Chemical specialty products and contract manufacturing for screen and textile printing, adhesives, cleaning, and resists & coatings
Kissel + Wolf GmbH
Wiesloch (DE) · Singapore (SG) · Melbourne (AU) · Sydney (AU) · Santos (BR) · Houston (US) · Ballwil (CH) · Ahmedabad (IN)New on Amplifa
About Kissel + Wolf GmbH
Kissel + Wolf GmbH, based in Wiesloch near Heidelberg, develops and produces highly specialized chemical products for the fields of screen and textile printing, adhesives, cleaning chemistry, and resists & coatings. The KIWO brand has stood for chemical process solutions for over 125 years, manufactured at the main site in Wiesloch. In addition to its own production, the company offers contract manufacturing: production is carried out according to customer formulations in stainless steel production reactors with batch sizes from 70 to 4,000 liters, including raw material sourcing, packaging, labeling, and shipping. Water-based and solvent-containing preparations are processed, as well as pigmented, filled, and highly viscous products up to 60,000 mPas, plus hazardous substances under explosion protection. In-house laboratories for quality control and research & development support production and product development. As a family-run mid-sized company with an export share of over 75%, Kissel + Wolf GmbH supplies more than 100 partners worldwide and maintains subsidiaries and partners in Europe, Asia, Australia, and North and South America.
- Site
- Wiesloch
- Processes
- Contract manufacturing of chemical products (production according to customer formulation,, Mixing, emulsifying, dispersing and dissolving (pilot production), Packaging (filling, labeling, packaging, palletizing), Quality management / R&D services (analysis of raw materials and finished products), Contract manufacturing / contract filling, R&D services, Product development, Quality management
- Materials
- Stainless steel (production reactors), Stainless steel production reactors (70–4,000 l), Production under explosion protection, Production under nitrogen atmosphere, Pilot production plants, Water- and solvent-based preparations
- Certificates
- ISO 9001
- Founded
- 1893
- Industries
- Screen printing, Textile printing, Adhesives industry, Cleaning chemistry, Resists & Coatings, Chemical industry
- 01
Raw material sourcing
- 02
Production according to customer formulation (mixing, emulsifying, dispersing,
- 03
Quality control in the laboratory
- 04
Filling
- 05
Labeling
- 06
Packaging
- 07
Palletizing
- 08
Shipping
Production & Processes
Stainless steel production reactors (70–4,000 l)
Temperature-controllable mixing and reaction vessels up to 100 °C, vacuum down to 30 mbar, viscosities up to 60,000 mPas.
Production under explosion protection
Enables processing of corrosive, flammable and explosive or dust-explosive hazardous substances.
Production under nitrogen atmosphere
Oxygen-free processing for oxidation-sensitive formulations.
Pilot production plants
For mixing, emulsifying, dispersing and dissolving during upscaling and product development.
Water- and solvent-based preparations
Processing of various base systems including pigmented, filled and highly viscous products.
Locations
Wiesloch
DEHeadquarters, production, laboratories, warehouse
- Part weight / size
- Batch sizes 70–4,000 l
- Lot size
- Single batch to large batch
- Materials
- Water- and solvent-based preparations, hazardous substances
- Stainless steel production reactors (Ex zone 0, vacuum-capable)
- semi- and fully automatic filling systems
- pilot production plants
- QC and R&D laboratories
- warehouse areas incl. hazardous materials storage
Singapore
SGSubsidiary Kissel + Wolf (S) Pte. Ltd.
Melbourne
AUSubsidiary Kissel + Wolf Pty. Ltd.
Sydney
AUSubsidiary Kissel + Wolf Pty. Ltd.
Santos
BRBranch office of Kissel + Wolf GmbH
Houston
USSubsidiary KIWO Inc.
Ballwil
CHSales partner Soral AG
Ahmedabad
INSales partner Albert Rose Chemicals
Products & Services
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contract manufacturing of chemical products (production according to customer formulation,Chemical contract manufacturing | – | – | 70 liters – 4,000 liters (batch size) | – | water-based preparations, solvent-containing preparations, other preparations, pigmented/filled/highly viscous products, corrosive, flammable and explosive or |
| Mixing, emulsifying, dispersing and dissolving (pilot production)Chemical contract manufacturing | – | – | – | – | Viscosities up to 60,000 mPas possible |
| Packaging (filling, labeling, packaging, palletizing)Chemical contract manufacturing | – | – | – | – | cans, bottles, canisters, buckets, drums, containers |
| Quality management / R&D services (analysis of raw materials and finished products)Testing | – | – | – | – | – |
3 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stainless steel production reactors (mixing and reaction vessels, temperature-controllable, | – | – | 70 to 4,000 liters; process temperatures up to 100 °C; vacuum max. 30 mbar; viscosity up to 60,000 | – | Wiesloch |
| semi- and fully automatic filling systems | – | – | various container types (cans, bottles, canisters, buckets, drums, containers) | – | Wiesloch |
| Pilot production plants (mixing, emulsifying, dispersing, dissolving) | – | – | – | – | Wiesloch |
Additional services
Quality
In-house QC laboratories monitor raw materials and finished products; the R&D department has a comprehensive range of testing equipment. Production is certified to ISO 9001; certifications such as IATF 16949 can be accommodated for contract orders.
| Evidence | Wiesloch |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001 |
History
- 1876
Founding of the company Geschwister Eisenbeiss in Neustadt an der Weinstraße; manufacturer of brewery pitch and preservatives.
- 1893
Founding of Kissel + Wolf GmbH in Mannheim as a trading company for animal glues.
- 1902
The company Geschwister Eisenbeiss relocates to Heidelberg.
- 1904
Relocation to the current site in Wiesloch.
- 1939–1945
Production of plasticizers for Rhein Chemie; destruction of the plant in 1945.
- 1956
The company Geschwister Eisenbeiss acquires company shares in Kissel + Wolf GmbH.