A modern enterprise with a long history
The most important events in 82 years of Mühlenchemie:
2004
Exports to nearly 100 countries throughout the world.
Opening of the world’s first Gallery of Flour Sacks.
The grinding mechanism from a historic water mill in Wittenburg is set up at the Technology Centre.
The International Mühlenchemie Symposium "Flour – Food for Life" is attended by 200 customers from 60 countries.
The new drying enzyme Alphamalt TTC is presented.
2003
Construction of the new Technology Centre in Ahrensburg. All the research activities from baking trials to the rheological laboratory are now housed under one roof.
2001
Establishment of "Mühlenchemie Asia" in Singapore.
Pastazym and Tigerzym – the new, innovative enzyme preparations for pasta and steamed doughs – conquer the market.
2000
Following requests by customers, Mühlenchemie widens its field of business and starts developing vitamin and mineral premixes.
1998
Mühlenchemie becomes one of the world’s biggest specialist companies for flour improvers.
In Wittenburg, 70 km east of Hamburg, a modern factory is built for the production of Enzyme Systems and flour improvers.
1997
The bromate substitute ALPHAMALT BX is developed and sells excellently within a short time.
1996
The continuing development of enzyme technology results in a widening of the product range and a meteoric rise in sales. 70 percent of the products are now exported.
1991
The company moves from Kronberg (near Frankfurt) to Ahrensburg (near Hamburg). An efficient marketing organization now opens up the export markets too.
1990
Mühlenchemie is taken over by Volkmar Wywiol and integrated into the Stern-Wywiol-Gruppe.
The first International Mühlenchemie Symposium is held in Bad Homburg.
1985
Acquisition of Acigrasa in Madrid.
1972
Dr. Werner Schäfer formulates his theory of the Rheological Optimum.
1968
The founder Carl Grünig leaves the board of management. His shares pass to his son, Carl-Christoph Grünig.
1960
Intensive consultancy on GLUTIN (ascorbic acid preparation) and ALPHAMALT (alpha-amylase) as flour improvers causes business to flourish again in Europe.
1957
Potassium bromate is prohibited once and for all in Germany, and subsequently in other European countries too. Mühlenchemie is granted a licence to exploit the ascorbic acid patent.
1952
Under the brand name ALPHAMALT, Mühlenchemie launches the first enzyme preparation based on fungal amylase from Aspergillus oryzae for breaking down starch and enhancing the baking properties of flour.
1950
The Hygrophone is developed into the SFB Instant Moisture Tester (valve voltmeter).
1940
The situation brought about by the war results in the loss of nearly all the markets.
1935
Export business has taken on considerable dimensions.
TRITICUM AG is established in Basel (Switzerland) to enable better access to the markets.
1931
Mühlenchemie acquires an office building in Frankfurt and a factory in Diethensdorf near Chemnitz as a raw materials base.
1930
Mühlenchemie widens its product range and launches its first branded products very successfully: PORIT (based on ammonium persulphate), ELCO I (potassium perborate), DECOLOX (benzoyl peroxide), EMCEMALT (malt products) and EMCESOL (pesticide).
1924
The company is re-named Mühlenchemie GmbH and concentrates on additives for standardizing flour quality.
1923
Carl Grünig establishes Mühlenchemie’s predecessor "Lange & Co." in Frankfurt. Its initial object is to improve the baking properties of flour by adding potassium bromate.