05.11.15
MWV has manufactured packaging for beauty and personal care products in Milan, Italy since 1987, and has seen manufacturing demand increase by 30 million units over the last 10 years – up 24%.
“The growth has been positive, of course, but it’s also presented challenges…good challenges,” said Lorenzo Senegaglia, GM of MWV’s Milan operation. “By 2014, production capacity had been completely maximized and it was clear we needed to expand. We had run out of space and capacity to take on new projects and customers.”
So, in August 2014, the Milan team packed up to move across the city to a new, state-of-the-art manufacturing facility, in a building MWV purchased earlier that year. The new plant has close to twice the manufacturing capacity of the old plant – around 300 million units per year can be made. A number of new jobs have been created, as the full-time staff has increased by 10%. The new facility has an on-site laboratory for testing, which further increases the team’s efficiency.
This facility is MWV’s Skincare Center of Excellence for Europe. Similar to MWV’s Fragrance Center of Excellence in Barcelona, MWV will develop new – and manufacture existing – dispensing solutions for its extensive skincare portfolio.
“The growth has been positive, of course, but it’s also presented challenges…good challenges,” said Lorenzo Senegaglia, GM of MWV’s Milan operation. “By 2014, production capacity had been completely maximized and it was clear we needed to expand. We had run out of space and capacity to take on new projects and customers.”
So, in August 2014, the Milan team packed up to move across the city to a new, state-of-the-art manufacturing facility, in a building MWV purchased earlier that year. The new plant has close to twice the manufacturing capacity of the old plant – around 300 million units per year can be made. A number of new jobs have been created, as the full-time staff has increased by 10%. The new facility has an on-site laboratory for testing, which further increases the team’s efficiency.
This facility is MWV’s Skincare Center of Excellence for Europe. Similar to MWV’s Fragrance Center of Excellence in Barcelona, MWV will develop new – and manufacture existing – dispensing solutions for its extensive skincare portfolio.