What GABRIEL-CHEMIE Group does

Gabriel-Chemie Group is an Austrian, second-generation family-owned manufacturer of color, additive and combination masterbatches for the plastics processing industry, founded in 1950 and headquartered in Gumpoldskirchen, Austria. The company produces concentrated pigment and additive blends ("masterbatches") that are dosed into raw polymers during extrusion, injection molding, blow molding and film production to deliver color, functional performance (flame retardancy, UV stabilization, laser marking, antifog), and increasingly, circular-economy attributes (recycled-content compatibility, NIR detectability, PFAS-free chemistry). Its product portfolio spans sustainable lines (MaxiBlue, MaxiLoop, MAXILOOP Compatibilizer, PFAS-free PPA, CO2-reduced white), decorative solutions (Special Effects Pigments, Marble Impressions, laser marking systems), medical-grade Maxithen MED masterbatches, flame-retardant products for polyamide and polypropylene, agricultural films, and the TAGTEC taggant-based authentication platform.

The company operates through nine wholly-owned production and sales subsidiaries across Austria, Germany, Italy, Hungary, Spain, Poland, the United Kingdom, the Czech Republic and Kenya (Gabriel Colours East Africa Ltd.), supported by international representatives in MENA, Sub-Saharan Africa, Benelux, Lithuania and the US. It serves industrial B2B customers in packaging, medical technology, automotive, construction (XPS insulation, stadium seating, electrical conduits), agriculture (silage, mulch, greenhouse films), and consumer goods, with regulatory certifications including ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 13485 (medical devices), ISO 22000 (food safety), ISCC+ and EcoVadis Bronze.

Gabriel-Chemie generates revenue through direct sales of proprietary masterbatch formulations priced via technical consultation and quote-based B2B contracts (approximately €100M annual sales across ~600 employees). The company maintains in-house R&D, dedicated Centers of Competence for laser and decorative technology, and long-standing research partnerships with PCCL, OFI, JKU Linz, BOKU Vienna and TCKT, positioning it as one of Europe's leading masterbatch producers under independent, family-controlled ownership.

Name

GABRIEL-CHEMIE Group

Legal name

Gabriel-Chemie Gesellschaft m.b.H.

Website

https://gabriel-chemie.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1950

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

GABRIEL-CHEMIE Group is an Austrian, family-owned manufacturer of color, additive and combination masterbatches serving plastics processors in packaging, medical, automotive, construction, agriculture and consumer goods, with 9 production sites across Europe and East Africa.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Gumpoldskirchen

HQ country

Austria

HQ region

Europe

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Masterbatch Sales: Gabriel-Chemie generates revenue through the production and sale of masterbatch products including color masterbatch, additive masterbatch, and combination masterbatch. The company serves industrial customers across multiple sectors including packaging, medical, automotive, construction, and consumer goods. Annual sales are approximately 100 million euros.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

GABRIEL-CHEMIE Group manufactures and sells color, additive, and combination masterbatches — concentrated pigment and functional-additive blends dispersed in a polymer carrier — that plastics processors use to color and functionalize raw polymers. The portfolio spans sustainable solutions (MaxiBlue, MaxiLoop, CO2-reduced, NIR-detectable, compatibilizers, PFAS-free PPA), colour collections (Colour Vision, RAL plastics, custom colours, black/white), decorative effects (Special Effects Pigments, Marble Impressions), laser marking additives, ISO 13485-certified medical masterbatch, flame-retardant masterbatch, agricultural and construction film masterbatch, and TAGTEC taggant authentication technology. Products are sold B2B to industrial customers in packaging, medical, automotive, construction, agriculture, electrical, and consumer-goods sectors.

Product overview

Gabriel-Chemie Group is a masterbatch manufacturer offering a comprehensive portfolio organized into product categories: Sustainable Solutions (MaxiBlue, MaxiLoop, CO2 reduced, NIR detectable, Compatibilizer, PFAS-FREE PPA), World of Colours (Colour Vision collections, RAL Plastics, Black/White Masterbatch, custom colours), Decorative Solutions (Special Effects Pigments, Marble Impressions, Decorative Laser Marking), Functional Laser Markings (Light/Dark/Colour Markings), Medical Solutions (Maxithen MED series, ISO 10993 compliant products), Flame Retardant products (Polyamide, Polypropylene, Stadium Seats, Electrical Conduits, XPS Insulation), Films (Agricultural films, Grass fibres), EveryDay Products (standard stocked White, Black, Additive masterbatch), and TAGTEC technology for product authentication. The company operates as a B2B supplier of colour and additive masterbatches serving diverse industries including packaging, medical, automotive, construction, and agriculture.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• MaxiBlue: Sustainable masterbatch series using climate-friendly, biogenic alternatives or polymers from chemical recycling as carrier polymers
• MaxiLoop
• MAXITHEN
• MAXITHEN MED
• MAXITHEN PFAS-free PPA
• MAXITHEN EveryDay Products
• MAXITHEN NIR-Black
• MAXILOOP Compatibilizer
• TAGTEC
• Colour Vision
• Marble Impressions

Products and services

• MaxiBlue sustainable masterbatch

Quantifiable outcome

• 10% CO2 reduction in white masterbatch products
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• SchlenkminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Partnership announced in 2021 for cooperation in colours and pigments technology.
• Imkerei BienenfinkminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Beekeeping partner caring for 10 bee colonies with around 400,000 bees at headquarters, supporting biodiversity and native insect protection. Gabriel-Chemie has received Bee-Friendly Company certification through this partnership.
• RAL COLOURScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation to provide RAL plastic colour templates P1 from RAL CLASSIC and P2 from RAL DESIGN SYSTEM, enabling plastics manufacturers to save time and costs in implementing RAL colours in plastics.
• TGM KunststofftechnikminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term cooperation with higher-level technical schools training qualified engineers by combining theory and practice in plastics technology.
• OFI (Oesterreichisches Forschungsinstitut)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLongstanding research partnership including projects such as 'Xeno-Hormone' and 'Senses' funded by FFG, developing methods for detecting hormone-active and non-intentionally added substances (NIAS).
• PCCL (Polymer Competence Center Leoben GmbH)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerR&D ventures focused on chemical foam extrusion, processing of biopolymers, and flame-retardant plastics through customized masterbatch solutions.
• TCKT (Transfercenter für Kunststofftechnik)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation worked on 'Ecofoam' project where Gabriel-Chemie advanced groundwork to produce customized products on industrial scale.
• JKU Linz (Johannes Kepler University Linz)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in SolPol major research programme for enhancement and development of polymeric materials for solar technology, coordinated by Institute of Polymeric Materials and Testing.
• BOKU Vienna (University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term cooperation providing support for producing additives for bioplastic composites, especially in developing natural materials technology.
• beLaser GmbHcoreTechnology or IntegrationLong-term partnership developing laser marking solutions for plastics including high contrast markings and decorative field applications from filigree lasered elements to complete surface structuring.
• VmZ (Packaging with a future platform)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPlatform coordinating companies along the value chain for reduction, reuse, and recycling of packaging and establishment of circular economy.
• RespACTminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAustria's leading platform for sustainable business supporting Gabriel-Chemie in sustainable endeavors with focus on ecological and social issues.
• ZLV (interdisciplinary network)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork for the entire value chain of food production and packaging based on professional exchange between companies and institutes.
• COTREP (Comité Technique pour le Recyclage des Emballages Plastiques)coreTechnology or IntegrationFrench institute association of Citeo, Elipso, Valorplast and SRT that certifies NIR detectable products for recycling industry compatibility through testing with NIR detection machine manufacturers.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Avient Corporation: Global specialty polymer materials leader with a sizeable Color & Additives masterbatch business (formerly PolyOne, merged with Clariant Masterbatches in 2020). Closest large-scale comparable to GABRIEL-CHEMIE in color and additive masterbatch across similar end markets including packaging, medical, and construction.
• Ampacet Corporation: One of the world's largest independent masterbatch producers offering color, black/white, and additive masterbatch with manufacturing on six continents. Comparable to GABRIEL-CHEMIE in core product categories but with substantially greater global scale and broader geographic coverage.
• Cabot Corporation: Global specialty chemicals company and the leading producer of carbon black, including black masterbatch products used in pipes, cables, packaging films, and injection molding. Comparable to GABRIEL-CHEMIE's black masterbatch line but with vastly greater scale and upstream carbon black integration.

Direct peers

• Tosaf Compounds: Israel-based, family-owned masterbatch manufacturer with European production and a comparable focus on color, additive, and white masterbatch for packaging, agricultural films, and industrial applications. Closely comparable privately-held European peer with similar product mix and customer profile.
• Lifocolor Farben GmbH: German specialty color masterbatch producer serving plastics processors across Europe with custom color and additive masterbatch. Direct European peer focused on similar packaging, consumer goods, and cosmetic packaging applications with comparable size and customer base.
• RTP Company: US-based specialty compounder offering custom-engineered thermoplastic compounds including color and additive masterbatches for medical, automotive, and industrial applications. Comparable to GABRIEL-CHEMIE's specialty/custom compounding focus, particularly in medical and high-performance segments.
• Hubron International: UK-based specialty masterbatch manufacturer producing black, white, color, and additive masterbatch for thermoplastics with focus on industrial and packaging applications. Comparable European peer with similar product portfolio and customer base to GABRIEL-CHEMIE's standard offerings.
• Modern Dispersions Inc. US-based color and additive masterbatch manufacturer serving plastics converters across packaging, consumer products, and industrial applications. Comparable in product focus and B2B custom formulation model, but primarily serves North American customers.

Regional players

• Plastiblends India Ltd. Leading Indian masterbatch producer offering color, white, black, and additive masterbatch primarily serving the domestic Indian and Asian markets. Comparable in product mix but operates in a different geography than GABRIEL-CHEMIE's Europe-centric footprint.
• Plastika Kritis S.A. Greece-based plastics compound and masterbatch producer with agricultural film and packaging focus. Comparable European peer in similar end markets (especially agricultural films, where GABRIEL-CHEMIE has dedicated masterbatch offerings) but with primary geographic focus on Southern/Eastern Europe.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance8 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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