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Top 25 Surface treatment companies based in Germany

Name: Surface treatment companies based in Germany
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 22, 2026 593 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 593 surface treatment companies headquartered in Germany as of September 2026 and tracks 6,854 professional contacts across them, including 2,279 with verified work emails. Berlin is the largest hub.

This list covers surface treatment 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 22, 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.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 22, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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The 25 largest surface treatment companies based in Germany

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 593 surface treatment companies based in Germany, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 22, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to surface treatment 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.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	Atotech An MKS Brand	Partial evidence	Berlin, GermanyHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	1,001-5,000	2,088 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Atotech, a brand within the Materials Solutions Division of MKS Instruments, develops leading process and manufacturing technologies for advanced surface modification, electroless…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
2	Chemetall	Strong evidence	Frankfurt Am Main, GermanyHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,327 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Chemetall® is a leading global surface treatment brand, now part of Surventis - formerly BASF Coatings.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
3	Surtec Group	Partial evidence	Bensheim, GermanyHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	201-500	227 contacts →
	Partial evidence “SurTec develops, manufactures and supplies chemical specialities for surface finishing.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
4	Rena Technologies Gmbh	Strong evidence	Gütenbach, GermanyHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	1,001-5,000	160 contacts →
	Strong evidence “The art of wet processing.” RENA Technologies is one of the world's leading suppliers of production equipment for wet chemical surface treatment.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
5	Chemische Werke Kluthe Gmbh	Indirect evidence	Heidelberg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	501-1,000	130 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 22, 2026
6	Sturm-Gruppe	Partial evidence	Salching, GermanyHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	51-200	95 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Wesentliche Teile des Geschäftsbereichs Oberflächentechnik der Sturm Maschinen- & Anlagenbau GmbH wurden im April 2026 zur neu gegründeten Sturm Surface Technology GmbH als Teil…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
7	Benseler Firmengruppe	Indirect evidence	Markgröningen, GermanyHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	1,001-5,000	85 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Seit über 60 Jahren ist BENSELER kompetenter Dienstleister und Partner für technisch anspruchsvolle Lösungen in den Bereichen Beschichtung, Oberflächen-veredelung, Entgratung und…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
8	The Coatinc Company	Indirect evidence	Kreuztal, GermanyHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	1,001-5,000	74 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 22, 2026
9	Wohlrab Group	Strong evidence	Langenzenn, GermanyHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	201-500	61 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Wohlrab – Coating Technology – Engineering & Surface Treatment Founded in 1976 and headquartered in Langenzenn, Germany, Wohlrab accommodates several industries such as medical…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
10	Härtha Group	Indirect evidence	Alsdorf, GermanyHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	201-500	55 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We improve what matters.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
11	Eschmann Textures International	Partial evidence	GermanyHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	201-500	45 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Eschmann Textures is committed to the future of surface finishing.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
12	IMO Oberflächentechnik Gmbh	Indirect evidence	Königsbach-stein, GermanyHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	201-500	44 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Die IMO Oberflächentechnik GmbH ist ein innovatives, dynamisches und international tätiges Unternehmen.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
13	Hemmerschütz Solution Gmbh	Indirect evidence	Wulfsen, GermanyHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	11-50	38 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 22, 2026
14	KSK Industrielackierungen Gmbh & Co. KG	Indirect evidence	Geilenkirchen, GermanyHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	201-500	32 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Schützen.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
15	Spaleck Oberflächentechnik Gmbh & Co. KG	Partial evidence	Bocholt, GermanyHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	51-200	31 contacts →
	Partial evidence “As one of the world-wide leading manufacturer of machines and complete lines for the surface finishing technology we have been developing customized processes for the surface…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
16	WMV Group	Strong evidence	Windeck, GermanyHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	51-200	30 contacts →
	Strong evidence “WMV - Always a winning combination We are a globally active manufacturer of advanced surface treatment systems.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
17	Alufinish Gmbh & Co. KG	Strong evidence	Andernach, GermanyHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	51-200	29 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Alufinish is your proficient partner when it comes to products and processes for the chemical surface treatment of aluminium, steel and zinc.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
18	Metalux Metallveredelung	Indirect evidence	Altlußheim, GermanyHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	11-50	26 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Metalux Metallveredelung is an aviation & aerospace company based out of Germany.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
19	SHU Schwäbische Härtetechnik ULM	Indirect evidence	Ulm, GermanyHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	501-1,000	22 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Die SHU Schwäbische Härtetechnik ist Deutschlands größte inhabergeführte Lohnhärterei an einem Standort.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
20	Barth Galvanik Gmbh	Indirect evidence	Oberursel, GermanyHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	51-200	19 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Wir sind Ihr kompetenter Partner im Bereich Oberflächenbeschichtung und Wärmebehandlung.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
21	Chemetall Gmbh	Indirect evidence	Frankfurt, GermanyHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	11-50	19 contacts →
	Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
22	Rhein-Ruhr Beschichtungs-Service Gmbh	Indirect evidence	Rheinberg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	51-200	18 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Die RHEIN-RUHR Beschichtungs-Service GmbH gehört zu den führenden Unternehmen der Thermischen Beschichtungstechnik.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
23	HWP Massenberg Gmbh	Indirect evidence	Moritzburg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	201-500	18 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Unser Unternehmen bietet umfassende Maler- und Beschichtungsarbeiten an, einschließlich Korrosionsschutz, Brandschutzbeschichtungen und WHG/DVGW-Spezialbeschichtungen.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
24	Nova Coating Group	Indirect evidence	Krefeld, GermanyHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	11-50	16 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Wir sind Ihr innovativer Partner für Oberflächenlösungen!” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
25	Kiesow Oberflächenchemie Gmbh & Co. KG	Indirect evidence	Detmold, GermanyHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	51-200	15 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Wir entwickeln, produzieren und vertreiben Poliermittel, Polierscheiben und Polierringe, Produkte der industriellen Reinigung (Entfettungen), Prozessbäder für die elektrolytische…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: surface treatment companies. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names surface treatment companies.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of surface treatment companies, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name surface treatment companies. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Surface treatment companies based in Germany at a glance

As of Sep 22, 2026

33.3%Verified-email coverage

11.6Average contacts per company

11-50Median size (employees)

1.3%Largest-city concentration · Berlin

Sep 22, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

256

11-50

161

51-200

103

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

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 593 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 surface treatment 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 “surface treatment 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 surface treatment 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 surface treatment 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, 2,279 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 22, 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 surface treatment 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 surface treatment companies are there based in Germany?

RevenueBase identified 593 surface treatment 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?

Atotech An MKS Brand, headquartered in Berlin, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most surface treatment companies?

Berlin leads with 8 headquartered companies, followed by Hamburg (6) and Iserlohn (6).

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 2,279 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 593 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 22, 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.