Leading specialist and hidden champion
Getzner Werkstoffe was founded in 1969 as a subsidiary of the long-established Getzner, Mutter & Cie. and has its headquarters are in Buers, Austria. Alongside three further locations in Germany, Getzner also has offices in Australia, China, France, India, Japan and the USA. Its international network is complemented by sales partners in 40 additional countries.
Today, approximately 500 employees worldwide are working on solutions for a better future. In 2022, Getzner Werkstoffe achieved a turnover of 150 million euros.
Our milestones
- 1969: Founded as a subsidiary of Getzner, Mutter & Cie.
- 1975: Manufacture of technical polyurethane materials for vibration isolation
- 1977: Sylomer® registered as a trademark
- 1983: Foundation of Getzner Werkstoffe Deutschland GmbH in Grünwald, Germany
- 1993: Launch of the material Sylodyn®
- 1996: Opening of Getzner Werkstoffe office in Berlin, Germany
- 2002: Foundation of Nihon Getzner K.K. in Tokyo, Japan
- 2004: Isotop® product line integrated following the takeover of Reinicke GmbH, subsequently renamed Getzner Spring Solutions GmbH (GSS)
- 2007: Foundation of Byrel Fastening Systems in Kunshan, China
- 2009: Foundation of Getzner India Pvt. Ltd. in Pune, India
- 2010: Foundation of Beijing Getzner Trading Co. Ltd. in Beijing, China
- 2013: Foundation of Getzner USA, Inc. in Charlotte, USA
- 2015: Foundation of Getzner France SAS in Lyon, France
- 2016: Getzner launches the new material Sylodamp®
- 2017: Market launch of the Sylodyn® HRB HS series
- 2020: Integration of the sales partner Vibration Solutions Pty Ltd. Name changed to Getzner Vibration Solutions (GVS)
- 2021: Sylocraft®, a thermoplastic elastomer, is developed
- 2023: Getzner receives the Vorarlberg Innovation Award and is nominated for the Austrian National Innovation Award 2023 for its elastoplastic under sleeper pads
- 2023: Getzner Circular Technologies subsidiary is founded for the recycling of elastomers, with a special focus on chemical and mechanical recycling of polyurethane
- 2024: Getzner acquires 50% of the shares in Isolgomma Srl, an Italian specialist in vibration protection made from recycled rubber, and 60% of the shares in TecInn GmbH, a plastics processing company
- 2024: Getzner receives Bronze Medal in EcoVadis sustainability rating
- 2025: Getzner receives the Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) for its Sylomer® and Sylodyn® materials from the renowned Institut Bauen und Umwelt e.V. (IBU)
- 2025: Launch of Relomer®, a new material made from recycled polyurethane
Constancy and change
The demands on us and our solutions have grown continuously over time. In the early days, our primary task was to develop and manufacture suitable materials with specific chemical and physical properties. Polyurethane offers excellent possibilities in this regard, and our materials, such as Sylomer®, Sylodyn® and Sylodamp®, are the mainstay of our portfolio. A variety of applications and new products have come into being as an extension of this, which we can use to respond to any of our customers' requirements effectively and efficiently.
Our in-house research, technical expertise and customer focus are our strengths as much today as they were then. Decades of experience as well as independent follow-up measurements are testament to the fact that our materials are maintenance-free and last for decades, retaining their effectiveness. This makes them truly sustainable. Thanks to their stable properties, it is also easy to reuse our materials, for example in the form of a granulate blending component. What's more, we are already working on developing processes to fully recycle our products to enable us to close the loop entirely.