On July 5th, Guala Closures Group signed in Mumbai an agreement for the purchase of 100% of shares of Axiom Propack Pvt Ltd, an Indian company active in the production of safety closures for spirits; completion of the deal is forecasted in the next three months and is subject to customary closing conditions as per Indian law.

Axiom has a production units in Karnataka, is serving the Indian IMFL (Indian Made Foreign Liquors) market and its activity started in 2016 with a first year turnover above 6 mio euros.

Marco Giovannini Chairman and CEO of Guala Closures Group stated: “with this acquisition we aim to reinforce our position in the area and to increase our capacity in order to properly answer to the growing demand of protection against products’ counterfeiting.”

Advisors from the Seller side were Singhi Advisors and Walter Advisors, from the Buyer side Cross Border M&A, KPMG and TTA advocates.

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Every year, hundred millions of bottles of wine are affected by the chemical compound, known as trichloroanisole or TCA – a fungus that forms on the surface of the cork – giving the wine an unpleasant taste, commonly known as ‘cork taint’. 

Guala Closures wine screwcaps have been adopted by leading wine manufacturers in five continents due to the benefits they offer with respect to traditional corks: they have no impact on the organoleptic qualities of the wine, avoiding oxidation and the so-called ‘cork taint’.

The wine lasts longer over time and its delicate balance does not change when transported. Lastly, Guala Closures screwcaps make the bottle easier to open and to re-seal, maintaining the quality and the taste of the wine for longer. The screwcaps can be personalised with a variety of decoration techniques to meet the customer’s brand and marketing requirements.

Plants and wine sales network: Italy, UK, Spain, Germany, France, Poland, Ukraine, Bulgaria, U.S.A., Mexico, Brasil, Argentina, Colombia, China, India, Russia, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa.

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As part of its global Sustainable Development strategy (see the Annual reports), Guala Closures Group has launched a new, wide-scale, three-year reforestation project in Colombia, where the Group has a production plant.

It’s an “ad hoc” project, funded by Guala Closures Group, which seeks to offset a part of its CO₂emissions, through a programme that will also generate social and economic benefits for the local communities (see the video).

Between 2015 and 2017, over 100,000 trees will be planted, which will enable more than 15,000 tonnes of CO₂ eq. to be offset.

The first 10,000 trees will be planted in 2015, in the heart of the Amazon, involving over 150 local indigenous people from the communities of San Martin de Amacayacu (70 km north of the city of Leticia) and San Josè del Rio (15 km away).

The project is being implemented and coordinated by the NGO Up2Green Reforestation and audited by the certification company Ecocert Environnement, with which Guala Closures Group has already worked on projects in 2012 and 2013.

Luxembourg, January 15th 2018 - Guala Closures Group introduced at the Unified Wine & Grape Symposium in Sacramento: e-WAK, the first Aluminum Smart Closure for Wine

Guala Closures Group has developed the first NFC Closure dedicated to the Wineries, allowing them to start a 1 to 1 relationship with their end consumers. 

The NFC tag, co-developed with NXP, is protected in the Cap and delivers 4 majors benefits: 

For the Wine Brand Owner:

- Marketing Data acquisition

- Logistic, Track & Trace

For the End Consumer:

- Authentic Bottle Certification

- Engagement with the brand

TAP ON CAP, just Tap with your smart phone on the Cap and connect with the brand. The brand will communicate to the consumer their passion for the wine, the soil, the grape used, the best moment to drink it and with what food accompaniment. Endless possibilities to liaise with all wine Apps, VIP club, Loyalty rewards, discounts, in store activities, social media, and much more. 

Tap on the new Generation closure.

About Guala Closures

Guala Closures is the world leader in the production of safety closures for the beverages and spirits industry. Guala Closures is also one of the major players in the production of luxury closures and standard aluminum screwcaps for wine, spirits, olive oil, beverages.  Guala Closures products are designed to guarantee authenticity of the products by implementing the most advanced authentication, anticounterfeiting and tamper-evident solutions. The company currently employs some 4000 people and counts 26 production facilities spread in all five continents; moreover, the Group has 4 Products R&D Centers and 1 Technological Research center. Find out more at www.gualaclosures.com.

Every year, hundred millions of bottles of wine are affected by the chemical compound, known as trichloroanisole or TCA – a fungus that forms on the surface of the cork – giving the wine an unpleasant taste, commonly known as ‘cork taint’.

Guala Closures wine screwcaps have been adopted by leading wine manufacturers in five continents due to the benefits they offer with respect to traditional corks: they have no impact on the organoleptic qualities of the wine, avoiding oxidation and the so-called ‘cork taint’.

The wine lasts longer over time and its delicate balance does not change when transported. Lastly, Guala Closures screwcaps make the bottle easier to open and to re-seal, maintaining the quality and the taste of the wine for longer. The screwcaps can be personalised with a variety of decoration techniques to meet the customer’s brand and marketing requirements. http://www.gualaclosures.com/

Guala Closures Group has created the 1st private eco-responsible label in the aluminium wine screwcap market.

Top is the first and only label on the wine screw cap market. It is a private label, designed in 2010 by a team of experts in oenology, lifecycle assessment and carbon footprints, an environmental NGO and specialists from the Guala Closures Group.

The top label means that Guala Closures can guarantee its Customers the certified eco-responsible quality of its screw caps, and in particular:

• Quality and security

• Tangible and committed eco-responsible behaviour

• Actual offset of the CO₂ emissions generated by the production of the screw caps to their delivery to the customer.

Obtaining the top label is subject to an audit – conducted by Ecocert Environnement – to verify that all criteria of the specifications have been met, including the actual offset of CO₂ emissions and the validity of the related offsetting project.

THE TOP LABEL: A DEMANDING AGENDA

The label’s specifications envisage:

• 3 criteria on the quality and security of the closures (unbreakable seal, total absence of contamination, no TCA)

• 7 criteria on the environmental impact of production (minimum % of recycled aluminium used, programme to reduce energy consumption, conducting a LCA, transport, …)

• 1 criterion on the offsetting of its CO₂emissions (all of the emissions generated during the closure production cycle, to final delivery to the customer)

It is a virtuous and stimulating label for the company: the more it reduces the impact of its activities in terms of CO₂ emissions, the more it reduces the cost of offsetting them.

In 2011, Ecocert Environnement conducted an audit of the screwcap production lines in Torre d’Isola (Italia), Braybrook (Australia) and Auckland (New Zealand). In 2013, the Spanish site of Olèrdola was added.

(1) Ecocert Environnement (www.ecocert.com) is an independent certification body that operates at international level. It is accredited to certify quality and environmental management systems by Cofrac (www.cofrac.fr).

1 BILLION SCREWCAPS OFFSET (CO₂)

Guala Closures’ commitment to sustainability has today become a central theme for our activities and our choices. We firmly believe that the objective of our work must be to create shared value, which encompasses the three areas of sustainability (environmental, social and economic).

THE ENVIRONMENT

Guala Closures Group,  as a large international organisation, seeks to meet the expectations of its stakeholders by reporting on its commitmentsand on the environmental performance of its business activities and by undertaking to manage them in a responsible way.

The scarcity of natural resources, pollution, and climatic change are extremely important issues for Guala Closures , which influence a large part of the company’s strategic decisions.

Back in 2008, Guala Closures issued an Environmental Policy Document , which reiterates its commitment to ensure that environmental sustainability will play a key role in operational planning and in the management of all of the Group’s business activities worldwide.

Guala Closures intends to gradually extend the application of the ISO 14001 standard to all of its operations. At the end of 2014, 3 production plants (12%) had obtained this certification for their environmental management systems with a view to continuous improvement. The approach recommended by the ISO 14001 standard facilitates the continuous control of environmental performance.

Monitoring the Group’s environmental policies focuses on 6 highly important environmental indicators: energy consumption, raw materials employed, water consumption, greenhouse gas emissions, waste production and transport, for which short, medium and long term objectives for improvement have been established

THE SOCIAL DIMENSION

Guala Closures has adopted a Code of Ethics since 2008, which represents the “Company Constitutional Charter”. A charter of the rights and the moral duties, which states the ethical-social responsibilities of the Company and of every member of the organisation. Through the Code of Ethics, Guala Closures Group establishes and specifies the values and the principles that guide the Group’s activities and its relations with employees, consultants, customers, suppliers, shareholders, institutions and all other stakeholders.

Guala Closures Group focuses on three priorities:

• Health: to protect the health and safety of its employees;
• Training: to carefully manage career paths through continuous training;
• Diversity: to respect and safeguard diversity, it operates and manages its employees respecting their cultural differences. Over the year, we have diversified rapidly and expanded geographically on a large scale.

The over 4,000 Group employees (as at 31-12-2014), come from 5 continents, from regions and cultures that are very different to each other. We are working to ensure that this diversityincreasingly becomes a strength, a growth andsuccess factor for our company.

THE ECONOMY

Being a world leader in the aluminium closures market means creating value, profit and growthto meet the expectations of investors. This objective can be achieved in a responsible way, by also contributing to the development of local economies; Guala Closures Group has set itself several key economic objectives:

1. To consolidate and develop its leadershipposition at international level.

2. To continuously develop research, innovationand product quality, anticipating the markets.

3. Growing means identifying and responding to the business risks and opportunities linked to sustainability.

4. To partner up with customers to design new products.

5. To fight against counterfeiting.

Our tangible commitment started in 2011 with our Italian plants. We sought to build a benchmark model which could then be gradually extended to all of the Group’s branches, by combining our winning values such as excellence and innovation with sustainability.

We believe that people are fundamental to the success of this programme; all of the human resources in all company departments are a pillar of our programme and we believe that their involvement is fundamental, achieved throughtraining and internal communication,essential tools to which we direct our efforts and investments.

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Guala Closures plans North Bay screw cap plant

New technology gives decoration options for smaller wineries

By Jeff Quackenbush, Business Journal Staff Reporter

FAIRFIELD — The North American arm of the world’s largest producer of safety closures for spirits bottles and wine screw caps plans to set up a North Coast production plant tailored to small-scale orders.

Guala Closures North America expects to move into its newest screw cap plant, located at 2300 S. Watney Way in Fairfield, in March and start delivering caps to clients in June, according to Alessandro Bocchio, general manager of Guala Closures North America, Inc. (707-603-2845, gualaclosures.com). Currently, the subsidiary had just an 1,800-square-foot administration and sales office in downtown Napa and used a third-party warehouse in American Canyon.

“Because the market is growing for screw caps in the United States, especially in California, we decided to invest in local production,” he said.

The relocation to an 11,000-square-foot plant and warehouse in Fairfield allows for the installation of new small-run technology for Guala as well as continued storage services for clients that can’t purchase all of a production run at a time. Italy-based Guala’s research-and-development center worked with an undisclosed Italian manufacturer to develop a system that allows the application of colors, logos and other artwork to screw caps in a way said to be different from today’s conventional methods of offset printing, spray-painting and embossing.

Runs on the equipment can be as small as a few thousand caps. By comparison, minimum orders from Guala’s nearest plant, located in Mexico, are for 100,000 closures.

“We have received a lot of inquiries from small wineries that want their own logo and color but once we tell them the quantities they need to buy, they say they can’t buy a 10-year supply,” Mr. Bocchio said.

For at least the next couple of years, until any expansion of the Fairfield plant is undertaken, large-scale production U.S. wine orders will continue to come from Mexico. Caps for high-pressure sparkling wine, called Viiva and developed with O-I, will continue to come from Australia. Savin Premium smooth-sided caps with skirt were announced from the South Aftrica plant in September, joining a WAK cap in the portfolio that also mimics the look of a conventional foil or plastic capsule over a bottletop.

Italy-based Guala Closures was started in 1954 and currently has almost 4,000 employees and 25 plants on four continents. Last year, the company produced about 13 billion closures.

Guala set up North American operations in 2005 in New York City to support imports for large spirits producers based on the East Coast. Three years ago, the company consolidated the subsidiary in Napa as the wine industry rebound started to pick up momentum.

Hiring for machine operators, quality-assurance manager and warehouse workers for the Fairfield plant has begun. The operation is set to employ 15 initially. Recruits will be sent to Guala’s other plants for training.

“Expertise here is hard to find, because of the new technology that’s involved,” Mr. Bocchio said. Other Guala plants in Australia, New Zealand and Europe are interested in acquiring small-run equipment in coming years.

“Everyone is convinced that small wineries are a big and important market,” he said. “The numbers can be significant when you put them all together.”

September 12, 2014 – In the presence of Senator Lois Wolk and Mayor Harry Price as well as other dignitaries, Guala Closures Group officially opened its first production plant in the USA.

Based in Fairfield, California, the new facility opened its doors showcasing a state-of-the-art Design Studio.

The Guala Closures Design Studio consists of on-site capabilities where customers can walk in with a new project and virtually walk out with production in hand. It includes artwork creation, color matching and production of runs as small as 1,000 closures. Utilizing the first ever built GCDS printing machine, designed by Guala Closures engineers, this state-of-the-art machine combines digital printing technology with other features such as plasma surface treatments, special based lacquers, dedicated UV curing system, automated quality inspection controls and top embossing. 

“This is a major accomplishment for our Group.” explains Alessandro Bocchio, General Manager for Guala Closures North America. “Opening a production facility in the US has been our goal for several years. We made it happen by working hard to build the market and providing superior Customer Service.”  “Our Group has decided to invest in California with technologies that are revolutionary in our industry. The Guala Closures California Plant is now the leading facility in terms of innovation within our Group and our Industry. ”

Guala Closures Goup (www.gualaclosures.com) is a multinational company founded in Italy in 1954, global leader in the production of non-refillable and aluminum closures for spirits, wine, oil and vinegar, water and beverages, food and pharmaceuticals.

With approximately 4,000 employees and 26 manufacturing plants worldwide, the company is the number one in its industry with sales in over 100 countries. 

The Group puts great emphasis on research and development: it has five research centers in India, China, Mexico, Scotland and Italy where they have created 20 new products over the past three years and registered more than 70 international patents.

Senator Wolk presenting a Certificate of Recognition for Guala Closures’ Grand Opening

From left to right:

Mr. Marco Giovannini, CEO Guala Closures Group

Mr. Alessandro Bocchio, General Manager Guala Closures NA

Senator Lois Wolk

Ribbon Cutting

From left to right:

Mr. Alessandro Bocchio, General Manager Guala Closures NA

Fairfield Mayor Harry Price

Senator Lois Wolk

Mr. Marco Giovannini, CEO Guala Closures Group 

Guala Closure Group has unveiled a new range of screwcap liners featuring different levels of oxygen permeability.

The Oenoseal technology, which has now been incorporated across Guala’s screwcap portfolio, is the result of two years research in partnership with Lyon-based firm Manufacture Génerale de Joints.

At present the collection features three options: Oenoseal Onyx, which promises maximum impermeability suited to delicate white or aromatic rosé wines; Oenoseal Ivory, which offers nano-oxygenation for wines and allows the amount of free SO2 to be reduced when bottling; and Oenoseal Coral, which permits a higher level of oxygen to permeate for those wines with high tannin levels that are sensitive to reduction.

Introducing the new collection, Guala Closures Group CEO & chairman Marco Giovanninni commented: “Not only can producers now take advantage of the wide and readily available range of screwcaps that we offer under our Wine Developers platform – including all the branding customisation that our patented technology allows – but they can now also select the exact liner for the exact wine. And all without changing the settings on their bottling lines.”

Describing itself as “the global leader in the production of non-refillable and aluminium closures for wines and spirits”, Guala currently operates 25 manufacturing plants around the world.

Alliance to fight counterfeiting & re-filling, provide trade parallel insights and enable consumer engagement

Guala Closures Group and Authentic Vision have joined forces to launch a new anti-counterfeiting closure solution with a wealth of end-consumer marketing opportunities for the spirits, wine and olive oil industries.

The innovative solution will work by enabling smartphone users to verify the authenticity and origin of a product before consumption, while simultaneously interacting with the brand owners.

The end-to-end solution comprises three main parts:

• One: a Guala Closures non-refillable closure specially designed to integrate Authentic Vision’s Tag (a highly secure, irreproducible configuration combining a 3D image with an encrypted visual marker such as an ID number, QR code or Datamatrix) inside a secure environment.

• Two: a smartphone app which reads the integrated closure tag, instantly authenticates the product and lets the consumer know if the closure is counterfeit, or has been tampered with in any way.

• Three: a web-based portal, giving brands access to marketing, business intelligence and supply chain data for all their products.“We are particularly proud to have signed this agreement with Authentic Vision.  The development of our Group has always been dedicated to and focused on brand protection and final consumer health and this digital technology collaboration means we can further enhance the current level of protection we offer,” comments Maurizio Mittino, head of research and innovation at Guala Closures Group.  “As done recently with other strategic partners, what we do with Authentic Vision will certainly help us better meet the needs of the market.”

“We are excited about this opportunity with Guala Closures,” adds Chris Reiser, CEO at Authentic Vision.  “Considering they manufacture up to 14 billion closures a year, there is enormous scope for engagement with smartphone users around the world.  Our unique and patented technology allows us to offer many different options for secure authentication and consumer engagement solutions.  The combination of an irreproducible tag and a smartphone app provides the easiest-to-use solution for consumers worldwide.”

In addition to anti-counterfeiting measures and opening up a wealth of marketing opportunities targeted at the end consumers, the new closure integrated solution offers a highly competitive price per unit as it does not require any additional device for application, thus opening massive growth opportunities.

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Milan, 19 November 2019 – The e-WAK, the connected version of Guala Closures’ WAK® screw cap for wine, has just received the “New Technology” award of the Innovation Challenge SIMEI 2019, the competition that promotes and rewards the best product or process innovations presented by exhibitors at SIMEI.  A new intelligent technology that enables each bottle of wine to become a “connected bottle”: the chip, placed inside/on the top of the closure , can be read by any smartphone, providing a certificate of authenticity and all information on the product, engaging them directly and promoting brand loyalty.

Next to the technical-scientific committee, comprised by university professors, experts and representatives of end-user companies, there will then be a technical panel of international experts who will select the most deserving innovations. The panel’s opinions will then be combined in the final rankings with the scores that the finalists obtain with the votes from the public at Enoforum, the largest technical-scientific congress in Europe for the wine industry.

Marco Giovannini, CEO of Guala Closures Group, explained: "We are very pleased to receive this new award and very satisfied that the panel recognised the value of our connected wine closure.  It’s a solution that significantly raises the potential offered by a wine closure, representing an excellent alternative for wine producers that use traditional caps. A technology that brings benefits, in terms of traceability and anti-counterfeiting, in relations between the end-customer and producer, thanks to the presence of the chip in the cap. This technology is not just dedicated to wine, but is addressed to the alcoholic beverages market in general: bottle of alcoholic beverages and spirits can become “connected” thanks to this innovation, which is already available for various types of closure.”

Guala Closures Group has always employed cutting-edge technologies and NÄ›STGATE ™, its range of connected closures for wine, spirits and olive oil, is one of the avantgarde solutions developed over the years by the five research and development centres spread all over the world.  At the beginning of the year, the e-WAK had already won the Discretionary award for excellence at the Alufoil Trophy 2019. 

Guala Closures Group

Guala Closures Group has more than 4,700 employees and operates in 5 continents through 29 production plants and markets its products in over 100 countries. The Group sells over 15 billion closures each year with a 2018 turnover of 543 million Euros. Thanks to a policy of continuous business development and technological innovation, the Group is recognized as a global point of reference in the production of alcohol safety closures and is a leading manufacturer of aluminium closures for spirits, wines and beverages.

From August 2018, Guala Closures S.p.A. has been listed on the STAR segment of the Italian Stock Exchange, entering the FTSE Italia Mid Cap index in September 2019. Find out more on www.gualaclosures.com

Guala Closures North America will be promoting the most luxurious aluminum wine closures manufactured in North America – WAK and Savin.

The WAK closure combines tradition and innovation to deliver the benefits of an aluminum closure with the look of a traditional cork. As used by trusted customers Caymus, Coppercane, Hope Family wines and John Anthony Cellars.

Guala’s SAVIN PREMIUM closure offers a sleek sided closure, showing no visible thread, with a patented aluminum insert – compared to other plastic alternatives in market. This delivers a premium and sustainable choice for wine customers to highlight the value of their brand. As used by trusted customers Constellation and Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy.

Guala Closures also offers the Blossom sustainable range of closures specific to the wine industry, as well as QR coded liners and aluminum closures for sparkling wines, alongside safety closures and bar-tops.

Guala Closures
Unified Symposium Booth: 1218

Guala Closures North America, based in Fairfield, California, is part of the Guala Group, the largest supplier of safety and value added closures in the world, with 34 production facilities (headquartered in Italy).

Guala North America supplies the wine and spirits market, plus has customers in oil, water, and non-alcoholic beverage.

Building on its successful operations in Kenya and South Africa, Guala Closures is now investing in Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation and one of the fastest-growing markets.

Lagos, April 23, 2025 – Guala Closures, a world leader in the production of closures for the spirits, wine, water, beer, non-alcoholic beverage, and edible oil markets, inaugurated yesterday its new greenfield manufacturing facility in West Africa, strategically located in the Lagos Free Zone.

The inauguration ceremony was attended by Ugo Boni, Consul General of Italy in Lagos, Adesuwa Ladoja, CEO of Lagos Free Zone, Andrea Lodetti, CEO of Guala Closures, and other executives of the Group. This expansion represents a key milestone in the company’s growth strategy, strengthening its commitment to the African market and enhancing its presence in one of the continent’s most dynamic economies.

The Nigerian plant will serve West African markets and can supply anti-counterfeiting safety closures for spirits bottles, including innovative features developed precisely for this specific market. The construction of the plant, which spans nearly 5,000 square meters, was completed in a record time of just 22 weeks and reached operational start-up by the end of 2024. The facility will be further developed in the next years and is expected to create significant employment opportunities for the local community.

Building on its successful operations in Kenya and South Africa, recently strengthened with the acquisition of the facility owned by Astir Vitogiannis in Johannesburg, Guala Closures is investing in Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation and one of its fastest-growing markets. With a population exceeding 235 million and a median age of just 18, Nigeria offers vast potential for industrial and economic development. The country's growing spirits and other beverages markets, fueled by an expanding middle class with increasing disposable income and a demand for premium products, creates significant opportunities for Guala Closures. The new facility will allow to better serve local businesses and global brands with innovative and high-quality closure solutions tailored to regional needs.

The opening of the Lagos facility reinforces Guala Closures’ long-term vision for growth and leadership in Africa, further positioning the company as a key partner in the region’s industrial and economic evolution.

“This investment underscores our commitment to advancing in the African market and creating value for our partners,” said Andrea Lodetti, CEO of Guala Closures. “Indeed, our global presence and in-depth knowledge of local markets allow us to stay close to our global customers, addressing their specific needs in every region of the world with customized solutions and outstanding service. By leveraging cutting-edge technologies and maintaining a strong focus on product quality and safety, we aim to enhance brand identity while offering robust protection against counterfeiting - an increasingly critical issue in the industry.”

With this expansion, Guala Closures continues its strategy of staying close to its customers, a philosophy reflected in its network of 37 production plants and 7 research and development centers worldwide.

Mrs. Adesuwa Ladoja, the Managing Director and CEO of Lagos Free Zone, added: “We are delighted that Guala Closures, one of our most prestigious international clients, has decided to expand their operations in Nigeria through our ready-to-lease Standard Industrial Facility at the LFZ. We are committed to supporting the next phase of growth in Nigeria and West Africa for Guala Closures.”

About Guala Closures 

Guala Closures offers premium and innovative closure solutions that provide protection and convenience to consumers while enhancing customers' brands. With 37 production plants worldwide, Guala Closures is a world leader in the production of closures for spirits, wines, beer, non-alcoholic beverages, oil and condiments, that guarantee proximity to its customers, with a localised and customised offer of services and solutions. More information is available at www.gualaclosures.com and follow the company page on LinkedIn.

• These are facial visors entirely designed and developed by Guala Closures Group at its Luxembourg R&D centre.
• The company has also donated 800 kilos of food and basic necessities to those who are suffering the economic consequences of the pandemic.

Jerez, 19 June 2020 – This morning, Guala Closures Ibérica - part of the Guala Closures Group, a market leader in the production of aluminium plugs - has delivered 300 facial screens to the City Council of Jerez de la Frontera, with the aim of helping ensure the safety of healthcare professionals, who continue to work on the front line of the pandemic.

These are facial visors entirely developed by Guala Closures Group at its R&D centre in Luxembourg. Following the start of the COVID-19 health crisis, the Italian group designed and began manufacturing these items by adapting their processes and production capacity, in order to work closely with the authorities. Currently, the company manufactures 2000 screens per day, which are distributed worldwide.

In addition, and in line with its strong social commitment to the areas where it has its operations, Guala Closures Ibérica has donated 800 kilos of food and basic necessities to the City Council. "We have been collaborating with Jerez population for many years through associations such as Caritas, promoting the economic development of the area and creating direct and indirect jobs. So, in a situation as difficult as the one we are faced with, we could not look the other way. We want to thank Jerez for everything it has given us over the years and join forces to help people who are having a hard time." said Francisco Festa, General Manager of Guala Closures Ibérica.

The mayor of Jerez, Mamen Sánchez Díaz, emphasized that: "As a community, we find ourselves in a complicated situation. On behalf of the people of Jerez, I want to thank Guala Closures Ibérica for its commitment and this donation.

Guala Closures Ibérica will continue to support the local business system, especially now. "It's time for us all to row in the same direction and our commitment to Jerez is stronger than ever." concluded Gonzalo Cano, director of Guala Closures Ibérica plant in Jerez.

About Guala Closures Group

Guala Closures Group has over 4,700 employees and 29 production facilities in five continents. It markets its products in more than 100 countries. The Group sells nearly 20 billion caps each year, with a turnover of 607 million euros in 2019. Thanks to a policy of continuous commercial development and technological innovation, the group is recognized as a world leader in the production of safety caps for spirits. It is a leading manufacturer of aluminium caps for spirits, wines and beverages. Since August 2018, Guala Closures S.p.A. has been listed on the STAR segment of the Italian Stock Exchange, joining the FTSE Italia Mid Cap Index in September 2019.

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Guala Closure Group has also donated Face Shields and Respiratory Masks to Luxembourg Hospitals. Read Full Story Here.

Luxembourg (Thursday, August 1, 2019) — Californian wine brand Böen, part of Copper Cane Wines & Provisions by Joseph Wagner, announces itself as the first United States wine brand to deploy Near-Field Communication (NFC) technology to date. On August 1st, NFC connected bottles will be released across the United States, offering consumers the ability to be taken to the home of the Böen farmhouse with a tap of Böen’s cap.

This new technology, developed by technological visionaries Guala Closures and SharpEnd, gives consumers instant access to information about the wine they are purchasing simply by tapping the bottle’s cap with their smartphone. This is thanks to e-WAK®, Guala Closures’ award-winning, first NFC-integrated aluminium closure for wine.

By inviting users to ‘tap our cap’, consumers will have instant access to unparalleled information about the wine they are purchasing simply by tapping the bottle’s cap with their smartphone and taking them to the vineyards where the wines are made. Without ever downloading an app, a portal is opened that takes you to Böen’s farmhouse where consumers can be educated about where and how their wine was made, offering food pairings, and a central place for fans to share their own experiences with Böen within the platform and via social media.

Joseph Wagner, Founder of Copper Cane Wines & Provisions, says: “At Copper Cane, not only are we innovating with how we grow grapes and make our wines, but also through how we connect with our consumers. By ‘Tapping our Cap’ using the NFC technology created by Guala Closures and implemented by SharpEnd, Böen drinkers will be transported to the very vineyards where our grapes our grown and where the California sunshine and long growing season bring forth the robust and bold flavors we are known for.”

Simon Yudelevitch, General Manager Guala Closures North America, adds: “We are pleased and proud to announce this partnership with Copper Cane Wines & Provisions. Our efforts in developing innovations are paying off and we are particularly happy to achieve this with Böen. It’s been exciting working with Joseph Wagner to bring e-WAK®, Guala Closures’ NFC connected closure to Böen wines and we are excited to be a part of this momentous technological moment for the wine industry. Award winning e-WAK will have the opportunity to demonstrate the enormous potential represented by connected closures.”

Cameron Worth, CEO and founder at SharpEnd, adds: “There is increasing consumer demand for connected packaging across a range of technologies. We know from experience that brands who leverage connected packaging to drive engagement can learn more about what their consumers want and keep up with emerging trends. A rollout of this scale has been a long time coming, and SharpEnd is very proud to support this trailblazing commitment from Böen.”

Böen is a creation of fifth generation winemaker Joseph Wagner, who has put innovation at the heart of the winemaking process. Böen currently has five wines available: Pinot Noir and Chardonnay made from a blend of grapes from Sonoma, Monterey, and Santa Barbara counties (SRP: $24.99 each), as well as appellation-specific editions of Pinot Noir from the Santa Lucia Highlands, Santa Maria Valley, and Russian River Valley (SRP: $34.99 each).

About Copper Cane Wines & Provisions 

Founded in 2014, Copper Cane Wines & Provisions has redefined the modern winery with their unique approach to the winemaking process. When grapevine canes begin to lignify, or turn to winter hardy wood, they take on a copper hue. This color shift signals that the green character and harsh tannins have been purged from the vine (and therefore the wine). Only then are the grapes ready for harvest. For Copper Cane’s founder, Joseph Wagner, this patience is essential. While most growers pick their grapes as sugar content hits a certain mark, Wagner waits for physiological maturity to ensure consistency year to year. The result is a wine full of rich, ripe fruit flavors—a style Wagner and his family have always loved. Representative brands include Elouan, Belle Glos, Napa Valley Quilt, and Böen. For more information on Copper Cane Wines & Provisions visit https://www.coppercane.com/

About Guala Closures Group 

Guala Closures Group has more than 4,700 employees and operates in 5 continents through 29 production plants and the marketing of its products in over 100 countries. The Group sells over 15 billion closures each year with a 2018 turnover of 543 million Euros. Thanks to a policy of continuous business development and technological innovation, the Group is recognized as a global point of reference in the production of alcohol safety closures and is a leading manufacturer of aluminium closures for spirits, wines and beverages. From August 2018, Guala Closures S.p.A. is listed on the STAR segment of the Italian Stock Exchange.

For more information visit www.gualaclosures.com

About SharpEnd 

SharpEnd is moving brands closer than ever to consumers by connecting packaging, retail and experiential activity. We are a full-service partner to some of the largest global brand owners across fashion, spirits and FMCG/CPG including Estée Lauder Companies, Pernod Ricard, PepsiCo, Mattel and Nestlé. You can find out more here https://wearesharpend.com

About e-WAK® 

The new smart technology that allows every bottle of wine to become a “connected bottle”: a chip positioned inside the closure can be read by enabled smartphones, providing consumers authenticity certification and extensive product information, engaging them in a direct and loyal relationship with the brand. More information is available www.gualaclosures.com/ioc/digitus/digitus.html

Guala Closures Group, manufacturer of aluminium and specialty closures, has announced its 2030 Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emission targets have been validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).

This, it said, confirms they are meeting 1.5°C target, part of the group’s sustainability commitments to reduce absolute scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions 44% by 2030, from a 2020 base year.

Guala Closures has also committed to reduce scope 3 GHG emissions from purchased goods and services, and fuel and energy related activities, by 25% per million manufactured closures, within the same timeframe.

The group has reduced its GHG emissions in 2021 on Scope 1 and 2 intensities by 40% from the 2016 base year.

Paolo Lavazza, Guala Closures group quality and sustainability director, said, “This is a hugely important step along our sustainability strategy pathway. To have our near-term target validated gives us, as well as our customers and suppliers, clear evidence we are on the right track. The SBTi is a highly prestigious organisation which has the intention to ensure the claims made by stakeholders about these targets are fully validated by scientific evidence. This gives everyone confidence in the process.”

https://www.packagingnews.co.uk/news/materials/closures/guala-closures-2030-ghg-emission-reduction-targets-validated-by-sbti-24-01-2023

The Group has acquired Vinventions’ Mexico-based screwcap manufacturing operations, establishing a dedicated production hub for the U.S. alcoholic beverage industry.

February 23, 2026 (Milan, Italy) — Guala Closures, a global leader in specialty beverage and pharmaceutical closure solutions, has acquired Vinventions’ screwcap production business located in Rosarito, Mexico, expanding its manufacturing footprint in North America and strengthening its supply capabilities for the U.S. wine and spirits market.

Established in 2024, the Rosarito plant is a state-of-the-art facility specializing in the production of high-quality 30×60 aluminium closures, with a total installed capacity exceeding 200 million units per year and the potential for further expansion.

Due to its strategic location and access to the North American market, the acquisition will provide Guala Closures with additional capacity to support growing demand from its U.S. wine and spirits customers, ensuring short lead times and an enhanced level of customer service under favorable transportation and trade conditions.

“This investment marks a significant milestone in advancing our growth strategy for the North American wine closures market” said Andrea Lodetti, CEO of Guala Closures. “Establishing a dedicated production site in Mexico, which adds to our existing large plant in San José Iturbide, allows us to be closer to our U.S. customers and respond more effectively to their needs –  particularly those of the small and medium-sized winemakers that require a more tailored, local, and flexible supply base. With this transaction, we are also laying the groundwork for further expansions and future growth as we expect demand to continue to increase”.

Guala Closures has been present in Mexico since 1979 with the establishment of Guala Closures Mexico, that, together with Guala Closures North America’s Fairfield facility, have been focused on serving wine and spirits customers across the U.S. market. Alongside spirits, the U.S. wine market continues to be a priority growth area for Guala Closures, supported by consistent performance and strong results in recent years. The transaction aligns with the company’s broader strategy of pursuing targeted acquisitions to reinforce its leadership in high-value beverage closure segments and key geographic markets.

About Guala Closures
As creators of closure solutions, Guala Closures delivers premium, innovative, and sustainable closure systems that protect products, enhance user experience, and strengthen brand value. With 40 production facilities and a presence in over 100 countries, the Group is a global leader in specialty beverage and pharmaceutical closure solutions. Through close collaboration with customers and design studios, Guala Closures turns ideas into high-performance, manufacturable solutions.

In the year prior to September 2025, the Group recorded over €936 million in revenue, powered by over 5,000 employees, seven product development and innovation centres, and 200+ patents, underscoring its commitment to innovation and industry leadership. For more information, please visit Guala Closures and follow the company page on LinkedIn.