Mapei Spa

Ours is a story that has a tight bond with Italy, the country that witnessed our birth and growth. Our roots are firmly embedded in a solid past and in values that have the merit of still being relevant today: passion and innovation. And this is why we have never stopped growing. Ours is the story of a company, but it is also the story of a family: a stage race with exhausting climbs and exciting sprint finishes but, above all, a story rich with so many exhilarating successes and exceptional team mates.In 1937 Rodolfo Squinzi sets up M.A.P.E.I.- Materiali Autarchici Per Edilizia e Industria (Autarchic Materials For Building and Industry) – in the Bovisa district of north Milan. Mapei starts producing paint as an alternative to a French product: its name is SILEXCOLOR, a silicate-based paint and the first building block of what would become such a great company. The war comes to an end and the rebuilding process begins, with Mapei always leading the way. Thanks to constant research work which, right from the very beginning, has always been part of the company’s DNA, ADESILEX adhesive is developed for bonding linoleum, which took the place of Italeum.