started out with a very small workforce are still with us and have now become national and international companies. Working together to build and develop...”

Sofidel is now a multinational company which has retained its responsiveness, flexibility, intuition and desire to innovate and is eyeing new records.

2003 was not the best year in the European tissue business – it was characterized by below-the-trend-line demand growth and price erosion in some key markets.

One of the biggest and best known producers of table napkins, Duni has in recent years worked hard to reposition the company as a food service provider. Non-core businesses have been sold off while a new line of products is being rolled out, taking advantage of the company’s depth of knowledge in both the paper and plastic sides of the food service business. President and CEO Bengt Engström explains where Duni is now and where it is going.

The Imperato Paper Mill: a company in the centre of Palermo where history, experience and family tradition have given rise to a small miracle.

The Foundation enters the world of paper and establishes itself in Lucca, thanks to an intense programme of cultural and entrepreneurial activities dedicated to development and progress.

Tunisia’s biggest tissue producer is embarking on growth plan to develop the domestic market, both in terms of quality and quantity. In addition to the new paper machine which started up last year, the company is also planning to make a major move into the consumer products area with the installation of a new converting plant.

When Beloit Corporation collapsed in 2000, the Pinerolo works in Italy faced a very uncertain future. Since then, PMT Italia has arisen with a new owner and much of the former staff in place. Here’s a look at who PMT Italia is and what’s new in Pinerolo.

We would like to continue our virtual voyage in the backstage of the converting process by analysing another production phase in paper machines.

In the field of paper for domestic use, toilet rolls play a leading role (total consumption in 2003 was 12 million tons and per capita consumption was 3.3 kg): product innovation has therefore become a key factor for companies operating in this segment in order to maintain or gain market share.

In Lucca, the largest paper district of Europe, a lot of companies deal with technology and services for the world of paper and tissue. As far as machinery, one of the world leading companies in the field of nonwovens winders and slitters is born: A.Celli Nonwovens S.p.A., “twin sister” of A.Celli Paper S.p.A.

The history of the A.Celli group starts at the end of the Second World War, in 1945, when the founder, Mr. Alvaro Celli, a skilled turner, opens a mechanical workshop in Veneri di Pescia (Pistoia, Italy), in the paper mills area. He specializes in paper machinery production and repairing.

With a turnover of _ 10.970 mil. in 2003 and 1260 outlets in Italy, Coop is the main Italian retailer and represents an atypical distribution chain with respect to others present on the market.

The success of a product passes through the value of its brand. Have you ever wondered what lies behind an amusing promotional campaign or an innovative packaging design? A company! Indeed, the art design of a product represents the final phase of a process that involves the entire company itself.

Paper and printing have shared the evolution of culture and civilisation. The development of the use of paper for book-making in the XVIII century certainly favoured the industrialisation of its production process.

In 2002, the Comieco Consortium published the first edition of “The Other Face of Pulp”, whose second issue is being published in September 2004.

Telling the history of paper means going on a trip through the countries of the world, the habits and traditions of the peoples that have determined the birth and evolution of paper.

The Tassotti printing works and the Remondini Museum: an uninterrupted voyage through the cultural and editorial tradition of Veneto.