Eurofoam

Eurofoam
legal form	GmbH
founding	1992
Seat	Vienna , Austria
Number of employees	2,317
sales	399 million euros
Branch	Plastics
Website	www.eurofoam.eu
As of December 31, 2019

Eurofoam is Austrian company that flexible polyurethane foams manufactures and processed. Eurofoam was founded in 1992 as a joint venture between the Belgian Recticel SA and the Austrian Greiner AG. In April 2020, Greiner announced that it had also taken over the second half of Eurofoam, which means that Eurofoam is now wholly owned.

PU foams are required for mattresses and upholstered furniture, in the automotive industry, in technical areas, for sport and leisure, as special packaging and for soundproofing .

Eurofoam has a network of 36 production and processing companies in 11 countries in Central and Eastern Europe (as of December 2019). In 2019, the Eurofoam Group achieved a consolidated turnover of 399 million euros with 2,317 employees.

history

At the beginning of the 1950s, the foaming of individual blocks began in Germany and shortly afterwards in Austria . In 1966, a continuous foaming plant was set up in Kremsmünster . This laid the foundation for mass production and variable degrees of hardness.

In the course of the following years several plants were built and a number of branches at home and abroad were established. The parent company Greiner Holding AG, founded in 1989, formed the organizational framework for further development.

Due to the business opportunities in Eastern Europe in the course of the collapse of the Comecon and the expansion of the EU , Greiner Holding AG decided to bring its flexible foam companies into a joint venture with the Belgian Recticel SA. This 50/50 joint venture was founded in 1992 as Eurofoam and has since expanded successfully in Central and Eastern Europe with numerous subsidiaries.

At the beginning of 2014, Eurofoam (together with its competitors Vita , Carpenter and Recticel) was fined € 15 million.

developments

cellpur

Foam is functionally combined with a spherical cellulose powder and can thus create a drier sleeping environment. The areas of application range from mattresses and upholstered furniture to the automotive industry to clothing and shoes.

deflammo FF

Parts of the functional foam deflammo FF are certified according to ÖNORM A3800 B1 (flame-retardant) and partly Q1 (low-smoke). At the same time, deflammo FF fulfills the most important European and international fire standards such as B. ÖNORM A3800 B1, partly Q1, BS 5852 Crib 5 or MVSS 302 (DIN 75200).

xdura

durable foam

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} company data
2. ↑ Greiner takes over foam specialist on ORF from April 6, 2020 accessed on April 6, 2020
3. ↑ Antitrust law: Commission imposes fines of EUR 114 million on manufacturers of foam for mattresses, sofas and car seats in cartel settlement proceedings January 29, 2014