# Ballarini

> <p><strong>Known for:</strong> Affordable non-stick aluminium pans from Lombardy, the Parma and Parma Plus lines with the Granitium stone-look coating. A family business since 1889 in Rivarolo Mantovano. The Italian answer to Tefal, now sold through Zwilling's network across Europe.<br><strong>Manufactured in:</strong> Non-stick aluminium and carbon steel in Rivarolo Mantovano, Italy. Enamelled cast iron in Vietnam, stainless and knives in China.</p>

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Ballarini stayed family-owned for four generations until Zwilling J.A. Henckels of Solingen bought it in 2015. Zwilling kept the Italian plant running and uses Ballarini as its entry-level cookware brand. Stick to the aluminium lines if Italian production is the point.

https://www.ballarini.com