Plastylenia

What Plastylenia does

Plastylenia S.p.A. is an Italian flexible packaging printing company headquartered in Campi Bisenzio, in the industrial zone between Florence and Prato. The company specializes in flexographic and rotogravure printing on plastic film for the packaging industry, producing customized printed films up to 1,500 mm wide and up to 8 colors, with maximum print repeat of 1,250 mm. Supporting production equipment includes laminators (solvent, solventless, and cold-sealing up to 1,300 mm), slitters, laser pre-cutting, and wicket bag production. Plastylenia also operates an in-house graphics studio and an R&D department focused on adapting customer artwork to print specifications and on packaging innovation.

The company serves both food and non-food consumer goods end markets through a vertical-segmentation approach. Food applications include pasta, rice, cereals, bakery, fresh products, frozen products, sweets and chocolates, ice-creams, coffee, beverages, and pet food, packaged in flow packs, top trays, vacuum film, pillow bags, and square bottom bags. Non-food applications include tissue products, fertilizers and soils, detergents, and hygiene products, packaged in pillow bags, doypacks, and wicket bags. Customers are reached through a direct enterprise field-sales motion with global reach claims but local service orientation, supported by trade show participation (MIAC, IPACK-IMA) and industry publication presence.

Plastylenia monetizes through B2B contract manufacturing of printed flexible packaging materials under a transaction-fee model, with prices quoted on inquiry rather than publicly disclosed. The company is a family-owned private limited company (S.p.A.) with no disclosed external investors, no M&A activity, and no funding rounds. It holds BRCGS Packaging Materials, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, FSC Mix, and Aticelca 501 certifications, and has accumulated sustainability recognition including CONAI 2020 and CONAI Ecodesign 2022 awards and The Best Sustainability Project in Medium/Small Enterprises (Sofidel supply chain, 2021). The VCTOP digitalization initiative integrates MES, simulation models, and AI algorithms (TRL 7) into production scheduling and quality control, representing the company's primary technology investment beyond physical press equipment.

Name

Plastylenia

Legal name

Plastylenia S.p.A.

Website

https://plastylenia.it

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Plastylenia S.p.A. is an Italian flexographic and rotogravure printing company that produces customized flexible plastic packaging films for food and non-food consumer goods brands. Operating from Campi Bisenzio with 11-50 employees, it serves global customers via direct enterprise sales.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Flexible Plastic Packaging Printing

NAICS

Plastics Packaging Film and Sheet (including Laminated) Manufacturing (326112), Plastics Packaging Materials and Unlaminated Film and Sheet Manufacturing (32611)

SIC

Commercial Printing (2750), Unsupported Plastics Film & Sheet (3081)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYIMALAKAG

Flexible Packaging Printing (Film/Poly/Paper Print)

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Packaging & Containers/Labels, Sleeves & Packaging Printing

SECONDARYIMANAEAC

Flexible Plastic Packaging (Bags, Pouches, Sachets) Manufacturing

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Plastics & Rubber Manufacturing/Plastic Packaging Products Manufacturing

SECONDARYIMALABAN

Recyclable/Mono-Material Flexible Packaging (PE/PP-Based, Compatibilized Structures)

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Packaging & Containers/Flexible Packaging (Films, Pouches, Laminates)

Keywords

• Flexographic printing services
• Rotogravure printing services
• Flexible plastic packaging
• Food packaging printing
• Non-food packaging printing

Headquarters

HQ city

Campi Bisenzio

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Flexible Packaging Printing Services: B2B manufacturing services for flexible plastic packaging printing using rotogravure and flexographic technologies. The company produces customized printed films for various packaging applications across food and non-food sectors. Revenue is generated through contract-based manufacturing with delivery of printed flexible packaging materials.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Plastylenia S.p.A. is a B2B contract printer of flexible plastic packaging films, producing customized printed packaging using flexographic and rotogravure printing technologies for food and non-food brand owners. The company also offers in-house graphics/pre-press design services and additional converting operations including lamination, slitting, laser pre-cutting, and wicket bag production. Revenue is generated through contract-based manufacturing and delivery of printed flexible packaging materials.

Product overview

Plastylenia S.p.A. is an Italian flexible packaging printing company based in Campi Bisenzio (Florence), specialized in flexographic and rotogravure printing technologies. The company operates two core printing technologies: Flexographic Printing and Rotogravure Printing, both supporting up to 8 colors with maximum print width of 1,500mm. Supporting production equipment includes Laminator (with solvent, solventless, and cold-sealing capabilities up to 1,300mm width), Slitter, Laser Pre-cutting, and Wicket Bags production. The company also provides Graphics/Design Services through its highly qualified in-house graphics studio. Plastylenia serves both Food and Non-Food packaging sectors, with specialized packaging solutions across multiple sub-categories: Food products include pasta/rice/cereals, bakery, fresh products, frozen products, sweets/chocolates, ice-creams, coffee, beverages, and pet foods; Non-food products include tissue, fertilizers/soils, detergents, and hygiene products. Each category offers specific packaging formats such as flow pack, top trays, vacuum film, pillow bags, doypacks, and wicket bags.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Flexographic Printing Flexographic printing service for flexible plastic packaging, up to 8 colors, 1,500 mm print width and 1,250 mm repeat. Used by brand owners and packaging converters needing flexible films for food and non-food applications.
• Rotogravure Printing Rotogravure printing service for high-quality flexible packaging, up to 8 colors, 1,500 mm print width and 1,250 mm repeat. Used by brand owners and packaging converters requiring premium packaging graphics.
• Food Flexible Packaging Custom-printed flexible packaging films for food products (pasta/rice/cereals, bakery, fresh, frozen, sweets/chocolates, ice-creams, coffee, beverages, pet foods) produced via flexographic and rotogravure printing. Targeted at food brand owners and packaging converters.
• Non-Food Flexible Packaging Custom-printed flexible packaging films for non-food products (tissue, fertilizers/soils, detergents, hygiene) produced via flexographic and rotogravure printing. Formats include pillow bags, doypacks, and wicket bags. Targeted at non-food consumer goods brand owners.
• Graphics and Pre-Press Design Services In-house graphics and pre-press service that adapts customer artwork for printing with close attention to color rendering. Aimed at B2B customers needing high precision and quality print preparation.
• Lamination Services Lamination service for flexible packaging films, supporting solvent lamination, solventless lamination, and cold-sealing up to 1,300 mm width. Provided to B2B customers as an integrated converting step.
• Wicket Bags Production Production of wicket bags used for tissue and hygiene product packaging. Targeted at B2B customers in the non-food consumer products sector.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• CONAIminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Plastylenia received an award for Ecodesign 2022 through the CONAI call, recognizing sustainable packaging design projects.
• SofidelminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Plastylenia won The Best Sustainability Project in Medium/Small Enterprises award in partnership with Sofidel's supply chain initiative. The award recognized environmental responsibility in sustainable packaging.
• CONAIminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Plastylenia won an award in the CONAI contest for prevention and packaging sustainability (2020 edition), recognizing eco-friendly packaging design.
• FFC Ricerca (FFC Research)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPlastylenia supports FFC Research (Fondazione per la Ricerca sulla Fibrosi Cistica), participating in their CSR initiatives with the message 'Together we can do a lot'.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Mondi Flexible Packaging: Vertically integrated European packaging group producing paper- and film-based flexible packaging for food, pet food, and hygiene. Comparable printing and lamination capabilities serving overlapping customers at significantly larger scale.
• Constantia Flexibles: One of Europe's largest producers of flexible packaging, supplying pharma, food, and consumer goods with printed films and laminates. Highly comparable as a customer-facing flexo/rotogravure printer at far greater scale, operating from many of the same end markets Plastylenia serves.
• Amcor Flexibles Europe: Global flexible and rigid packaging giant with extensive European operations covering flexo/rotogravure printing, lamination, and converting for food and personal care. Overlaps directly with Plastylenia's core offering but serves customers via a much larger multi-plant footprint.
• Huhtamaki Flexible Packaging: Global flexible packaging converter with strong European presence producing printed films and laminates for food, beverage, and personal care. Directly competes with Plastylenia in flow pack, doypack, and roll-fed label applications at greater scale.
• Berry Global (now Glatfelter/Magnera via HHNF): Large global flexible packaging producer with significant European printing and converting capacity for food, hygiene, and specialty films. Comparable technology stack (flexo/rotogravure) and end markets but with multi-site scale advantage.
• Coveris: Pan-European flexible packaging converter serving food, pet food, and hygiene with printed films, laminates, and bags. Operates at materially larger scale than Plastylenia across the same printing technologies and end markets, including wicket bag formats for tissue/hygiene.

Direct peers

• Schur Flexibles: A privately held European flexible packaging converter producing high-barrier films, printed laminates, and pouches for food and non-food. Directly comparable mid-sized competitor combining rotogravure/flexographic printing with downstream converting, competing for similar European brand customers.
• Walki Group: European flexible packaging converter producing printed laminates, films, and barrier packaging for food and industrial applications. Comparable mid-sized peer combining lamination, printing, and converting capabilities for similar brand-owner customers.
• Taghleef Industries: Major global producer of BOPP and other flexible packaging films used as substrates for flexographic and rotogravure printing. Directly comparable as part of the same value chain supplying and printing flexible packaging films for food and non-food converters.

Regional players

• FLEXcon: US-based flexible packaging and label converter using rotogravure and flexographic printing for industrial and consumer applications. Comparable printing technology and converting approach, but primarily serves North America rather than competing in Plastylenia's European heartland.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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