Marco Vanelli

Ballestra is the world leader in developing, engineering, and supplying technologies, processing plants, and proprietary equipment and machinery for the following business areas: • Powder and Liquid Detergents • Surfactants • Toilet and laundry soap, syndet tablets, rim-blocks, and solid shampoo • Specialty Esters • Chemical plants: sulphuric acid, phosphoric acid, fertilizers The group today includes the following brands: • Ballestra, the world leader in process plants for detergents and surfactants since its establishment in 1960. Driven by continuous innovation, today Ballestra offers state-of-the-art solutions for anionic surfactants production, thanks to the patented SULPHONEXT Falling Film Sulphonation, and the Enhanced Loop Reactor for Alkoxylation, an evolution of Pressindustria technology acquired in 2010. Since the ’90s has also become a reputable and well-known player within the inorganic chemicals, including sulphuric acid and phosphoric acid production plants and fertilizers industry. • Mazzoni, the world leader in soap & glycerine processing plants and soap finishing lines, with more than 2.500 units installed all over the world. Mazzoni was founded in 1947 and merged into Ballestra in 2017. Moreover, Ballestra wholly owns the following companies: • Buss Chemtech AG, based in Pratteln, Switzerland, is a world leader in the supply of technologies and process plants for gas-liquid reactions using the patented BUSS LOOP® reactor. Buss is a reputable supplier of technologies and plants for the fluorine industry and phosgene production and usage. Buss Chemtech AG joined the Ballestra group in 2021 • Ballestra Engineering and Projects Limited (BEPL), based in Bangalore, India, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ballestra, supports the group activities regarding detail engineering, procurement, and site technical assistance worldwide. The company, established in 2022, also supports sales and marketing activities in the Indian subcontinent.