Our Story

The end of life of plastics has become a major issue.

Designed to be strong and durable, single-use plastic packaging is not compatible with natural cycles and accumulates in the environment.

Biowrap was born from a clear ambition: to design a high-performance alternative that can disappear without polluting.

After several months of research, we developed BHC® film, a compostable routing film designed for packaging newspapers, journals, and magazines.

Lighter than conventional plastic, it biodegrades and mineralizes in less than six months.

A breakthrough in an industry long dominated by plastic.

To reduce our clients’ carbon footprint, we are launching several research and development projects.

These years mark Biowrap’s diversification with pioneering products:

• Protective covers for furniture (in collaboration with GL Events),

• Pallet covers for logistics and industrial use,

• Transparent shrink BHC film for packaging industry players,

• BIOSOIL® dog waste bags ,certified compostable for municipalities.

In 2019, the AGEC law accelerated the ecological transition.

Its implementation mandates the phase-out of single-use plastic packaging— even compostable — in the graphic arts sector by 2025.

Biowrap’s historic market is directly impacted.

At the same time, the COVID-19 crisis caused a collapse in the mailing and direct distribution sector.

We must reinvent ourselves.

Since our beginnings, a paradox has troubled us:

Our environmentally friendly films were still packaged using polluting plastic.

Alongside Laurent Massacrier, a specialist in bioplastics, we launched a series of intensive research efforts.

Five years of trials, failures, and constant reassessment… leading up to the major breakthrough of 2021:

Biowrap Stretch® (FE23) – Europe’s first 100% biocompostable stretch film, delivering the same level of mechanical strength as a polyethylene film.

No pollution. No microplastics. No compromise.

For four years, we continued investing to go even further:

A stronger, more stable, more transparent film,

and with mechanical properties equivalent to those of fossil-based plastics.

Our goal: to prove that a compostable product can be environmentally friendly and even outperform a conventional polyethylene product.

In 2025, the Barthe Group decided to invest in and fully acquire the Biowrap Stretch (FE23) patent.

This acquisition marks a major industrial turning point.

It gives Biowrap the strength of an established group and a long-term vision to accelerate the development of Biowrap Stretch.

Beyond Biowrap, the ambition is clear: to structure the compostable market, educate stakeholders, and establish a new standard in industrial packaging.

A conviction guides this new chapter: compostable is no longer an alternative, it is the future.