SCA.DI.F.

What SCA.DI.F. does

SCADIF S.r.l. (SCA.DI.F., standing for SCAtolificio DI Fontanellato) is an Italian corrugated cardboard packaging manufacturer founded in 1963 in Fontanellato, Parma, and controlled since 1991 by the Bocchi family. The company designs and produces customized industrial, commercial, and consumer-goods packaging — American cases, die-cut American and Canadian boxes, bottle carriers, display stands, and bespoke solutions such as Twin Box — through a five-stage integrated workflow covering consulting, design, flexographic printing, production, and logistics. Reported operational footprint includes a 21,000 sqm headquarters site, ~100,000 sqm of corrugated cardboard transformed daily, and group production across three Northern Italian locations following the acquisitions of LICA Imballaggi (Correggio, 2000) and Scatolificio F.lli Carretta (Torrile, 2025).

The underlying technology stack centers on flexographic printing with an automated lava-cliché plate-cleaning system featuring closed-loop water and solvent filtration, supported by a 1.6 MWh photovoltaic installation that fully covers the company's energy needs. SCADIF operates a direct B2B sales model across Italy via its website contact form and relationship-based selling, with no public pricing or e-commerce channel; every order is quoted on dimensions, materials, print complexity, and volume. The company carries a heavy sustainability credential stack — B Corporation (95.7% score, the first Italian corrugated factory certified in 2019), Società Benefit status (since March 2022), FSC Chain of Custody (since 2018), ISO 9001:2015, and EcoVadis Silver (score 77, 89th percentile) — positioning it to serve sustainability-mandated buyers in addition to general industrial customers.

Revenue mechanics are concentrated in a single product line — customized corrugated cardboard packaging — sold on a one-off, quote-based basis to both enterprise and SMB customers across Italy, with no disclosed customer logos or named anchor accounts. The group employs approximately 40 people at the SCADIF level (with additional staff across LICA Imballaggi and F.lli Carretta), is privately held with €1,000,000 share capital and no disclosed external investors, and operates entirely within a single-country (Italy) geographic scope.

Name

SCA.DI.F.

Legal name

SCADIF S.r.l

Website

https://scadif.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

1963

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

SCADIF is an Italian B2B manufacturer of customized corrugated cardboard packaging, serving industrial, commercial, and consumer-goods businesses across Italy through an integrated design-to-logistics service and three Northern Italian production sites.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Corrugated Cardboard Packaging

NAICS

Corrugated and Solid Fiber Box Manufacturing (322211), Other Paperboard Container Manufacturing (322219)

SIC

Paperboard Containers & Boxes (2650)

akta.pro primary industry

Corrugated Packaging (Boxes, Sheets, Pads) (IMALACAA)

Keywords

• Corrugated cardboard packaging
• Custom packaging solutions
• Flexographic printing
• Sustainable packaging
• Industrial packaging

Headquarters

HQ city

Fontanellato

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Corrugated cardboard packaging sales: SCADIF generates revenue through the manufacture and sale of customized corrugated cardboard packaging products, including American cases, die-cut American boxes, die-cut Canadian boxes, bottle carriers, and bespoke solutions. Revenue is driven by product orders fulfilled through a four-phase process: consultation, design and printing, production, and logistics.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

SCADIF manufactures and sells customized corrugated cardboard packaging products — including American cases (Casse Americane), die-cut American boxes (Americane Fustellate), die-cut Canadian boxes (Canadesi Fustellate), bottle carriers (Bauletti Portabottiglie), display stands (Espositori), and Twin Boxes — delivered to business customers through a five-stage end-to-end process covering consulting, design, flexographic printing, production, and logistics.

Product overview

SCA.DI.F. (Scadif) is a packaging company specializing in corrugated cardboard (cartone ondulato) products. The company operates a single unified product line focused on manufacturing and customizing packaging solutions, comprising four main product categories: Casse Americane, Americane Fustellate, Canadesi Fustellate, and Bauletti Portabottiglie, plus custom solutions including Espositori and Twin Box. These products are delivered through a five-stage service process: Consulenza (consulting), Progettazione (design), Stampa (printing), Produzione (production), and Logistica (logistics). The company transforms approximately 100,000 square meters of corrugated cardboard daily across its facilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Casse Americane

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% of production waste material is recyclable
• +3 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Scatolificio F.lli CarrettacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Scatolificio F.lli Carretta, a historic family business based in Torrile with over 40 years of activity in corrugated cardboard packaging, entered the SCADIF Group in 2025. The integration expands the group's know-how, production capacity, and presence in the customized packaging, industrial packaging, and corrugated cardboard solutions market.
• LICA ImballaggicoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020LICA Imballaggi, based in Correggio, joined the SCADIF Group in the 2000s, bringing high-definition printing capabilities and complementing SCADIF's manufacturing expertise. This acquisition enabled significant investments in machinery and improved the group's production department.
• CSV EmiliaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSCADIF partnered with CSV Emilia for the annual 'Donne in Corsa' event, a 5km walk in Parma to raise awareness about gender inequality and women's rights. SCADIF participated with employees, friends, and family, and installed a red bench alongside its company olive tree.
• Donne in Corsa (15 local associations)minorOthersA network of 15 local associations in the Parma area that jointly organize the annual 'Donne in Corsa' awareness event, with SCADIF participating as a corporate supporter.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Smurfit Kappa: Global leader in corrugated packaging with extensive European manufacturing footprint. Comparable as a corrugated converter serving industrial and FMCG customers, though vastly larger and offering pan-European scale that SCADIF lacks.
• Mondi Group: Integrated paper and corrugated packaging group with strong European presence. Comparable as a corrugated converter serving similar B2B customer segments across multiple countries, offering both containerboard and converted products.
• DS Smith: UK-listed international recycled-paper and corrugated packaging group with deep European footprint. Direct category competitor in corrugated boxes and sheets for industrial and consumer goods customers.
• Saica: Spanish-headquartered European paper and corrugated packaging group with operations across multiple countries. Comparable corrugated converter serving similar B2B customers, with broader geographic reach than SCADIF.

Direct peers

• Pro-Gest: Italian vertically-integrated paper, containerboard, and corrugated packaging producer. Highly comparable as a domestic Italian competitor combining paper production with corrugated conversion for the same industrial and commercial customer base.
• RDM Group: Italian recycled paperboard manufacturer and converter producing folding cartons and specialty paperboard packaging. Comparable as an Italian-based converted paperboard producer focused on sustainable packaging solutions.
• Ondulit: Italian corrugated packaging manufacturer producing boxes and sheets for industrial and commercial customers. Closely comparable as a domestic competitor offering custom corrugated solutions across Italy.
• Curti Cart: Italian corrugated and folding carton packaging converter serving food, beverage, and industrial customers. Comparable as a domestic Italian custom converter with similar end-market orientation and customization capabilities.

Regional players

• Cartiere del Garda: Italian specialty paper and packaging producer with focus on recycled fiber. Comparable as an Italian paper-based packaging supplier, though more upstream-focused than SCADIF's conversion model.

Emerging players

• Packhelp: European online platform connecting SMEs with custom packaging manufacturers including corrugated boxes. Comparable in the custom corrugated packaging space but differentiated by a digital/aggregator model versus SCADIF's direct B2B manufacturing.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Scadif.spa
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/scadif
• Instagraminstagram.com/scadif_srl?igsh=OWZ3MW1qdDhyMzlq

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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