He founded Texpan, now CMC Texpan, famous worldwide for its forming technology, along with Dr Alberto Zevi and Dr. Franco Ottolenghi in the 1970s, and co-founded IMAL Srl, Italy, with again Dr Alberto Zevi and Paolo Benedetti.
Obituary: Dr Ferdinando Campoantico, a leading innovator in wood based panels
Dr Ferdinando Campoantico, a highly respected engineer in the wood based panel industry, as well as an inventor, innovator, a great authority on techniques for producing wood based panels passed away on June 12, 2012 at the age of 85.