The Best Companies Chart a Course with “Controvento”
We have been awarded the special “Controvento 2026” seal.
Our company was selected as a “Controvento Company 2026” for its ability to grow sustainably, overcoming market challenges and economic crises in the sector.
- The Controvento Observatory is a Nomisma initiative, created in collaboration with CRIF and CRIBIS, which identifies and celebrates all the excellences of Italian manufacturing. These companies stand out for their ability to grow sustainably, overcoming market challenges and economic crises.
- “Controvento” companies represent the excellence of the Italian manufacturing sector; they are capable and eager to grow by defying the currents and overcoming the obstacles of today’s market with greater competitiveness and innovation. They are companies that overcome challenges, companies that go “against the wind.”
Key Characteristics of “Controvento” Companies
- Efficient manufacturing companies, capable of “outperforming,” selected for their continued growth in revenues and margins.
- They represent approximately 6.5-6.6% of the Italian manufacturing sector, demonstrating high competitiveness, excellent management, and resilience to crises.
- Although small in number, they generate a significant portion of the sector’s added value and EBITDA.
What are the “Controvento” regions and sectors?
Lombardy leads the region in terms of absolute revenues from Controvento companies (over €33 billion). Emilia-Romagna, despite only around €20 billion, is growing faster than other regions and has the highest average productivity, surpassing Lombardy and Veneto.
Controvento’s importance is currently growing in Southern Italy. According to the Observatory, the relative share of high-performance companies in the regional manufacturing total is increasing in the South.
The concentration of Controvento companies is strengthening in the most technologically intensive and internationally integrated sectors, such as:
- automotive
- pharmaceuticals
- packaging
- nautical
