Saico

What Saico does

Saico S.r.l. Società Benefit is an Italian corrugated cardboard packaging manufacturer founded in 1971 and headquartered in a single production facility in Città di Castello, Umbria. The company designs and produces custom cardboard boxes, with a core technical focus on high-resistance glued boxes manufactured at reduced weight using a latest-generation production panel acquired through a 2019 POR FESR regional innovation grant. Its service offering spans design, prepress, sampling, manufacturing without minimum quantity limits, and rapid delivery via a company-owned vehicle fleet, targeting a horizontal mix of B2B customers across any industry requiring packaging.

The business model is a direct B2B sales operation with no publicly disclosed pricing; customers request quotes via email or WhatsApp. Saico is structured as an Italian Società Benefit (Benefit Corporation) and holds ISO 9001:2015, FSC, ISO 50001, B Corp, and Ecovadis Silver sustainability credentials. It sells exclusively to customers in Italy through direct sales and own-fleet delivery, with no disclosed revenue, no institutional investors, and a small headcount of 11–50 employees. The company's stated competitive advantages are its 50+ year brand history, sustainability certifications, technical know-how, absence of order minimums, and responsive in-house logistics, supported by a 245.21 kWp rooftop photovoltaic installation completed in 2025.

Name

Saico

Legal name

Saico S.r.l. Società Benefit

Website

https://scatolificiosaico.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

1971

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Saico is a 1971-founded Italian corrugated cardboard packaging manufacturer in Città di Castello producing custom high-resistance, reduced-weight boxes for B2B customers across industries in Italy, using direct sales, in-house design, and its own delivery fleet.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Corrugated Cardboard Packaging Manufacturing

NAICS

Corrugated and Solid Fiber Box Manufacturing (322211)

SIC

Paperboard Containers & Boxes (2650)

akta.pro primary industry

Corrugated Packaging & Boxes (RSC, die-cut, bulk bins) (IMAMAHAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Corrugated Packaging (Boxes, Sheets, Pads) (IMALACAA), Fiber-Based Sustainable Packaging (Recycled Paper, Molded Fiber, Bagasse) (IMALAMAA)

Keywords

• Corrugated cardboard packaging
• Custom box manufacturing
• Industrial packaging solutions
• FSC certified packaging
• Glued cardboard boxes

Headquarters

HQ city

Città Di Castello

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Cardboard packaging manufacturing and sales: Saico manufactures and sells cardboard boxes and packaging solutions to B2B customers, with no quantity limits, and delivers with its own fleet of vehicles.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Saico designs and manufactures custom corrugated cardboard packaging, specializing in high-resistance glued boxes with reduced weight produced through latest-generation panel technology. The company offers any type of packaging without minimum quantity restrictions, complemented by in-house design, prepress, and sampling services, technical know-how, and rapid delivery via a company-owned vehicle fleet. Its operations are based at a single production facility in Città di Castello, Umbria, with integrated sustainability practices including a 245.21 kWp photovoltaic system.

Product overview

Saico is a single-product packaging manufacturer (Scatolificio) operating since 1971. The company offers a unified portfolio of cardboard and paper packaging solutions, including custom box design, prepress services, sampling, and manufacturing without quantity limits. The core offering centers on high-resistance glued boxes with reduced weight, complemented by technical know-how services and company-owned delivery fleet. As a Società Benefit (Benefit Corporation), the company integrates sustainability into its packaging manufacturing operations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• High-Resistance Glued Cardboard Boxes (Reduced Weight)
• Custom Packaging Design, Prepress, and Sampling Services Design, prepress, and sampling services that allow B2B customers to develop and validate custom cardboard packaging before full production runs. Intended for businesses needing bespoke box specifications.
• Custom Cardboard Packaging Manufacturing (Any Type, No Quantity Limits) Custom manufacturing of any type of cardboard packaging with no minimum order quantity, serving B2B customers that require flexibility on order volumes. Available with FSC-certified sustainable sourcing on request.
• Rapid Delivery with Company-Owned Fleet Direct-to-customer delivery of finished packaging using Saico's own vehicle fleet, enabling rapid shipment and short lead times for B2B buyers across Italy.

Quantifiable outcome

• 8.5/10 customer satisfaction on services/products, 8.9/10 on staff courtesy and competence, 8.6/10 on environmental sustainability attention

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• DS Smith: Major European corrugated and recycling group with significant Italian operations. Overlaps with Saico in corrugated box manufacturing and sustainable packaging but operates at pan-European scale across multiple packaging segments.
• Saica Group: Spanish-headquartered European paper and corrugated packaging group with Italian operations. Comparable vertically integrated corrugated producer competing in similar Italian and Southern European B2B segments.
• Smurfit Kappa: Global leader in corrugated packaging with extensive European operations including Italy. Directly competes in the same product category but at massive scale, offering standardized boxes to large accounts that Saico cannot serve.
• Stora Enso: Nordic renewable packaging major with containerboard and corrugated operations across Europe. Comparable in primary fiber sourcing, FSC-certified supply chains, and B2B packaging customers, though at vastly larger scale.
• Mondi Group: European paper and packaging group with corrugated and containerboard production. Comparable in that it produces corrugated packaging from integrated paper assets, though at significantly larger scale and broader product portfolio.
• VPK Packaging Group: European family-owned corrugated and solid board packaging producer with operations across multiple countries. Comparable as a family-controlled, sustainability-positioned converter, though significantly larger and more geographically diversified than Saico.

Direct peers

• Pro-Gest: Italian vertically integrated paper and corrugated packaging producer headquartered in northern Italy. Closest direct competitor in geography, vertical integration profile, and Italian B2B corrugated customer base.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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