Manufacturer of specialty additives and waxes: defoamers, dispersing agents, wetting agents, rheology modifiers, micronized waxes and wax dispersions.
Münzing Chemie GmbH
Abstatt · Heilbronn · Elsteraue · Bloomfield (USA) · Clover (USA) · Barcelona · Milano · Katowice · Luxembourg · Curitiba · Singapore · Bukit Selambau · Shanghai · Pangyo · Mumbai · SomersbyNew on Amplifa
About MÜNZING
MÜNZING is a family-owned manufacturer of specialty additives headquartered in Abstatt, Germany. The company develops, produces and markets additives and waxes for paints, coatings, printing inks, adhesives, paper manufacturing and coating, construction chemistry, metalworking fluids, industrial cleaners, as well as for food production and wood processing. The portfolio includes defoamers, wetting and dispersing agents, emulsifiers, rheology modifiers, leveling additives, micronized and coated waxes as well as wax dispersions and emulsions. The production facilities in Heilbronn and Clover (USA) are modern multi-purpose plants with a broad range of synthesis and formulating processes; at the Elsteraue site, micronized waxes are produced by spray process, along with more than 10,000 tonnes of water-based wax emulsions and powders per year. Owing to its multi-purpose plants, MÜNZING also offers customized products and toll manufacturing. Around 20% of the company's more than 1,650 employees worldwide work in development and application technology; the company is represented in over 40 countries.
- Site
- Abstatt
- Processes
- Sulfation, Sulfonation, Esterification, Amidation, Phosphation, Polymerization, Polycondensation, Polyaddition
- Materials
- Waxes (micronized and coated waxes), Wax dispersions (water- and solvent-based), Wax emulsions (water-based), Siloxane-based defoamers, Polyalkylene glycol chemistries, Stearic acid (historical production), Micronized and coated waxes, Dispersing, wetting and rheology modifiers
- Certificates
- ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, ISO 50001:2018, SQF (GFSI) Food Safety Code Edition 9, cRc Kosher, Halal, NOP Organic (Handler), EU Organic Import Certificate (EU 2018/848), ISO 45001, Other (SQF/GFSI)
- Founded
- 1830
- Employees
- 1650+
- 01
Raw material selection and formulation development
- 02
Synthesis (sulfation, sulfonation, esterification, amidation, phosphation,
- 03
Hot and cold precipitation, milling, dispersion, emulsification,
- 04
Micronization of waxes (spray process)
- 05
Application technology testing and customer-specific development
- 06
Filling and worldwide distribution
Products, Processes & Synthesis Technologies
Micronized and coated waxes
Spherical, spray-micronized wax particles (CERETAN®) for printing inks, wood, powder and industrial coatings.
Wax dispersions (water- and solvent-based)
LUBA-print® dispersions for improving heat sealing and barrier properties in Can & Coil, wood and industrial coatings.
Wax emulsions (water-based)
LUBRANIL®, SÜDRANOL®, WÜKONIL®, WÜKOSEAL®, among other uses as open-time extenders in emulsion paints.
Siloxane-based defoamers
AGITAN®, DEE FO® and FOAM BAN® chemistries for low-foam systems in coatings, industrial fluids and coolants.
Polyalkylene glycol chemistries
Defoamer chemistry that remains active and compatible in antifreeze and coolant systems.
Dispersing, wetting and rheology modifiers
EDAPLAN®, METOLAT®, TAFIGEL® for stabilizing solids and optimizing flow properties.
Locations
Abstatt
DEGlobal headquarters: administration, development, application technology, sales
- Application technology laboratories
Heilbronn
DEProduction site (specialty additives)
- Materials
- Defoamers, dispersing agents, wetting agents, rheology modifiers
- Multi-purpose production plant (synthesis and formulating)
Elsteraue
DEProduction (MÜNZING Micro Technologies GmbH: micronized waxes; MÜNZING Emulsions Chemie GmbH: wax emulsions and
- Materials
- Micronized waxes, water-based wax emulsions and powders
- Purpose-built spray process plant for micronization of waxes
- Production plant for water-based wax emulsions and powders (> 10,000 t/year)
Bloomfield (NJ)
USANorth American headquarters with office and technical service center
Clover (SC)
USAProduction site (Munzing North America LP), MAGRABAR® product line for the food industry
- Materials
- Defoamers and release agents for food applications
- Multi-purpose production plant (synthesis and formulating)
- New manufacturing plant (2025)
Product Lines
Inside the production
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SulfationOther | – | – | – | – | – |
| SulfonationOther | – | – | – | – | – |
| EsterificationOther | – | – | – | – | – |
| AmidationOther | – | – | – | – | – |
| PhosphationOther | – | – | – | – | – |
| PolymerizationOther | – | – | – | – | – |
| PolycondensationOther | – | – | – | – | – |
| PolyadditionOther | – | – | – | – | – |
| Hot and cold precipitationOther | – | – | – | – | – |
| MillingOther | – | – | – | – | – |
| DispersionOther | – | – | – | – | – |
| EmulsificationOther | – | – | – | – | – |
| Solid/liquid mixingOther | – | – | – | – | – |
| Micronization of waxes (spray process, spherical micronized wax particles)Other | – | – | – | – | Waxes |
| Production of water-based wax emulsions and powders (>10,000 t capacity)Other | – | – | – | – | Waxes |
| Toll manufacturing / custom additive formulating (Custom Manufacturing)Other | – | – | – | – | – |
6 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spray process plant for micronization of waxes (purpose-built technology for spherical | – | – | – | – | Elsteraue, Germany |
| Multi-purpose production plant (synthesis and formulating) | – | – | – | – | Heilbronn, Germany |
| Multi-purpose production plant (synthesis and formulating) | – | – | – | – | Clover (SC), USA |
| Production plant for water-based wax emulsions and powders | – | – | – | 2022 | Elsteraue, Germany |
| Production and development plant | – | – | – | 2023 | Bukit Selambau, Malaysia |
| New manufacturing plant | – | – | – | 2025 | Clover, SC, USA |
Additional services
Quality & Certifications
The Abstatt, Heilbronn and Elsteraue sites are certified to DIN EN ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015 and, since 2025, ISO 50001:2018. The US site in Clover is GFSI-certified (SQF Food Safety Code, NSF) and operates with an HACCP-based food safety plan; MAGRABAR® products are Kosher, Halal and organic certified.
| Evidence | Abstatt | Heilbronn | Elsteraue |
|---|---|---|---|
| ISO 9001:2015 | |||
| ISO 14001:2015 | |||
| ISO 50001:2018 | |||
| ISO 45001 | |||
| Other (SQF/GFSI) |