A machine for forming containers from pre-punched laminated cardboard comprising at least one forming station mounted on a frame of the machine and characterised in that the forming station comprises: - a male part with a first body and a second body configured to form, respectively, a lid and a receptacle of the container and between the first body and the second body, on each side of the male part there are vertical guides able to move horizontally; - a mould comprising the following elements: - two pairs of lateral supports arranged on the sides of the mould and on which there are mounted: - front folders, each of them mounted on a lateral support such that the front folders are arranged in two pairs, facing each other, in a direction perpendicular to said lateral supports, and they comprise a body with an inclined surface intended to be in contact with the laminated cardboard during the container forming operation; - articulated folders, each of them mounted on a lateral support, arranged in pairs facing each other, and comprising a pressing part able to have a tilting movement with respect to the lateral support and intended to be in contact with the laminated cardboard during the container forming operation; - two breakers, arranged facing each other, arranged on the sides of the mould, between the lateral supports on each side, and comprising at least one retractable breaking element configured to act on the cardboard sheet to be formed in a lid-receptacle junction line of the container, and wherein the passage from a first position to a second position is actuated by the lateral movement of the vertical guides of the male part; and wherein the front folders, the articulated folders and the breakers comprise position adjusters configured to control the position of said elements in the vertical and/or horizontal direction depending on the size and configuration of the container to be formed. - a male part with a first body and a second body configured to form, respectively, a lid and a receptacle of the container and between the first body and the second body, on each side of the male part there are vertical guides able to move horizontally; - a mould comprising the following elements: - two pairs of lateral supports arranged on the sides of the mould and on which there are mounted: - front folders, each of them mounted on a lateral support such that the front folders are arranged in two pairs, facing each other, in a direction perpendicular to said lateral supports, and they comprise a body with an inclined surface intended to be in contact with the laminated cardboard during the container forming operation; - articulated folders, each of them mounted on a lateral support, arranged in pairs facing each other, and comprising a pressing part able to have a tilting movement with respect to the lateral support and intended to be in contact with the laminated cardboard during the container forming operation; - two breakers, arranged facing each other, arranged on the sides of the mould, between the lateral supports on each side, and comprising at least one retractable breaking element configured to act on the cardboard sheet to be formed in a lid-receptacle junction line of the container, and wherein the passage from a first position to a second position is actuated by the lateral movement of the vertical guides of the male part; - two pairs of lateral supports arranged on the sides of the mould and on which there are mounted: - front folders, each of them mounted on a lateral support such that the front folders are arranged in two pairs, facing each other, in a direction perpendicular to said lateral supports, and they comprise a body with an inclined surface intended to be in contact with the laminated cardboard during the container forming operation; - articulated folders, each of them mounted on a lateral support, arranged in pairs facing each other, and comprising a pressing part able to have a tilting movement with respect to the lateral support and intended to be in contact with the laminated cardboard during the container forming operation; - two breakers, arranged facing each other, arranged on the sides of the mould, between the lateral supports on each side, and comprising at least one retractable breaking element configured to act on the cardboard sheet to be formed in a lid-receptacle junction line of the container, and wherein the passage from a first position to a second position is actuated by the lateral movement of the vertical guides of the male part; - front folders, each of them mounted on a lateral support such that the front folders are arranged in two pairs, facing each other, in a direction perpendicular to said lateral supports, and they comprise a body with an inclined surface intended to be in contact with the laminated cardboard during the container forming operation; - articulated folders, each of them mounted on a lateral support, arranged in pairs facing each other, and comprising a pressing part able to have a tilting movement with respect to the lateral support and intended to be in contact with the laminated cardboard during the container forming operation; - two breakers, arranged facing each other, arranged on the sides of the mould, between the lateral supports on each side, and comprising at least one retractable breaking element configured to act on the cardboard sheet to be formed in a lid-receptacle junction line of the container, and wherein the passage from a first position to a second position is actuated by the lateral movement of the vertical guides of the male part;