What
drives us
Reducing the consumption of natural resources, avoiding waste, or better yet, giving them a new value and shaping the future with sustainable and efficient solutions: this is the motivation behind the founding of OutNature.
Fibers are the foundation of many everyday products – from paper to packaging. But traditional raw material sources such as wood fibers and recycled paper are increasingly reaching ecological and economic limits. At OutNature, we believe in a simple, powerful truth: Nature offers more than just one alternative – There is a Plan(t) B.
We bridge the gap between ecological responsibility and economic common sense. By identifying and refining previously untapped plant fibers as a valuable resource, we are creating new pathways for the fiber-based industry.
Working in close collaboration with agriculture, industry, and research, we close hidden loops and develop holistic solutions along the entire value chain. The result: intelligent, renewable plant fibers that provide our partners with a reliable source of material.
We provide the answer to how things can be done differently. And we demonstrate that there is always an option to find new ways and avoid exhausting existing resources.
There is a Plan(t) B.
At OutNature, we are convinced that nature provides the perfect foundation for innovative solutions. That’s why we combine plant-based raw materials with the most advanced technologies to meet our customers’ needs together with our partners – while taking social and ecological responsibility.
OutNature will become the leading expert in renewable plant fibers and establishes their use as the standard for fiber-based products.
As part of the Schwarz Group, we are guided by the Group-wide sustainability policy. The Schwarz Group concentrates its sustainability efforts on the “Responsible Consumption and Production” Sustainable Development Goal and is a member of the UN Global Compact.
OutNature produces added value – for its customers but also for the environment and society as a whole. This idea was the origin of OutNature: its goal is to create value from alternative plant fibers as a raw material for the paper and packaging industry.
Creation of alternative, fast-growing, and regionally available
raw materials for paper production.
Maximum resource efficiency throughout the entire value creation process through the multiple material use of the Silphie plant and straw.
Smart cycle from the alternative raw material via the regional supply chain and the use in paper and packaging to disposal and reintroduction into the material cycle.
Silphie promotes biodiversity and improves soils, paludi biomass supports the renaturation of peatlands, and straw is used resource-efficiently as a byproduct.
As part of PreZero, an international disposal and recycling company, we adhere to high social and environmental standards.
Representing important components, we expect all of our suppliers, service providers and partners to comply with these standards. We take responsibility for services within our own business area as well as for our immediate business partners who provide services to us.