Grifal is always a wave ahead
Research, technology and growth
The Grifal name, which has been present in the packaging market since 1969, is synonymous with expertise and innovation.
We design and manufacture customized packaging solutions, and with the efficiency of our Design team and ISTA Test Laboratory, we meet even the most challenging requirements. In addition, we offer an ever-growing range of ready-to-use products.
We are listed on Euronext Growth Milan of the Borsa Italiana (GRAL).
The Grifal Group: stronger than the sum of the parts
In 2021, we finalized these two strategic acquisitions in the packaging supply chain, a remarkable achievement that strengthened our competitive advantages:
- Tieng is an engineering company that designs, manufactures and installs packaging automation and adhesive application machines worldwide. Grifal Technologies was spun off from the acquistion of Tieng.
- Cornelli Brand Packaging Experience has increased skills and production capacity for traditional boxes and non-complex packaging.
1969
Founding of Grifal as a box factory in Cologno al Serio, in the province of Bergamo.
1990
Start designing customized packaging solutions. We invent a process for making conductive cardboard boxes.
2003
Mondaplen® is born: sheets and rolls of expanded polyethylene, or other heat-sealable materials, corrugated using a patented lamination process.
2010
The design and manufacture of the machinery for corrugating materials is brought in-house.
2016
Launch of cArtù®, the new protective, durable and shock-absorbing corrugated board .
2018
Italian Stock Exchange listing: Grifal has a successful IPO on the AIM Italy exchange, now Euronext Growth Milan.
2019
cushionPaper™ is invented and represents a new range of ready-to-use products and formats.
2021
Grifal Group is born: the acquisition by Grifal of the of Tieng and Cornelli are followed by the opening of Grifal Europe in Romania.
2021
Grifal Group Innovation Hub at Kilometro Rosso is inaugurated. It’s the center of our consulting, training and marketing services.
2023
Seven cArtù was born, a joint venture with José Neves, a Portuguese company with 40 years of packaging experience.
The soul of the company is its vision
Vision: At Grifal, we have savoir faire and we cultivate it. We have proven it over the years by inventing processes, machines and products. We are capable of inventing and reinventing useful and practical products, and we will continue to do so, always. We intend to grow quickly yet solidly by spreading our innovations around the world.
Mission: We believe that competitive advantage today is no longer about possessing exclusive information or knowing how to sell better. Competitive advantage lies in the ability to apply our savoir faire to things that competitors don’t know how to do. We are growing to the size of a European multinational company because we are able to put our singular corrugation technologies to good use through the introduction of new standards in the packaging market. This is how we keep “always one wave ahead.”
Our heart, our values
Ethics and sustainability
Operating ethically is a key distinguishing feature for Grifal in dealing with all stakeholders and the environment.
Team spirit
Grifal encourages the involvement of every division of the company in the pursuit of our shared goals, valuing team spirit and diversity.
Awareness
Markets reward companies that know how to courageously invest in the future. We know that only a continuous effort to evolve can guarantee growth.
Uniqueness
A unique mix of innovative technologies, expertise and world-class services provides Grifal’s clients with a competitive advantage that continues to renew itself over time.
Curiosity and creativity
We are driven by the desire to discover amazing new ways of meeting customer needs, leveraging our expertise and uniqueness.
Fun
We have fun engaging with our customers as we cooperate with each other to solve problems, a prerequisite for creating a lasting relationship.
News
“Green Transportation”: Grifal explains the link between logistics and sustainable packaging at LIUC University conference
At the workshop organized on April 16, 2024 by the Green Transition Hub of LIUC – Cattaneo University, Grifal’s success stories testified to best practices in the optimal choice of sustainable packaging in order to reduce costs and emissions of logistics as well.
Grifal creates a digital ecosystem for “collaborative” packaging production in cArtù®
We are developing with the University of Pavia a digital ecosystem based on data sharing among different supply chain actors to distribute cArtù® with increasing effectiveness and minimal environmental impact.
“At Home Everywhere ’24 – Human Technology” and cArtù await you for Milan Design Week
Once again, cArtù’s green waves decorate the spaces of “A Casa Ovunque” during Milan’s Fuori Salone. See you from April 15 to 21 at 35 Savona Street!