We are the largest metal packaging raw materials distributor in the world, with sales to over 100 countries

Company

OUR COMPANY

SteelForce Packaging is a trading, processing and distribution company headquartered in Antwerp, specialized in metal packaging solutions, with local operations in Europe, Asia, Latin America and North America. It is part of SteelForce Group and it is the global leader in the trading of metal packaging raw materials.

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Commitment

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Supply guarantee

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Market intelligence

THE STRATEGIC SOURCE OF METAL PACKAGING WORLD BRANDS

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HISTORY

The Shareholders

SteelFORCE Group is a Belgian trading company based in Antwerp and in steel since the early 70’. Through the decades, SteelFOaRCE Group has gone through intensive organic and M&A growth, placing it today among the biggest private steel traders in the world, with twenty-eight companies located all over the globe and sales to over eighty countries.

HISTORY

The Shareholders SteelFORCE Group is a Belgian trading company based in Antwerp and in steel since the early 70’. Through the decades, SteelFORCE Group has gone through intensive organic and M&A growth, placing it today among the biggest private steel traders in the world, with twenty-eight companies located all over the globe and sales to over. In addition, the Group allows Steelforce Packaging to count on a global footprint that no other player in the supply of metal-packaging raw materials has.

The Padovani family has been involved with food and metal packaging for four generations so far. Through different eras of its history, the family went from an agency, through service centers, into trading, and finally into today’s “glocal” distribution business model.

The family makes sure Steelforce Packaging can count on technical and global sourcing understandings unequaled within the metal packaging supplies industry. Passionate expertise acquired through a multi-generational tradition in the adjacent food segments is reflected today in Steelforce Packaging’s ability to offer new products for any existing end-use.

Our story began when after one of its life turnarounds, Vittorio Padovani met in Antwerp its old friend Francis Alexander. It was the year 2011, and our two co-founders discussed widely and wildly the opportunities to join forces to give the metal-packaging industry an unprecedented supply combination of global products and local service. One with a whole life in the food and can-manufacturing industry, the other a visionary of global trading forged by its passion for all steel products. They agreed in the first meeting: this was going to be a success...

In 2012 they signed a Memorandum of Understanding as the first act of mutual commitment with common ground rules

PRODUCTS

Services

Through a daily control of the global demand-offer-costs trends within the metalpackaging industry, we deliver accurate competitiveness assessments. Any sourcing strategy change comes as the result of an investigation process.

  1. Analyzing past performance, comparing it to industry peers, and evaluating all aspects of the current supply chain, especially those related to the product range and technical requirements
  2. Drafting an improvement map where the areas with potential are crossed with our four generations’ experience in proposing replacing products from our production partners’ portfolio
  3. Following, procurement value becomes a set of supply chain goals
  4. Each goal gets a related action plan, with a precise timeline

Effective procurement actions usually evolve into strategies affecting approximately 20% of can manufacturers total steel and aluminum demand. In the last 10, SFP’s success rate at launching product replacement importing projects has been 92% out of over 250 attempts. Nonetheless, when customers decide not to engage in transitions, they still find mapping results very valuable to confirm their strategies or plan future transitions on their own.

At SFP we believe successful relationships are those built out of trust and continuity. As a response to globalization, and in need of controlling the evolution of political, capacity, and logistics disruption global events, origins analyses are made available to customers in need of staying up to that with present and planned global capacity evolution. The purpose is not to generate short-midterm impacts, but to give organizations’ decision makers the needed visibility to be prepared for tomorrow’s supply-demand balance.

To be up to date with global logistics and regulation dynamics has become a full time job, and we dominate it. Our presence in all steel commodities helps us prevent regulation changes and project their impacts on sources and logistics.

Leveraging Steelforce Group’s experience in steel commodities, SFP pioneered bulk vessels for the metalpackaging industry years before it became a necessity. Thus, loading, unloading, transit, and port challenges are today issues we effectively prevent.

SFP’s proposes to its partners a business model where production planning is paired with local stocking solutions that aim to maximize flexibility to in facing delivery requirements.

There are times in manufacturers’ history when financing becomes a challenge with new projects requiring significant cash resources.

In the sight of this, SFP is fully committed to offering the highest working capital support in the industry. A set of customized financial solutions, that when combined with local stocking, guarantee an unmatched degree of flexibility. Sourcing turns into cash beneficial and financially risk-free exercise

Within global trade, daily sourcing opportunities’ effectiveness usually depends on the ability to turn currencies differences into a competitive advantage. In the years, SFP developed both the capability to buy in all the main steel currencies and to sell with local currency in all its strategic destinations.

Additionally, upon buyers’ request, by anticipating currency hedging, SFP secures price validity throughout negotiations and offsets midterm volatility effects on price

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Partnering with customers on a long-term base to spot sourcing and marketing challenges ahead of time, then leveraging our solutions portfolio to design customized sourcing and marketing strategies that will ultimately mark the difference in our customers’ potential to create value for their shareholders and the environment.

Creating a global metal packaging and food network for raw material producers, industries and retailers to connect with each other and achieve superior results for their stakeholders. At Seal of Quality we have the ambition to widen consumers’ experience with new products and environmentally sustainable packaging solutions.

Corporate partners

CORPORATE

Production partners

PRODUCTION

WHERE OTHERS SEE SOURCING ISSUES, WE SPOT DOORS TO MAKE THE DIFFERENCE

LEADERSHIP

Claudia Restrepo

Sales director cluster LATAM

Born in Medellín, Colombia, Claudia is a Food Engineer from EAFIT with a specialization in Marketing. Her professional career has focused on the development of metallic containers for the food industry for over 17 years. She is a SAP implementation leader (SD module), and has extensive experience in Sales Management since 2008 in the metallurgy industry, primarily responsible for, Strategic Sales, Operations, and Logistics. Claudia has the experience and technical knowledge to deliver a consistent in-depth walk-through of the entire chain of procedures to our clients.

Davide Padovani

Davide Padovani

Chief Executive

Born and raised in Naples (Italy), Davide graduated in “Business Administration” at the Bocconi University in Milan in 2003 and he gained a double master’s degree in “International Management” at both the Esade Business School in Barcelona and the Rotterdam School of Management.
He started his career in consulting, specializing in food & beverage companies, with whom he worked for 8 years.
His consulting experience exposed him to precious knowledge of the industry and gave him a deep understanding of the FMCG world, which he successfully exploited for the sake of our Joint Venture success since he first joined to lead it in 2012.
Davide played a key role in the expansion and consolidation of our suppliers base as well as in the opening of new international sales markets, defining specific local strategies for each market and incorporating them in the overall strategic plan for a consolidated growth.
He has also been and still is a key person in the promotion of Steelforce Packaging’s smart sourcing business model around the world.

Guido

Guido

Managing Director

Born in Belgium, Guido is a Management Assistant at KUL Leuven University. An Honorably Discharged Veteran, he has extensive professional experience in Exports and Transport with Dandoy, Belgium, and Steelforce NVM. His experience as a trader and Commercial Director for the Latin America markets, has been key to the company’s continued success in LATAM, as well as its extensive development in the far east where he led as General Manager and Marketing Director since 2011.

Gustavo Rojas

Gustavo Rojas

Head of Medellín office and LATAM financing

Born in Medellín, Colombia, Gustavo is a Systems Engineer with an MBA and a specialization degree in International Business from EAFIT. From the beginning of his career, He has been involved in the ferrous metallurgy industry, which has given him a vast amount of experience. He has also performed as a leading financial planner and has carried out personalized information systems to develop human logistics and administrative resources. After completing a course in Senior Management in Spain, he went on with his job as CFO, ensuring the financial growth and strength of the companies he has been part of.

Kurt

Kurt

CEO of Steelforce Group

Born in Belgium, Kurt has a Master’s Degree in Economic Sciences, from Antwerp University Belgium. In 1991, initially in the banking sector, He developed as an Account Manager at Banque INDOSUEZ de BELGIUM, KBC BANK and Artesia Bank. He progressed to the position of Senior Account Manager, which opened the doors to become part of Promatex Belgium (Currently Steelforce) in the position of Chief Financial Officer. Since 2001 he has belonged to the Steelforce group in the position of Chief Executive Officer.

Lorenzo Padovani

Lorenzo Padovani

Board member and sales director cluster Italy

He was born in Napoli where he graduated in business administration in 2014.
He oversees the local market development since 2021, after developing a strong expertise in Seal of Quality, where he was in charge of the food business entering deeply in every aspect of the business, from managing the commercial strategies and negotiations to dealing with the logistic and administrative dynamics. He was a Product manager from 2014 to 2018, from 2018 he has been successfully responsible for purchasing, upgrading and selling all non-prime choices materials for Steelforce leading him to gain the role of Sales Director Italia at the end of 2022.

Luis G. Jaramillo

Luis G. Jaramillo

Head of Global Sales

Born in Medellin, Colombia, Luis is an Electrical Engineer from Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana. He also possesses a Master’s Degree in Business Administration of Senior Management, with emphasis on Financial Area and Administration. He was a professor at the Universidad Javeriana de Bogotá in the Faculties of Civil Engineering, Electronics, Systems and Industry. His skill sets have continuously made him in a key part of companies in Colombia, such as Luminex S.A., Industrias Lehner, Aluminio Nacional S.A. and Holasa. Since 2019 until now he is part of American Metal Packaging Company in the position of Managing Director.

Marco Bisogno

Marco Bisogno

Head of Lugano office

Born in Salerno, Italy. Marco has focused his entire managerial career on development and leadership of international companies, both in Italy and abroad. His first professional step was in Milano, were he had the opportunity to work in a private fund with worldwide partnership operating in several industries (trading finance, insurance brokerage, organizational development, large distribution). Following his years in Switzerland – from 1994 to 2001- where he played a leading role in an international steel trading company. He returned to Italy in 2001 where he was Managing director of IPSI SpA (partnership with Pirelli RE) and Gabetti Finance. From 2009 till 2018 he was General Manager of Augusta Offshore international shipping company based in Naples. Since 2018 he has been Managing Director of Seal of Quality in Lugano Switzerland. In 2022 He took over as Head of European Unit at Steelforce Packaging.

Davide Padovani
Guido
Gustavo Rojas
Kurt
Lorenzo Padovani
Luis G. Jaramillo
Marco Bisogno

Claudia Restrepo

Sales director cluster LATAM

Born in Medellín, Colombia, Claudia is a Food Engineer from EAFIT with a specialization in Marketing. Her professional career has focused on the development of metallic containers for the food industry for over 17 years. She is a SAP implementation leader (SD module), and has extensive experience in Sales Management since 2008 in the metallurgy industry, primarily responsible for, Strategic Sales, Operations, and Logistics. Claudia has the experience and technical knowledge to deliver a consistent in-depth walk-through of the entire chain of procedures to our clients.

Davide Padovani

Chief Executive

Born and raised in Naples (Italy), Davide graduated in “Business Administration” at the Bocconi University in Milan in 2003 and he gained a double master’s degree in “International Management” at both the Esade Business School in Barcelona and the Rotterdam School of Management.
He started his career in consulting, specializing in food & beverage companies, with whom he worked for 8 years.
His consulting experience exposed him to precious knowledge of the industry and gave him a deep understanding of the FMCG world, which he successfully exploited for the sake of our Joint Venture success since he first joined to lead it in 2012.
Davide played a key role in the expansion and consolidation of our suppliers base as well as in the opening of new international sales markets, defining specific local strategies for each market and incorporating them in the overall strategic plan for a consolidated growth.
He has also been and still is a key person in the promotion of Steelforce Packaging’s smart sourcing business model around the world.

Guido

Managing Director

Born in Belgium, Guido is a Management Assistant at KUL Leuven University. An Honorably Discharged Veteran, he has extensive professional experience in Exports and Transport with Dandoy, Belgium, and Steelforce NVM. His experience as a trader and Commercial Director for the Latin America markets, has been key to the company’s continued success in LATAM, as well as its extensive development in the far east where he led as General Manager and Marketing Director since 2011.

Gustavo Rojas

Head of Medellín office and LATAM financing

Born in Medellín, Colombia, Gustavo is a Systems Engineer with an MBA and a specialization degree in International Business from EAFIT. From the beginning of his career, He has been involved in the ferrous metallurgy industry, which has given him a vast amount of experience. He has also performed as a leading financial planner and has carried out personalized information systems to develop human logistics and administrative resources. After completing a course in Senior Management in Spain, he went on with his job as CFO, ensuring the financial growth and strength of the companies he has been part of.

Kurt

CEO of Steelforce Group

Born in Belgium, Kurt has a Master’s Degree in Economic Sciences, from Antwerp University Belgium. In 1991, initially in the banking sector, He developed as an Account Manager at Banque INDOSUEZ de BELGIUM, KBC BANK and Artesia Bank. He progressed to the position of Senior Account Manager, which opened the doors to become part of Promatex Belgium (Currently Steelforce) in the position of Chief Financial Officer. Since 2001 he has belonged to the Steelforce group in the position of Chief Executive Officer.

Lorenzo Padovani

Board member and sales director cluster Italy

He was born in Napoli where he graduated in business administration in 2014.
He oversees the local market development since 2021, after developing a strong expertise in Seal of Quality, where he was in charge of the food business entering deeply in every aspect of the business, from managing the commercial strategies and negotiations to dealing with the logistic and administrative dynamics. He was a Product manager from 2014 to 2018, from 2018 he has been successfully responsible for purchasing, upgrading and selling all non-prime choices materials for Steelforce leading him to gain the role of Sales Director Italia at the end of 2022.

Luis G. Jaramillo

Head of Global Sales

Born in Medellin, Colombia, Luis is an Electrical Engineer from Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana. He also possesses a Master’s Degree in Business Administration of Senior Management, with emphasis on Financial Area and Administration. He was a professor at the Universidad Javeriana de Bogotá in the Faculties of Civil Engineering, Electronics, Systems and Industry. His skill sets have continuously made him in a key part of companies in Colombia, such as Luminex S.A., Industrias Lehner, Aluminio Nacional S.A. and Holasa. Since 2019 until now he is part of American Metal Packaging Company in the position of Managing Director.

Marco Bisogno

Head of Lugano office

Born in Salerno, Italy. Marco has focused his entire managerial career on development and leadership of international companies, both in Italy and abroad. His first professional step was in Milano, were he had the opportunity to work in a private fund with worldwide partnership operating in several industries (trading finance, insurance brokerage, organizational development, large distribution). Following his years in Switzerland – from 1994 to 2001- where he played a leading role in an international steel trading company. He returned to Italy in 2001 where he was Managing director of IPSI SpA (partnership with Pirelli RE) and Gabetti Finance. From 2009 till 2018 he was General Manager of Augusta Offshore international shipping company based in Naples. Since 2018 he has been Managing Director of Seal of Quality in Lugano Switzerland. In 2022 He took over as Head of European Unit at Steelforce Packaging.

KEY LOCATIONS

BELGIUM

SteelForce Packaging B.V.
Antwerp - Principal Headquarters
Lange Klarenstraat 16-20/ 2000, BE

+32 32241080

CHINA

SFP Chinese Sourcing
Room 902, No. 555 Langao Road, Putuo District, Shanghai, China

+86 (0) 2158302605

COLOMBIA

The American Metal Packaging Company S.A.S
One Plaza Business Center
Cra. 43A #5A – 113 / Torre Sur / Oficina 412 - Medellín, Colombia

+57 323 416 6816

Steelforce Packaging Industrial
Calle 7 MZ 18 LT 285 A 287 - Zona Franca Zofia, Galapa, Barranquilla, Colombia

+57 301 447 1708

ITALY

Steelforce Italy s.r.l
Via Francesco Carrara n.24
00126 Rome - Italy

SF Services
Via Mandrizzo, Fisciano, Salerno, 84084, Italy

MEXICO

Steelforce Packaging Mexicana
Av. Antonio Lavoisier SN
MZ 1 LT 7 y 8 y ESQ Gonzalez Camarena
Parque Industrial Cuamat. C.P 54716 - Cautitlan Izcalli, Mexico City, Mexico

+ 57 323 416 6816

USA

Steelforce Packaging America inc. 

2009 Mackenzie way - Suite 100
Cranberry Township Pittsburgh, PA, 16066, US

14 Wall ST, New York, NY, 10005, US

+1 212 618 1644

SWITZERLAND

Seal of Quality
Via Zorzi 28, Paradiso, Ticino 6900, CH

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