Kurt EFW Hauke

What Kurt EFW Hauke does

Kurt E.F.W. Hauke KG (GmbH & Co) is a fourth-generation, family-owned German trading company headquartered in Hamburg that has operated continuously in the chemical raw materials trade since 1919. The company specializes in international trading of coal tar derivatives, petroleum-based products, metallurgical coke, and related refinery by-products, serving industrial customers across steel, aluminum, road construction, chemical, tar distillation, refractory, carbon black manufacturing, and shipping end-markets. Its product portfolio includes crude coal tar, benzole (benzene), bitumen, foundry and blast furnace coke, carbon black oils, creosote oil, recovered carbon black (rCB), pyrolysis oils, and other refinery products, all sourced from ISO-certified suppliers and distributed under EU quality standards.

Beyond pure trading, the company operates an integrated logistics platform covering road, rail, and waterborne transport, anchored by its own fleet of rail tank cars and supported by 24/7 transport monitoring, customs handling, and insurance coverage. This logistics capability is offered both as part of product deliveries and as a standalone service to customers with independent procurement needs. The business operates under tailor-made contracts ranging from individual transactions to medium- and long-term agreements, with pricing handled through individualized quotes rather than public price lists. Distribution is exclusively direct B2B field sales to enterprise customers, supported by attendance at European trade fairs and long-standing membership in the Versammlung Eines Ehrbaren Kaufmanns Zu Hamburg e.V. The firm currently employs between 11 and 50 people and has publicly committed to sustainability and CO2-neutrality as a forward pillar of its operating model.

Name

Kurt EFW Hauke

Legal name

Kurt E.F.W. Hauke KG (GmbH & Co)

Website

https://hauke.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1919

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Kurt E.F.W. Hauke KG is a fourth-generation, family-owned Hamburg-based trading company specializing in international wholesale of coal tar derivatives, petroleum-based products, metallurgical coke, and bitumen, serving industrial customers across steel, chemical, road construction, and shipping sectors, with integrated multi-modal logistics services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Chemical Raw Materials Trading

NAICS

Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers (4246), Other Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers (42469)

SIC

Wholesale-Chemicals & Allied Products (5160), Wholesale-Petroleum & Petroleum Products (No Bulk Stations) (5172)

akta.pro primary industry

Chemicals & Petrochemicals (Non-Hazmat Specialized Handling) (TLAIALAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Liquid Hazmat / Chemical Tank Transport (DOT/ADR tankers) (TLADAIAB), Hazardous Materials (Hazmat) & Dangerous Goods Logistics (TLAIAAAJ)

Keywords

• Chemical raw materials trading
• Coal tar derivatives
• Petroleum products distribution
• Industrial bitumen supply
• Bulk chemical logistics

Headquarters

HQ city

Hamburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Chemical and Tar Product Trading: International trading of raw materials including tar products, petroleum-based products, coke, and related chemical industry inputs. Revenue generated through the sale of products to industrial customers worldwide with medium to long-term contracts as well as individual transactions.
2. Logistics Services: Comprehensive logistics services for liquid chemical and refinery products, including bulk logistics handling, transport monitoring (24/7), customs processing, and delivery coordination. Services provided both for products purchased from the company and for products procured independently by customers.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Kurt E.F.W. Hauke KG is an international trading company for coal tar derivatives, petroleum-based products, coke, and bitumen, supplying industrial buyers primarily in Europe and globally. In addition to product trading, the company provides comprehensive logistics services — transport by road, rail, and waterway — supported by its own fleet of rail tank cars and 24/7 monitoring of shipments. The offering is aimed at industrial customers in steel, aluminum, road construction, and chemical processing.

Product overview

Kurt E.F.W. Hauke is an international trading company specializing in tar, tar products, and petroleum-based products. The company operates as a service-oriented business offering chemical raw materials to industries including steel, aluminum, road construction, tar distillation, chemical, and refractory sectors. The product portfolio centers on coal tar derivatives (crude coal tar, creosote oil, benzole, carbon black oils, naphthalene), petroleum products (bitumen, refinery products), metallurgical coke, and recovered carbon black. Additionally, the company provides comprehensive logistics services including transport by road tankers, rail, and water vessels, with their own rail tank car fleet for independent operations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Coal tar derivatives trading

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Overlack GmbH: German family-owned chemical distributor (Mönchengladbach-based) with industrial focus. Comparable as a privately held, German-origin chemical trader with industrial B2B focus and similar mid-market scale.
• TER Group: Hamburg-based, family-owned specialty chemicals distributor with strong focus on industrial chemicals, plastics, and rubber. Comparable mid-sized German chemical merchant with overlapping industrial customer base and Hamburg trading heritage.
• Helm AG: Hamburg-based, family-influenced chemical distribution and trading company founded in 1900. Highly comparable as a German mid-sized chemical merchant with global reach, multi-generation ownership, and broad industrial customer base overlapping with Hauke's steel, chemical, and industrial buyer segments.
• Biesterfeld AG: Hamburg-headquartered family-owned chemical distributor founded in 1906. Directly comparable as a Hanseatic, multi-generation chemical trading company with industrial B2B focus and global logistics reach.
• Häffner & Co. International GmbH: German family-owned chemical distributor based in Mannheim. Comparable as a privately held German chemical merchant with industrial B2B customer base and multi-generation ownership history.

Broad incumbents

• Azelis Group: Euronext-listed global specialty chemicals and food ingredients distributor. Comparable as a chemical merchant wholesaler operating with industrial B2B distribution; broader portfolio and digitalized scale than Hauke.
• Brenntag SE: World's largest chemical distributor, also headquartered in Germany. Comparable as a chemical and ingredient merchant wholesaler serving industrial customers globally; however, Brenntag is a broad-line chemical distributor, not a niche coal tar specialist like Hauke.
• Univar Solutions: North American-headquartered global chemical and ingredient distributor. Comparable as a chemical merchant wholesaler serving industrial customers; broader portfolio and scale but similar industrial B2B sales motion.
• Caldic B.V. Rotterdam-based global specialty chemicals distributor. Comparable as a mid-large chemical merchant wholesaler with industrial distribution focus; broader portfolio and global reach but similar industrial-chemical B2B distribution model.
• IMCD N.V. Global specialty chemicals and ingredients distributor (Euronext-listed). Comparable as a chemical merchant wholesaler serving industrial customers; operates at much larger scale and broader product portfolio than Hauke but shares the industrial B2B distribution model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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