Our story

The origins

Fabo was founded in 1971 as a small artisan company for the production of gummed paper, a product that has always been the company’s strong point, and which has returned to interest in recent years for its ecological and recyclable characteristics.

Today Fabo is a family-run business with deep roots in the Tuscan territory. For over 50 years it has been operating on the international adhesive tape market with competence and reliability, which it makes available every day to its customers, suppliers and distributors of adhesive tapes.

Flexibility and competence have always been among the core values ​​of the company that in over half a century of history has developed distinctive capabilities in the industrial process, in interpreting market demands and translating them into innovative tailor-made solutions.

Our present

As a historic manufacturer in the sector, the company presents itself as the ideal partner for the solution of any need relating to adhesive tapes.

The basis of the international success, over 70% of the production is destined for export, is the particular care in relationships and the ability to manage a heterogeneous clientele made up of distributors, printers, cutters, adhesive tape converters and large industries.

This is possible through direct customer management with trained and available sales staff, which guarantees a widespread presence in the national and international territory, providing assistance and support in every phase of purchasing the adhesive tape most suited to the customer’s requests and needs.

Specializations and company mission

Fabo specializes in the production of adhesive tapes with water-based acrylic technology, hot melt and gummed paper, in the customization of tapes with flexographic printing technologies through the use of modern machinery and automated processes.

The automated management of the production cycle and the complete traceability of all materials used guarantee total control over the processes. Multiple coating lines and multiple cutting lines operate on a surface area of ​​15,000 m2 to produce effective and high-performance adhesive tapes of the highest quality.

The use of highly technological machinery, investments in sustainability, research and development, qualitative continuity and reliability, together with years of experience in the sector, are the strengths with which FABO keeps up with market demands while continuing to inspire its future.

History in a nutshell

1971

FABO was born as a small artisan company for the production of gummed paper

1986

Among the first in Europe, FABO introduces the water-based acrylic coating technology, completely solvent free

2001

FABO obtains ISO UNI EN 9001 certification

2005

FABO is becoming increasingly international, becoming a member of Afera, the European association of adhesive tape manufacturers.

2006

FABO expands its plant to 15,000 m2 and implements the production of hot melt adhesive tapes.

2013-2021

FABO adopts a series of policies aimed at reducing environmental impact and focused on sustainability, such as the introduction of a system for recovering and disposing of solvents and production waste, the installation of photovoltaic panels and a trigenerator.

2021

FABO obtains ISO UNI EN 14064 certification on the quantification and reporting of carbon dioxide emissions.

2022

FABO obtains FSC® certification for the production of paper, gummed and self-adhesive tapes.

2024

FABO obtains the INGEDE recognition for many of its packaging tapes. This certification attests that the tape can be easily separated from the packaging on which it is applied during the paper and cardboard recycling process.

2025

FABO aims to obtain the ISO UNI EN 14001 certification on environmental management systems and to draw up the first sustainability and gender balance sheet.

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