Our History
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October 2023
U.S. Production Facility Begins Operations
Our state-of-the-art production facility in Griffin, GA officially opens
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September 2023
Partnership with SK Capital
SK Capital, a leading private investment firm focused on the specialty materials, ingredients, and life sciences sectors, acquires a majority interest in Ecopol
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2022
Transformational Expansion in Italy
Ecopol opens second facility at its Italian manufacturing campus, adding the largest solution casting line by capacity globally
U.S. Production Facility Construction
Groundbreaking of Griffin, GA facility to serve the North American unit-dose home care market
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2021
Continued Expansion in Italy
Ecopol further expands its facility to 5,400 sqm, adding an additional production line
Tikehau Investment
French private equity firm Tikehau Capital acquires a minority stake in Ecopol
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2020
New Italian Production Facility
Opens new Italian plant and moves its 3 production lines into the 3,400 sqm facility
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2019
Investing for Growth
Ecopol begins construction of its new Italian new plant and adds an additional production line
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2018
Mauro Carbone
Mauro Carbone (current CEO) becomes Ecopol’s majority shareholder
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2009
Ecopol’s Founding
Ecopol is established and opens a production line in a 1,200 sqm facility
Board of Directors
Mauro Carbone
CEO of Ecopol
Stephen D’Incelli
Managing Director, SK Capital
- President of IPACKCHEM, a Paris-based global manufacturer of high-barrier rigid plastic containers.
- His previous roles include vice president at Sun Capital Partners and investment banker at Lehman Brothers in Global Leveraged Finance.
Daniele Ferrari (Chairman)
Senior Director, SK Capital
- Current board roles include Huntsman and SEQENS, among others.
- Former CEO of Versalis S.p.A., the largest chemical company in Italy with a global presence
David Mezzanotte
Senior Director, SK Capital
- Current board member of IPACKCHEM, Lacerta and GEON, among others.
- President and CEO of Coveris, a global consumer flexible packaging manufacturer serving large CPG customers
Joshua Lieberman
Principal, SK Capital
- Board member of IPACKCHEM, Lacerta and Noramco.
- Former director of Gamut Capital Management, with previous roles at Pritzker Group Private Capital and Moelis & Company.
Jan-Dirk Auris
Former EVP and Board Member at Henkel
- More than 35 years in various senior roles at Henkel, maintaining strong relationships with key decision makers
- Led Henkel’s 10-billion-euro Adhesives and Technologies business unit for 12 years, increasing segment-level profits by more than 700 million euros.
Craig Mitchell
President of Flavors & Fragrances, Sensient
- Former president and CCO of Sekisui Specialty Chemicals for North America.
- Other previous roles include vice president of sales at Celanese and global marketing director at Ashland.
Facilities
United States - Griffin, Georgia
We recently began operations at our new state-of-the-art production facility in Griffin, Georgia to provide North American production for our global customer base
Italy - Chiesina Uzzanese, Tuscany
Purpose-built production campus, including the largest installed base of PVOH blown film capacity globally and the world’s largest PVOH solution cast film line