2. Milestones
Bruno Arcelli and Diana
Castiglione established the
company
1979
First issue of yearly review of
the Italian plastic industry Plastic trend Synthesis
1985
Set up of the quarterly
monitoring of the Italian
processing industry
1992
Strategic studies for the European
Commission on Technological
Innovation in the Plastics Industry
and its Influence on the environmental problems of plastic waste
1990-1994
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3. Milestones
First issue of yearly review
of Italian plastic packaging
2001
Creation of Materioteca®
2005
Start-up of Corporate
Finance Division
2010
Advisor to the Italian
Ministry of Economic
Development on Green
Chemistry in Italy
2012-2013
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4. Our divisions
▪ Business Insight"
▪ Corporate Finance
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6. What we do
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7. Market Surveys
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Plastic Consult operates exclusively in the field of industrial goods, carrying
out studies and providing advice, with particularly strong capabilities in the
area of chemicals, plastics and competing products.
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8. Market Surveys
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▪ Market and marketing research at local, national or European level"
▪ Assessment of production structures
▪ Recycling and environment
▪ Continuous monitoring of the Italian market"
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9. Monitored Markets - Italy
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Raw materials
Pipes and fittings
Insulation
Industrial film
Food contact film
▪ Thermoforming sheet
▪ Blow moulded containers
▪ Disposables
▪ Other manufactured goods
▪ Semi-finished goods
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10. Strategic Consulting
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Plastic Consult designs consulting projects, tailor-made for single clients,
whose results remain covered by confidentiality agreements.
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11. Strategic Consulting
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▪ Growth strategies, improvement of sales margins
▪ Selection and evaluation of new suppliers and/or potential clients
▪ Support work when introducing on the market new materials or manufactured goods
▪ Identification and evaluation of market opportunities
▪ Business diversification and redefinition of the product range
▪ Business partnerships, acquisition of new business or companies, identification and
evaluation of suitable industrial and commercial partners
▪ Support work and back-up to new industrial ventures
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12. How we do it
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13. How we do it
Our services are based on direct contacts with major players of the sector under
investigation.
We are the sole and unique source for all Italian statistics covering plastics. We
develop in-house all our data, carrying out yearly more than 2.000 calls with:
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Raw material producers
Distributors, brokers and traders of raw materials
Plastic processors
Down-stream converters"
Distributors and end users of finished and semi-finished goods
Recycling companies
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14. Staff of experts
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Our staff is built around a small core of senior consultants, connected to a
wide network of external experts. This allows us to gather the most suitable
team for each project. Assembling a fine research group has proven to be a
key to achieve excellent results.
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15. Documentation center
The exhaustive Plastic Consult’s documentation center is constantly fed by
self developed information, technical press and specialized publications.
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16. What we don’t (and won’t) do
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17. What we don’t (and won’t) do
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▪ Buy and sell companies
▪ "Price Reports"
▪ Re-elaboration of third party data and analyses
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19. Corporate Finance
Was established to provide tangible and constant operational support to
SMEs.
The aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis turned Italian SMEs into a chaotic
system. We established in 2010 Corporate Finance Division, dedicated to
provide consulting services in all market sectors, advising SME’s owners and
shareholders in several non-core business activities.
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20. Corporate Finance
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▪ Performance Management
▪ Banking and Financial Management
▪ Budgeting and Forecasting
▪ Strategic Planning
▪ DDP – Database Development Process
▪ Risk Analysis
▪ Suppliers Relationship Management
▪ Employees Relationship Management
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21. www.plasticconsult.it
Tel. +39 02 477 111 69
info@plasticconsult.it