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Fedrigoni

Fedrigoni is a large paper manufacturer in Italy founded in 1888 by Giuseppe Antonio Fedrigoni, and one of the leading paper companies in Europe. Fedrigoni owns paper mills in Verona, Arco di Trento, Riva del Garda, Fabriano, and Pioraco. Three companies Cartiere Miliani Fabriano, Fedrigoni Cartiere, and Fabriano Securities merged in 2011 to form Fedrigoni S.p.A. In recent years, Fedrigoni has expanded its business in luxury packaging and self-adhesives. The CEO is Marco Nespolo. In 2011, the firm opened the Institute of Paper History Gianfranco Fedrigoni (ISTOCARTA) in Fabriano. Bain Capital acquired Fedrigoni in April 2018 for €600 million. In November 2022, Fedrigoni acquired Papeterie Zuber Rieder, a Boussières-based manufacturer of specialty papers for wine and spirits labels. The company announced in August 2023 that it would construct an "Innovation Centre" at its headquarters in Verona. The company has also donated machinery and equipment to the Paper and Watermark Museum in Fabriano.

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Fedrigoni is a large paper manufacturer in Italy founded in 1888 by Giuseppe Antonio Fedrigoni, and one of the leading paper companies in Europe. Fedrigoni owns paper mills in Verona, Arco di Trento, Riva del Garda, Fabriano, and Pioraco. Three companies Cartiere Miliani Fabriano, Fedrigoni Cartiere, and Fabriano Securities merged in 2011 to form Fedrigoni S.p.A. In recent years, Fedrigoni has expanded its business in luxury packaging and self-adhesives. The CEO is Marco Nespolo. In 2011, the firm opened the Institute of Paper History Gianfranco Fedrigoni (ISTOCARTA) in Fabriano. Bain Capital acquired Fedrigoni in April 2018 for €600 million. In November 2022, Fedrigoni acquired Papeterie Zuber Rieder, a Boussières-based manufacturer of specialty papers for wine and spirits labels. The company announced in August 2023 that it would construct an "Innovation Centre" at its headquarters in Verona. The company has also donated machinery and equipment to the Paper and Watermark Museum in Fabriano.

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  1. date of foundation: 1888 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of foundation is "1888". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1359436422

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