BIOFA was founded in Germany in 1976 as a subsidiary of a homeopathic remedy company, with the aim of offering products that do not contain chlorinated hydrocarbons.
The BIOFA founder, graduate engineer Werner Hahn, transferred his experience from the production of medicinal products to the production of natural colours, oils, waxes, varnishes, glazes, care and cleaning agents. BIOFA established a number of principles for its own work, which also define the scope for the raw materials that can be used and their processing.
In 1983 BIOFA-Naturfarben became an independent company and one year later it was renamed BIOFA Naturprodukte W. Hahn GmbH.
From the beginning, the company was designed as a family business, and its fundamental approach was healthy development in all areas of the company. The focus of the work has always been to meet BIOFA's own demands on the natural and technical quality of the products while taking the technical requirements of the market into account.
BIOFA has always been a modern company that has consistently furthered technical development of its products.
A special focus has been on the training and further education of BIOFA employees, because dealing with natural substances requires a different basic attitude than dealing with chemical substances. BIOFA's positive working atmosphere and many long standing employees are testament to the company's commitment to its employees.
The company founder Werner Hahn and the board of trustees have successfully provided for the future with further qualified employees from their own ranks. In recent years, measures have focused particularly on the profitability and productivity of the business. This led to the reduction of the product range and to the improvement of processes - including the development of new products, personnel qualifications and lowering of costs.