"Cups are our passion." This is how the long-established Carinthian company Volpini presents itself as a leading producer of high-quality plastic packaging. You can read the story of how it all began here:
Volpini's impressive history began in 1906, when Anton Volpini De Maestri acquired the cardboard factory from Anton L. Moritsch, one of the pioneers of Carinthia's industrial history. Despite early losses, including the death of Anton Volpini in 1910, the family carried on the legacy. In the difficult post-war years, his wife and brother took over the business, which underwent a significant restructuring process in the 1960s.
DI Anton Volpini took over the company in 1961 in the midst of these industrial changes. Paper production had to make way for the emergence of corrugated cardboard, and despite initial resistance, the company switched to plastic production in the early 1970s. The company focused on yoghurt pots and an extrusion process. The 1980s and 90s were characterised by continuous growth, with Volpini focusing exclusively on plastic cups from 1983 and discontinuing cardboard production.
The takeover by Dr Anton Volpini in 1992 ushered in a phase of major innovation. In the late 1990s, Volpini developed the thin-walled "DestoBecher", which was wrapped in elaborately decorated cardboard. From 2000, the development of a plastic wine stopper began, which found favour throughout Europe from 2003.
The years 2005 and 2006 were marked by significant changes, including the reorganisation of yoghurt pot production at a new location and the changeover in spring 2006 with a seamless relocation during ongoing operations. In 2021, the founding family withdrew from the company, which is now jointly owned by Fostec Ventures and RWD.