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1300-1800 |
The family has been dedicated to the art of glass-making for some twenty-five generations.
When, in the 16th century, it emigrated from Northern France and settled in Altare, near Genoa, the family changed its surname Borniolle, into Bormioli.
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1825 |
When the University of Glass of Altare was abolished, Luigi Bormioli moved from Liguria and carried on his business in Fidenza.
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1854 |
Luigi's children bought a glass factory in Parma for the equivalent of 60,000 euros.
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1903 |
The glass factory was moved to the San Leonardo district: at that time, it employed one hundred workers and produced articles for perfumeries, pharmacies and household glassware.
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1929 |
The first semi-automatic machine was purchased.
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1946 |
Luigi Bormioli, orphaned at a young age and forced to leave his forefathers' enterprise, founded a new glass factory that bore his name.
Product and process quality were priority issues right from the start.
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1952 |
Bormioli Luigi became specialized in the production of containers for cosmetics and perfumery designed for the domestic market.
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1955 |
The first automatic machines were purchased.
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1961 |
High-level chemical research became a strategic policy.
A leading-edge laboratory was inaugurated and a pioneering range of feeder colour glassware (Vetrorama) was created.
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1967 |
Volumes increased to a considerable extent thanks to the economic boom. This led to new challenges, such as how to boost the production capacity and add to the technological know-how with original process solutions.
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1973 |
Light&Music blown glass tableware became an alternative business sector (Italy's first crystal glass and the first lead-free glass in the world), alongside the traditional production range.
The elegantly shaped stemware and tumblers, produced industrially and thus more economical than those already available, created a new market sector: the products enjoyed an immediate and surprisingly success.
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1986 |
The French and American branches were established in 1986.
Exports to the French perfumery market began.
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1994 |
Alberto Bormioli became chairman of the Company.
The arrival of a new generation marked a phase of corporate culture renewal and business development: in the interests of on-going innovation and true to the corporate identity.
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2006 |
The Luigi Bormioli laboratory creates SON.hyx®, a new, superior crystal glass of ultra-high quality as to transparency and brilliance, mechanical strength and the ability to withstand industrial washing cycles.
"Titanium Reinforced®", the original anti-abrasion treatment employing nanotechnology to strengthen the stems of wineglasses, it also patented.
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2006 |
A facility specialized in finishing processes is acquired in Couloummiers, France.
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2007 |
Investment in a glass factory in Abbiategrasso increased the production capacity by about 30%.
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2010 |
In-house studies and research lead to the creation of Linkx®, a new industrial design and packaging concept: it's a composite material formed by a glass bottle overmoulded in resin.
In terms of aesthetics, the possibilities offered are revolutionary, all to the benefit of the client's design preferences.
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2013 |
After Glass, a division specialized in pioneering glass finishing processes, is inaugurated in the Parma facility.
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2013 |
An internal lacquering process called Inside is patented. Unlike the traditional method, this process enhances the lensing effect created by the thickness of the glass, thereby obtaining a "double" or "3D" effect.