Dino Terragni

Dino Terragni (Paderno Dugnano, September 10, 1928 - Geneva, July 10, 1979) was an Italian entrepreneur and inventor. In 1953 he founded one of the biggest conglomerate in the world plastic sector along with Marco Terragni and Felice Zosi Covema.[1]

Dino Terragni
Marco and Dino Terragni with Leonid Brezhnev
Born
Dino Terragni

(1928-09-10)September 10, 1928
Paderno Dugnano, Italy
Died21 June 1979(1979-06-21) (aged 50)
Geneve, Switzerland
NationalityItalian
Occupationentrepreneur, inventor
Known forFounder and president of Covema
Spouse(s)Angela Rossetti
Parent(s)Ercole Terragni, Enrichetta Strada
RelativesMarco Terragni, Natale Terragni, Luigia Terragni, Carolina Terragni

Early life

He was born in 1927 in Paderno Dugnano. His parents were Ercole Terragni (born in Paderno Dugnano in 1889 and died in 1966) and Enrichetta Strada (born in Paderno Dugnano in 1896 and died in 1970). His family faced an unstable economic situation. He acquired adequate education. In the 1950s he met Felice Zosi at the plastic fair in Milan with whom he began working on the production and sale of machinery for processing plastic.

In 1953 the two together with Marco Terragni founded Covema (Commissionaria Vendita Macchine) in Milan, with the intention of selling the machinery that Luigi Bandera was developing. The firm began to produce extrusion lines.

Death

On 21 July 1979 Dino Terragni died due to a heart attack while in Geneva on a business trip.

Recognition
  • Mercurio D'oro Prize
  • Gold Medal for the exports of Covema

Bibliography
  • Archivio storico della Camera di Commercio di Milano.[2]
  • Archivio storico della Camera di commercio di Varese.[3]
  • Archivio storico della Camera di commercio di Brescia.
  • Archivio storico della Camera di commercio di Bergamo.

See also

References
  1. C'era una volta l'estensione, articolo su Covema e Dino Terragni, 2005
  2. "Registro imprese storiche - Camera di Commercio Milano". www.milomb.camcom.it. Retrieved 2019-10-14.
  3. "Registro imprese storiche - Camera di Commercio Varese". www.va.camcom.it. Retrieved 2019-10-14.
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