dy-pack

What dy-pack does

dy-pack Verpackungen GmbH is a German manufacturer of industrial paper sacks headquartered in Wenden-Gerlingen, Germany, operating under the trade name dy-pack. The company produces high-performance paper bag packaging for demanding applications across four primary verticals: the chemical industry, construction chemicals, the food industry, and the cement industry. Per company-published scale figures, the firm operates from a single manufacturing site with annual production capacity of 150 million sacks, supported by 3,000 tons of paper storage and a 13,500-pallet high-bay warehouse, and is staffed by approximately 240 employees.

dy-pack's product portfolio is anchored by proprietary paper-sack technologies, most notably SAFEdy Showerproof (marketed as the first waterproof paper sack on the market), Der Erdensack (a world-first paper sack concept for potting soil that received the 'Kracher des Jahres' industry award in 2021), and the LEOSII advanced film/packaging system. The company's value proposition combines a 'less paper is more' sustainability philosophy with technical performance, positioning its packaging as both environmentally responsible and capable of withstanding demanding industrial conditions. Awards include the Alufoil Trophy and Ecovadis sustainability certification, both surfaced in the company's own materials.

Revenue mechanics are anchored in direct B2B sales of paper sack products to enterprise customers across the four target verticals; pricing is not publicly disclosed and is handled on a quote-based, project-by-project basis. Go-to-market combines direct enterprise sales with a multilingual corporate website (German, English, French), corporate social media presence (YouTube, Facebook, Instagram), and industry trade recognition. No revenue figure, ownership structure beyond private operating company status, or individual customer logos are disclosed in the available source material, limiting visibility into financial scale, ownership, and customer concentration.

Name

dy-pack

Legal name

dy-pack Verpackungen GmbH

Website

https://dy-pack.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1950

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

dy-pack Verpackungen GmbH is a German manufacturer of industrial paper sacks, founded in 1950 and producing 150 million sacks annually from its Wenden-Gerlingen facility. It serves chemical, construction-chemical, food, and cement industry customers via differentiated technologies including SAFEdy Showerproof waterproof bags and the award-winning Der Erdensack.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Packaging

NAICS

Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper Manufacturing (322220)

SIC

Plastics, Foil & Coated Paper Bags (2673)

akta.pro primary industry

Paper Bags & Sacks (retail, industrial, multiwall) (IMAMAHAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Industrial Sacks & Bags (Paper/Plastic/Woven) (IMALAGAD), Hazardous Materials & UN-Certified Bulk Packaging (IMALAGAH)

Keywords

• Industrial paper sacks
• Paper bag manufacturing
• Waterproof paper packaging
• Industrial packaging solutions
• Sustainable paper sacks

Headquarters

HQ city

Wenden

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Industrial Paper Sacks: Manufacturing and sale of high-quality paper sacks for demanding industrial applications including chemical, construction chemicals, food, and cement industries. Revenue generated through direct B2B sales of packaging products with comprehensive logistics concepts.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

dy-pack manufactures and sells premium industrial paper sacks (Papiersäcke) for demanding applications across four verticals: chemistry, construction chemistry, food, and cement. The product portfolio includes specialized innovations such as SAFEdy Showerproof waterproof paper bags, the award-winning Der Erdensack potting soil packaging, and LEOSII advanced film technology. Annual production reaches approximately 150 million sacks, supported by 3,000 tons of paper storage capacity and a 13,500-pallet high-bay warehouse at the Wenden-Gerlingen facility.

Product overview

dy-pack is a leading global manufacturer of paper bags/sacks for demanding industrial applications. The company operates as a unified product portfolio centered on paper sack solutions, including specialized innovations like the SAFEdy Showerproof (waterproof paper bag), Der Erdensack (potting soil packaging), and LEOSII technology. The product range serves four key industries: chemistry, construction chemistry, food, and cement. Production capacity reaches 150 million bags annually, managed by 240 employees at their Germany facility.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SAFEdy Showerproof: Waterproof paper bag technology. Wasserdicht! Papiersack.

Products and services

• SAFEdy Showerproof Waterproof paper sack solution that provides water resistance while maintaining paper-based sustainability, marketed as the first waterproof paper sack on the market. Targeted at industrial buyers requiring water-resistant packaging for chemical, construction, food, and cement applications.
• Der Erdensack Paper sack concept specifically designed for potting soil applications. A world-first innovation that won the 'Kracher des Jahres' (Cracker of the Year) award.
• LEOSII Technology LEOSII advanced film/packaging technology system featured in the company's homepage video content, representing advanced industrial packaging solutions for demanding applications.
• Papiersäcke (Industrial Paper Sacks) Premium paper sacks for demanding applications in chemistry, construction chemistry, food industry, and cement industry. The core manufacturing output of dy-pack, with annual production of 150 million sacks.

Quantifiable outcome

• 150 million bags produced per year

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Segezha Group: Segezha is a leading European/Russian producer of industrial paper sacks (paper sacks for chemicals, food, cement) and kraft paper — a focused, direct competitor with overlapping product, customer base, and industrial sack focus with dy-pack.
• Gascogne Papiers: Gascogne is a French paper manufacturer and converter producing kraft paper and paper-based packaging including industrial sacks for similar demanding industrial applications — a comparable specialty kraft-paper and converted-sack player to dy-pack.
• Bischof + Klein: Bischof + Klein is a German manufacturer of flexible packaging and industrial sacks including paper-based and laminated sack solutions for chemicals and construction — a domestic German peer operating in the same industrial sack space as dy-pack.
• LC Packaging: LC Packaging manufactures and distributes FIBCs and industrial bulk bags for chemicals, food, and construction materials across Europe — a direct competitor in industrial bulk packaging, although with a stronger FIBC orientation compared to dy-pack's paper-sack focus.
• Perlen Packaging: Perlen Packaging manufactures paper-based packaging solutions including industrial paper bags for chemicals and food sectors in Europe — a comparable specialty paper-sack competitor with adjacent product scope to dy-pack.
• Nordjysk Papir & Emballage (NP): NP is a Nordic specialty producer of industrial paper sacks for chemicals, food, and minerals — comparable specialty industrial paper sack manufacturer with similar vertical end-market mix to dy-pack.

Broad incumbents

• Smurfit Kappa: Smurfit Kappa is one of the largest paper-based packaging manufacturers globally with industrial bulk packaging exposure; comparable as a broad incumbent in B2B paper industrial packaging with overlap to dy-pack's chemicals and food-grade paper sack lines.
• Mondi: Mondi operates one of the world's largest industrial paper sack businesses (Mondi Industrial Bags) serving chemicals, food, and building materials — directly comparable end markets, materials, and product formats to dy-pack, but at substantially larger scale and broader portfolio including containerboard and flexible packaging.
• Billerud: Billerud is a major European kraft paper and packaging board producer supplying paper materials used in industrial sack converting — an upstream-and-overlap comparable to dy-pack in the specialty kraft paper and paper-based industrial packaging segment.

Emerging players

• Kraeber & Co. (Autobar): Kraeber is a German specialty converter producing paper-based and laminated packaging for industrial applications, including sacks for chemicals — adjacent/overlapping converting capability with dy-pack's industrial sack focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCE8v9XH2d0rP_NfFzwqEJcg/videos
• Facebookfacebook.com/dypack.GmbH
• Instagraminstagram.com/dy_pack

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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