Extraction and bottling of natural mineral water and soft drinks from the Erzgebirge Basin
Lichtenauer Mineralquellen GmbH
Lichtenau (Saxony)New on Amplifa
About Lichtenauer Mineralquellen
Lichtenauer Mineralquellen GmbH is a Saxon beverage producer based in Lichtenau near Chemnitz. Founded in 1990 as a subsidiary of Hassia Mineralquellen, the company operates a well facility with several springs in the Erzgebirge depression and bottles natural mineral water as well as lemonades, spritzers (Schorlen), wellness and bitter drinks. The basis of all products is mildly mineralized deep water drawn from wells up to 140 meters deep, which is bottled at the spring site. In addition to its own brands Lichtenauer and Margon, third-party brands such as Vita Cola are produced as contract bottling. In 2023, around 155.6 million liters were sold; bottling takes place in returnable glass, returnable PET (PETCycle) and one-way PET containers for wholesalers, food retail, discounters and the hospitality sector in eastern Germany.
- Site
- Lichtenau
- Processes
- Product service & complaint handling, Retailer search, Contract bottling for third-party brands (including Vita Cola)
- Materials
- Natural Mineral Water, PETCycle / One-way PET, Glass (returnable/GdB)
- Certificates
- ZNU Standard Sustainable Business (Nachhaltiger Wirtschaften), ISO 9001
- Founded
- 1990
- Employees
- 223
- Industries
- Beverage industry, Mineral water/Soft drinks, Food retail/Discounters, Hospitality
- 01
Water extraction from 140 m deep wells
- 02
Treatment/addition of carbon dioxide
- 03
Bottling (returnable glass, PETCycle, one-way PET)
- 04
Palletizing & storage
- 05
Delivery to retail and hospitality
Water Types & Containers
Natural Mineral Water
Mildly mineralized deep water from the Erzgebirge Basin, the basis of all beverages.
PETCycle / One-way PET
0.5 to 1.5-liter bottles for retail.
Glass (returnable/GdB)
0.75 and 1.0-liter returnable bottles as well as individual hospitality bottles.
Site
Lichtenau
DEWell facility, bottling and headquarters
- Materials
- Natural mineral water, soft drinks
- Bottling lines (returnable glass, PETCycle, one-way PET)
- 140 m deep extraction wells
Products & Containers
Inside the production
Industries
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality & Certification
The beverages are bottled with great care; since September 2020 the company has been the first in the mineral spring industry to be certified according to the ZNU standard 'Sustainable Business' (Nachhaltiger Wirtschaften). Product quality has been awarded multiple times by the DLG.
| Evidence | Lichtenau |
|---|---|
| ZNU Standard Sustainable Business (Nachhaltiger Wirtschaften) | |
| ISO 9001 |
Company History
- 1990
Hassia & Luisen Mineralquellen takes over a 40-year-old well facility with two mineral springs in Lichtenau; founding as a subsidiary.
- 1991
Production start in July; 22 million liters sold in the first year.
- 1994
Expansion of production and storage areas by 8,000 m²; annual sales exceed 100 million liters for the first time.
- 2005
Hassia acquires the Margon spring in Burkhardswalde; Lichtenau takes over the Margon brand name; bottling of Vita Cola.
- 2018
Bottling of the 4-billionth bottle with Minister President Michael Kretschmer.
- 2020
First company in the mineral spring industry certified according to the ZNU standard 'Sustainable Business'.
- 2021–2023
Brands Lichtenauer and Margon climate-neutral according to their own statement; label later replaced by 'ClimatePartner-certified'.
- 2023
Sales of around 155.6 million liters, revenue of €56.4 million.