Carbopress

What Carbopress does

Carbopress S.p.A. is an Italian manufacturer specializing in carbon fiber composite components for the automotive sector, headquartered in Sant'Agata Bolognese (operations) with a registered office in Milan and a fourth production site in Hungary acquired via Gurit Hungary Kft in February 2020. The company operates with over 300 employees across four locations and serves automotive OEMs in the high-end segment — sports cars, luxury vehicles, and motorcycles — with engineering and production support for body panels, chassis, monocoque structures, suspension components, and structural parts. Its technology portfolio spans multiple composite manufacturing processes including HP RTM thermoset, ASMC/BMC thermoset and thermoplastic, Press-Preg compression molding, Carbon-SMC, pultrusion and pullwinding, autoclave curing, multi-axis CNC machining, ultrasound non-destructive inspection, and a dedicated endothermic paint line for composite and aluminum finishing. The company holds ISO 9001:2015 and IATF 16949:2016 automotive quality certifications.

Carbopress operates an end-to-end B2B business model, generating revenue through project-based contracts with automotive OEMs that cover the full lifecycle from design, R&D, and digital modeling through prototyping, limited-series production, and mass production of composite components, and additionally offers full vehicle assembly for special vehicle projects including mechanical assembly, aggregate testing, and final commissioning. Go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales to OEM engineering and procurement teams, with no intermediary channel structure. The company communicates through its corporate website and LinkedIn presence, and publishes news on milestones and partnerships.

The company is privately held with founder Massimiliano Lapiana serving as CEO, and has pursued growth through two notable strategic actions: the 2020 acquisition of Gurit Hungary Kft, which established international manufacturing capacity, and the January 2021 strategic partnership with Ingegneria Italia s.r.l. (formerly Stola) under the CARBOMASTER brand, which combines Carbopress's composite manufacturing capabilities with Ingegneria Italia's prototyping heritage to serve the high-end automotive market. The partnership is described as a first step toward full consolidation of Ingegneria Italia into Carbopress.

Name

Carbopress

Legal name

Carbopress SRL

Website

https://carbopress.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Carbopress S.p.A. is an Italian manufacturer of carbon fiber composite components for high-end automotive OEMs, covering design, engineering, prototyping, and series production plus full vehicle assembly for sports cars, luxury vehicles, and motorcycles across four sites in Italy and Hungary.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Automotive Composite Components

NAICS

Other Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing (336390), Motor Vehicle Body and Trailer Manufacturing (33621), Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing (3363)

SIC

Motor Vehicle Parts & Accessories (3714), Motor Vehicles & Passenger Car Bodies (3711)

akta.pro primary industry

Automotive Exterior Body Panels & Closures Manufacturing (Bumpers/Fenders/Hoods/Doors/Tailgates) (IMACAKAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Body Panels, Doors, Hoods & Closures Manufacturing (IMACAGAH), Chassis Modules & Corner Assemblies (Complete Corner/Chassis Module Integration) (IMACAIAH)

Keywords

• Carbon fiber composites
• Automotive component manufacturing
• Composite engineering services
• Vehicle assembly production
• Lightweight automotive parts

Headquarters

HQ city

Modena

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. B2B Automotive Component Supply: Design, engineering, and production of carbon fiber composite components supplied directly to automotive OEMs. Revenue is generated through project-based contracts covering prototyping, limited-series production, and mass production of automotive parts including body panels, chassis, and structural components.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Carbopress designs, engineers, and manufactures carbon fiber composite components for automotive OEMs, providing end-to-end services from R&D and prototyping through limited-series and mass production. The company also offers full vehicle assembly for sports cars and motorcycles, including mechanical assembly, project management, aggregate testing, and final commissioning, supported by in-house proprietary composite manufacturing technologies and a dedicated paint shop.

Product overview

Carbopress S.p.A. is a leading Italian automotive partner specializing in carbon fiber composite technologies. The company operates as a single unified manufacturing platform providing end-to-end services from design and R&D through production and vehicle assembly. The product portfolio includes advanced manufacturing technologies (HP RTM Thermoset, ASMC/BMC, Press-Preg, Carbon-SMC, Carbon-Pultrusion, Autoclave), core product areas (BIW, Rotating Chassis, Monocoque), and specialized services (R&D, Vehicle Assembly, Carbo Painting). Through the Carbomaster sub-brand partnership with Ingegneria Italia s.r.l. (Ex Stola), the company extends its offerings to the high-end automotive market with prototyping capabilities. Services range from prototype and limited series production to mass production of composite automotive components.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CARBOMASTER: Strategic partnership brand combining Carbopress's composite manufacturing expertise with Ingegneria Italia's prototyping capabilities for high-end automotive market services.

Products and services

• Vehicle Assembly Limited production of sports cars and motorcycles including mechanical assembly, project management, aggregate testing and development, and final assembly and commissioning for automotive OEMs and special vehicle projects.
• R&D Services Research and development services including digital modeling, design, engineering, and project management for automotive composite components, covering styling through engineering for new vehicles and industrial products.
• Composite Automotive Component Production Production of carbon fiber composite automotive components including body-in-white (BIW) structures, rotating chassis, monocoque structures, body panels, chassis components, suspension parts, and structural components for high-performance vehicles, from prototype through mass production.
• Carbo Painting Specialized painting services for composite materials and aluminum using an endothermic paint shop line, serving automotive, nautical, and aeronautical sectors.
• Carbomaster A high-end automotive market service offering combining Carbopress's carbon fiber composite manufacturing with Ingegneria Italia's prototyping heritage, providing advanced composite automotive parts and full development services to luxury and high-performance vehicle clients.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature9 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Ingegneria Italia s.r.l. (Ex Stola)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 January 2021Carbopress S.p.A. and Ingegneria Italia s.r.l. (formerly Stola) formed a strategic partnership around the new CARBOMASTER brand. The partnership combines Carbopress's experience in composite automotive part design and production with Ingegneria Italia's prototyping expertise derived from Stola's historical heritage. Together they aim to provide unique advanced services to customers and strengthen their presence in the high-end automotive market. The partnership is described as a first step toward full consolidation of Ingegneria Italia into the company.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Carbon Revolution: Australia-based manufacturer of carbon fiber wheels and other composite automotive components. Comparable to Carbopress in carbon-fiber process technology and premium/OEM customer base, though narrower in product scope (wheels rather than full body structures).
• Gurit Holding AG: Swiss composite materials and engineered structures supplier with automotive, wind, and marine exposure. Directly comparable as Carbopress acquired its former Hungarian automotive business (Gurit Hungary Kft) in 2020; Gurit remains a benchmark competitor in composite automotive structures.
• Multimatic: Canadian manufacturer of lightweight vehicle structures, composite body panels, and active aerodynamics serving Ford, Aston Martin, and other performance OEMs. Directly comparable to Carbopress in serving low-to-medium volume premium programs with composite Body-in-White and chassis components.
• Plasan Sasa: Israeli-headquartered Tier-1 supplier of carbon fiber composite body panels, chassis components, and close-to-production prototypes for automotive OEMs. Highly comparable to Carbopress in customer profile (sports and premium OEMs), technology portfolio (autoclave, RTM, prepreg), and product scope (body panels, structural parts).

Broad incumbents

• Toray Industries: Japanese global leader in carbon fiber manufacturing with significant automotive applications including partnerships with OEMs on structural composite programs. Comparable as an upstream carbon fiber supplier with automotive program exposure.
• Magna International: Largest North American Tier-1 automotive supplier with a broad composites and lightweighting portfolio via Magna Exteriors and Cosma. While Magna serves mass-market OEMs rather than Carbopress's supercar niche, it competes for the same lightweight structural contracts at higher volume tiers.
• SGL Carbon: German-based manufacturer of carbon fiber and composite components with applications across automotive, aerospace, and industrial markets. Comparable as a major carbon-fiber supplier competing for automotive OEM programs, though much broader in end-market exposure than Carbopress.
• Gestamp: Spanish Tier-1 supplier of metal and composite automotive body components, chassis, and mechanisms serving global OEMs. Overlaps with Carbopress in BIW and chassis components for European OEMs, though with mass-market rather than low-volume luxury focus.
• Hexcel Corporation: U.S.-based advanced composites manufacturer supplying carbon fiber reinforcements and prepregs into aerospace, automotive, and industrial markets. Comparable in materials/process technology though heavier in aerospace than Carbopress's pure-automotive focus.

Emerging players

• EDAG Group: German engineering services provider for automotive OEMs with growing lightweighting and composites capabilities. Comparable to Carbopress's R&D and design engineering service line, particularly in the context of the CARBOMASTER partnership with Ingegneria Italia.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/carbopress-s.r.l.

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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