Manufacturer of engine oils, transmission and hydraulic oils, antifreeze, brake fluids and automotive chemicals including private label
Autochemie Bitterfeld GmbH
Bitterfeld-Wolfen, district of ThalheimNew on Amplifa
About us
AutoChemie Bitterfeld GmbH (ACB) is a German company based in Bitterfeld-Wolfen, district of Thalheim (Saxony-Anhalt), which develops, manufactures and fills lubricants and technical fluids for motor vehicles. The portfolio comprises more than 300 product types: engine oils based on synthetic, semi-synthetic and mineral bases, transmission oils, hydraulic oils, ethylene glycol-based antifreeze and coolants, brake fluids (DOT 3, DOT 4) as well as winter and summer windshield washer fluids. In-house additive developments such as MiDEP, Glycsol, Revelin and Alpha Triventol are created in the company's own Innovation Department. A central business area is turnkey private-label manufacturing – from formulation development and label design to filling into bottles and canisters from 0.25 to 30 litres produced in the company's own packaging manufacturing. The products comply with international standards such as API, SAE and ACEA and are exported to more than 50 countries, including under the brands Vehicle Power, Frosbio, E-TEC and Silver Wheel.
- Site
- Bitterfeld-Wolfen OT Thalheim
- Processes
- Manufacture of engine oils (synthetic, semi-synthetic, mineral), Manufacture of transmission oils (gear oils), Manufacture of hydraulic oils, Manufacture of antifreeze and coolants, Manufacture of brake fluids (DOT 3, DOT 4), Manufacture of windshield washer fluids (winter/summer, ready-to-use and concentrate), Filling of products (bottles and canisters from 0.25 to 30 litres), Manufacture of private-label products (contract manufacturing, complete production cycle incl.
- Materials
- Synthetic base oil, Semi-synthetic base oil, Mineral base oil, Ethylene glycol, Molybdenum (compounds, in MiDEP), Copper (alloys, in MiDEP), Tin (in MiDEP), Silver (in MiDEP)
- Industries
- Automotive Aftermarket, Automotive lubricants and automotive chemicals, Private label for retail
- 01
Raw material procurement and incoming inspection
- 02
Development of formulations and additive packages
- 03
Manufacture of the technical fluids
- 04
Laboratory quality control at all stages
- 05
Filling (bottles/canisters 0.25–30 l)
- 06
Labelling and packaging
- 07
Delivery
Materials and Processes
Synthetic base oil
Basis for engine and transmission oils of the newer generation with high temperature stability.
Semi-synthetic base oil
Combination of mineral and synthetic components for a broad range of applications.
Mineral base oil
Classic basis for standard engine and transmission oils.
Ethylene glycol
Base substance for antifreeze and coolants, diluted with distilled water.
Additive packages (MiDEP, Glycsol, Revelin, Alpha Triventol)
In-house additive packages based on molybdenum compounds and copper, tin and silver alloys for wear and corrosion reduction.
Plastic (bottles/canisters)
High-quality plastic for the in-house manufacture of packaging from 0.25 to 30 litres.
Locations
Bitterfeld-Wolfen, district of Thalheim
DEHeadquarters, production and filling
- Materials
- Base oils, ethylene glycol, additives
- Production facility with storage tanks and pipelines
- Exhaust air system
- Process plant with valve station and measuring instruments
- own certified laboratory
Products
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacture of engine oils (synthetic, semi-synthetic, mineral)Plastics | – | – | over 200 tonnes of filling per day | – | Base oils (synthetic, semi-synthetic, mineral), Additive packages (MiDEP), Ethylene glycol, Distilled water |
| Manufacture of transmission oils (gear oils)Plastics | – | – | – | – | Synthetic base oils, Mineral base oils, Additive substances |
| Manufacture of hydraulic oilsPlastics | – | – | – | – | Corrosion inhibitors, Oxidation inhibitors, Anti-foaming additives, Anti-wear additives |
| Manufacture of antifreeze and coolantsPlastics | – | – | – | – | Ethylene glycol, Glycsol additive, Distilled water |
| Manufacture of brake fluids (DOT 3, DOT 4)Plastics | – | – | – | – | Revelin additive, Anti-corrosion active ingredient additives |
| Manufacture of windshield washer fluids (winter/summer, ready-to-use and concentrate)Plastics | – | – | – | – | Alcohols (derivable), Concentrate |
| Filling of products (bottles and canisters from 0.25 to 30 litres)Plastics | – | – | – | – | Plastic (high quality, for canisters), Packaging components |
| Manufacture of private-label products (contract manufacturing, complete production cycle incl.Plastics | – | – | – | – | Raw material components (own or customer's), Packaging components |
| Development of additive substances/additives (Glycsol, MiDEP, Revelin, Alpha Triventol)Engineering | – | – | – | – | Molybdenum compounds, Copper alloys, Tin, Silver |
| Laboratory analyses and quality control (own certified laboratory, testing of allTesting | – | – | – | – | Raw materials, Finished products |
Additional services
History
- 2008
Acquaintance of Biadgo Bettera and Hermann Fischer; start of collaboration with a laboratory near Leipzig
- 2012
Contract for series production of the developments with MWS AutoChemie GmbH
- 2013
Foundation of the Private Institute for Product Assessment (PIP); contact with the Ukrainian Cherkasy AutoChemistry (ChZA), introduction of the E-TEC brand in Ukraine
- 2014
Introduction of the Glycsol additive package for antifreeze products of the E-TEC brand
- 2015
Sale of the PIP to MWS AutoChemie GmbH; contact between MWS and AutoChemie Bitterfeld GmbH
- 2017
MWS presents engine oil series with MiDEP additive package; in September merger of AutoChemie Bitterfeld GmbH and MWS under the joint name AutoChemie, ChZA becomes an associated member