Imbal Carton spent about EUR 9.3 million on investments in 2023, of which EUR 5 million went to a new production line for large boxes. The company targets a 50% increase in transformed square metres by 2030.
Italian packaging maker Imbal Carton added another production line in April 2024 at its Drizzona site, aiming to broaden its product range. The company says it is backed by its German partner Progoup.
Imbal Carton plans a 20,000 square meter corrugated cardboard plant in Piadena Drizzona, Cremona, in collaboration with German multinational Progrup, with a EUR 15 million investment including machinery. Construction is planned to start next year, with turnkey delivery expected by 2026 and 50 initial jobs.
Prowell, a subsidiary of Progroup AG, is opening a corrugated board factory in Drizzona, Italy, next to Imbal Carton, with a 100,000-tonne annual capacity and about 40 new jobs.
Progroup subsidiary Prowell is founding Prowell S.r.l. to build a corrugated board plant in Drizzona, Northern Italy, next to Imbal Carton. The machine will have 100,000 tpy capacity, create about 40 jobs, and start up in Q1 2018.