[1] Polytan was founded in 1970 as Firl + Schretter Sportstättenbau in Neuburg an der Donau and, initially, installed polyurethane-bound in-situ synthetic surfaces for sports facilities.

[3] In 2003, a coating and extrusion plant for synthetic turf was installed at the production facility in Grefrath.

In the same year, the company acquired a FIFA license to be able to provide turfs for official games.

[8] Since ECHA has proposed a ban on the synthetic application of microplastics, which is still being discussed by the EU Commission, in 2020,[9] Polytan has started to put additional effort into developing and installing sustainable tracks and turf systems made from recycled materials and Brazilian sugarcane.

Outside Europe, Polytan has branches in Melbourne (Australia), Hong Kong and Wellington (New Zealand).