plastic consult business insight presentation 2014

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Bruno Arcelli and Diana Castiglione established the company

1979 1985

First issue of yearly review of the Italian plastic industry - Plastic trend Synthesis

1992

Strategic studies for the European Commission on Technological Innovation in the Plastics Industry and its Influence on the environ- mental problems of plastic waste

Set up of the quarterly monitoring of the Italian processing industry

1990-1994

Milestones

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First issue of yearly review of Italian plastic packaging

2001 2005

Creation of Materioteca®

2010

Start-up of Corporate Finance Division

Advisor to the Italian Ministry of Economic Development on Green Chemistry in Italy

2012-2013

Milestones

Our divisions

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▪ Business Insight"▪ Corporate Finance

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What we do

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Market Surveys"Plastic Consult operates exclusively in the field of industrial goods, carrying out studies and providing advice, with particularly strong capabilities in the area of chemicals, plastics and competing products.

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Market Surveys

"▪ Market and marketing research at local, national or European level"▪ Assessment of production structures ▪ Recycling and environment ▪ Continuous monitoring of the Italian market"

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Monitored Markets - Italy"▪ Raw materials ▪ Pipes and fittings ▪ Insulation ▪ Industrial film ▪ Food contact film ▪ Thermoforming sheet ▪ Blow moulded containers ▪ Disposables ▪ Other manufactured goods ▪ Semi-finished goods

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Strategic Consulting"Plastic Consult designs consulting projects, tailor-made for single clients, whose results remain covered by confidentiality agreements.

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Strategic Consulting"

▪ Growth strategies, improvement of sales margins ▪ Selection and evaluation of new suppliers and/or potential clients ▪ Support work when introducing on the market new materials or manufactured goods ▪ Identification and evaluation of market opportunities ▪ Business diversification and redefinition of the product range ▪ Business partnerships, acquisition of new business or companies, identification and

evaluation of suitable industrial and commercial partners ▪ Support work and back-up to new industrial ventures

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How we do it

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How we do it

"▪ Raw material producers ▪ Distributors, brokers and traders of raw materials ▪ Plastic processors ▪ Down-stream converters"▪ Distributors and end users of finished and semi-finished goods ▪ Recycling companies

Our services are based on direct contacts with major players of the sector under investigation. We are the sole and unique source for all Italian statistics covering plastics. We develop in-house all our data, carrying out yearly more than 2.000 calls with:

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Staff of experts"Our staff is built around a small core of senior consultants, connected to a wide network of external experts. This allows us to gather the most suitable team for each project. Assembling a fine research group has proven to be a key to achieve excellent results.

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Documentation center

The exhaustive Plastic Consult’s documentation center is constantly fed by self developed information, technical press and specialized publications.

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What we don’t (and won’t) do

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What we don’t (and won’t) do

"▪Buy and sell companies ▪ "Price Reports"  ▪Re-elaboration of third party data and analyses

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Corporate FinanceWas established to provide tangible and constant operational support to SMEs. 

The aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis turned Italian SMEs into a chaotic system. We established in 2010 Corporate Finance Division, dedicated to provide consulting services in all market sectors, advising SME’s owners and shareholders in several non-core business activities.

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Corporate Finance

"▪ Performance Management ▪ Banking and Financial Management ▪ Budgeting and Forecasting ▪ Strategic Planning ▪ DDP – Database Development Process ▪ Risk Analysis ▪ Suppliers Relationship Management ▪ Employees Relationship Management

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