Assografici

What Assografici does

Assografici (Associazione Nazionale Italiana Industrie Grafiche Cartotecniche e Trasformatrici) is an Italian trade association founded on May 11, 1888 as Assocarta and reorganized to its current form to represent the country's graphic-editorial, paper, and paper-converting industries. The association represents 3,245 member companies employing approximately 97,090 workers across three primary segments — 2,310 graphic-editorial firms (47,750 employees), 300 paper companies (20,740 employees), and 635 paper converting companies (28,600 employees). Assografici operates within Federazione Carta e Grafica together with Assocarta (paper industry) and Acimga (printing machinery manufacturers), and is affiliated with Confindustria, Italy's largest employers' confederation.

Assografici operates as a service-oriented trade association rather than a product company, with no proprietary software platform or unified technology offering. Core services include collective bargaining representation for the CCNL Grafici/Editori and CCNL Cartai/Cartotecnici labor agreements, regulatory advocacy at national and EU levels, a weekly legislative monitoring system (Sistema Informativo), a media monitoring service (Rassegna Stampa), economic research through the Centro Studi, and biweekly publications including the AssograficInforma newsletter. Sixteen vertical specialization groups address sector-specific needs: GIFCO (corrugated board), Giflex (flexible packaging), Gipea (self-adhesive labels), Gifasp (folding cartons), Gipsac (paper sacks), Gitac (tubes and cores), Shopping Bags, and others; affiliated technical bodies include ATIF (flexography) and AIMSC (printing and paper museums). Training is delivered through Enip-gct, a joint bilateral body established in 1955 with 10 provincial committees that was formally recognized within CCNL Cartotecnici in 2021.

Revenue is generated primarily through membership fees scaled by company size and sector, with pricing not publicly disclosed. The association co-governs bilateral welfare institutions: the Byblos supplementary pension fund (41,412 members from 1,909 companies as of December 2022) and the Salute Sempre supplementary health fund (covering 111,000 insured workers across 4,300 companies through UniSalute). At the EU level, Assografici participates in Intergraf (chairing its Steering Committee since 2020 via Vice Director Monica Scorzino), CITPA, FEFCO, ECMA, FINAT, and EUROSAC, and has joined the 4evergreen Alliance and Fibre Packaging Europe coalitions. The association is headquartered in Milan (Piazza Castello 28) with 23 employees, operates territorial sections including Unione GCT Milano, and its core technology profile is explicitly described as 'not applicable'.

Name

Assografici

Legal name

Associazione Nazionale Italiana Industrie Grafiche Cartotecniche e Trasformatrici

Website

https://assografici.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

1888

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Assografici is an Italian trade association representing 3,245 member companies and approximately 97,090 employees across the graphic-editorial, paper, and paper-converting sectors, delivering collective bargaining, regulatory advocacy, research, training, and bilateral welfare services under Confindustria.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industry Trade Association

NAICS

Business Associations (813910), Professional Organizations (81392)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPACAKAK

HR Compliance & Policy Administration Outsourcing (incl. regulatory reporting)

Business & Public Services/HR, Staffing & Recruitment Services/HR Outsourcing (HRO) & Shared Services

Keywords

• Trade association services
• Industry advocacy
• Collective bargaining
• Sector research
• Professional training

Headquarters

HQ city

Milan

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: Assografici operates as a trade association funded primarily through membership fees from associated companies in the printing, paper, and paper converting sectors. The association provides services including advocacy, information, training, and collective bargaining support to its members.

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Assografici is a non-profit Italian trade association (affiliated with Confindustria) that represents companies in the graphic-editorial, paper, and paper converting/transforming industries. It negotiates and administers national collective labor agreements (CCNL Grafici/Editori and CCNL Cartai/Cartotecnici), provides institutional advocacy at national and EU level, delivers industry research through Centro Studi, runs professional training via Enip-gct, and coordinates bilateral pension (Byblos) and health (Salute Sempre) funds for its 3,245 member companies.

Product overview

Assografici is a national industry association for Italian graphic, paper converting, and transforming industries. It does not offer a unified software product or platform; instead, it provides a portfolio of associative services including institutional representation, sectoral studies and research (Centro Studi), trade press publications (AssograficInforma, Notizie Associative newsletter), information monitoring services (legislative monitoring, media monitoring), training programs (such as the Corso di Fustellatura die-cutting course), and organizes events, awards, and conferences across its specialization groups (Giflex, Gipea, Gifco, Gifasp, Gipsac, Gitac, Shopping Bags). Member services include the PUNTO portal and the Informa reserved area. These services are associative in nature, not commercial software products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Federazione Carta e Grafica: The federation grouping Assografici, Assocarta, and Acimga representing the paper, printing, and packaging supply chain in Italy
• Informa
• Percorsi Impresa
• Ricerca Impresa
• AssograficInforma

Quantifiable outcome

• 100,000+ workers covered by collective agreements administered through Assogratici
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

20 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ConfindustriacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssografici is a member of Confindustria, the major Italian employers' confederation, providing institutional representation and access to national policy advocacy channels.
• AssocartacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssocarta is the Italian paper industry association. Together with Assografici, they co-negotiate the CCNL Cartai e Cartotecnici collective labor agreement and share representation in consortia such as Comieco and CONAI.
• AcimgacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcimga is the Italian Association of Printing Machinery Manufacturers. Together since 1947, they represent the 'Made in Italy' printing technology sector domestically and internationally.
• Federazione Carta e GraficacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFederazione Carta e Grafica is a federation within Confindustria comprising Assografici, Assocarta, and Acimga, coordinating joint advocacy and research activities for the paper, printing, and packaging supply chain.
• CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCEPI is the European paper industry confederation. Assocarta, a related association, is a founding member, providing Assografici access to European paper industry advocacy and intelligence.
• IntergrafcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean Federation for Print and Digital Communication based in Brussels, representing approximately 100,000 companies with 600,000 employees and 80 billion euros turnover. Assogratici's Vice Director Monica Scorzino has chaired the Steering Committee since 2020.
• CITPA (European Confederation of Paper and Cardboard Transformers)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRepresents paper and cardboard converting industry interests before European institutions. Assografici participates in the General Assembly and Board, contributing to product safety, environment, and social affairs committees.
• FEFCO (European Federation of Corrugated Board Manufacturers)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean federation for corrugated board manufacturers. GIFCO, Assografici's specialization group, participates in FEFCO activities including technical seminars, climate neutrality roadmap, and safety guidelines.
• ComiecocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational Consortium for Recovery and Recycling of Cellulose-based Packaging. Assografici and Assocarta jointly appoint board members. Comieco groups approximately 3,330 companies including paper mills, converters, and recycling facilities.
• CONAIcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational Packaging Consortium coordinating recovery and recycling of six packaging materials (steel, aluminum, paper/cardboard, wood, plastic, glass). Assogratici and Assocarta jointly appoint a board member representing producers and converters.
• Enip-gctcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational Institute for Professional Education in Graphic, Paper Converting and Transforming trades. Established 1955 as joint body between Assografici and trade unions. Operates 10 provincial committees and coordinates with graphic schools nationwide.
• BybloscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupplementary pension fund for printing, publishing, paper and converting sectors. Bilateral body with rotating presidency between unions and employers. Assografici has two board representatives. 41,412 members from 1,909 companies as of 2022.
• Salute SemprecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupplementary health fund for printing, publishing, paper, converting and related sectors. Covers 4,300 companies with 111,000 insured members. Services provided through UniSalute.
• AIMSCminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerItalian Association of Printing and Paper Museums. Founded 2005 in Milan, supports preservation and sharing of graphic and paper heritage through museum networks and traveling congresses.
• ATIFcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerItalian Technical Association for Flexography. Affiliate member of Assografici with approximately 100 member companies including manufacturers, prepress companies, technology distributors, consumables producers, printers and print buyers. Organizes BestInFlexo awards and FlexoDay events.
• FINATminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean association of self-adhesive label producers. Gipea, Assografici's label specialization group, participates in FINAT activities and events.
• ECMAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean Carton Makers Association. Gifasp, Assogratici's folding carton specialization group, participates in ECMA activities including the European Carton Excellence Award.
• EUROSACminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean organization of large paper sack producers. Gipsac, Assografici's paper sack specialization group, participates in EUROSAC activities.
• 4evergreen AllianceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCross-sector group promoting circular packaging and low-carbon solutions. Supports collaboration among companies committed to circular packaging solutions.
• Fibre Packaging EuropeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean coalition of paper and cardboard producers and converters formed to strengthen industry representation at EU level.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• CITPA: European Confederation of Paper and Cardboard Transformers, the direct EU-level counterpart to Assografici's cartotecnica/trasformatrice sector. Assografici participates in CITPA's General Assembly and Board, contributing to product safety, environment, and social affairs committees.
• CEPI: Confederation of European Paper Industries — the broader EU paper-industry umbrella. Assocarta (Assografici's sister association) is a founding member, providing Assografici access to European paper-industry advocacy, statistics, and sustainability frameworks at one level above.
• FEFCO: European Federation of Corrugated Board Manufacturers. GIFCO, Assografici's corrugated specialization group, participates in FEFCO activities — providing comparable EU-level technical, climate-neutrality, and safety-standard work in a directly adjacent vertical.
• Intergraf: Brussels-based European Federation for Print and Digital Communication representing ~100,000 companies, 600,000 employees, and €80bn turnover. Assografici's Vice Director has chaired Intergraf's Steering Committee since 2020, making Intergraf the natural EU-level counterpart and broader-scope peer.

Others

• FINAT: European association of the self-adhesive label industry. Gipea (Assografici's self-adhesive label specialization group) participates in FINAT activities, providing a directly comparable segment-specific trade body at the EU level.
• ECMA (European Carton Makers Association): European Carton Makers Association. Gifasp (Assografici's folding-carton specialization group) participates in ECMA, including the European Carton Excellence Award — a directly comparable EU-level packaging trade body.
• Acimga: Italian association of printing, packaging, and converting machinery manufacturers — the third member of Federazione Carta e Grafica. Sister organization that, together with Assografici since 1947, represents the 'Made in Italy' printing technology value chain domestically and internationally.
• Assocarta: Italian paper manufacturers trade association and direct sister organization within Federazione Carta e Grafica. Co-negotiates the CCNL Cartai/Cartotecnici collective agreement with Assografici and jointly appoints board members in Comieco and CONAI — the closest functional peer and ecosystem partner.
• EUROSAC: European Federation of Multiwall Paper Sack Manufacturers. Gipsac (Assografici's paper-sack specialization group) participates in EUROSAC activities — a directly comparable EU-level trade body for an Assografici-represented vertical.

Regional players

• BVDM (Bundesverband Druck und Medien): German printing and media industries association — the closest international functional equivalent to Assografici at the national level. Operates the same trade-association model (collective bargaining, industry representation, training) for the German print and media sector.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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