What Mosaico does

Mosaico S.p.A. is an Italian specialty paper manufacturer and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Burgo Group S.p.A., headquartered in Altavilla Vicentina (VI), Italy. Founded in 2014 to consolidate the specialty paper activities that had existed within Burgo for decades, the company operates a "specialty papers production district" of five multi-specialized mills in Northern Italy — Chiampo, Lugo di Vicenza, Tolmezzo, Toscolano and Treviso — running seven paper machines with combined annual production capacity of more than 400,000 tonnes. Production is supported by combined-cycle cogeneration plants (renewed at Toscolano in 2022 and newly commissioned at Tolmezzo in 2022) and ancillary equipment including embossers, extruders and siliconizing/coating lines.

Mosaico's catalog spans ten specialty paper categories — flexible packaging, label, poster, cardboard, dye sublimation, special graphic, release, technical uses, green papers, and calender protection — with named product families including Kazan (grass-fibre paper, up to 40% grass content), Sigma Block (plastic-free barrier paper), Sigma SIL/Sigma Release (silicone and cast release papers), Ecosublime (sustainable dye sublimation papers for textiles), Baking SIL (food-grade siliconized baking paper), Cup Board and Trayboard (foodservice cardboards), ETI Wine/ETI Matt WS (wine label papers), Valsoap (anti-mould soap wrapping), and Splash Mail (envelope paper). The company holds an unusually dense certification stack covering FSC, PEFC, Ecolabel, TUV OK Compost (Home and Industrial), EMAS, ISO 9001/14001/45001/50001, UNI EN 15593, Aticelca recyclability and food-safety certification.

The commercial model is B2B sales-led, targeting converters, printers, packaging producers and brand owners across ten vertical use cases including wine and spirits labelling, food packaging, sustainable packaging, textile digital printing, faux-leather casting, foodservice disposables, envelopes and personal care. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed; commercial interaction is governed by published General Terms and Conditions of Sale (effective 9 November 2021) across IT/EN/DE jurisdictions. Mosaico operates an open "call-off" order model — customers pre-commit to annual volume while leaving delivery dates flexible — which combined with the multi-plant district enables simultaneous service to large, medium and small customers with deep customization and co-development of paper grades as the primary differentiator. International distribution is executed via parent Burgo Group's intermodal logistics network.

Name

Mosaico

Legal name

Mosaico S.p.A.

Website

https://mosaicopapers.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Mosaico S.p.A. is an Italian specialty paper manufacturer (wholly-owned by Burgo Group) operating five Northern Italian mills and seven paper machines producing 400,000+ tonnes/year across ten specialty paper categories — including sustainable grass-fibre and plastic-free barrier grades — serving converters, printers, packaging producers and brand owners worldwide via a B2B call-off contract model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Paper Manufacturing

NAICS

Paper Manufacturing (322), Converted Paper Product Manufacturing (3222), Paperboard Mills (322130), Other Paperboard Container Manufacturing (322219)

SIC

Paper Mills (2621), Paperboard Mills (2631), Converted Paper & Paperboard Prods (No Contaners/Boxes) (2670), Wholesale-Paper & Paper Products (5110)

akta.pro primary industry

Colored, Art & Premium Paper Manufacturing (IMAMAEAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Folding Carton & Paperboard Packaging Printing (IMALAKAH), Paper & Paperboard Packaging Converting & Finishing (Die-Cutting, Gluing, Windowing, Coating) (IMALACAL), Paperboard Sheet & Roll Converting (Slitting/Sheeting/Rewinding) (IMAMAFAM)

Keywords

• Specialty paper manufacturing
• Packaging paper products
• Label paper production
• Industrial paper grades
• Sustainable paper materials

Headquarters

HQ city

Altavilla Vicentina

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Specialty paper manufacturing and sales: Core revenue from manufacturing and selling specialty paper grades across ten product categories (flexible packaging, labels, posters, cardboards, dye sublimation, special graphic, release, technical uses, green papers, calender protection) delivered in reel and sheet formats via reels/sheets to industrial converters, printers and brand owners. Includes standard catalog sales plus custom-developed specifications.
2. Contract-based call-off supply agreements: Open-order (call-off) contracts where customers pre-commit to annual volume of one or more products while leaving delivery dates flexible, providing recurring contracted revenue and inventory pull-through from the multi-plant production system.
3. Customization and co-development services: Revenue from developing new paper grades or modifying existing ones to meet specific customer requirements — covering niche segments and special applications in food & beverage, packaging and specialty industrial uses.
4. Sustainable/circular economy product premiums: Premium positioning on green papers (Kazan grass paper, Sigma Block plastic-free barrier, TUV OK Compost-certified boards) where sustainability attributes — recyclability, compostability, CO2 reduction, FSC/PEFC certification — support differentiated pricing in packaging and graphic applications.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Core offering

Mosaico manufactures and sells specialty paper grades across ten product categories, including flexible packaging papers, label papers, poster papers, cardboards, dye sublimation papers, special graphic papers, release papers, technical uses papers, green papers, and calender protection papers. Operating five Northern Italian mills with seven paper machines producing over 400,000 tons per year, the company serves industrial converters, printers, packaging producers, and brand owners with customized specifications, call-off supply management, and proprietary sustainable technologies (Kazan grass-fibre, Sigma Block plastic-free barrier).

Product overview

Mosaico Specialty Papers (Mosaico S.p.A., part of Burgo Group) operates as a specialty paper manufacturer offering a broad catalogue organized into ten paper categories (Flexible Packaging Papers, Label Papers, Poster Papers, Cardboards, Dye Sublimation Papers, Special Graphic Papers, Release Papers, Technical Uses Papers, Green Papers, and Calender Protection Papers) rather than a unified software platform. Within these categories the company markets named sub-products such as Ecosublime (Fashion, Deco, Sport), GuardTex (Avana, Sil), Kazan (with BARR, WS, IDRO, BIO versions), Sigma Block (WH, GH), Sigma SIL (HP, HPF, BP, W), Sigma Release, Baking SIL, ETI Matt WS, ETI Wine, Trayboard, Cup Board, Valsoap and Splash Mail — together forming a portfolio of customized specialty papers for packaging, labelling, sublimation printing, release/casting and technical uses.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Ecosublime: Sustainable digital coated paper line for dye sublimation printing on textiles (fashion, home décor, sportswear); includes Ecosublime Fashion, Ecosublime Deco and Ecosublime Sport.
• Kazan
• Sigma Block
• Baking SIL
• Sigma SIL
• Sigma Release
• Guardtex
• Cup Board
• Trayboard
• Valsoap
• Splash Mail
• ETI Matt WS
• ETI Wine

Products and services

• Flexible Packaging Papers Category of specialty papers developed for flexible packaging applications, including food packaging with sustainable and recyclable characteristics, sold to industrial converters and brand owners.
• ETI Matt WS One-side coated label paper wet-strength grade for self-adhesive and wet-glue labels (80-90 g/m²), recyclable and bleached without chlorine, designed for wine and spirits bottlers and label converters.
• ETI Wine Natural label paper for wine and spirits with wet strength (90 g/m²), recyclable and chlorine-free bleaching, designed for wine and spirits bottlers.
• Kazan Grass Paper Patented grass-fibre paper family composed up to 40% of mechanically processed urban mowing grass with pure cellulose, available in BARR (grease barrier), WS (wet-strength), IDRO (water-resistant) and BIO (compostable) versions across weights 40-500 g/m². Sold to packaging converters and brand owners seeking low-CO2, recyclable, and compostable substrates.
• Sigma Block One-side coated kraft barrier paper with integrated oxygen, water vapour, grease, aroma and mineral-oil barriers plus heat-sealability, fully recyclable without polyethylene or plastic coatings; available in WH (standard) and GH (high barrier) versions at 55-100 g/m². Sold to food packaging converters seeking plastic-free barrier substrates.
• Ecosublime Dye Sublimation Paper Range of digitally coated papers optimized for textile sublimation printing (fashion, sportswear, home décor, soft signage), delivering sharp transfers, brilliant colours, ink savings and reduced environmental impact. Includes Ecosublime Fashion, Ecosublime Deco, and Ecosublime Sport sub-grades. Sold to industrial digital printers and textile converters.
• Baking SIL Food-grade siliconized baking paper for industrial and domestic cooking with high-temperature resistance and release properties, available in unbleached version, reels or boxed sheets at 39-41 g/m². Sold to food manufacturers, packaging converters, and household goods distributors.
• Cup Board Pure cellulose natural cardboard for paper cups and bowls with heat-sealing performance and machinability, available in PE-extruded and biopolymer-extruded versions at 170-290 g/m². Sold to foodservice disposables manufacturers.
• Trayboard Pure cellulose natural cardboard developed for thermoforming of trays, available laminated with PET or biopolymer, microwave-oven safe, TUV OK Compost Industrial certified, 90-460 g/m². Sold to foodservice disposables manufacturers.
• Valsoap Stiffener board treated with anti-mold agents for soap wrapping, qualified by leading personal-care end-users, 100-170 g/m². Sold to personal-care product converters.
• Splash Mail Uncoated woodfree natural paper for automated envelope production with high opacity and mechanical characteristics; FSC, PEFC and Ecolabel certified, 75-120 g/m². Sold to industrial envelope manufacturers.
• Sigma SIL Release Papers Family of one-side coated, machine-glazed and PE-coated siliconizing papers (Sigma SIL, Sigma SIL HP, Sigma SIL HPF, Sigma SIL BP/W) used as substrates for silicone coating operations across 43-140 g/m²; plus Sigma Release cast release paper (160 g/m²) for faux-leather (PU/PVC/silicone) production. Sold to siliconizers and artificial-leather manufacturers.
• Sigma Release Cast release paper developed to support artificial/faux-leather production, suitable for PU, PVC and silicone coatings, with excellent machinability and available in embossed version at 160 g/m². Sold to release-paper users and faux-leather manufacturers.
• Poster Papers Specialty papers for poster and outdoor advertising applications, including blue-back coated grades for pre-wet outdoor posting. Sold to printers and outdoor advertising producers.
• Cardboards Specialty cardboard grades produced across Mosaico's plants for graphical, packaging and converting applications. Sold to packaging converters and printers.
• Special Graphic Papers Specialty graphic papers designed for high-end printing and editorial applications. Sold to commercial printers and publishers.
• GuardTex Calender Protection Papers Reference-standard calender protection papers for sublimation printing operations, including GuardTex Avana and GuardTex SIL (silicone-treated) variants. Sold to digital sublimation printers.
• Green Papers Sustainable specialty papers category including grass-fibre papers (Kazan), FSC/PEFC certified products, plastic-free barrier papers (Sigma Block), and recyclable/compostable solutions for sustainable packaging and printing. Sold to brand owners and packaging converters seeking eco-positioned substrates.

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

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App detail

Feature8 records

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Sappi Limited: South African-headquartered global paper group producing coated woodfree, packaging, specialty and dissolving pulp papers. Comparable to Mosaico at the category level in coated papers and packaging substrates, but operates at much larger scale and broader portfolio.
• Mondi plc: UK/South African paper and packaging conglomerate with integrated pulp-to-packaging operations serving corrugated, flexible packaging and speciality kraft papers. Comparable to Mosaico in flexible packaging substrates and sustainable paper-based packaging, but at materially larger scale and broader product portfolio.

Direct peers

• Heinzel Group: Austrian paper and pulp group operating specialty paper mills (Zellstoff Pöls, Laakirchen, Eilenburg) producing magazine papers, packaging and specialty grades. Comparable to Mosaico in European specialty papermaking footprint, multi-mill structure, and packaging-converter customer base.
• Fedrigoni S.p.A. Italian specialty paper manufacturer with strong positions in self-adhesive labels, wine & spirits labels and high-end graphic/packaging papers. Closest direct competitor to Mosaico by geography, product mix (labels, release papers, sustainable specialty papers) and customer base (converters, brand owners).
• Ahlstrom Oyj: Finnish/French specialty paper manufacturer focused on sustainable fiber-based materials for packaging, labelling and technical applications. Comparable to Mosaico in specialty pulp-based substrates, food-contact certifications, and circular-economy positioning.
• Glatfelter Corporation: US-headquartered specialty paper manufacturer serving food & beverage, filtration and composite substrates. Comparable to Mosaico in specialty engineered papers for food packaging, release papers and high-barrier applications across multiple end-use segments.
• Arctic Paper S.A. Polish-Swedish paper group producing high-quality graphic, packaging and release papers from mills in Europe. Comparable to Mosaico in coated woodfree papers, release/siliconizing papers and multi-mill European specialty papermaking footprint.
• Koehler Paper SE: German family-owned specialty paper producer with leading positions in flexible packaging paper, decor paper and sustainable specialty grades. Directly comparable to Mosaico in flexible packaging papers, sustainability positioning (recyclable, plastic-free) and B2B converter customer base.
• Lecta S.A. Spanish coated specialty paper producer (Condat, Garda, Cartiere del Garda) serving labels, flexible packaging, publishing and commercial print. Comparable to Mosaico in coated specialty grades, label paper offering and European converter customer base.

Others

• Burgo Group S.p.A. Parent company of Mosaico and one of Italy/Europe's principal paper producers, manufacturing coated woodfree, mechanical and specialty papers. Relevant as Mosaico's parent and corporate parent of all five mills, with overlapping paper machinery, distribution and ESG strategy.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights8 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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