Molteni Group invests in circularity and grows more than 10% in the first half year

A project that involves the entire furniture supply chain - from research centres to manufacturers, from retailers to consumers, with the aim not only of making increasingly sustainable products, but also of accelerating the adoption of innovations oriented towards the circular economy, increasing the durability of furniture through its maintenance, repair, regeneration and refurbishment.

The European 'R-evolve' project involves various players in the sector within the European Union, including associations such as FederlegnoArredo, universities such as the Milan Polytechnic and the University of Florence, and manufacturers such as Lago or Molteni. The latter, explains CEO Marco Piscitelli, was selected because it had already been working for some time on digitising the life cycle of its products, also in view of the introduction of the Digital Passport for furniture envisaged by the Commission, which will come into force shortly.

'An additional commitment for companies, but also a potential competitive advantage that gives added value and a guarantee of quality,' explains Piscitelli. 'In fact, the Passport will make it possible to tell what is inside a product, highlighting its originality and quality, making the entire production chain transparent and thus the environmental impact of the process that gave life to that product. It will also contain all the information needed to guarantee maintenance and after-sales services'.

This is why the Giussano-based group (one of the largest in the design sector in Italy, with the brands Molteni&C, UniFor and Citterio and a consolidated turnover of 517 million euro in 2024) believed in it and invested in it from the outset.

"Being selected to participate in the four-year R-evolve project allows us to accelerate on this front and to engage with different stakeholders not only throughout the production and sales chain, but also in different European countries," adds the CEO.