NATURABIOMAT GmbH

NATURABIOMAT GmbH is an Austrian family-owned company headquartered in Schwaz, Tyrol, specialised in the development, production and distribution of biodegradable and certified compostable products made from renewable raw materials. Its portfolio spans compostable organic waste bags and bin liners, food and fresh-produce packaging, agricultural films and speciality packaging, marketed under brands such as bioMat® and NATURAPACKAGING®. The company describes itself as Europe's leading family business in this segment and as a market leader with decades of experience in compostable solutions. The business was founded in Schwaz in September 1996 under the name PRO-TECH biologische und technische Produkte Handels Ges.m.b.H., originally focused on research and development of sustainable products. It was renamed NATURABIOMAT GmbH in 2012. Founders Gerhard and Gabriela Margreiter built the company from an idealistic idea into an international player; the company states that its history began in 1994 with the founding vision, while the registered company dates from 1996. In 2016 a new energy-efficient company building opened in Schwaz, equipped with photovoltaics, passive-house technology and other sustainable systems. NATURABIOMAT serves both private consumers and business customers through separate online shops, and supplies municipalities, the food industry and industrial clients. It reports an approximately 80% market share in Austria and leadership in Europe, producing around 800 million bags per year from roughly 4,000 tonnes of raw materials. The company was among the first in its industry to use potato starch and plant oils alongside corn starch as raw materials. Its production is now concentrated at its site in Paderborn, Germany, while it maintains branches in Germany, Finland, Norway and the United States. The company holds ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 22000 certifications at company level, and its products carry compostability certifications including EN 13432, TÜV Austria OK compost INDUSTRIAL and OK compost HOME, and BPI certification for the North American market. It received the Trigos Prize in 2005 and was named "Tirol's best family business" in 2025. NATURABIOMAT positions itself around the mission of making a plastic-free future a reality through "biointelligent" packaging and waste solutions, promoting hygienically separated organic waste collection, biogas use and compost production.

NATURABIOMAT GmbH traces its origins to Schwaz, Tyrol, where Gerhard and Gabriela Margreiter founded a company dedicated to certified compostable waste bags and packaging from renewable raw materials. The company's own account dates the founding vision to 1994, when the couple started "without any experience" but with a clear vision; the registered company was established in September 1996 under the name PRO-TECH biologische und technische Produkte Handels Ges.m.b.H. Initially the business concentrated on research and development of sustainable products, and over more than three decades it developed and distributed biodegradable, compostable packaging and waste bags based on renewable raw materials. In 2012 the company was renamed NATURABIOMAT GmbH. In 2016 a new, energy-efficient company building opened in Schwaz, equipped with photovoltaics, passive-house technology and other sustainable systems to minimise the company's environmental footprint. Over time NATURABIOMAT grew into an international business with branches in Germany, Finland, Norway and the United States, while its complete production was relocated to its site in Paderborn, Germany. The company reports an approximately 80% market share in Austria and describes itself as the European market leader in its segment, producing around 800 million bags per year from roughly 4,000 tonnes of raw materials. It was among the first in its industry to use potato starch and plant oils in addition to corn starch as raw materials. NATURABIOMAT has received recognition including the Trigos Prize in 2005 and, in 2025, the award as "Tirol's best family business" at the gala "Österreichs beste Familienunternehmen" held on 27 May in Vienna. The company continues to position itself as an innovation driver in biointelligent packaging and waste solutions, with a mission to make a plastic-free future a reality and to promote hygienically separated organic waste collection, biogas use and compost production.

• 2025

  Named "Tirol's best family business" at the gala "Österreichs beste Familienunternehmen" in Vienna on 27 May.

• 2016

  New energy-efficient company building opened in Schwaz with photovoltaics and passive-house technology.

• 2012

  Renamed NATURABIOMAT GmbH.

• 2005

  Awarded the Trigos Prize.

• 1996

  Company founded in September in Schwaz as PRO-TECH biologische und technische Produkte Handels Ges.m.b.H.

• 1994

  Gerhard and Gabriela Margreiter begin the founding vision for compostable waste bags and packaging in Schwaz.

European market leader and innovation driver in certified compostable packaging and waste solutions made from renewable raw materials; family-owned, sustainability-focused, serving private and business customers.

• bioMat® compostable waste bags

  Certified compostable bags for hygienically separated organic waste collection, supporting biogas and compost production.

• NATURAPACKAGING® food packaging

  Compostable packaging that contributes to longer shelf life of food.

• Mulch films

  Agricultural films made from renewable raw materials.

• Multitalent packaging

  Speciality packaging for different industries.

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2. 2NATURABIOMAT GmbH – Unser Familienunternehmennaturabiomat.com
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