GWV Wertstoffvermarktungs

What GWV Wertstoffvermarktungs does

GWV Wertstoffvermarktungs GmbH is a family-owned Austrian waste paper recycling and trading company headquartered in Hörsching near Linz. Founded in 2001 by Markus Gaisbauer as a pure waste paper trading operation handling approximately 25,000 tonnes per year, GWV has scaled to process roughly 150,000 tonnes of old paper annually, becoming one of the leading secondary paper service companies in Austria. The company's operations span the full old paper value chain: acceptance and disposal of commercial and industrial paper waste (Entsorgung), sorting and processing (Altpapierbearbeitung), domestic and international trading (Handel), plant technology services (Anlagentechnik), and roll goods conditioning and cutting (Rollenwaren). Its principal customer segments are commercial and trade businesses, printing operations, paper industry producers, and a Europe-wide network of paper trading partners.

GWV's processing infrastructure is anchored by a 20,000 m² facility in Hörsching with approximately 2,000 m² of operational hall space, equipped with two channel balers delivering 500 tonnes per day of throughput, modern sorting systems compliant with CEPI EN 643 grade standards (including handling of "American Qualities" and special grades), a BRT bale unroller, the first UNOTECH machine installed in Austria, and roll cutting systems (guillotine, residual roll saw, sword saw). The company has extended its footprint internationally through subsidiaries: Reisswolf Budapest Kft. (2008 participation), Reisswolf s.r.o. Slovakia (2010 acquisition), Hungária Papír Recycling Kft. in Budapest (2012 founding), and GWV Slovakia s.r.o. in Lehnice (2018 founding). A planned processing plant for beverage cartons (GVK) at the Hörsching site signals diversification into adjacent recycling streams.

GWV generates revenue through transaction-fee based streams: processing and disposal services for commercial/industrial paper waste generators, margin-based trading of old paper qualities, new paper, cellulose and semi-cellulose across Europe, and roll processing services for remaining stock, seconds, and damaged material. The go-to-market is direct B2B sales to enterprise customers in the DACH region and Central Europe (Hungary, Slovakia), differentiated by reliability, rapid financial settlement, CEPI-grade sorting precision, and integrated one-stop service from collection through international resale. The company is wholly family-owned and family-managed, with Markus Gaisbauer serving as sole managing director and shareholder, supported by family members Manuela, Marco, and Mariella Gaisbauer in management, finance, and international sales roles.

Name

GWV Wertstoffvermarktungs

Legal name

gwv wertstoffvermarktung austria gmbh

Website

https://gwv-austria.at

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

GWV Wertstoffvermarktungs GmbH is a family-owned Austrian waste paper recycler and trader that processes approximately 150,000 tonnes of old paper annually for commercial, printing, and paper industry customers across Austria, Hungary, and Slovakia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Waste Paper Recycling Services

NAICS

Printing and Writing Paper Merchant Wholesalers (424110)

SIC

Wholesale-Paper & Paper Products (5110)

akta.pro primary industry

Recovered Paper Collection & Sorting (OCC, ONP, Mixed Paper) (IMAMAKAA)

Keywords

• Waste paper recycling
• Paper waste processing
• Secondary raw materials
• Industrial paper trading
• Paper roll processing

Headquarters

HQ city

Hörsching

HQ country

Austria

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Waste Collection and Processing Services: Collection, sorting, and processing of commercial and industrial paper waste (cardboard, old paper from trades, printing operations, and paper industry production waste). Revenue generated through processing fees.
2. Old Paper Trading: Trading of all available old paper qualities, new paper, cellulose and semi-cellulose. The company is one of the market leaders in Austrian old paper trading with a Europe-wide network. Revenue generated through margins on buying and selling.
3. Roll Processing Services: Cutting, conditioning and processing of all types of paper rolls. Custom processing of remaining stock, seconds, insurance damage, and side webs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Core offering

GWV Wertstoffvermarktungs GmbH collects, sorts, processes, and trades commercial and industrial paper waste (old paper, cardboard, roll goods) into secondary raw materials for the paper industry. The company processes approximately 150,000 tonnes of old paper annually at its 20,000 m² Hörsching facility near Linz, with 500 tonnes/day capacity via two channel balers, and operates a Europe-wide import/export trading network through subsidiaries in Hungary and Slovakia.

Product overview

GWV Wertstoffvermarktungs is a family-owned Austrian company specializing in old paper recycling and trading. The company operates a unified service portfolio built around the core old paper value chain: Entsorgung (disposal/acceptance of commercial and industrial paper waste), Altpapierbearbeitung (old paper processing through sorting and baling), Anlagentechnik (plant technology with 500 tonnes/day processing capacity), Handel (trading of all paper qualities including domestic and international), Rollenwaren (roll goods cutting and processing), and Internationaler Altpapierhandel (Europe-wide import/export). These services are integrated under one operation at the Hörsching facility (20,000 m²) with subsidiary companies in Hungary and Slovakia, enabling the company to market approximately 150,000 tonnes of old paper annually.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Entsorgung (Disposal Services)

Quantifiable outcome

• 150,000 tonnes of old paper processed annually
• +3 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• AlvesminorOthersPartner company in the GWV network, logo displayed on partner page
• Kerschner UmweltserviceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnvironmental services partner, logo displayed on partner page
• RecyclogminorOthersPartner in the recycling network, logo displayed on partner page
• ReisswolfcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerReisswolf Budapest Kft. is a subsidiary of GWV. Also associated through business operations. GWV acquired Reisswolf in Slovakia in 2010 and took participation in Reisswolf Budapest Kft. in 2008.
• Hungaria Papir Recycling Kft. (HPR)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGWV subsidiary established in Budapest, Hungary in 2012. Core subsidiary for regional operations.
• GWV Slovakia s.r.o.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGWV subsidiary established in Lehnice, Slovakia in 2018. Core subsidiary for regional operations.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves13 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Alves: Partner in GWV's recycling network; active in waste paper collection and trading in Austria, representing a comparable regional old-paper collection and trading peer.
• Kerschner Umweltservice: Austrian environmental services partner explicitly listed in GWV's network, operating in waste paper handling and collection — a regionally focused, similarly-sized peer serving the same DACH customer base with overlapping old paper services.
• Reisswolf: Reisswolf is a long-established European document destruction and waste paper services group. GWV holds a participation in Reisswolf's Budapest entity and acquired its Slovak operation in 2010, making it a directly comparable peer in old paper collection, shredding and trading.

Broad incumbents

• Stora Enso: Nordic integrated forest products company with significant recycled fiber consumption across European mills; serves as an indirect competitor in recovered paper sourcing and a benchmark for scale of operations.
• DS Smith: UK-listed recycled paper and packaging group with large European paper mill and recycling footprint; a natural demand-side counterpart and broad incumbent in recovered fiber sourcing.
• Smurfit Kappa: Global paper-based packaging group with extensive European recycling operations; competes for old paper supply and represents the larger-integrated end of the value chain GWV serves.
• Heinzel Group: Austrian-headquartered pulp, paper and recycling group; a broader incumbent that combines paper trading with production, providing a larger-scale blueprint and competitive backdrop for GWV's Central European old paper trading operations.
• Mondi: European integrated paper and packaging group with substantial recovered fiber operations; comparable as a major buyer of old paper grades sourced from collectors like GWV and as a vertically integrated recycler.
• Remondis: One of Europe's largest privately held waste and recycling companies; competes in old paper collection and trading across multiple countries, representing a broad incumbent benchmark for scale and geographic reach.
• Veolia Environmental Services: Global environmental services group with substantial paper and cardboard recycling operations in Europe; serves as a broad incumbent peer for large-volume old paper collection, sorting, and offtake to mills.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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