Donau Chemie Aktiengesellschaft

About Donau Chemie

Donau Chemie Aktiengesellschaft is a family-owned company in the chemical industry headquartered in Vienna with around 1,200 employees in twelve countries. The group comprises four business divisions: the manufacture of inorganic chemicals such as sulphuric acid, sulphamic acid, chlor-alkali electrolysis products, hydrochloric acid, caustic soda, calcium carbide and calcium oxide; water technology with precipitation and flocculation agents based on iron and aluminium chlorides for drinking, wastewater and process water; the manufacture and reactivation of activated carbon through Donau Carbon; and the distribution of basic and specialty chemicals including blending and filling services through Donauchem for Central and Eastern Europe. Production takes place at the sites in Pischelsdorf, Landeck (carbide) and Brückl (electrolysis). In addition, the company offers application-related consulting, analyses, dosing systems, training and tank cleaning. Its customers are primarily the chemical industry, municipalities, drinking and wastewater treatment, the paper and pulp industry, biogas and agriculture.

Site

Wien

Processes

Manufacture of inorganic chemicals (electrolysis products, sulphuric acid, sulphamic acid,, Manufacture of precipitation and flocculation agents based on iron and aluminium chlorides for, Manufacture and distribution of activated carbon, sale and rental of activated carbon filters,, Distribution of basic and specialty chemicals incl. mixing and blending services (mixing and, Application-related consulting, analyses, dosing equipment, training and tank cleaning for, Application consulting for water treatment, Analyses, Dosing systems

Materials

Sulphuric acid, Hydrochloric acid, Caustic soda (sodium hydroxide), Chlorine, Sodium hypochlorite, Sulphamic acid (amidosulfonic acid), Calcium carbide, Calcium oxide

Certificates

ISO 9001, ISO 22000, ISO 50001, RSPO, Halal, Kosher

Founded

1828

Employees

approx. 1,200

Industries

Chemical industry, Drinking and wastewater treatment, Municipalities, Paper and pulp industry, Biogas, Agriculture

1. 01

   Research & Development

2. 02

   Manufacture of inorganic chemicals (electrolysis, sulphuric acid, carbide)

3. 03

   Manufacture of precipitation and flocculation agents

4. 04

   Manufacture and reactivation of activated carbon

5. 05

   Mixing and filling (blending)

6. 06

   Logistics and chemical distribution

7. 07

   Application consulting and service

Products & Processes

Sites

Vienna

AT

Headquarters

Pischelsdorf

AT

Production site (among others sulphuric acid plant)

Materials

Sulphuric acid, sulphamic acid

Landeck

AT

Production site (carbide)

Materials

Calcium carbide, calcium oxide

• Carbide furnace
• own Wiesberg hydropower plant

Brückl

AT

Production site (electrolysis)

Materials

Chlorine, caustic soda, sodium hypochlorite, iron(II/III) chloride

• Electrolysis plant
• iron(III) chloride plant

Products

Inside the production

Processes & technical limits

Quality & Certification

The quality management system is based on internationally recognised standards and is regularly audited internally and externally; a central SHEQ system ensures safety, environmental and quality standards at all sites. Certified according to ISO 9001 (Donau Chemie, Donauchem, Donau Carbon) as well as ISO 22000 and ISO 50001.

History

1. 1828

   Founding of the predecessor Braun and Wagenmann in Liesing

2. 1838

   Renamed Wagenmann & Seybel; start of chemical production

3. 1842

   Large-scale production of sulphuric acid in Liesing

4. 1897

   Predecessor Continentale Gesellschaft plans carbide factory in Landeck

5. 1902

   Start of carbide production in Landeck with its own hydropower plant

6. 1908

   Electrolysis plant Brückl (Elektrobosna) for chlorine and caustic soda

7. 1917

   Pulverfabrik Skodawerke-Wetzler AG entered in the commercial register

8. 1938/1939

   Merger of the predecessors into Donau Chemie, integration into IG Farben

9. 1945

   Destruction of the plant; public administration (SMV)

10. 1958

    Reprivatisation; shareholders Nobugil, Montana, Creditanstalt

11. 1960

    Groundbreaking for the reconstruction of Pischelsdorf; sulphuric acid plant

12. 1972

    Acquisition of Chemo Droga (today DONAUCHEM)

13. 1987

    Alain de Krassny becomes Chairman of the Management Board

14. 1992

    Conversion to inorganic chlorine chemistry; iron(III) chloride plant Brückl

15. 1997

    Management buy-out by Alain de Krassny (foundation)