Futura BioPlast

Name

Futura BioPlast

Legal name

Futura BioPlast SRL

Website

https://futurabioplast.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Biodegradable Plastic Packaging Manufacturing

NAICS

Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing (326)

SIC

Plastics, Foil & Coated Paper Bags (2673)

akta.pro primary industry

Compostable & Bio-Based Flexible Packaging (PLA, PHA, Cellulose Films) (IMALABAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Compostable & Bio-Based Packaging (PLA/PHA, Starch Blends, Cellulose Films) (IMALAMAB), Biodegradable Packaging Materials (films, trays, foams) (IMAEAOAB), Compostable & Biodegradable Disposable Supplies (CRAJAGAK)

Keywords

• Biodegradable packaging
• Compostable plastic bags
• Polyethylene packaging
• Food grade packaging
• Industrial plastic films

Headquarters

HQ city

Bettolle

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Plastic Packaging Products: One-time sale of plastic packaging products including shoppers, bags, and industrial packaging. Sales are managed through order confirmations. Products can be generic (stock) or customized (printed with customer logos). Environmental contributions (CONAI, BIOREPACK, POLIECO) are charged separately on invoices.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Futura BioPlast manufactures biodegradable and compostable plastic packaging products through in-house extrusion, printing, and welding processes. The company produces shopping bags, food-grade packaging, urban waste collection bags, industrial packaging, garment covers, and biodegradable gloves, working with both traditional polyethylene (PE-LD, PE-HD, PP) and UNI-EN 13432 compliant biopolymers.

Product overview

Futura BioPlast is a plastic packaging manufacturer with over 40 years of experience specializing in biodegradable, compostable, and traditional plastic packaging solutions. The company operates across multiple product lines: biodegradable shoppers and bags (including Shoppers Milleliane and the i❤Casa retail line), food-grade packaging (buste uso alimentare and HD sheets), urban waste bags (both standard and biodegradable), industrial packaging (pellets bags, regenerated material bags, coils), clothing packaging (maglieria line), and the innovative iSmile biodegradable gloves. The product portfolio ranges from generic stock items to fully customized solutions, with manufacturing capabilities spanning extrusion, printing, and welding processes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• i❤Casa: Product line for retail shelf sales including bio compostable shoppers, neutral bags, and packaging solutions for self-service retail environments
• iSmile

Products and services

• Shoppers e Borse Biodegradabili e Compostabili Biodegradable and compostable shopping bags and carriers made from biopolymers compliant with UNI-EN 13432, available in multiple sizes, colors, and customization options including Pantone color printing up to 6 colors.
• Linea i❤Casa Product line designed for shelf retail sale including blister-packed bio-compostable shoppers and neutral sealed bags in various sizes, packaged in 50-unit packs with EAN barcode and environmental labeling.
• Sacchi Nettezza Urbana Urban waste collection bags available in LD-PE, HD-PE, and biodegradable materials in bulk or roll formats with various colors for differentiated waste collection, including TUV-certified compostable variants for organic waste.
• Imballaggi per Alimenti Food-grade packaging including LD-PE and HD-PE bags and sheets certified for food contact per REG CE 10/2011, with GMP-certified production and over 40 stock sizes from 10cm x 15cm to 100cm x 140cm.
• Imballaggi Industriali Industrial packaging products including micro-perforated and macro-perforated pellets bags, regenerated material bags, industrial coils, and garment collection bags for industrial manufacturers.
• Linea Maglieria Clothing packaging including garment bags and polyethylene garment covers in various sizes with customization options for fashion retailers and clothing stores.
• Guanti BIO iSmile First Italian-made biodegradable separated-finger gloves made from Home Compost biopolymer, food-contact suitable, featuring proprietary Bio-NoFog technology to reduce hand sweating, for food, pharmaceutical, and hygiene applications.

Quantifiable outcome

• Biodegradable bags fragment 90% after approximately 3 months and are digested by microorganisms 90% after 6 months per UNI EN 13432
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• CONAI (Consorzio Nazionale Imballaggi)minorOthersItalian National Packaging Consortium. Environmental contribution charges are billed separately on invoices per current regulations. Futura BioPlast is required to pay and pass on CONAI environmental contributions.
• BIOREPACKminorOthersItalian consortium for biodegradable/compostable packaging. Environmental contribution charges billed separately on invoices. Represents compliance with Italian environmental regulations.
• POLIECOminorOthersItalian consortium for polyethylene packaging. Environmental contribution charges billed separately on invoices per current regulations.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• TIPA Corp: Israel-based developer of compostable flexible packaging films and laminates for food and consumer goods. Comparable as a converter focused on home- and industrially-compostable flexible packaging competing in the same sustainability-driven end markets.
• BioBag International: Norway-headquartered manufacturer of compostable bags and films for retail, food, and waste collection. Closely comparable as a dedicated converter of biodegradable/compostable polymers into bag-form end products serving the same end-markets.
• PlasticFree: Italian converter of compostable and biodegradable bags and packaging for retail and HORECA. Closely comparable on geography, product format (bags and shoppers), and target regulatory environment.

Others

• NatureWorks: US-based producer of Ingeo PLA biopolymer used in compostable packaging. Comparable as an upstream supplier feeding the same biodegradable film and bag value chain in which Futura BioPlast operates as converter.
• TotalEnergies Corbion: Joint venture producing Luminy PLA bioplastics for packaging and food-service applications. Comparable as an upstream resin producer whose materials feed into compostable bag and film converters.

Broad incumbents

• Novamont: Italy-based leader in bio-based and biodegradable materials (Mater-Bi) with its own packaging applications. Comparable because it competes in compostable packaging and supplies the very biopolymer compounds used by converters like Futura BioPlast.
• Kingfa Sci & Tech: Large Chinese modified-plastics and bioplastics producer with biodegradable product lines. Comparable as a broad-incumbent with scale advantages in polymer production and conversion that competes on cost.
• BASF (Ecovio): Global chemical major whose Ecovio line targets compostable packaging applications. Comparable as a broad-incumbent supplier of bioplastic resin increasingly entering downstream converter territory at scale.
• SABIC: Global petrochemicals and polymer major investing in circular and bio-based polymers. Comparable as a large incumbent whose polymer portfolio and scale put pressure on smaller converters in sustainability-led packaging.

Emerging players

• Danimer Scientific: US-based developer of PHA-based biodegradable polymers for packaging and foodservice films. Comparable as an emerging player advancing compostable resin technology that could feed or compete with converter offerings.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance7 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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