Company
The beginning of our story
Our history in the color of plastic
For over 50 years, our history has been characterized by a strong passion for chemistry, plastics and challenges. It is no coincidence that our company was born from an intuition and has evolved thanks to the dedication and constant search for excellence that, every day, push us to improve and offer increasingly innovative and cutting-edge solutions.
The beginning
An intuition that changed the color of plastic
The most compelling stories sometimes arise from unexpected intuitions. Ours began in Italy, in the sixties, a time when a new material, plastic, was conquering the market and objects of all kinds were making their appearance in homes, shops and industries. Back then, the most popular method of coloring plastic employed powdered pigments which, however, dispersed unequally, causing technical problems and, above all, offering a rather poor range of shades. Indeed, to be more precise, one of the main problems was precisely the monochrome.
And it is here that Enzo Parolin, an expert in color chemistry and and the plastics sector, began to look for a solution, without imagining that he would discover a completely new product, starting the history of a company that still lives and prospers today.
THE HISTORY OF GAYPA
The revolutionary discovery
The masterbatch is born
After years of effort and experimentation, in 1972, in the kitchen of the Parolin house, the studies of chemistry and physics bore fruit. The recipe for a new method of encapsulating pigments by mixing with wax was born: the masterbatch.
Together with a friend, Renzo Gaiani, Enzo founded Gaypa, a name that combined their surnames, with the desire to put innovative products on the market to color and add to plastic. Step by step, they managed to introduce this solution to the world of industry, demonstrating its effectiveness as a valid alternative to powdered pigment. They first conquered the local market and then, year after year, also the foreign one.
Who we are today
Our passion for customization
The secret of such a success? The
Over time, Gaypa has grown to the point where we had to change headquarters and the baton has been passed to our entire team, which carries on a story that began more than 50 years ago.
In the meantime, we have become passionate about experimenting with the product we have invented. At Gaypa, our mission is clear: we formulate unique and nuanced masterbatches for endless projects. All the variants meet the standards of the most famous international color catalogues and more, giving life to quality creations, categorically certified and with meticulous attention to the regulations in force in each country.
In particular, we create tailor-made masterbatches that “fit like a glove” with the required specifications, also in terms of additives. Customization is our real strength.
Quality and collaboration
Demanding industries
Our customers are very demanding. It is no coincidence that our most successful sector is packaging, whose regulations are increasingly stringent. To support our partners in the best possible way, our ethical choice is the selection of high quality raw materials and total transparency in the declarations of conformity.
For us, “tailor-made” also means the addition of additives and the creation of ad hoc formulations that strengthen the product both in the processing phase and in final use. That’s why we’re the ideal supplier for manufacturers of items with specific needs, such as outdoor furniture that needs to withstand the elements and material ageing.
We also have a strong dedication to the world of compounds, which uses our flagship products, such as the Monobatch line, which blend perfectly with the demands of a delicate sector, giving the product a strong and stable color.
Every request is an exciting challenge for us, every new field an unexplored world to be discovered. And we create our catalog of proposals together with you.
