Since 1960, committed to a better environment
Trading recovered paper and selected raw materials for paper mills, in Italy and abroad.
- generations
- 3
- years of activity
- 66
- tonnes of paper processed
- ~ 20,000
About us
Bini srl materie prime, founded in 1960, is one of the longest-standing companies (or trade companies) in the Italian recovered paper market. A family-run business that has kept its identity intact while guaranteeing the highest product quality and professionalism, and has embraced the challenges of globalisation with enthusiasm.
We are always ready to get in touch with Italian and international companies to share new opportunities for growth and collaboration.
The historical context
Italy is one of the countries that contributed most to the development of papermaking techniques: even before the 18th century there were mills making paper from the fibres of macerated rags.
In Tuscany – and in particular in the province of Lucca – many important production sites were established, above all at the beginning of the 20th century.
Bagni di Lucca A corner of the paper triangle. Bini srl is based here, and here Ugo Bini ran the Fabbriche paper mill.
- The Paper Mills Valley triangle
- The Porcari and Capannori district
- Bini srl head office
Schematic map, not to scale.
The paper mills of Lucca
In the early 1960s many mills flourished in what would become known as the Paper Mills Valley: after the war there were more than thirty family-run paper mills in the famous Lucca triangle, between the municipalities of Bagni di Lucca, Borgo a Mozzano and Villa Basilica.
The Bini family comes from one of these places: Ponte a Villa, near Villa Basilica. It was a humble family, carried on by Mrs Gina, mother of four children including Ugo, who was widowed when she was still very young.
A tough sector
A few years later another paper district, just as important as the valley, grew up around the municipalities of Porcari and Capannori. At that time production was based on straw paper, also called yellow paper, and wood pulp; the new plants began to make packaging paper from recovered paper.
It was right then, between the late 1950s and the early 1960s, that Mr Ugo – after several jobs, including managing the Fabbriche paper mill in Bagni di Lucca – decided to start his own recovered paper business. Meanwhile he married Mrs Silvia Bertolini, who also came from a family of papermakers in Villa Basilica.
Soon Bini Ugo & Figli srl expanded beyond the Lucca area, building relationships in Bologna and, gradually, with most of the cities of northern Italy.
In more recent years
The paper industry has always suffered from unstable prices, because of the economic cycle and the laws regulating the waste sector – namely the collection and recycling of raw materials. Over more than fifty years of activity the Bini family went through times of great growth followed by sudden market downturns.
The company came through it all and kept growing, above all thanks to Ugo’s son, Luca Giovanni, who widened the customer base and handled many difficult moments with tenacity and great foresight. After the founder’s death the company evolved from Bini Ugo & Figli srl into Bini srl, and the family’s third generation joined the business.
Our markets
We love working both in Italy and abroad. We are proud of the trust we have earned over the years from our customers, who range from small businesses to large multinational companies.
If we keep thriving in an increasingly competitive market, it is not only because we supply quality products, but also because we are known for being serious, honest, reliable and punctual in our payments.
Italy and abroad
Italian paper mills and large international groups.
Every size
From small businesses to multinational companies.
- Seriousness
- Honesty
- Reliability
- Punctual payments
Our products
We have been trading recovered paper for over fifty years. We can handle any type of product and guarantee consistent quality. The market has always rewarded us, both on low-end grades and on the finest white grades.
Our relationships with customers are more and more often long-lasting, thanks to the strong collaboration we build in mutual commercial and productive respect.
The grades we trade
Selected according to the European list of standard grades of paper for recycling (EN 643).
Mixed paper and board, cardboard, widely distributed print: the bulk of collection.
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1.02 Mixed low-grade paper Group 1 · Ordinary grades -
1.03 Die-cut board and egg boxes Group 1 · Ordinary grades -
1.05 Corrugated cardboard Group 1 · Ordinary grades -
1.06 Flyers and ballot papers Group 1 · Ordinary grades -
1.07 Telephone directories Group 1 · Ordinary grades - All 6 grades in group 1 Go to the catalogue
Newspapers, printers’ shavings, coloured archives and book pages: sorted graphic papers.
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2.01.01 Newspapers Group 2 · Medium grades -
2.03.01 Lightly printed publishing shavings without glue (light) Group 2 · Medium grades -
2.04.01 Heavily printed publishing shavings (dark) Group 2 · Medium grades -
2.06 Coloured archives, shredded and unshredded Group 2 · Medium grades -
2.06.00 Bank cheques Group 2 · Medium grades -
2.07 Book pages Group 2 · Medium grades -
2.14 Toilet paper rolls Group 2 · Medium grades - All 7 grades in group 2 Go to the catalogue
The “whites”: computer print-out, archives, shavings and white newsprint. Our flagship product since 1960.
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3.04 Fibrous shavings Group 3 · High grades -
3.05.00 White archives, with or without glue, or national grade Group 3 · High grades -
3.07 White computer print-out Group 3 · High grades -
3.10 Printed white paper Group 3 · High grades -
3.10.00 Medical prescriptions Group 3 · High grades -
3.11 Heavily printed wood-pulp board Group 3 · High grades -
3.12 Lightly printed wood-pulp board Group 3 · High grades -
3.16.00 Ivory white Group 3 · High grades -
3.16.01 White newsprint Group 3 · High grades -
3.17 White shavings I/II Group 3 · High grades -
3.18 Wet-strength tissue and bar napkins Group 3 · High grades -
3.18.00 Brown tissue paper Group 3 · High grades - All 12 grades in group 3 Go to the catalogue
Long, strong fibres: corrugated shavings, cardboard and kraft tissue.
Particular grades, such as pulp board trimmings, for specific uses.
Do you have recovered paper to offer, or are you looking for supply?
Let’s talk grades, volumes and timing: we work with suppliers and paper mills in Italy and abroad.
Contact us