Castel Goffredo

An area famous for the production of stockings and tights, near Mantua. It contains almost 300 companies employing 6,000 workers, with a global turnover of 2,200 billion liras. After the American multinational Sara Lee left the market, this group of companies became the most important in the world for the production of tights. Some 67% of European women depend on exports from Castel Goffredo for their tights. The area enjoys a strategic position thanks to its proximity to the largest companies that manufacture weaving machines for women’s stockings, the most important of which is Lonati of Brescia. With the brands Levante, Golden Lady, Omsa, and San Pellegrino, the most important factories in the area are Calzedonia, CSP International (quoted on the stock market), Levante, Franco Bombana, Primamoda, and Calze B.C.