A manufacturing company based in Santa Maria di Sala (near Venice, Italy), Piovan has acquired a majority stake in Penta, which is headquartered in Poggio Renatico (near Ferrara, Italy). Established in 1993, Penta specialises in the design and supply of large storing and feeding systems for raw materials for the plastics and food sectors.

For Piovan, this operation is another step forwards in its bid to complete its range of solutions for the plastics sector and it opens up new opportunities in other industrial settings. Penta, by joining the  Piovan group, will be able to rely on an extensive and well-established network that will allow it to offer its service and support to customers the world over. The Piovan group is a global presence that, with its 7 production sites, 23 subsidiaries involved in sales and after-sale assistance, and 70 dealers, is able to offer a reliable, efficient and rapid service.