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Top 25 Protective coating companies based in Germany

RevenueBase identified 488 protective coating companies headquartered in Germany as of September 2026 and tracks 8,001 professional contacts across them, including 2,306 with verified work emails. Hamburg is the largest hub.

This list covers protective coating companies headquartered in Germany, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 16, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

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488Companies
8,001Contacts tracked
2,306Verified emails
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The 25 largest protective coating companies based in Germany

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 488 protective coating companies based in Germany, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 16, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to protective coating companies: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#CompanyRevenueBase Smart SearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Indirect evidenceBremen, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 202610001+2,624 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“For over a century, KAEFER has been helping clients to protect and extend the life of their most valuable assets, while ensuring operational efficiency and the smooth delivery of…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
2Partial evidenceFrankfurt Am Main, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 20261,001-5,0001,327 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Chemetall® is a leading global surface treatment brand, now part of Surventis - formerly BASF Coatings.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
3Indirect evidenceDüsseldorf, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 20261,001-5,000657 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“JOIN!”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
4Strong evidenceHerdecke, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 2026501-1,000144 contacts →

Strong evidence

“At DÖRKEN Coatings we are specialists for high-quality surface protection.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
5Indirect evidenceHeidelberg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 2026501-1,000130 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Chemische Werke Kluthe GmbH is a chemicals company based out of 12Gottlieb-Daimler-Straße, Heidelberg, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
6Indirect evidenceSiershahn, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 20261,001-5,000129 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Steuler Linings is the leading full-service supplier of industrial linings.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
7Partial evidenceBöblingen, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 202651-200125 contacts →

Partial evidence

“The name Eisenmann has always represented customized, efficient solutions and the highest quality in industrial coating technology.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
8Partial evidenceDüsseldorf, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 2026501-1,00094 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Since 2010, RODOPI has been one of the leading companies when it comes to surface coatings for ships and structures as well as wind turbine service.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
9Indirect evidenceWitten, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 2026201-50093 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Offshore English-Speaking”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
10Indirect evidenceBöblingen, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 202651-20084 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Today Pfinder is represented in around 70 automobile concern production locations throughout the world as a competent, problem-solving partner.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
11Partial evidenceWeilburg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 2026201-50074 contacts →

Partial evidence

“WEILBURGER Coatings GmbH is a chemie company based out of Ahäuser Weg 12 - 22, Weilburg, Hessen, Germany.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
12Indirect evidenceKreuztal, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 20261,001-5,00074 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Als ältestes Familienunternehmen schützen wir mit viel Leidenschaft seit Generationen Stahl vor Korrosion – national und international – für Stahl- & Metallbauprojekte und im…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
13Partial evidenceWickede (ruhr), GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 2026501-1,00050 contacts →

Partial evidence

“WHW Hillebrand is one of the most leading European companies when it comes to corrosion protection based on zinc, zinc alloy and duplex finishings as well as organic corrosion…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
14Indirect evidenceWulfsen, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 202611-5038 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Die hemmerschütz Solution GmbH ist auf den Schutz und die Bearbeitung verschiedenster Oberflächen spezialisiert- Korrosionsschutz - Bauwerks- und Fundamentabdichtungen -…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
15Indirect evidencePetershagen, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 202651-20035 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Mit der WestWood Kunststofftechnik GmbH steht Ihnen ein kompetenter Partner im Bereich der Flüssigabdichtungen und -beschichtungen zur Seite.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
16Indirect evidenceOsterholz-scharmbeck, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 202651-20033 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Die Bergolin GmbH & Co.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
17Indirect evidenceBathey, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 2026201-50027 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Malerarbeiten, Korrosionsschutz, Beschichtung, Wärmedämmung, Betoninstandsetzung und Industrieböden von höchster Qualität an sage und streiche elf Standorten in Deutschland.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
18Strong evidenceMainhausen, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 202611-5027 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Silikal has been developing and manufacturing reactive resins for floor coatings and building protection based on methyl methacrylate, epoxy and polyurethane for more than 60…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
19Strong evidenceAichach, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 202651-20027 contacts →

Strong evidence

“VIP´s innovative coating technologies provide superior surface protection against abrasion, impact, corrosion and chemical attack.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
20Indirect evidenceStuttgart, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 202651-20020 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Design und Funktionalität durch Lack“ - das bedeutet für uns höchstes Qualitätsniveau, technologische Höchstleistung, Wirtschaftlichkeit und Beachtung aller Erfordernisse des…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
21Indirect evidenceAsperg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 2026201-50018 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Die Bauschutz GmbH & Co.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
22Indirect evidenceRheinberg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 202651-20018 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Die RHEIN-RUHR Beschichtungs-Service GmbH gehört zu den führenden Unternehmen der Thermischen Beschichtungstechnik.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
23Partial evidenceWismar, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 202651-20018 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Are you looking for high quality coatings for your next project?”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
24Indirect evidenceMoritzburg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 2026201-50018 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Unser Unternehmen bietet umfassende Maler- und Beschichtungsarbeiten an, einschließlich Korrosionsschutz, Brandschutzbeschichtungen und WHG/DVGW-Spezialbeschichtungen.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
25Partial evidenceEningen U.a., GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 2026201-50018 contacts →

Partial evidence

“As a so-called "hidden champion", the Adelhelm Group is one of the market leaders in the coating industry.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026

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Protective coating companies based in Germany at a glance

As of Sep 16, 2026
28.8%Verified-email coverage
16.4Average contacts per company
11-50Median size (employees)
3.3%Largest-city concentration · Hamburg
Sep 16, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
215
11-50
124
51-200
76
201-500
15
501-1,000
9
1,001-5,000
12
10001+
1

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for Germany, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Germany, over 488 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among protective coating companies, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies
Companies headquartered in Germany whose own description of what they do matches “protective coating companies”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names protective coating companies), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude
Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among protective coating companies, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside Germany are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality
In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 2,306 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 16, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections
Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names protective coating companies, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many protective coating companies are there based in Germany?

RevenueBase identified 488 protective coating companies headquartered in Germany as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Kaefer, headquartered in Bremen, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most protective coating companies?

Hamburg leads with 16 headquartered companies, followed by Berlin (11) and Essen (8).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 2,306 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 488 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 16, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.