Lubricant Consult

What Lubricant Consult does

Lubricant Consult GmbH (LUBCON) is a German specialty lubricant manufacturer founded in August 1980 in Maintal, Germany, by Jürgen Engelke. The company develops, manufactures, and distributes high-performance specialty lubricants organized across six product categories — Sprays, Pastes, Greases, Cleaner, and Oils — with a portfolio exceeding 2,000 SKUs serving 13 industrial verticals including automotive, food processing, aerospace, rail transport, corrugated cardboard, wood panel production, semiconductor/vacuum technology, and wind energy. Its technology platform centers on proprietary chemistries including PFPE-based PFAS and non-PFAS formulations for high-temperature and vacuum applications, MOSH/MOAH-free food-safe lubricants with NSF H1/3H, Halal, and Kosher certifications, and fully synthetic ester-based high-temperature chain oils for wood-panel presses.

The company operates a separate subsidiary, LUBCON Service + Systems GmbH, founded in 1995, which manufactures automatic lubrication equipment including single-point lubricators (TurmoLube), electromechanical multi-point lubricators (MicroMax, DuoMax, QuattroMax, SixMax), central lubrication systems (EasyMatic, TLB), and gear/chain lubrication systems (LubeGear, LubeChain). Together, the chemicals and hardware businesses address industrial maintenance problems including friction, wear, extreme temperatures, food safety compliance, contamination, and machine downtime.

LUBCON runs a sales-led go-to-market model combining direct sales by technical chemists and engineers with an authorized distributor network spanning 50+ countries and 16 wholly-owned subsidiaries across EMEA, APAC, the Americas, the Middle East, and Africa. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. In 2024, the founding Engelke family sold the LUBCON Group to FUCHS SE, a publicly listed global lubricant manufacturer, making LUBCON a wholly-owned subsidiary that continues to operate as a specialty-lubricant specialist within the larger group.

Name

Lubricant Consult

Legal name

LUBRICANT CONSULT GmbH

Website

https://lubcon.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Lubricant Consult GmbH (LUBCON) is a German specialty lubricant manufacturer producing high-performance greases, oils, pastes, sprays, cleaners, and automatic lubrication systems for 13 industrial verticals across 50+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Maintal

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Specialty Lubricants Sales: LUBCON develops, manufactures, and distributes high-quality greases, oils, pastes, and sprays under the LUBCON brand. Products are sold globally through direct sales and distributor networks. The company also offers the LUBCON Service + Systems division for automatic lubrication technology including equipment and systems.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Lubricant Consult GmbH (LUBCON) develops, manufactures, and globally distributes specialty lubricants — including greases, oils, pastes, sprays, and cleaners — alongside engineered automatic lubrication systems. The company serves industrial customers across automotive, food processing, aviation, rail, corrugated/paper, power tools, printing, textile, vacuum/nuclear, wood, and wind power sectors with more than 2,000 distinct products.

Product overview

LUBCON (Lubricant Consult GmbH) is a global manufacturer of specialty lubricants offering a comprehensive portfolio of products and lubrication technology solutions. The core product portfolio consists of six specialty lubricant categories: Sprays, Pastes, Greases, Cleaner, and Oils. LUBCON Service+Systems is a specialized division focusing on automatic lubrication systems and lubricators including TurmoLube 60/125, MicroMax 120, DuoMax 160, QuattroMax 30, SixMax 130, LubeGear System, LubeChain System, Turmocomp HD 150, EasyMatic, Lubrication Hook, SL 60, and TLB Chain Lubrication System. The company serves 13 industries including Automotive, Food, Aviation, Rail, Bike, Corrugated, Paper, Powertools, Print, Textile, Vacuum and Nuclear, Wood, and Wind. Products are complemented by industry-specific solutions such as TURMOWOODOIL chain oils and TURMOTEMP PFPE lubricants for wood processing, high-temperature greases for corrugated production, H1/3H/Halal/Kosher certified lubricants for food industry, and aerospace-grade lubricants for aviation applications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• TurmoLube: Automatic single-point lubricant dispenser product line including TurmoLube 60/125
• MicroMax
• DuoMax
• QuattroMax
• SixMax
• LubeGear System
• LubeChain System
• Turmocomp
• TURMOTEMP
• TURMOWOODOIL
• TURMOGREASE

Products and services

• Specialty Greases

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 30 years of experience in the MDF industry with OEM approvals from Dieffenbacher and Hymmen
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• FUCHS GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024In 2024, the Engelke family sold the LUBCON Group to the FUCHS Group, an independent and listed lubricant manufacturer managed by the third generation of the Fuchs family. FUCHS Group is represented on all global markets with an extensive product range, making it the ideal strategic partner for LUBCON's continued global expansion. LUBCON operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of FUCHS SE. The acquisition enables LUBCON to leverage FUCHS's global presence and product range while maintaining its specialized lubricant expertise.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves15 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Molykote (DuPont): Specialty lubricant brand owned by DuPont offering pastes, greases, oils, and anti-friction coatings for industrial, automotive, and food-grade applications — comparable to LUBCON's pastes and greases portfolio.
• Klüber Lubrication: German specialty industrial lubricant manufacturer (Freudenberg Group) offering high-performance greases, oils, pastes, and automatic lubrication systems across food, automotive, rail, and general industrial markets — a near-direct structural and geographic peer to LUBCON.
• Rhenus Lub: German specialty lubricant manufacturer producing industrial oils, greases, and metalworking fluids for automotive, rolling mill, and general industrial customers — a comparable DACH-region specialty peer.
• Carl Bechem: German-based manufacturer of specialty industrial lubricants, including high-performance greases, gear oils, and food-grade formulations, serving metalworking, automotive, and food processing — directly comparable mid-sized specialty competitor.
• Condat: French specialty lubricant manufacturer offering industrial oils, greases, and metalworking fluids with strong positions in food-grade (NSF H1) and wire-drawing — comparable in regulatory profile and vertical coverage to LUBCON.
• Petrofer: German specialty chemicals and lubricant maker serving rolling mills, metalworking, and industrial manufacturing with industrial oils, greases, and process fluids — comparable mid-sized specialty peer.

Broad incumbents

• FUCHS SE: Global, publicly listed German lubricant manufacturer and LUBCON's parent company. Overlaps broadly with LUBCON's specialty and industrial lubricant portfolio but operates at far greater scale across automotive, industrial, and food-grade segments.
• Shell Lubricants: World's largest lubricant supplier, with a specialty industrial portfolio (Shell Gadus, Shell Cassida) that overlaps with LUBCON in greases, food-grade lubricants, and rail, though at significantly broader scale and distribution reach.
• TotalEnergies Lubricants: Major global lubricant division offering industrial oils, greases, and metalworking fluids with a dedicated food-grade portfolio (Nevastane) — competes with LUBCON in food processing and general industrial markets at much larger scale.
• Castrol (BP): Global industrial and specialty lubricant major offering greases, gear oils, and food-grade fluids, competing with LUBCON in industrial MRO and rail/wind segments, but with a much broader consumer-facing brand portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/lubcon_de

Compliance11 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries17 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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