Manufacture of EPS, XPS and foam film insulation products for construction and industry
Austrotherm GmbH
Wopfing · Pinkafeld · Purbach am Neusiedlersee · Michelhausen · Wittenberge · Győr · Gyöngyös · Oświęcim · Skierniewice · Grodków · Bratislava · Bucharest · Horia/Banat · Valjevo · Niš · Sofia · AytosNew on Amplifa
About Austrotherm
Austrotherm GmbH is an Austrian insulation materials manufacturer headquartered in Wopfing, Lower Austria, and belongs to the Schmid Industrie Holding. Founded in 1953 by Oswald Nowotny in Vienna, the company produces insulation boards made of expanded polystyrene (EPS) and extruded polystyrene rigid foam (XPS) as well as PE foam films for packaging, impact sound and thermal insulation. The product portfolio includes perimeter, flat roof, foundation and plinth insulation, bathroom and wellness elements such as UNIPLATTE and Shower Board, façade profiles and design elements as well as custom XPS products for industrial applications. Production takes place at sites in Austria, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, Romania, Serbia, Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey; the group reports annual capacities of 100,000 to 600,000 m³ depending on the location, with the Purbach plant exceeding 30,000 m³ per year. In 1991, Austrotherm became the first Austrian manufacturer to start its own XPS production in Pinkafeld.
- Site
- Wopfing
- Processes
- Production of XPS rigid foam boards (extruded polystyrene), Production of EPS insulation boards (styrofoam), Production of foam films (PE) for packaging, impact sound and thermal insulation, Manufacture of façade profiles and design elements made of XPS, Custom manufacture of customer-specific XPS products, Façade profiles, Custom XPS products for industrial applications, Installation videos/processing service
- Materials
- XPS (extruded polystyrene, rigid foam), EPS (expanded polystyrene, styrofoam), PE foam film (polyethylene), Expanded polystyrene (Styrofoam), Extruded polystyrene rigid foam, XPS product lines, Polyethylene foam film
- Certificates
- Type approval (DIBt)
- Founded
- 1953
- Industries
- Construction, Above-ground construction, Civil engineering/foundation, Bathroom & Wellness, Sanitary sector, Packaging
- 01
Polystyrene raw material processing
- 02
EPS particle foaming and block production
- 03
XPS extrusion
- 04
Moulding and cutting
- 05
Foam film production (PE)
- 06
Façade and design elements
- 07
Distribution and processing service
- 08
Recycling programme XPS Circular
Materials and Processes
Expanded polystyrene (Styrofoam)
White foam material for thermal insulation boards in above- and below-ground construction as well as packaging.
Extruded polystyrene rigid foam
High-load, moisture-resistant insulation material for perimeter, flat roofs and foundation slabs.
XPS product lines
Embossed, film-coated or laminated XPS boards for different applications from plinth to inverted roof.
Polyethylene foam film
Protective material in the packaging sector as well as impact sound and thermal insulation in construction.
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Production of XPS rigid foam boards (extruded polystyrene)Plastics | – | – | – | – | XPS (extruded polystyrene) |
| Production of EPS insulation boards (styrofoam)Plastics | – | – | – | – | EPS (expanded polystyrene) |
| Production of foam films (PE) for packaging, impact sound and thermal insulationPlastics | – | – | – | – | PE (polyethylene) |
| Manufacture of façade profiles and design elements made of XPSPlastics | – | – | – | – | XPS (extruded polystyrene) |
| Custom manufacture of customer-specific XPS productsPlastics | – | – | – | – | XPS (extruded polystyrene) |
7 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XPS production plant | – | – | – | 1991 | Pinkafeld (Austria) |
| XPS production line | – | – | – | 2020 | Niš (Serbia) |
| XPS plant | – | – | – | 2014 | Wittenberge (Germany) |
| EPS production plant | – | – | – | 1964 | Purbach (Austria) |
| EPS board plant | – | – | – | 2001 | Gyöngyös (Hungary) |
| EPS production plant | – | – | – | 2021 | Grodków (Poland) |
| EPS production plant (site from Brucha acquisition) | – | – | – | 2024 | Michelhausen (Austria) |
Additional services
Quality
Austrotherm XPS products hold general type approvals (among others from DIBt); the XPS Circular recycling programme complements the quality and sustainability concept.
| Evidence | Wopfing |
|---|---|
| Type approval (DIBt) |
History
- 1953
Founded as Dämmstoffe Nowotny by Oswald Nowotny in Vienna; Austria's first styrofoam production
- 1964
Opening of the EPS production plant in Purbach
- 1982
Acquisition by Friedrich Schmid (Wopfinger Stein- und Kalkwerke); opening of the Pinkafeld site
- 1991
Founding of Austrotherm Győr; start of XPS production in Pinkafeld
- 1993
Joint venture founding of Austrotherm Oświęcim (Poland)
- 1994
Renaming to Austrotherm GmbH
- 1997
EPS plant Bratislava commissioned
- 1999
Founding of Korplast (JV with Joongbo Chemical); EPS plant Bucharest
- 2001
100% acquisition of Austrotherm Polska and Korplast; EPS plant Gyöngyös
- 2003
EPS plant Valjevo (Serbia)
- 2004
EPS plant Sofia
- 2008
Plant Aytos (Bulgaria); first plant in Turkey near Istanbul
- 2013
Founding of Austrotherm Dämmstoffe GmbH (Germany)
- 2014
Opening of the XPS plant in Wittenberge
- 2020
€3.5 million investment in the XPS line in Niš
- 2021
EPS plant Grodków; acquisition of DCD IDEAL (Czech Republic)
- 2022
Acquisition of the Romanian XPS producer Zentyss
- 2024
Acquisition of the EPS division of Brucha (Michelhausen site) and of the EPS producer Monosi (Greece)
- 2025
Acquisition of Gruppo Poron (Italy)