Business characteristics

The Śnieżka Group, whose history dates back to 1984, is one of the leaders in the market of decorative paints and construction chemicals in Poland.

The Group also operates actively on several foreign markets. In Hungary, it is a significant player in the decorative paints segment, and in Ukraine it is one of the dominant entities in the production of paints and putties. It is one of the 25 largest paint manufacturers in Europe (according to European Coatings 2024). In 2024, FFiL Śnieżka SA – the parent company of the Śnieżka Group – was awarded the EcoVadis Silver Medal, which places it among the top 6% of companies subject to certification as far as the sustainable development is concerned.

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The Group takes on over 1,100 staff, and production facilities located in four countries yield on an annual basis over 130 million kg of products for decoration and protection of various types of substrates. The key brands of the Śnieżka Group are as follows:  Śnieżka, Magnat, Poli-Farbe, Vidaron, Rafil and Foveo-Tech. In 2022, the Group launched a state-of-the-art Logistics Centre – this is the largest investment in the company’s history.

1,100

employees working in the Group

130mln kg

products for decoration and protection of various types of substrates

The Group is comprised of: the parent company Fabryka Farb i Lakierów Śnieżka SA - whose shares have been listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange since 2003 - and its subsidiaries in Poland and abroad. The shareholder structure of FFiL Śnieżka SA is dominated by its founders and their successors, who control over 60% of the votes at the general meeting. Since its debut on the stock exchange, the company has regularly paid dividends to its shareholders from the generated profits, the total value of which, calculated since 2003, is PLN 544.2 million.

544.2 mln PLN

the company has regularly paid dividends to its shareholders from the generated profits, the total value of which, calculated since 2003.

Shareholding structure of FFiL Śnieżka SA* (share in the share capital in%)

*Data as at 10.04.2025
** PTE Allianz Polska: 14.39%; PTE Nationale – Nederlanden: 9.39%

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Group's sales revenue structure in 2024

Key markets

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Key brands of the Group

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Operations of the Śnieżka Group

The Śnieżka Group companies manufacture products for protection and decoration of various substrates, both for internal and external applications.  They comprise, i.a. paints for interior walls and facades, products for painting wood and metal, putties for walls and wood, as well as thermal insulation systems for buildings and professional anti-corrosion systems. The products are sold under the following brands: Śnieżka, Magnat, Poli-Farbe, Vidaron, Foveo-Tech and Rafil.

The Śnieżka Group’s revenues, including the breakdown by segments, have been described in the explanatory note to the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Śnieżka Group.

The Group’s manufacturing sites located in Poland, Ukraine, Hungary and Belarus take on over 1,100 staff (detailed figures are presented in Chapter Employees of the Śnieżka Group). Foreign export markets include Armenia, the Czech Republic, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Moldova, Romania, Serbia, and Slovakia. In 2024, the Group did not record any significant changes in its customer groups and markets served compared to those presented in the Management Board’s Report on the activities for 2023.

The Śnieżka Group companies do not offer products that would be subject to bans in the indicated areas, nor do they conduct business related to the fossil fuel sector or the production of chemicals understood as pesticides and other agrochemicals.

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