The Austrotherm Group continues its successful growth course in 2025 and takes over the Italian EPS manufacturer “Gruppo Poron”. The traditional family company Poron operates eight production locations across Italy and employs around 170 people. The takeover is subject to antitrust approval, which is expected by summer. The purchase price was agreed not to disclose.
A wide product portfolio meets a strong brand with a lot of know-how
“Gruppo Poron” has successfully sold the Austrotherm XPS product portfolio on the Italian market since the beginning of 2025. The planned takeover of the company thus sustainably deepens the existing cooperation.
The management of the company will continue to be in the hands of the Ceru family. As the previous owner of Poron, you will continue to play a central role in the management. The established brand name “Poron” remains – a clear commitment to local identity and the high reputation that the company enjoys in Italy.
In addition to high-quality EPS insulation materials, the company also produces EPS solutions for the packaging area, such as ice boxes and mozzarella teams. „Since January 2025, Austrotherm XPS® insulation boards are expanding our extensive range – and the first successes confirm that we can shape a promising future in Italy together
“, If Paolo Ceru, Managing Director of the “Gruppo Poron”, is convinced of the common growth potential.
„With eight production locations that are distributed across the board in Italy, the structure of Poron offers us an efficient production and sales network, which is optimal for our growth in Italy
“, comments Dr. Heimo Pascher, Managing Director of the Austrotherm Group. „Gruppo Poron’s many years of experience in the industry and its strong presence in Italy make you an ideal partner to further expand our market position in Europe. In addition, as a family company, we combine a similar value and corporate culture, which also confirms the choice of this partner
“, supplemented Pieches.
With the entry into the Italian market, Austria sets a strategic milestone for the future development of the company.
About Austrotherm
The Austrotherm Group generated sales of 444 million ꞓ in the 2024 financial year and, on December 31, 2024, employed 1,400 employees. The Austrotherm Group, which is in Austrian family ownership, currently has a total of 29 production sites for insulation materials in 13 countries. In addition to the headquarters in Woffing and the works in Pinkafeld (EPS), Michelhausen (EPS) and Purbach (XPS), the insulation pioneer is represented with companies in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Germany, Greece, Croatia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Hungary and Turkey. The Austrotherm Group is a company of Schmid Industriengolding, which generated sales of EUR 2.3 billion with 6,800 employees as of December 31, 2024.