Company history

1927    Chemische Industrie GmbH is established by Dr. Albert Werner
1930 Start of production and distribution of anti-corrosion coatings
1948 Gunther Werner and Wolf Werner take over the company management
1970 European expansions with sales agencies
1977 Acquisition of the company ELEKTRA-LACK
1979 Mario Werner takes over the company management
1981 Establishment of INTRELA GmbH – A purchasing association for raw materials of different paint manufacturers in Germany,
Switzerland and the Netherlands including technology and innovation cooperation
1984 Expansion at the site in Erlangen - a state-of-the-art production site is built
1994 New construction of a high bay warehouse for finished products to increase the storage capacity
1997 Introduction of and certification according to the DIN EN ISO 9001 quality management system
1998 Installation of a mixing and dosage system to reduce delivery times.
1999 Commitment to environmental protection, occupational health and safety
of persons according to the Responsible Care Global Charter initiative
2002 Global expansion with international sales agencies
2013 New construction of an air-conditioned tank depot for aqueous binding agents
2015 Introduction of a "code of conduct for employees"
2018 New construction of a high bay warehouse for raw materials and expansion of the production capacity

Product development

1927      Lead oxide production by air oxidation for the battery industry Erlangen Blei (liquid corrosion protection)
1949 Approved as a paint supplier of Deutsche Reichsbahn (German National Railway) with red lead primer from the company's
in-house lead production; Name: C and CS
1950 Further development of the 1-component coating systems based on alkyd resin technology CHING-FIX, ERLANGER Blei, FERROVITAN - Name: F, FD and FSD
1960 CHING-ALVITE, special coating for hot dip galvanized surfaces - Name: SF
1967 First "iron mica thick film paints" for the electricity industry based on CHING-ALVITE - Name: SFD
1979 2-component PUR top coatings (CHING-DUR) and stove coatings (CHINGOL) as universal colours, pearlescent and metallic effects for the bike industry – Name: D (2K-PUR) and S
1980 1-component coatings and 2-component PUR coatings on acrylic resin basis for the industry and corrosion protection –
Name: TAD, TAN (1-comp. acrylate) and ADD (2-comp. acrylate)
1982 Special 1-component coatings on PVC/acrylate basis with universal adhesion on steel, galvanized steel and non-ferrous metals for corrosion protection – CHING-ALVITE-COLOR – Name: SFC
1986 Water-borne 1-component HYDRO coatings on acrylic resin basis with universal adhesion on steel, galvanized steel and
non-ferrous metals for the industry and corrosion protection – CHING-HYDROVERSAL – Name: HV
1992 1-component high-solid coating system for coating towers made of steel and galvanized steel - CHING-SUPRALVITE –
Name: SAD
1994 Water-borne stove coatings for the industry – Name: Z
1997 2-component EP primer based on zinc flakes; cathodic corrosion protection with reduced zinc content – CHING-KORROPOX – Name: EMD
1999 Development and market launch of coatings with iron mica alternative pigments; possibility to formulate coatings (top coatings) with barrier effect (passive corrosion protection) in an unlimited variety of colours.
2001 Water-borne 1-component coating systems for coating towers made of steel and galvanized steel - CHING-HYDROVERSAL – Name: HVS
2004 Water-borne 2-component EP/PUR coating system for the industry and corrosion protection –
Name: HEM (2K-EP) and HAD (2K-PUR)
2005 Water-borne 2-component EP zinc dust primer – Name: HEM
2007 2-component EP/PUR high-solid coating systems for the industry and corrosion protection –
Name: EVD (2K-EP) and AVD (2K-PUR)
2014 2-component EP/PUR high-solid coating system for the industry and corrosion protection which dries at low
temperatures (≥ 3 °C) – Name: ESD (2K-EP) and ASD (2K-PUR)
2015 Environmentally friendly 2-component ultra-high-solid coating system (VOC content < 5 %) for heavy-duty corrosion protection based on epoxy resin and polyaspartic - Name: ESH (2K-EP) and PAS (2K-PAS)
2016 1-component ultra-high-solid coating system for tower coating on steel and galvanized steel - CHING-SUPRALVITE high-solid Name: SAD-SHS
  Electrically conductive water-borne and solvent-based 1-comp. and 2-comp coatings – Name: HV (L), EMD (L), ADD (L)
2017 High-quality 2-component textured paints (with variable texture effects) for the industry and plant construction business – Name: ADR

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