Zilmet was founded in 1955 by Mr. Ugo Benettolo, called “Officine F.lli Benettolo”, with its core business being the manufacturing transformation of ferrous metals. In 1965 the company had 160 employees and Mr. Benettolo decided to change the name of the company to “Zilmet dei f.lli Benettolo” and move the company to Padova, Italy. With the move to Padova, the company shifted its focus and began manufacturing expansion tanks as well as plate heat exchangers.
Zilmet currently manufactures in excess of 8 million products a year, has a production area of 3.2 million square feet, and employs over 500 people.
In 2014, Ziermet Nantong factory was established to provide localized products and services of Italian quality to Chinese customers and all cusomers around the world.