“Though the start of the year was challenging, particularly in terms of exports, also aid the Middle East conflict, we are currently on an upward trend, logging rising demand, especially from retail and fast-food and for 2024 we expect to overshoot the mark of 600 manufactured packaging materials,” Adrian Dimofte, strategy and development manager at Barleta, told ZF.

The company has also invested in photovoltaic panels to become energy independent.

Barleta ended 2023 with EUR19 million turnover, from EUR25 million in 2022.

(English version by Catalina Apostoiu)