Premium Beauty News - Eurovetrocap has quite a track record!
Eleonora L’Hoir Cattaneo - Actually, if we take into account the real origin of the company, the Company’s story starts in the 1940s with the Cattaneo family: two brothers and their sister, Annibale, Paolo and Carla, who created Cattaneo a glass factory. In the 60s, the company restructured itself to become the IVISC (Industrie Verrière Italienne de Saint Christophe), with headquarters located in Trezzano Sul Naviglio, in premises of over 100 000 m2. The Bormioli Rocco Spa Group then acquired the company in the early 80s.
As a consequence the three sons of Annibale, Vanni, Carlo and Marco decided to create a new company dedicated to the distribution and completion of glass and plastic packagings for the cosmetic industry, Eurovetrocap.
Premium Beauty News - An outstanding performance!
Eleonora L’Hoir Cattaneo - Indeed for the past thirty-five years the group hasn’t stopped growing, organically, but also through the acquisition of other companies. Eurovetrocap currently employs a hundred employees, has two sales offices, one in Agliana near Florence and the other in Paris and sales representations in 30 countries. Eurovetrocap recorded in 2015 a turnover of over 40 million euros.
Premium Beauty News - With a clearly defined product strategy!
Eleonora L’Hoir Cattaneo - We specialize mostly in the design and marketing of complete packaging lines for the perfume, cosmetic and pharmaceutical sectors (bottles, jars, caps, linings, closures, etc.). Quality, competitive prices, short deadlines and low MOQs are the keys to our success. We have a very wide range of products and considerable stock. With more than 15,000 pallets stored in our two warehouses and a latest-generation ERP, capable of processing thousands of orders per year, we are able to react in a very short time. And icing on the cake, there is no minimum order. People can order a few dozen products if they want.
On top of it we also take care of the finishing (conventional screen printing and UV printing, pad printing, hot stamping, metallization, metal embossing metal, sublimation printing, etc.).
We also have a Design/Development department which is present at every stage of a project, be it for the creation or specific decorations or products, both on glass or plastic, in a very short time.
Premium Beauty News - Environment is also one of your key issues?
Eleonora L’Hoir Cattaneo - Absolutely! This commitment to sustainable development has led us, in 2011, to focus our investments towards renewable energy sources. Hence, two photovoltaic panels of 200 and 100 kWp located on the roof of our factory in Milan, supply electricity to the offices, the warehouse and the screen printing / pad printing unit. In winter, when the sunlight alone is no longer sufficient to ensure our energy independence, we rely on the services of Repower, a renewably sourced energy supplier.
In 2013, we also obtained the ISO 14001 certification. The aim was the same with the company’s car fleet. Traditional vehicles were gradually replaced by hybrid, electric or LPG vehicles.
Premium Beauty News - After the skincare, perfume and pharmacy sectors, you decided to get involved in make-up?
Eleonora L’Hoir Cattaneo - When you look at it, we were already active in this sector with our jars and bottles for foundations and other products used as primers. And then we had the possibility this year to acquire the mascara production activity of an Italian company. We complemented the existing range with tottles, glass bottles for foundation products and a range of 6 small glass jars with capacities of less than 15 ml. Finally, we signed an agreement with the U.S. Company Seacliff, in particular for the marketing of its famous make-up compact BeautiLock™ available in three standard sizes (28mm, 43mm and 59mm). It is also available in the form of a pallet with a removable pan, and a full range of 30g, 50g jars and of 240g bottles.
Its main features are an airtight locking mechanism for volatile compounds, a sleek and stylish design. It is available in PP, ABS, PETG and PCTA. It comes in three parts and is fitted with a mirror.
Premium Beauty News - France remains your biggest market?
Eleonora L’Hoir Cattaneo - Our primary market is ltaly followed by France and some European countries and then the USA, some Africa countries and some countries of the Middle East... and even Australia.
