Tape solutions: a case study of growth in Italy and abroad

Investing in research to guarantee effective advanced products with strict quality control and attention to the environment: with these attractive features, the Tuscan Fabo has gained a spot on the European scene as a producer of adhesive tapes with a proud history of over 40 years.

It was a brave choice, back in the 1980s, when the family-run company, initially specialized in the production of gummed paper and later of adhesive tapes, decided to invest in water-based acrylic technology, at the time little used.
For Fabo, this represented a change in paradigms: in practice, not only did this move sustain the company’s growth, it also marked many later decisions, like the one to expand its range of selfadhesive tapes and the one to start tape production using hot melt technology.
As Maurizio Fagni, owner and CEO of Fabo, stresses: «In nearly half a century of doing business, we have created reliable, functional and high performance products, becoming packaging sector leaders without ever compromising the pillars of our philosophy: dedication, reliability, and a willingness to face new challenges in order to keep up with the changing and evolving market».

Strengths: quality and control
The constant commitment of the company’s R&D department is reflected in its longstanding mission to supply high quality, high performance products for all applications: from neutral tapes to those printed in photographic quality with the most modern flexographic technologies, for manual, automatic or special applications. The broad diversification of the offer and the attention to customers’ specific needs guarantee a finished product capable of best meeting their demands and requests of customization.
What makes the difference for Fabo in the European scenario of adhesive tape products is automated control of the production cycle. Fagni explains: «From the arrival of the raw materials to the finished product, every phase of the product is automatically controlled, with supervision by experts guaranteeing compliance with highest quality standards, precise delivery times and quick time-to-market.
An unwavering commitment to sustainability represents a further distinctive feature of Fabo, which has optimized its processes to guarantee efficient use of resources and total recycling of scraps, thus reducing toxic emissions and the production’s overall environmental impact.