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Pioneering Preform and Water Bottle Production


The implementation of our bottle-to-bottle project is a groundbreaking step towards the circular economy in preform and bottle production with a strong focus on respecting natural resource, one of Ferrarelle Group’s main priorities.”

Ferrarelle SpA is a 100% Italian-owned company and bears the name of the historical mineral water brand proudly brought back to Italy in 2005. Its 400 employees work in the company's fi ve strategic locations: Milan, home of the commercial offi ces; Riardo (Caserta), the administrative and operative headquarter and home of Ferrarelle, Santagata and Natía springs; Darfo Boario Terme (Brescia), the home of Boario, Vitasnella and Fonte Essenziale springs; Presenzano (Caserta), home of the new PET recycling plant; Pontedera (Pisa), headquarter of Amedei, the chocolate company part of Ferrarelle Group since August 2017. Ferrarelle SpA is the fourth largest company in the Italian mineral water market.

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