What Selene does

Selene S.p.A. is a privately-held Italian manufacturer of flexible industrial packaging founded in 1963 and headquartered in Lucca, Italy, with a wholly-owned US subsidiary (Selene North America LLC) in Port Washington, NY. The company produces FFS films and tubes, preformed valve and open-mouth bags, stretch hoods, and technical lamination films for industrial customers across chemical/petrochemical, agriculture, food and animal feed, logistics, construction, automotive, hygiene, and general industry segments. Its core differentiator is an integrated circular production system (NextBag™) that combines blown film coextrusion with proprietary in-house recycling at the Capannori/Santa Margherita facility, producing Premium Recycled Polymer (PRP) validated by the in-house SQR laboratory and incorporating up to 50%–80% recycled content into finished films with mechanical parity to virgin PE.

The business model is direct B2B manufacturing with quote-based, project-negotiated pricing and no public price list. Selene sells both standard virgin-PE SKUs and sustainable NextBag™/NextHood™ variants, reaching customers through field sales, dedicated commercial contacts, multi-language digital presence (IT/EN/DE), industry events (Pack Expo Connects), and the Zero-Distance virtual engagement platform. Revenue is anchored by long-term supply relationships and circular-economy co-development partnerships with major chemical companies including ExxonMobil (K22 FFS tube project), Ineos Manufacturing Italia, and Solvay Chimica Italia, formalized under circular economy protocols with Regione Toscana. The company is family-owned (Severini family, CEO Valter Severini), has 51–100 employees, and has financed growth primarily through bank debt (EUR 2.5 million Intesa Sanpaolo/EIB green loan in 2023) rather than external equity. Strategic positioning is reinforced by a dense certification stack (ISO 9001, ISO 14001, FSSC 22000, Plastica Seconda Vita, EcoVadis Silver, CEIR renewable energy) and multiple third-party-validated LCAs quantifying environmental performance.

Name

Selene

Legal name

SELENE S.P.A.

Website

https://selene-spa.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1963

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Selene is a family-owned Italian manufacturer (founded 1963) of flexible industrial packaging — FFS films and tubes, stretch hoods, preformed bags, and technical films — serving chemical, food, agriculture, and logistics customers across Europe and North America, differentiated by its proprietary in-house PRP recycling system enabling up to 80% recycled-content films.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Flexible Industrial Packaging

NAICS

Plastics Packaging Film and Sheet (including Laminated) Manufacturing (326112), Plastics Packaging Materials and Unlaminated Film and Sheet Manufacturing (32611), Resin, Synthetic Rubber, and Artificial and Synthetic Fibers and Filaments Manufacturing (3252)

SIC

Unsupported Plastics Film & Sheet (3081), Plastic Materials, Synth Resins & Nonvulcan Elastomers (2821)

akta.pro primary industry

Polyolefin Films (PE/PP: Cast, Blown, BOPP) (IMALABAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Recyclable/Mono-Material Flexible Packaging (PE/PP-Based, Compatibilized Structures) (IMALABAN), Packaging Film Extrusion (Flexible Packaging Films) (IMANACAA), Plastic Films & Laminated Packaging Structures Manufacturing (IMANAEAD), Flexible Plastic Packaging (Bags, Pouches, Sachets) Manufacturing (IMANAEAC), Recycled & Reprocessed Polymer Resin Manufacturing (rPET, rPP, rPE; PCR/PIR resins) (IMANAAAH)

Keywords

• FFS industrial packaging
• Flexible polyethylene films
• Recycled polymer packaging
• Stretch hood films
• Industrial preformed bags

Headquarters

HQ city

Lucca

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Flexible Industrial Packaging Sales: Selene generates revenue primarily through the manufacture and sale of flexible industrial packaging products including FFS films and tubes, preformed bags (valve and open mouth), stretch hoods, and technical lamination films. Products are sold both in standard (100% virgin PE) and sustainable NextBag™/NextHood™ versions incorporating Premium Recycled Polymer. The company operates B2B with direct customer relationships across multiple industrial verticals including chemical, food, construction, logistics, and automotive sectors. Pricing is negotiated per project with no public price list disclosed.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Selene S.p.A. manufactures flexible industrial packaging in polyethylene, producing FFS (Form Fill and Seal) films and tubes, preformed bags (valve and open mouth), stretch hoods, and technical lamination films for industrial customers. The company operates an integrated circular production system (NextBag™) that recovers used industrial packaging, recycles it into Premium Recycled Polymer (PRP) via proprietary de-inking and regranulation processes, and reuses PRP as a secondary raw material enabling up to 50-80% recycled content while maintaining mechanical performance equivalent to virgin polymers.

Product overview

Selene is a manufacturer of flexible industrial packaging with over 60 years of experience, producing sustainable flexible packaging solutions. The product portfolio includes four core product lines: FFS Films & Tubes (Form Fill and Seal) for bagging industrial products; Stretch Hoods for pallet protection and stability; Preformed Bags (valve and open mouth) for industrial packaging; and Technical Films for lamination and food industry applications. The company has developed sustainable variants under the NextBag™ and NextHood™ sub-brands that incorporate Premium Recycled Polymer (PRP) made from recycled plastics, achieving up to 50-80% recycled content while maintaining quality equivalent to virgin polymers. Supporting operations include the SQR (Selene Quality Recycling) laboratory for quality control and the Repulp spin-off for recycled plastic pallets. Selene operates circular production processes that recover, recycle, and reuse plastic materials, aligning with European sustainability directives.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• NextBag™: Sustainable production process for flexible industrial packaging using Premium Recycled Polymer (PRP) in the middle layer. Contains up to 50-80% recycled polyethylene. LCA studies confirm 26-28% reduction in carbon footprint compared to virgin polymer packaging.
• NextHood™
• Repulp
• SQR - Selene Quality Recycling
• PRP - Premium Recycled Polymer
• Ventilene™

Products and services

• FFS Films & Tubes (Form Fill and Seal) Form Fill and Seal (FFS) films and tubes representing the best solution in terms of costs and performance for bagging industrial products in granules and powders. Available in thicknesses from 80my to 220my, flat pillow or gusseted tubes up to 1400mm diameter, with thicknesses reducible by up to 40%. Includes sustainable NextBag™ versions with up to 50% PRP (Premium Recycled Polymer) and Ventilene™ versions with venting/deaeration system for powder products (up to 80% PRP). High-barrier versions with PE/PEmet or PE/ALU/PE laminates for moisture- and gas-sensitive products. For chemical, food, agriculture, and general industrial customers.
• Stretch Hoods Elastic stretch hood films that completely wrap pallets ensuring protection and hold during transport and handling. Available in Power Stretch Hood (lay flat 600mm–1800mm, thicknesses 40my–180my, protection from dust/humidity/UV), Super Stretch Hood (130–150% extension covering different pallet sizes with one product), and NextHood™ sustainable versions containing up to 30% Premium Recycled Polymer (PRP) in 3-layer or 5-layer coextruded construction. For logistics, warehousing, and palletizing operations.
• Preformed Bags (Valve and Open Mouth) High-performance preformed valve bags and open mouth bags for packaging industrial products, suitable for manual, semi-automatic, and automatic use. Valve bags available in thicknesses 120my–200my with customizable printing up to 8 colors and sift-proof solutions for powder products. Both valve and open mouth bags are available in sustainable NextBag™ versions containing up to 50% PRP. For chemical, agriculture, construction, and food industry customers.
• Technical Films Co-extruded polyethylene semi-finished technical films for lamination, food industry, and paper sector applications, suitable for direct food contact per European regulations. Includes Film for Lamination (non-stretch PE, widths up to 2000mm, thicknesses 25–200my, suitable for pasteurization and sterilization), Extracartaceo Films (automatic high-speed packaging lines with controlled stiffness), Termo Films (heat-shrink films with pilotable shrinkage and micro-perforation), and Saccone Films (large-format automatic packaging with high machinability). For food packaging, lamination, and industrial packaging customers.
• PRP – Premium Recycled Polymer Premium Recycled Polymer (PRP) — high-quality recycled polyethylene granule produced from selected and controlled post-industrial and post-consumer plastic waste through Selene's NextBag™ circular production process (grinding, water-based de-inking washing, rinsing, drying, and regranulation). PRP undergoes rigorous quality control at the SQR laboratory (density measurement, granule coloring control, Melt Flow Index testing, oxidative degradation assessment) and is validated to be equivalent to virgin polymers. Used as a secondary raw material in the middle layer of coextruded flexible packaging.
• Repulp — Recycled Plastic Pallets and Logistic Accessories Repulp produces pallets and logistic accessories from 100% recycled plastic derived from waste including paper collection separation. A spin-off of Selene born from the European Life Eco-Pulplast project, Repulp products are sustainable, recyclable in turn, and enable multiple reuse cycles. Targets logistics customers seeking circular plastic pallet and accessory solutions.

Quantifiable outcome

• NextBag™ delivers 28% carbon footprint reduction (2.40 kg CO2 eq vs 3.34 kg CO2 eq per kg of product)
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ExxonMobil ChemicalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 October 2022ExxonMobil leads the K22 project (with partners Hosokawa Alpine, Henkel, Nordmeccanica Group, Univel, and Erema Group) in which Selene produces FFS tubular packaging from recycled granule derived from Stand-Up Pouches (SUP). Selene also supplies ExxonMobil with FFS tubes containing 50% post-consumer recycled polymer for Heavy Duty Sack applications. This is a co-development partnership focused on circular production of industrial flexible packaging.
• Hosokawa AlpineminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 October 2022Co-partner in the K22 project led by ExxonMobil, focused on sustainable production of industrial flexible packaging using recycled materials.
• HenkelminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 October 2022Co-partner in the K22 project led by ExxonMobil, contributing to the circular production chain for industrial flexible packaging.
• Nordmeccanica GroupminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 October 2022Co-partner in the K22 project led by ExxonMobil, contributing lamination and coating technology expertise to the sustainable packaging development.
• UnivelminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 October 2022Co-partner in the K22 project led by ExxonMobil for sustainable industrial flexible packaging production.
• Erema GroupminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 October 2022Co-partner in the K22 project led by ExxonMobil, providing plastic recycling extrusion technology expertise for processing SUP-derived recycled granule.
• Ineos Manufacturing Italia S.p.A.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 July 2020Ineos Manufacturing Italia signed a circular economy protocol (Protocollo d'intesa) with Selene, Solvay Chimica Italia, and Regione Toscana to implement NextBag™ technology on an industrial scale. The partnership aims to boost innovation in the packaging supply chain, encouraging circular economy processes that reduce virgin raw material use and increase recycling. INEOS successfully tested NextBag™ with waste recovery from its Rosignano plants.
• Solvay Chimica ItaliacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 July 2020Solvay Chimica Italia partnered with Selene and Ineos under a circular economy protocol with Regione Toscana to scale NextBag™ technology for industrial packaging recovery. Solvay's Rosignano plant participates in the plastic waste recovery chain model, recovering packaging for regeneration into PRP at Selene's facility.
• CEIR – Consorzi Energetici Industriali RiunitiminorOthersCEIR certifies that Selene's electricity consumption is sourced from renewable energy, providing the Renewable Energy Source Certificate confirming 90% green energy usage in 2022.
• IPPR – Istituto per la Promozione delle Plastiche da RiciclominorOthersIPPR administers the Plastica Seconda Vita (PSV) environmental product certification, which Selene has obtained for FFS NextBag™ and PSH NextHood™ products. PSV is the only Italian scheme approved by the Circular Plastics Alliance.
• Ergo S.r.l.minorOthersErgo S.r.l. is a spin-off company of the Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies in Pisa that conducted the LCA study for NextBag™ (2020), comparing the environmental impact of standard FFS tubes (100% virgin PE) with NextBag™ versions (50% recycled PE). Study performed pursuant to ISO 14040/14044 standards and reviewed by independent third-party critical reviewers.
• Spin Life S.r.l.minorOthersSpin Life S.r.l. is a spin-off of the University of Padova that conducted LCA studies for Selene's technical lamination films (2026) and NextHood™ (2025), following ISO 14040/14044 standards and EN 15804+A2 EF 3.1 methodology.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Berry Global Group: Global packaging giant with industrial films, stretch hoods, and FFS products among its broad portfolio. Competes with Selene in heavy-duty sacks and stretch films but is far larger and serves many more end-markets.
• Sealed Air Corporation: Global packaging company with food and industrial protective packaging including films. Overlaps with Selene on technical films for food-contact applications and protective packaging.
• Mondi Group: European packaging major producing flexible packaging films, industrial bags, and corrugated packaging. Overlaps with Selene on industrial flexible films and sustainable packaging, though at much larger scale.

Direct peers

• Trioworld: Trioworld specializes in stretch films, stretch hoods, and recycled-content polyethylene films for industrial palletizing and logistics. Most direct competitor to Selene's NextHood™ stretch hood line.
• Armando Alvarez Group: Spanish group manufacturing polyethylene films, agricultural films, and industrial flexible packaging. Comparable to Selene across FFS films, agricultural and construction packaging, and recycled-content films.
• RKW Group: RKW produces polyethylene films, nonwovens, and packaging solutions for industrial, hygiene, and food markets. Overlaps with Selene on blown PE films for industrial packaging, stretch hoods, and technical/lamination films.
• Manuli Stretch S.p.A. Italian-headquartered producer of stretch films and stretch hoods for industrial packaging. Comparable to Selene on stretch hood technology and Italian manufacturing base.
• Coveris: Coveris is a major European flexible packaging manufacturer producing films, bags, and pouches for industrial and food applications. Directly comparable to Selene across FFS films, technical films, and preformed bags, with overlapping customer verticals including chemicals and food.

Others

• Erema Group: Recycling technology supplier (co-partner with Selene in the ExxonMobil K22 project). Not a direct competitor but an adjacent enabler whose recycling extrusion technology underpins Selene's PRP circular model.
• ExxonMobil Chemical: Major petrochemical company and Selene's strategic co-development partner in the K22 SUP recycling project and 50% PCR FFS tube supply. Comparable as an end-customer and polymer supplier rather than a packaging competitor.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses1 record

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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