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Novamont review

Updated October 1, 2026 · StampCue Editorial Team · Facts checked October 1, 2026

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Our verdict

Novamont suits buyers who need a compostable material for food packaging and bags rather than finished printed stock, including produce businesses and organic waste operators. The bioplastic comes from Novamont S.p.A., a company in Italy trading since 1990, so a supply agreement names a registered producer.

Key facts

Best for
Compostable material for food packaging and bags, from a producer trading since 1990.
Markets
IT, FR, DE, ES, US, BE, GB, IE, SE, DK, FI, NO, EE, PL, AU, NZ, CA, JP, GR, IL, MX, PT, MZ, ZW, BG, CL, HU, TR, TW, RO, SI, HR, RS, BA, LT, LV, MU, MG, CO↗
Legal entity
Novamont S.p.A.↗
Headquarters
Italy↗
Founded
1990↗
Support channels
Email, Phone↗
Products
Food packaging, Retail bags
Materials
Biodegradable, Compostable
Official website
novamont.com

Facts checked October 1, 2026, 3 sources

Apps and profiles

Elsewhere
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Pros and cons

Pros

  • The material is biodegradable and compostable, made from raw materials of plant origin in whole or in part.
  • One material from Novamont S.p.A. covers food packaging and the bags used for produce, goods carry and organic waste collection.
  • The applications Novamont names include foodservice ware, so the same material reaches table service as well as bags and packs.

Cons

  • Ordering from a producer in Italy is a cross-border purchase, with import steps, paperwork and longer freight than a domestic supplier.
  • Production by Novamont S.p.A. sits at industrial scale, which suits repeat and volume orders rather than a single small run.
  • Compostable packaging needs a composting route at end of life, so a business whose local service only takes general waste has nowhere to send it.

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Who it suits

  • Buyers who need compostable material for food packaging and bags, able to order from a producer based in Italy.
  • Food, produce and waste operators running bags for fruit and vegetables, goods carry and organic waste collection.
  • Organizations that already have a composting route for the packaging they use at end of life.

Who should look elsewhere

  • One-off events needing a handful of bags, since a producer trading since 1990 plans around repeat volume.
  • Organizations whose waste route cannot take compostable packaging at end of life.

Who runs it

Novamont trades as Novamont S.p.A., based in Italy with its registered office in Novara. It has been trading since 1990, which puts a long operating record behind the name a buyer sees on a supply agreement. That structure matters: a contract here sits with a registered Italian company rather than a brand name, the form a procurement team needs for supplier checks and invoicing. For a buyer outside Italy, that registered entity is also the party on the invoice and on any import paperwork, which counts when the order crosses a border. Order size, freight and local conversion sit outside the corporate details, so settle those early. Expect a producer relationship rather than a shop counter, and plan sourcing with converters in mind.

How Novamont compares

Frequently asked questions

Who is behind Novamont's compostable bioplastic?+

The bioplastic is made by Novamont S.p.A., whose registered office is in Novara, in Italy. The company has traded since 1990 and develops and produces the material in Italy itself. A supply agreement is therefore written with a registered Italian company rather than a brand name, which suits procurement checks and invoicing.

What is the compostable bioplastic made from?+

Novamont describes the material as biodegradable and compostable and as being made from raw materials of plant origin in whole or in part. Novamont S.p.A. develops and produces it at its Italian plant, so that claim sits with the manufacturer rather than a converter. A business buying finished packaging should still ask its converter how the material is handled.

What kinds of packaging does the material go into?+

The applications Novamont lists cover food packaging, foodservice ware and bags: sacks for fruit and vegetables, sacks for carrying goods and sacks for collecting organic waste. All of them use the same material Novamont S.p.A. produces, so a buyer can source one grade across several bag and packaging uses.

Is Novamont set up for small orders or volume orders?+

Production is at industrial scale in Italy, which points to supply arranged for repeat and volume orders rather than a single small run. Novamont S.p.A. has traded since 1990, so a buyer planning regular use of the same packaging is dealing with an established producer. A handful of bags for one event sits at the other end of the chain.

Which countries does Novamont supply?+

The market list published by Novamont S.p.A. covers much of Europe alongside the United States, Canada, Japan, Australia, Mexico and other countries, so a buyer outside Italy can check whether its own market is served. Availability for a specific country is worth confirming with the company before an order is planned.

Is Novamont a packaging converter or a material supplier?+

Novamont is a material producer rather than a seller of finished items. Novamont S.p.A. develops and produces the bioplastic from raw materials of plant origin, and what reaches a business is that material. Packaging makers and converters then turn it into the bags, sacks and food packs that appear on shelves.

Sources

  • materbi.com checked October 1, 2026

    Backs: Materials, Products

    “Mater-Bi e' la prima bioplastica biodegradabile e compostabile sviluppata e prodotta su scala industriale in Italia, realizzata con materie prime in tutto o in parte di origine vegetale.”

  • novamont.com checked October 1, 2026

    Backs: Headquarters, Legal entity

    “Copyright 2026 - Novamont S.p.A. - Via G. Fauser 8, 28100 Novara - Italia”

  • novamont.com/novamont-nel-mondo checked October 1, 2026

    Backs: Markets, Support channels

  • novamont.com/storia checked October 1, 2026

    Backs: Founded

    “1990 Nasce NOVAMONT S.p.A.”

Compiled from 4 source pages, checked October 1, 2026. We did not open an account.

Not confirmed yet: Custom printing.

Novamont

Compostable material for food packaging and bags, from a producer trading since 1990.

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