Manufacturer and refiner of chemical and natural raw materials for coatings, cosmetics and food
Worlée-Chemie GmbH / Worlée NaturProdukte GmbH
Hamburg · Lauenburg/Elbe · Lübeck · Saint-Laurent, QC (Canada) · Shanghai (China)New on Amplifa
Raw materials expertise since 1851
The Worlée Group is a traditional, family-run Hamburg company in its fifth generation that has been producing, refining and distributing raw materials since 1851. In the business divisions Chemicals, NaturProdukte (food) and Cosmetics, water-based and solvent-based acrylate and alkyd resins, aqueous alkyd emulsions, polyesters, epoxy esters and additives for the coatings industry are produced; in the NaturProdukte division, dried plant-based raw materials such as spices, herbs, fruits, vegetables and tea are refined. In addition to its own products, Worlée offers contract manufacturing: polycondensation, polymerization (pressure/pressureless), polyaddition and emulsification as well as food refinement such as sieving, electronic sorting (X-ray, laser and camera technology), milling, mixing, drying and germ reduction. Chemical production takes place at the northern German sites of Lauenburg/Elbe and Lübeck with own R&D and application laboratories; the refinement of NaturProdukte as well as an own logistics center (NOAHH) are located in Hamburg. The product range is complemented by products from international principals; distribution is active in over 80 countries.
- Site
- Hamburg
- Processes
- Polycondensation (contract manufacturing), Polymerization (pressure/pressureless, contract manufacturing), Polyaddition (contract manufacturing), Emulsification (contract manufacturing), Sieving & sorting, Electronic sorting & classification (X-ray, laser and camera technology), Fractionation, Cutting & granulation
- Materials
- Acrylate resins, Alkyd resins, Polyesters, Epoxy esters, Natural resins (shellac, dammar, copal), Acrylate resins (water-based and solvent-based), Alkyd resins and aqueous alkyd emulsions, Additives (e.g. adhesion promoters, leveling agents, rheology modifiers)
- Certificates
- ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 50001, ISO 45001, FSSC 22000 (Food Safety System Certification), ISO 22000, Organic / eco control body DE-ÖKO-006, Fairtrade / FLOCERT, Sedex membership (Supplier Ethical Data Exchange), FSSC 22000, DE-ÖKO-006
- Founded
- 1851
- Industries
- Coatings industry (paints, decorative and architectural coatings, industrial, Printing inks, Construction chemicals, Adhesives, Cosmetics / Personal Care, Home Care
- 01
Sourcing / raw material procurement at origin
- 02
In-house production or contract manufacturing (polycondensation, polymerization)
- 03
Application engineering & product development
- 04
Filling, storage, order picking
- 05
Distribution and logistics
- 06
Technical customer support
Products and Processes
Acrylate resins (water-based and solvent-based)
Binders for paints, industrial coatings, wood coatings and printing inks.
Alkyd resins and aqueous alkyd emulsions
Classic binders for decorative and architectural paints as well as emulsification as contract manufacturing.
Polyesters
Raw materials, among others, for powder coatings and industrial coatings.
Epoxy esters
Used in coatings and special applications.
Additives (e.g. adhesion promoters, leveling agents, rheology modifiers)
Functional additives for coatings, cosmetics and home care.
Natural resins (shellac, dammar, copal)
Traditional imported raw materials as base materials for paints and lacquers.
Dried plant-based raw materials (spices, herbs, fruits, vegetables, tea)
Refinement into powders, granulates and customized blends for food, beverages and animal feed.
Locations
Hamburg
DECompany headquarters, administration, production and refinement of NaturProdukte, logistics center NOAHH
- Materials
- Dried plant-based raw materials, natural resins
- Electronic sorting systems (X-ray, laser, camera)
- Milling and granulation systems
- Mixers
- Drying systems (including vacuum drying)
Lauenburg/Elbe
DEChemical production site (in-house production), R&D, application laboratory
- Materials
- Acrylate and alkyd resins, polyesters, epoxy esters
- Reactor systems for polycondensation and polymerization
- Emulsification systems
- Thermal afterburning (incineration) system
Lübeck
DEChemical production site, R&D, application laboratory
- Materials
- Acrylate and alkyd resins, polyesters, epoxy esters
Saint-Laurent, QC
CASubsidiary Worlée Natural Products (Canada) Inc.
Shanghai
CNSubsidiary Worlée Shanghai (sales)
Product Groups
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polycondensation (contract manufacturing)Engineering | – | – | – | – | Resins, Binders |
| Polymerization (pressure/pressureless, contract manufacturing)Engineering | – | – | – | – | Acrylates, Alkyd resins, Polyesters |
| Polyaddition (contract manufacturing)Engineering | – | – | – | – | Epoxy resins |
| Emulsification (contract manufacturing)Engineering | – | – | – | – | Alkyd emulsions, Polymer dispersions |
| Sieving & sortingEngineering | – | – | – | – | dried plant-based raw materials |
| Electronic sorting & classification (X-ray, laser and camera technology)Testing | – | – | – | – | dried plant-based raw materials |
| FractionationEngineering | – | – | – | – | dried plant-based raw materials |
| Cutting & granulationEngineering | – | – | – | – | dried plant-based raw materials |
| Milling & cryogenic millingEngineering | – | – | – | – | fruit powders, plant-based raw materials |
| MixingEngineering | – | – | – | – | Tea, Spices, Herbs, Fruits, Vegetables |
| DryingEngineering | – | – | – | – | plant-based raw materials |
| Vacuum drying at low temperature under exclusion of oxygenEngineering | – | – | – | – | Fruits (pineapple, banana, date, mango) |
| Germ reductionEngineering | – | – | – | – | plant-based raw materials |
| Repacking, repackaging & labelingAssembly | – | – | – | – | plant-based raw materials |
| Filling and storage of chemical raw materials (logistics)Assembly | – | – | – | – | chemical raw materials |
1 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thermal afterburning (incineration) system | – | – | – | – | Lauenburg |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality and Certifications
Worlée operates with certified integrated management systems according to ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001 and ISO 50001; in the food sector, ISO 22000, FSSC 22000 as well as organic (DE-ÖKO-006) and Fairtrade certifications apply. Cosmetic raw materials are tested using validated test methods with accredited laboratories for dermatological, chemical, physical and microbiological parameters; all products comply with the REACH Regulation (EC) 1907/2006.
| Evidence | Hamburg | Lauenburg/Elbe | Lübeck |
|---|---|---|---|
| ISO 9001 | |||
| ISO 14001 | |||
| ISO 45001 | |||
| ISO 50001 | |||
| FSSC 22000 | |||
| DE-ÖKO-006 |
Company History
- 1783
Johann Nicolaus Worlée takes the citizen's oath of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg as a spice merchant
- 1851
Founding of E.H. Worlée & Co by Emil Heinrich Worlée and Rudolph Ehrenreich Jalaß on July 1, 1851 in Hamburg (Grimm 25), trade in colonial goods
- 1874
Separation of the owners; continuation as E.H. Worlée & Co with brother Ferdinand; import of copals and dammars as lacquer raw materials
- 1899
Death of Emil Heinrich Worlée; Ferdinand continues the company alone
- 1906
Erich von Eben and Adolph Langhoff take over the management
- 1922
Relocation to Deichstraße 52, Hamburg
- 1933
Erich von Eben-Worlée runs the company alone
- 1936
Construction of a copal resin plant for melt copals in Wandsbek (destroyed in 1943)
- 1938
Takeover of the company Albert Epstein in the course of an 'Aryanization'
- 1943
Destruction of the company building on Deichstraße in bombing raids
- 2000
Founding of Worlée NaturProdukte GmbH
- 2006
First certification of internal processes according to ISO 22000
- 2009
Membership in Sedex (Supplier Ethical Data Exchange)
- 2013
Introduction of FSSC 22000 certification
- 2024
Participation in the EU project B4 'Better Biobased Building Blocks' (leader TNO, Green Chemistry Campus Bergen op Zoom)