Bunzl & Biach GmbH

What Bunzl & Biach GmbH does

Bunzl & Biach GmbH is an Austrian private limited company (Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung, FN 79555 v) headquartered at Steinheilgasse 5-7 in Vienna, operating in the recovered paper and packaging disposal sector. The company has been active in the recovered paper market for over 100 years and is described as one of the leading groups in Europe for recovered paper trading. Its core business is the trading of recovered paper as raw material to paper mills, with a stated annual trading volume exceeding 250 million euros and annual recycled throughput in excess of 1,000,000,000 kilograms. The company serves as the main supplier of recovered paper to two named Austrian paper mills, Laakirchen Papier AG and Essity Austria GmbH, and operates subsidiary entities in Germany, Central Europe, and Eastern Europe to support international trading flows.

The business operates two principal revenue streams: recovered paper trading (transaction-fee economics on commodity throughput, with over 50,000 annual transports organized across Europe by an international purchasing department) and packaging disposal services (collection and disposal of recovered paper and packaging for more than 1,000 industrial and municipal customers in Austria, executed through depots in Vienna's 10th and 21st districts and Linz, plus a Destruction Service brand offering document destruction certified to Ö-Norm S2109). The go-to-market is a B2B direct-sales model with regional Key Account managers covering Austria, Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, and Western Europe. Quality and regulatory standing is maintained through ISO 14001, ISO 50001, EMAS, and Entsorgungsfachbetrieb certifications. The company is operationally integrated with the Heinzel Group, providing access to worldwide corporate group scale, and is led by Managing Director Thomas Krauthauf.

Name

Bunzl & Biach GmbH

Legal name

BUNZL & BIACH GmbH

Website

https://bunzl-biach.at

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Bunzl & Biach GmbH is a Vienna-headquartered, 100+ year-old Austrian recovered paper trader and packaging disposal services provider, supplying paper mills (notably Laakirchen Papier AG and Essity Austria) and over 1,000 municipal and industrial customers across Austria, Germany, and Central/Eastern Europe.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Vienna

HQ country

Austria

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Recovered Paper Trading: Trading of recovered paper as raw material to paper mills, generating revenue through commodity trading margins. Volume traded exceeds 250 million euros annually.
2. Packaging Disposal Services: Collection and disposal of recovered paper and packaging materials for industrial and municipal customers in Austria. Services include document destruction according to Ö-Norm S2109.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Bunzl & Biach GmbH is an Austrian trading and disposal company that supplies recovered paper as raw material to paper mills and provides packaging disposal services to industrial companies and municipalities. The company trades more than 250 million euros in recovered paper volume annually, organizes more than 50,000 transports per year across Europe, and serves more than 1,000 customers in Austria through its headquarters in Vienna and depot in Linz. Document destruction services are offered under the Destruction Service brand in compliance with Ö-Norm S2109.

Product overview

Bunzl & Biach GmbH operates as a trading and disposal company specializing in recovered paper. The company functions as a significant raw material supplier to the domestic paper industry, with its core offering being the trading and supply of recovered paper. Additionally, the company provides packaging disposal services and document destruction services (under the Destruction Service brand). The company operates locations in Vienna and Linz, Austria, and maintains subsidiary companies across Austria, Germany, Central and Eastern Europe.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PAPEX: Related company website for paper trading services (papex.at)

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Heinzel GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent company/group affiliation providing corporate integration and worldwide operational scale. BUNZL & BIACH is well integrated within corporate groups operating on a worldwide scale through this partnership.
• Laakirchen Papier AGcoreOthersMajor paper mill customer and main supplier relationship. BUNZL & BIACH group is the main supplier of this paper manufacturing facility.
• Essity Austria GmbHcoreOthersMajor paper mill customer. BUNZL & BIACH group is the main supplier of Essity Austria GmbH paper mill operations.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Mondi: European paper and packaging group with internal recovered paper collection and trading operations across multiple countries. Operates in the same recovered fiber supply chain as Bunzl & Biach.
• Smurfit Kappa: Global paper-based packaging leader with significant European recovered paper sourcing operations. Comparable as a large buyer and trader of recovered fiber with integrated logistics.
• Stora Enso: Major European paper manufacturer with integrated recovered paper sourcing operations. A buyer of recovered paper comparable to Bunzl & Biach's paper mill customers, and operates trading logistics at meaningful scale.
• UPM-Kymmene: Nordic-based paper and biomaterials company with significant recovered fiber sourcing operations across Europe. Comparable as a vertically integrated recovered paper buyer and trader.
• REMONDIS: Major European recycling and waste services company operating extensive paper recycling collection and trading operations across multiple geographies. Overlaps with Bunzl & Biach's disposal and trading services.
• Sappi: European-headquartered paper manufacturer with substantial recovered paper procurement operations. Comparable as a large-scale buyer of recovered fiber in the same European market.
• International Paper: Global paper and packaging major (now including DS Smith) with European recovered fiber trading operations. Comparable as a vertically integrated paper producer and recovered paper buyer with similar customer profile.
• Veolia: Global environmental services and waste management major with significant paper recycling and recovered materials trading operations across Europe. Comparable in the disposal/collection side of Bunzl & Biach's business.

Direct peers

• Heinzel Group: Corporate group affiliated with Bunzl & Biach, operating paper mills and trading worldwide. Functions as both parent/affiliate and a peer in recovered paper trading and integrated paper operations.
• PAPEX: Sub-brand/related entity of Bunzl & Biach operating in paper trading (papex.at). Operates in the same recovered paper trading space with overlapping customer base and corporate group affiliation.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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