Sidel’s history parallels that of the food-packaging sector.  The Group’s oldest component is Simonazzi, which traces its origins back to the mid-19th century.  At the time, Pompeo Simonazzi designs the first farm machines in the Parma (Italy) region.  In subsequent generations, as technologies advance, company operations gradually focus on food packaging, specifically filling liquid foods.  The company’s sales and reputation win global renown.

It is Sidel that invents the plastic bottle in France in the early 1960s.  And beginning in the 1980s, company growth takes off thanks to the global success of PET bottles.  In the 1990s Sidel acquires Cermex followed by Gebo.In 2005, the paths of these two companies ultimately cross to embark on a new journey, together.