INTERVISTA AL PRESIDENTE
A seguito della chiusura
Parliamo del grande problema relativo alla carenza delle materie prime, che succede e come uscirne?
dell’indagine Antitrust sul
“La carenza delle materie prime ha purtroppo condi-
mercato del cartone on-
zionato anche il nostro mercato in maniera molto pe-
dulato abbiamo finalmente
sante, con linee di produzione talvolta ferme e fornitori
sperimentato una ‘norma-
in sempre maggiore difficoltà per mancanza di carta.
lizzazione’ dello scenario,
Purtroppo, questo scenario si traduce in un ritardo nei
purtroppo interrotta nell’ulti-
tempi di fornitura ai nostri clienti e provoca in generale
mo periodo dalla crisi inter-
un clima di grande incertezza. Credo che ne usciremo
nazionale delle materie pri-
nel momento in cui i produttori di carta riusciranno a
me. Questo ‘ciclone’ che ha
fronteggiare e superare le difficoltà dovute ai cari ener-
stravolto tutte le dinamiche
getici o a politiche talvolta poco lungimiranti”.
Come esce il settore del packaging in cartone da quest’ultimo biennio?
precedenti e ci mette ogni giorno di fronte a nuove
da e la sempre maggiore
Come vi ponete nei confronti degli altri stakeholder presenti nella filiera? Al di là dei problemi del passato, fare fronte comune verso le Istituzioni non rafforzerebbe le istanze da portare avanti?
richiesta di cartone in so-
“Abbiamo sempre mantenuto ottimi rapporti con i nostri
stituzione ad altri materiali
partner e fornitori, le nostre Assemblee sono sempre
aveva tracciato una rotta
momento di grande convivialità e scambio di compe-
molto positiva per le nostre
tenze professionali. Per quanto riguarda i rapporti con
aziende e il nostro settore
l’Associazione di categoria che rappresenta i nostri
in generale”.
fornitori di cartone ondulato, ora che si è formata una
sfide organizzative, produttive, commerciali è arrivato proprio in un momento in cui la vivacità della doman-
ENGLISH Version
ACIS celebrates 10 years of activity and is preparing to meet new challenges WE INTERVIEWED ANDREA MECAROZZI, CEO OF SC.A.T, AND THE NEW PRESIDENT OF THE ASSOCIATION OF ITALIAN BOX MANUFACTURERS, THE THIRD TO LEAD THE ASSOCIATION THAT BRINGS TOGETHER ABOUT A HUNDRED BOX FACTORIES FROM ALL OVER ITALY. WITH HIM WE HAVE DRAWN UP A BALANCE SHEET OF THE LAST TWO YEARS WITH A LOOK AT THE FUTURE OF THE CORRUGATED CARDBOARD PACKAGING SECTOR, HIGHLIGHTING THE SALIENT POINTS OF HIS WORK PROGRAM
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he election took place during the national assembly which was held last September 17 in Asiago, the first assembly in attendance after the pandemic which also saw the return of association’s industry partners, who animated a lively exhibition area set up inside Asiago Tourism Palace, where the assem-
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bly was held. A return, therefore, to normality for this assembly which also marked the tenth anniversary of ACIS, created in 2011 as a consortium and subsequently converted into an association. Ten years characterized by 24 assemblies, 110 boards of directors, 60 sponsors and hundreds of
initiatives and projects developed to let the box factory sector grow and evolve and represent a very important category for the Italian production system and which looks towards the future with eyes of sustainability.
these dimensions. We will then continue to work to increase the entrepreneurial culture and technical training of our people in the new scenarios through training courses developed specifically for the needs of our companies”.
FACE TO FACE WITH ANDREA MECAROZZI, PRESIDENT OF THE ITALIAN BOX MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION Dr. Mecarozzi, what will be the characterizing points of your mandate? “There will be two main points. First of all, the institutional positioning of the association and consequently of the companies that are part of it. We believe it is essential to increase the weight of the box factories sector in our supply chain and give more voice to the needs of our members, also in relation to the particular historical moment we are facing, characterized by uncertainties and opportunities that perhaps had never been seen in
How has the cardboard packaging sector come out over the last two years? Following the closure of the Antitrust investigation on the corrugated cardboard market, we have finally experienced a ‘normalization’ of the scenario, unfortunately interrupted in the last period by the international raw materials crisis. This ‘cyclone’ that has upset all the previous dynamics and puts us every day in front of new organizational, production and commercial challenges, has arrived precisely at a time when the liveliness of demand and the ever-increasing demand for cardboard as a substitute for other materials had charted a very positive path for our companies and our sector in general”.
