Industria Chimica Panzeri

Industria Chimica Panzeri was founded in the early 1930s just before World War II by Andrea Panzeri and his wife Maria, and specialized in the production and marketing of detergents. It was a small business originally situated in the urban context of Bergamo, more specifically in Via Carnovali, before taking on a more industrial role in the mid-1960s. In the post-war period, the company’s success and continuous expansion on the detergent market with the well-known Bucaneve and Kappa brands led to the construction of a new factory in Via Cavour 18, Orio al Serio, occupying an area of 32,000 square meters, of which 15,000 under cover, and the incorporation of Chimica Panzeri S.r.l. (initially Industria Chimica Panzeri GF). The company officially opened its doors on 9 January 1967, but its name was actually entered in the Chamber of Commerce Companies Register in 1965.