ICA srl

What ICA srl does

ICA S.r.l. is an Italian paper converter founded in 1984 and headquartered in Corneliano d'Alba (Province of Cuneo, Piedmont), specializing in Away-from-Home (AfH) tissue products for professional B2B buyers. The company manufactures and distributes an eight-category portfolio — industrial rolls, hand towel rolls, folded hand towels, toilet paper, medical rolls, facial tissues, tablecloths and napkins, and accessory dispensers — spanning more than 40 paper types across pure cellulose, mixed pulp wadding, airlaid, and recycled variants in multiple grammages and ply configurations. Sub-brands include the Deluxe Line (pure cellulose compact toilet paper and folded hand towels for family hygiene) and VIOLA scented toilet paper; proprietary product/dispenser pairings include the 7288 compact towel with the 949 wall-mounted dispenser and the autocut cut-to-length system.

The technical foundation is paper tissue conversion: edge-embossed industrial rolls produced via microbonding for high tensile strength and absorbency, food-contact approved lines (1011EV, 1161, 1160) meeting H.A.C.C.P. requirements, and manufacturing equipment from DM PACK (bundlers/baggers), PCMC (LSX roll slitters), Perini (unwinders), Cartesian palletizers, and SEGAMAT (cutting systems). ICA holds PEFC, FSC, and ISO 9001 certifications, supporting sustainability-driven procurement eligibility.

The business model is B2B sales-led with quote-based pricing (no public price list), serving nine vertical segments — primary verticals are food industry, foodservice/hospitality, and medical practices/clinics; secondary verticals are wellness/beauty, cleaning companies, zootechnics, garages/workshops, car washes, and hardware/DIY retail. Distribution is direct via enterprise field sales for large accounts and inside-sales phone/email/web intake for SMBs, with multilingual website support (Italian, English, French, German) indicating commercial reach into Italy, France, Germany, and the UK. The company is privately held under founder/management control (Mattia Bonetto identified as data controller), with no disclosed institutional investors, no funding rounds, no M&A activity, and no parent company.

Name

ICA srl

Legal name

ICA S.r.l.

Website

https://ica-tissue.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ICA S.r.l. is an Italian paper converter founded in 1984, specializing in Away-from-Home tissue products for professional markets. The Corneliano d'Alba-based company manufactures industrial rolls, hand towels, toilet paper, medical rolls, and related dispenser systems across nine vertical segments in Europe.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Tissue & Hygiene Paper Products

NAICS

Sanitary Paper Product Manufacturing (322291), Converted Paper Product Manufacturing (3222)

SIC

Converted Paper & Paperboard Prods (No Contaners/Boxes) (2670), Papers & Allied Products (2600)

akta.pro primary industry

Away-from-Home (AFH) Tissue & Wipers (Commercial/Institutional) (IMAMAGAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Tissue Converting & Private Label Manufacturing (IMAMAGAH), Facial Tissue & Pocket Tissues (CRADALAB), Paper Towels & Kitchen Rolls (CRADALAC)

Keywords

• Industrial tissue products
• Paper conversion services
• Away-from-home hygiene
• Professional cleaning supplies
• Food-contact paper products

Headquarters

HQ city

Corneliano d'Alba

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, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Tissue paper product sales: B2B sales of converted tissue paper products to professional Away-from-Home market segments including industrial rolls, hand towel rolls, folded hand towels, toilet paper, medical rolls, facial tissues, and tablecloths/napkins. Products sold in bulk quantities to businesses, with custom configurations available.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

ICA srl is a paper converter that manufactures and sells converted tissue paper products for the professional Away-from-Home (AfH) market. Its portfolio covers industrial cleaning rolls, hand towel rolls, folded hand towels, toilet paper, medical examination rolls, facial tissues, tablecloths and napkins, and compatible dispenser accessories, produced from pure cellulose, cellulose wadding mix, airlaid, and recycled paper variants. The company sells these products B2B to food industry, hospitality, healthcare, cleaning, automotive, and agricultural buyers.

Product overview

ICA srl is a paper converter specializing in Away-from-Home tissue products for over 30 years, operating from Corneliano d'Alba, Italy. The company operates as a single unified product line of tissue paper solutions rather than a platform architecture. The core product portfolio encompasses eight main categories: Industrial Rolls (heavy-duty cleaning and drying), Hand Towel Rolls (including autocut and center-pull variants), Folded Hand Towels (V-fold, Z-fold, C-fold configurations), Toilet Paper (standard, jumbo, compact formats), Medical Rolls (examination table covers), Facial Tissue and Handkerchiefs, Tablecloths and Napkins, and Accessories (dispensers and soap dispensers). These products are manufactured from various paper types including pure cellulose, cellulose wadding mix, airlaid, recycled, and brown recycled materials. The portfolio includes specialized sub-products and sub-brands such as the Deluxe Line for family hygiene, the VIOLA scented toilet paper line, food-contact approved industrial rolls, and the Autocut cut-to-length dispensing system. Products are designed for diverse professional sectors including food industry, food service, medical practices, wellness and beauty, hotels, cleaning companies, zootechnics, automotive workshops, and car washes. The company holds PEFC, FSC, and ISO 9001 certifications for sustainable forest management and quality assurance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 800-sheet industrial rolls (product 1161) for extended use and reduced maintenance
• +2 more outcomes

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Cartiere Carrara: Italian tissue producer with a Mixaf professional/AFH line and Italian manufacturing footprint. Regional peer with comparable away-from-home SKUs and overlapping Italian customer base.
• Metsä Tissue: Nordic tissue producer with a strong European AFH presence (Katrin and Tento brands). Regional peer serving the same AFH end-markets across Northern and Western Europe with comparable wiping and hygiene SKUs.

Direct peers

• Sofidel: Italian-headquartered integrated tissue manufacturer with a strong AFH/professional division (Sofidel Professional) and shared Italian manufacturing heritage. Directly comparable as an Italian tissue producer serving European AFH markets with overlapping product categories.
• WEPA Industrie: European family-owned tissue manufacturer with a dedicated professional/AFH business line. Closely comparable in size, ownership profile, and B2B AFH go-to-market focus across German-speaking and broader European markets.
• Lucart: Italian tissue converter with a strong AFH presence (Lucart Professional) and overlapping Italian manufacturing base. Comparable as a peer-sized Italian AFH specialist with similar food-service and away-from-home customer orientation.
• Soffass: Italian private-label and AFH tissue converter (part of the Sofidel group). Closely comparable as a converter-focused AFH player with private-label/private-brand capabilities serving European B2B customers.
• Industrie Celtex: Italian AFH tissue converter offering AFH towels, toilet paper, and industrial wipes to professional customers. Direct regional peer serving overlapping Italian and European B2B AFH segments with a similar product configuration.

Emerging players

• Cleanroom Consumables / AFH wiper specialist (e.g., Kimberly-Clark WypAll alternative - EuroWipes): Specialised European industrial/AFH wiper and cleaning paper manufacturer serving industrial, automotive, and foodservice end-markets. Comparable as a focused industrial-wipes specialist addressing overlapping garage, workshop, and foodservice use cases.

Broad incumbents

• Kimberly-Clark Professional: Global AFH/professional division of Kimberly-Clark, offering wipers, paper towels, toilet tissue, and dispensers to industrial and institutional buyers. A broad incumbent competing for the same European B2B accounts with greater scale.
• Essity (Tork): Global hygiene and tissue major with the Tork brand as a flagship AFH/professional line. A larger incumbent with overlapping dispensers, hand-towel, toilet-paper, and wiping portfolios for the same B2B AFH customers.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ica-srl

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about ICA srl