Company Profile
Experience, passion, and innovative vision: these are the values that make us the ideal partner for national and international clients.
A SUCCESS STORY WITH ANCIENT ROOTS
COMETFER was established in the 1980s in the historical plant in the municipality of Cessalto, the company’s registered office to this day. Over the years, the San Stino di Livenza plant opened, followed by the one in San Giorgio di Nogaro: a steady evolution over time that has made COMETFER a crucial reality in the ferrous scrap collection and recovery industry, a point of reference for businesses in northeastern Italy as well as significant domestic and foreign partners.
Today, COMETFER occupies an area of 60,000 square metres in San Stino di Livenza, about 50 km from Venice and 100 km from Trieste. Situated in a strategic region of northeastern Italy, the factory features a private junction to the Venice-Trieste railway line, facilitating quick and easy trade with surrounding European nations.
The San Giorgio di Nogaro plant, on the other hand, covers 40,000 square metres and, thanks to the expansion in 2023 with the installation of the new shear, can offer an even more efficient service to its customers.
COMETFER currently works with more than 500 companies, workshops, and other industrial entities, handling around 200,000 tonnes per year of ferrous and non-ferrous metal waste and scrap from various production activities. It also contributes to the steady and consistent supply to major steel and metallurgical groups in Europe and Italy.
THE FOUNDER
Roberto Guardafigo decided to enter the ferrous scrap collecting and recovery business in the 1980s, following in his father’s footsteps.
Directing the company for nearly 40 years, his leadership has been focused on a constant pursuit of technological innovation and environmental stewardship. The professionalism and expertise of its staff, who are continuously trained and updated from a regulatory and operational standpoint to provide a qualitatively superior service to its clients, is another characteristic that sets it apart.
Our philosophy
Give new life to what should be discarded.
The principle underpinning COMETFER’s activities, which has remained unchanged over the years, is the valorisation of what would be discarded. We believe it is essential to comply with existing regulations, with a view to continuous improvement to preserve the environment. This perspective has enabled us to gain a competitive edge in a market that is strategically important domestically and globally today. We firmly believe in the value of human capital and, as a result, the necessity of enhancing our professionalism through ongoing education and industry knowledge updates.
Strategic Position
The COMETFER plant in San Stino di Livenza is equipped with a private railway junction on the VE-TS route, part of the European Corridor No. 5.
STRENGTHS
- San Stino di Livenza: surface area: 60,000 sqm, of which more than 12,000 covered;
- San Giorgio di Nogaro: surface area: 40,000 sqm
- San Stino di Livenza:strategic location: 50 km from Venice and 100 km from Trieste
- San Giorgio di Nogaro: strategic location: 100 km from Venice and 50 km from Trieste
- Infrastructure: private junction on the Venice-Trieste railway line included in European Corridor No. 5;
- Equipment: efficient and state-of-the-art;
- Staff: over 40 highly professional and competent employees;
- Investments: research, development, and technological improvement;
- Volumes: 450,000 tonnes of scrap handled per year.
SAN STINO PLANT
Tel +39 0421 312318
commerciale@cometfer.it
SAN GIORGIO PLANT
Tel +30 0431 1983996
Impiantosg@cometfer.it