What iMilani does

iMilani is an Italian manufacturer of plastic containers, industrial bins and storage systems for logistics, automotive, electronics and food-sector buyers, legally organised as iMilani S.r.l.-SB (Benefit Corporation), headquartered in Rosà (Vicenza), and operating as part of the family-owned i'M Group alongside GonzagArredi Montessori, ANICRIN and Famepla. The company's roots trace to a 1929 Mario Milani workshop; plastic containers were introduced in 1972 under Gianni Milani, and the present-day iMilani brand was launched in 2020 by third-generation owner Roberto Milani alongside co-CEO Gianluca Marzano.

The business is built around a vertically integrated production chain: 18 polypropylene injection moulding presses running three shifts, equipped with IML In-Mould Labelling for personalisation, on-press weighing and tolerance control, plus an in-house raw-material laboratory performing composition, mechanical, thermal and functional tests. Two sub-brands structure the catalogue: iMiCUBE for general-purpose bins and boxes (including NEXIT stackable bins, Athena/Athena Light, Kronos foldable, Delta and Minerva space-saving, Compat front-opening bins, R-KLT/RL-KLT/Odette VDA 4500 automotive containers, ESD conductive containers, industrial large-volume containers, K/J/M-series plastic pallets with Safelid, Practibox drawer units, Pick/Quick/Frame/RK cabinets, and trolleys), and iMiLOG for containers engineered for automated warehouse systems (stacker cranes and self-driving robots). Output is documented at over 750 tonnes of recycled post-consumer plastic processed annually and carries Plastic Second Life, ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certifications.

Revenue is generated through three channels: direct e-commerce sales via a four-language (IT/EN/DE/FR) owned storefront with unit prices from €0.69 to €82.95+, free shipping above €244 and a €30 small-order management fee; wholesale supply to a 70+ Italian distributor/reseller network covering all 15 Italian regions; and direct worldwide export via inside sales ([email protected]) priced Ex-Works. Customer segments are split across industrial logistics/warehousing (primary), automotive (VDA-standard KLT), electronics (ESD), food (food-grade PP) and international export buyers, with go-to-market additionally supported by participation in MECSPE Bologna, Intralogistica Italia and MECSPE Bari trade fairs.

Name

iMilani

Legal name

iMilani S.r.l.-SB

Website

https://imilani.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

iMilani is an Italian plastic container manufacturer for logistics, automotive, electronics and food sectors. With 18 injection moulding presses across iMiCUBE (general-purpose) and iMiLOG (automated warehouse) sub-brands, it sells via e-commerce, a 70-dealer Italian network and direct export.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial plastic containers and storage/packaging

NAICS

Packaging Machinery Manufacturing (333993), Conveyor and Conveying Equipment Manufacturing (333922), All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing (326199)

SIC

Plastics Products, Nec (3089)

akta.pro primary industry

Packaging Injection Molding (Caps, Closures, Thin-Wall, IML) (IMANAFAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Custom Injection Molding & Contract Manufacturing (Job Shops/CMs) (IMANAFAJ), Cartoning, Case Packing & Tray Loading Machines (IMALAOAE), Corrugated Protective Inserts & Partitions (Die-Cut Inserts, Dividers) (IMALAFAD)

Keywords

• Plastic injection moulding
• Industrial storage containers
• Stackable plastic bins
• Automotive KLT containers
• Logistics packaging solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Rosa

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

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. Direct unit sales of plastic containers and boxes: Hardware sales via the company's own multilingual e-commerce storefront with publicly listed unit prices per SKU (e.g., €0.69 to €82.95+ per item depending on size and series). Orders over €244 carry no extra shipping fee; orders below €244 incur a €30 management fee.
2. Wholesale / distributor channel sales: Bulk supply to a network of Italian industrial hardware/tooling distributors (Rivenditori) covering every region of Italy, who resell to end industrial customers.
3. Export sales (direct inside sales): Worldwide direct sales handled internally via [email protected] for buyers outside the Italian dealer network. Pricing calculated Ex-Works (EXW Incoterms 2010) with standard payment terms of 30 days end-of-month by bank transfer, with possible advance payment or direct remittance via SWIFT.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

iMilani manufactures and sells plastic containers and industrial storage/packaging products — including stackable bins (NEXIT, Athena), nesting and foldable boxes (Kronos, Delta, Minerva), front-opening Compat bins, VDA-compliant automotive containers (R-KLT, RL-KLT, Odette), ESD conductive containers, Practibox drawer units, modular shelving and cabinets, trolleys, large industrial containers, and Series K/J/M plastic pallets with Safelid covers — for industrial logistics, warehousing, manufacturing, automotive, electronics and food-handling applications. Production runs on 18 in-house injection moulding presses operating three shifts with IML In-Mould Labelling capability, and is sold via own multilingual e-commerce, an Italian dealer network and worldwide direct export.

Product overview

iMilani is a single manufacturing business organized around two core sub-brands — iMiCUBE, the serial production line for general-purpose plastic boxes and containers (NEXIT, Athena, Athena light, R-KLT, RL-KLT, Odette, Kronos, Delta, Minerva, Compat, ESD containers), and iMiLOG, the specialized line for boxes designed for automated warehouse systems. Around these container families the company has assembled a portfolio of complementary products: Practibox drawer units and Pick/Quick/Frame/RK box modular cabinets and racks for small parts storage; the Motion and standard trolleys; industrial large-volume containers with feet/wheels/runners; and the K, J, and M series of plastic pallets plus matching Safelid covers. All products are made via in-house plastic injection moulding across 18 presses running three shifts, with IML in-mould labelling, an internal raw materials laboratory, and the use of polypropylene including recycled (ecogreen) and food-contact grades. iMilani also operates the IMILANI / SEA SHEPHERD Italia collaboration producing containers from retired fishing nets.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• iMiCUBE: Internal division of iMilani producing standard series plastic boxes and containers with a broad spectrum of use (storage, handling, logistics).
• iMiLOG
• NEXIT

Products and services

• iMiCUBE plastic boxes and containers Sub-brand / product line for serial production of versatile plastic boxes and containers with broad-spectrum use across storage, handling and logistics, including accessories such as lids, dividers and label holders, and integrations with cabinets, racks and trolleys.
• iMiLOG boxes for automated warehouses Sub-brand / product line producing boxes and containers designed for exclusive combination with automated storage systems, including stacker cranes (SBA) and self-driving robots; the line is operated under its own domain imilog.it.
• NEXIT stackable plastic storage bins Stackable plastic container line with over 50 years of history, available in 11 Euro-sized versions with smooth base (20 kg load capacity) or reinforced base (50 kg load capacity, less than 5 mm deflection at full load per UNI EN 13117-2:2000).
• Athena stackable containers Stackable plastic containers designed for storage and compatibility with Euro pallets, part of the iMilani stacked-containers portfolio.
• Athena Light stackable containers Lighter-weight stackable plastic containers for warehouse storage applications, part of the iMilani stacked-containers portfolio.
• R-KLT automotive containers VDA 4500-compliant stackable plastic containers for the automotive sector, designed for storage of small products with good oil resistance and automated handling capability.
• RL-KLT automotive containers VDA-compliant stackable industrial plastic containers for warehouse use in the automotive logistics sector.
• Odette automotive containers Stackable plastic containers for industrial and automotive sector use, part of the iMilani KLT/Odette container family.
• Kronos foldable boxes Foldable plastic boxes that achieve volume reduction of up to 75% when empty, optimizing return-transport logistics.
• Delta space-saving stackable boxes Space-optimized stackable plastic boxes designed to enable use of empty transports for other goods, reducing the ecological burden of empty return logistics.
• Minerva space-saving stackable boxes Space-optimized stackable plastic boxes in the iMilani nesting/foldable product family.
• Compat front-opening storage bins Stackable open-front plastic storage bins for small parts in hardware stores, workshops and warehouses, available with smooth or ribbed base, in conductive polypropylene for the electronics industry, with various label holder and divider accessories.
• Practibox small parts drawer units Series of small parts drawer units with grey ABS structures and transparent polystyrene drawers offering high mechanical strength; available in versions with 3-9 drawers, usable in vertical pull-out cabinets and on rotating racks.
• iMilani trolleys Plastic trolleys in three sub-types: trolleys with small parts containers, box trolleys with wheels for stackable bins, and accessories for small-parts trolleys.
• Motion automotive trolleys Stackable and connectable trolleys designed for the automotive sector and automotive logistics environments.
• iMilani large industrial containers Large-volume plastic industrial containers offered with three base types (feet, wheels or runners/sleds), with accessories, resistant to impacts, temperature variations and weathering.
• Series K plastic pallets Monolithic-structure plastic pallets compliant with ISO 8611-1991, made of 100% recyclable black polypropylene, customizable via hot branding, barcodes and RFID.
• Series J plastic pallets Plastic pallets manufactured from injection-moulded high-density polyethylene (PE-HD), food-safe certified, fully recyclable, with high resistance to UV, infrared, high/low temperatures, acids and alkalis.
• Series M plastic pallets Environmentally friendly plastic pallets made from recycled polyethylene, featuring a special foot geometry that allows nesting of one pallet inside another; available in light and medium-duty variants, customizable with hot branding, barcodes and RFID.
• iMilani pallet lids and Safelid covers Pallet covers/lids for plastic pallets, including the Safelid variant designed for pallet and automotive logistics security.
• Quick modular shelving system Modular small parts shelving system with containers and consoles, part of the iMilani racks and drawer units family.
• Frame modular shelving system Modular small parts shelving system for industrial storage applications.
• RK box small-parts cabinets Plastic small-parts container cabinets for organizing small parts in industrial environments.
• Practibox rotating rack Rotating small-parts shelving/rack using the Practibox drawer unit system for efficient parts picking.
• Pick steel small-parts cabinets Steel small-parts cabinets with height-adjustable shelves accepting Compat series containers (sizes 1 and 2) and Practibox tipping bins (3-9 drawers); available without door, with door or with key lock.
• Vertical pull-out Practibox cabinets Small-parts cabinets with vertical pull-out frame system using Practibox drawers, optimizing vertical storage space.
• ESD conductive containers Conductive plastic containers (boxes and small-parts bins) and ESD mats for protecting electronics from electrostatic discharge, including a dedicated accessories line.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 750 tonnes of recycled post-consumer plastic processed per year
• +2 more outcomes

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• Sea Shepherd ItaliaflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-development collaboration announced under the 'Waves of Sustainability' (Wellen der Nachhaltigkeit) banner. Together the partners produce boxes for sea turtles from discarded fishing nets recovered from the oceans. Project documented on the iMilani blog and tied to broader Free Plastic Sea / Plastic Second Life positioning.
• GonzagArredi MontessoricoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister company within the i'M Group (the corporate family that owns iMilani). GonzagArredi produces Montessori educational furniture and shares the i'M Group brand identity and ownership.
• ANICRINcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister company within the i'M Group. Linked from iMilani's 'About us' page as part of the same corporate group.
• FameplacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister company within the i'M Group operating in the plastic storage space (linked to shop.fameplastorage.com). Shares group branding and ownership with iMilani.
• Alessia Zecchini (freediving champion)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerBrand testimonial and PR partner. The freediving world champion features in iMilani's sustainability storytelling videos (filmed in Liguria), representing the company's 'Free Plastic Sea' / ocean-protection values.
• Italian dealer / reseller network (Rivenditori)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNetwork of ~70+ named industrial distributors covering all 15 Italian regions (Allmag, Bacar, Barbero Pietro, Bonfrate, Breda Articoli Tecnici, Buraschi, CDU, Colfer, Comafer, Dega e Grazioli, Dell'Apuzzo, Ecoplast 2000, Euro Ferm, F.I.T., F.lli Bono, F.T.M., Ferramenta Bergamini, Ferramenta Brunello, Ferramenta Cima, Ferrutensile, Fiaba, Fontana Macchine, FPV, Franco Bartesaghi, Frigerio, Fuba, G&C Industrial Provider, G.R.I., Ga.Ma., Gaesco, Gorla Utensili, Industrial Tecnica, Jolly Plast, Larcher Gerd, Lucana Utensili, Lazzari Zurigo, Martini Professionale, Master Forniture, Metal Piave, MZ di Magni, New-Fer, P. Grohe, Puma, Renaudo, Riboni, Romana Automazioni, Signori Due, Sottile Ignazio, T.C.U., Tecnoforniture Group, Tecnomeccanica, Teknoforniture, U.B.C., Utensildodi, Utensileria Ghirlandina, Utensilerie Tonini, Utensilviteria, Utensileria Favrin, Valpreda, Vibu, Viteria 2000 locations, Zanussi Luciano). For worldwide export outside Italy, buyers contact iMilani directly via [email protected].

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Schoeller Allibert: European returnable plastic packaging (RPP) specialist producing stackable containers, pallet boxes, and bulk bins. Overlaps with iMilani's NEXIT, Athena, and large industrial container lines and competes in automotive KLT and ESD segments.
• SSI Schaefer: Global German intralogistics leader offering plastic bins, containers, and automation-integrated storage systems. Directly comparable to iMilani's iMiCUBE and iMiLOG lines, but at vastly greater scale and with broader geographic reach.
• Nilkamal: Indian plastic products major producing material handling crates, pallets, and storage containers. Comparable to iMilani's pallets, stackable bins, and industrial container lines, and a potential low-cost global competitor.

Direct peers

• AUER Packaging: German manufacturer of stackable plastic containers, storage bins, and ESD-conductive boxes. Closely comparable product mix to iMilani's Compat front-opening bins, NEXIT stackable bins, and ESD containers.
• Cabka Group: European plastic pallet and large container manufacturer using recycled material. Directly comparable to iMilani's K/J/M pallet series and large industrial containers, with strong overlap in sustainability positioning.
• BITO Lagertechnik: German manufacturer of plastic bins, stackable containers, and shelving systems. Closely comparable to iMilani's general-purpose iMiCUBE container catalogue and small-parts storage range, targeting the same European industrial and warehouse customer base.
• Kunststoff Spranger: German plastic injection moulder of industrial bins, KLT containers, and custom plastic storage solutions. Highly comparable to iMilani's automotive VDA-compliant R-KLT/RL-KLT/Odette lines and general-purpose container range.
• Famepla: Sister company within the i'M Group operating a plastic storage e-commerce storefront (shop.fameplastorage.com). Direct overlap with iMilani's product portfolio and a meaningful intra-group comparable.

Regional players

• Boxon: Nordic packaging and container supplier offering stackable plastic bins, pallet boxes, and reusable transport packaging. Comparable to iMilani's general-purpose and foldable container lines, primarily serving Northern European markets.
• Zebra Group / Schoeller Arca: European producer of stackable and nestable plastic containers for intralogistics. Comparable to iMilani's NEXIT, Athena, and Kronos foldable lines, serving similar industrial customers across Europe.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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