What Alimac Group does

Alimac Group is a privately held, PE-backed Italian manufacturer specializing in adhesive carry handle tape solutions for secondary packaging. Founded in 1989 and headquartered in Gerenzano (Italy), the Group operates through wholly owned subsidiaries Alimac Italia S.r.l. (HQ and primary manufacturing), Alimac Deutschland GmbH (Bocholt, Germany), Alimac Iberia s.l.u. (Barcelona, Spain), and NRG Tapes (Breda, Netherlands, plus Dubai subsidiary), the latter acquired in Q4 2023. The company self-describes as the global leader in carry handle adhesive tape solutions, serving over 500 partners across five continents in the beverage, tissue, food, and home care verticals.

The product portfolio is organized into three carry handle families (Traditional, Pre-laminated, and Circularity, the last certified under Recyclass) plus complementary secondary packaging lines including tin sealing tapes, manual dispensers (TA25), foam and paper rolls, and bundling solutions such as the ALIBUNDLE35-WB launched in May 2026. Core technology is proprietary and vertically integrated in-house production, from film extrusion (MOPP, BOPP, PE) through spooling, with water-based adhesive development and PCR-content integration (Plastica Seconda Vita certification) as differentiators aligned with EU PPWR circular economy requirements.

The company operates a sales-led go-to-market through regional entities supported by Area Managers, Business Development Managers, and Customer Service Representatives, with lead generation at industry events such as Drinktec and Afera European Tape Week. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; customers are directed to contact sales representatives. Alimac Group is owned by Metrika SGR S.p.A. (since November 2022), with Amundi SGR and NRC Capital Partners joining as additional institutional investors in 2025; General Manager Giovanni Scognamiglio leads the leadership team alongside Commercial Director Gunther Rozen (former NRG founder).

Name

Alimac Group

Legal name

Alimac® S.r.l.

Website

https://alimacgroup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Alimac Group is a PE-backed Italian manufacturer of adhesive carry handle tape solutions for secondary packaging, serving global beverage, tissue, food, and home care brands through vertically integrated production and regional entities across Europe and the Middle East.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Adhesive Packaging Tapes

NAICS

Plastics Packaging Film and Sheet (including Laminated) Manufacturing (326112), Adhesive Manufacturing (32552), Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper Manufacturing (322220)

SIC

Unsupported Plastics Film & Sheet (3081), Plastics Products, Nec (3089)

akta.pro primary industry

Flexible Paper Packaging & Wraps (kraft wrap, pouches, laminations) (IMAMAHAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Protective Paper Packaging (Honeycomb, Paper Cushioning, Paper Wrap) (IMALACAH)

Keywords

• Adhesive tape manufacturing
• Carry handle solutions
• Secondary packaging
• Tape extrusion
• Industrial packaging supplies

Headquarters

HQ city

Tampa

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Tape Carry Handles: Core revenue stream from design, manufacturing and commercialization of Carry Handle adhesive tape solutions. Products include traditional carry handles, pre-laminated carry handles, and circularity-design carry handles for various packaging applications.
2. Secondary Packaging Solutions: Complementary product lines including tin sealing tapes, manual dispensers, foam and paper rolls, and multipack bundling solutions.
3. Customization Services: Custom printing and branding services for carry handles including up to 8 colors in flexography and offset printing.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Alimac Group designs, manufactures, and commercializes adhesive carry handle tape solutions used to bundle multi-pack products (bottles, cans, cartons, tissues) into portable units. The portfolio also covers complementary secondary packaging products including tin sealing tapes, bundling tapes, manual dispensers, and insert accessories (foam and paper rolls) for in-line lamination. Production is vertically integrated, covering film extrusion, adhesive coating, lamination, and spooling in-house.

Product overview

Alimac Group is the global leader in the design, manufacturing, and commercialization of Carry Handle adhesive tape solutions, with over 35 years of expertise. The company offers three main carry handle product lines: Traditional Carry Handles (flexible tapes for in-line lamination), Pre-laminated Carry Handles (all-in-one solutions with paper, PP, PE foam options), and Circularity Carry Handles (Recyclass certified recyclable solutions including MOPE, PCR content, and paper-based handles). The portfolio also includes complementary secondary packaging solutions: Tin Sealing Tapes (C134, C165, C135 R, C134 S), Manual Dispensers (TA25), Foam and Paper Rolls (PP102, C232 PE Foam, CC104, CC106), and Multipack Bundling Solutions (Alibundle35-WB). With fully in-house production through vertically integrated processes from film extrusion to spooling, Alimac serves over 500 partners across five continents in beverage, tissue, food, and home care markets. The company also acquired NRG Tapes in Q4 2023, which continues as a separate brand.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• NRG Tapes: Carry handle tape solutions brand operating worldwide since 2009, acquired by Alimac Group in 2023
• Mactec

Products and services

• Traditional Carry Handle Tapes Adhesive carry handle tapes applied to multipacks of bottles, cans, and cartons so consumers can carry the bundle by a single tape handle. Offered to consumer goods manufacturers and contract packers.
• Pre-laminated Carry Handle Tapes Carry handle tapes supplied pre-laminated, enabling high-speed, ready-to-apply use on automated packaging lines for manufacturers of beverages, tissue, and household products.
• Circularity Carry Handle Tapes Sustainable carry handle tape range using monomaterial structures, post-consumer recycled (PCR) content, and paper-based carriers to enable recyclability for brand owners with circular packaging targets.
• Tin Sealing Tapes Pressure-sensitive tapes for sealing tin cans and cylindrical packaging, supplied in permanent and removable variants for industrial packagers of food, paint, and chemical products.
• TA25 Manual Dispenser Hand-held dispenser that applies Alimac carry handle and sealing tapes, intended for smaller packaging operations, manual packing stations, and pilot lines.
• Foam and Paper Rolls (Insert Accessories) Foam and paper rolls, plus cartonettes, supplied as input materials to manufacturers performing in-line lamination of their own carry handle tape solutions.
• Alibundle35-WB Bundling Tape Water-based adhesive bundling tape designed to wrap multipacks of cans or bottles without a carry handle, targeted at beverage and FMCG packagers.
• NRG Tapes Carry Handle Range Carry handle tape range sold under the NRG Tapes brand, distributed globally alongside the Alimac portfolio to packaging manufacturers and converters.
• C705 HL Carry Handle Tape High-load monomaterial carry handle tape offered in MOPE and LDPE PCR variants for circular-economy multipack packaging of beverage and consumer goods.
• C105 AC Traditional Carry Handle MOPP-based traditional carry handle tape used for standard multipack applications on beverage and tissue packaging lines.
• PoP115 HL Paper Carry Handle Paper-based, fiber-recyclable carry handle tape designed for brands seeking paper-fiber recyclable secondary packaging.

Quantifiable outcome

• 20% circular-design products targeted by 2030
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• NRG TapescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Acquired company (Q4 2023) specializing in carry handle tape solutions since 2009. Operates from Breda (Netherlands) HQ and Dubai subsidiary. Brands Alimac and NRG continue side-by-side. Gunther Rozen (NRG founder) joined as Commercial Director and Alimac Deutschland Board member.
• ISCC (International Sustainability and Carbon Certification)minorOthersMember of ISCC system for sustainability certification and carbon accountability.
• AFERA (European Adhesive Tape Association)minorOthersMember of Afera, the European adhesive tape industry association. Active participant in Afera European Tape Week events.
• Gunther RozencoreOthersFounder and former owner of NRG Tapes, now Commercial Director of Alimac Group and member of Alimac Deutschland Board of Directors.
• Up2YouminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSustainability partner helping Alimac manage environmental data and reduce carbon footprint across the supply chain.
• I Bambini delle FateminorOthersSocial inclusion project supported by Alimac Group for over 10 years, focused on supporting children and families.
• StraFICO – Autismo al LavorominorOthersProject supporting job inclusion for young people with autism. Alimac supports this initiative for positive social impact in the local community.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• tesa SE (Beiersdorf): tesa is one of Europe's largest industrial and packaging tape manufacturers, with a portfolio that overlaps directly with Alimac's adhesive tape-based handle and bundling solutions. While tesa operates across many tape categories, its packaging-tape business competes for the same CPG bundling specifications Alimac targets.
• Nitto Denko Corporation: Nitto is a global specialty materials and adhesive tape producer with industrial tapes used in packaging, electronics, and automotive. Its industrial tape division serves similar CPG and converter customers as Alimac, although Nitto's portfolio is much broader.
• 3M Industrial Adhesives and Tapes: 3M's Industrial Adhesives and Tapes division produces packaging tapes and specialty adhesive products used in bundling and sealing applications at major CPGs. As a broad incumbent, 3M competes in many of the same tape categories as Alimac but across a much wider product surface.
• H.B. Fuller: H.B. Fuller is a global formulator and manufacturer of industrial adhesives, sealants, and specialty tapes serving packaging, hygiene, and construction. Its pressure-sensitive and packaging adhesive business competes at the upstream adhesive level that Alimac also formulates.
• Bostik (Arkema): Bostik is the adhesives division of Arkema and produces pressure-sensitive adhesives and tapes, including products for packaging, labelling, and bundling. It serves a similar CPG and converter customer base as Alimac, but across a much wider adhesives portfolio.
• Henkel Adhesive Technologies: Henkel is a global leader in industrial adhesives through its Adhesive Technologies business, including pressure-sensitive and packaging tapes. As a broad incumbent, Henkel competes with Alimac at both the adhesive formulation level and the finished tape level.

Direct peers

• Intertape Polymer Group: Intertape Polymer Group is a North American manufacturer of packaging and protective tapes, including bundling, carton-sealing, and specialty tapes used in CPG end-of-line operations. It is a direct functional peer to Alimac in pressure-sensitive tape solutions for industrial packaging lines.
• Scapa Group (formerly Scapa Tapes): Scapa is a specialist industrial adhesive tape manufacturer serving packaging, healthcare, and industrial markets. Its packaging and bundling tape products overlap directly with Alimac's carry-handle, bundling, and sealing tape range.
• Advance Tapes International: Advance Tapes is a UK-based manufacturer of cloth, foil, and specialty adhesive tapes used in packaging, sealing, and industrial applications. It is comparable to Alimac in being an independent, tape-focused manufacturer serving industrial and packaging customers.

Emerging players

• Tape-Rite / specialty European tape converters: Specialty European tape converters and handle applicator firms (e.g. tape-converting and pressure-sensitive solutions providers serving CPG bundling) compete with Alimac on bundling and handle tape SKUs. These are smaller, regional specialists focused on bundling and converting rather than a full-platform tape portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat7 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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