History
Founded in 1949 strictly as a chemical trading company, today Metall-Chemie GmbH & Co. KG works worldwide, and is a highly specialised member of the family-owned Metall-Chemie Group of companies. Our own research and development work has made us a solution-focused service provider in specific chemical categories. Our Hamburg location houses Sales & Marketing, Logistics, the R&D unit and central company functions. With our logistically favourable strategic position next to Germany’s largest harbour and our internationally oriented sales network, we can guarantee fast and flexible delivery to our customers.
| 1949 | Metall-Chemie GmbH founded; trading in metal ores begins |
| 1990 | ISO 9001 quality-management certification |
| 2000 | First corrosion inhibitors for use in metalworking fluids and lubricants produced |
| 2004 | ISO 14001 environmental-management certification |
| 2007 | Metall-Chemie joins the chemical industry’s Responsible Care Initiative |
| 2008 | Company laboratory for quality assurance and research built in Hamburg |
| 2010 | Focus on the production and sale of lubricant additives and selected fine chemicals |
| 2012 | Strategic sales partnerships established in the U.S., Russia, China and Europe |
| 2013 | Shanghai-based Metall-Chemie China Company Ltd. founded |
| 2013 | REACh registration for the TC® product line and ASCplus® |
| 2013 | Expansion of laboratory capacities to meet increased demand for technical expertise |
| 2013 | Metall-Chemie Technology GmbH founded to improve coordination of R&D activities within the Metall-Chemie Group |
| 2015 | Establishment of new product line based on 1,3,4-thiadiazole |
| 2018 | REACh registration of the MC 2xx product line |