Chemie Technik

What Chemie Technik does

Chemie Technik is a German B2B technical media platform serving process engineering (Verfahrenstechnik), plant construction (Anlagenbau), and the broader process industry (Prozessindustrie) across the DACH region. Founded in 1956 and headquartered in Heidelberg, the company publishes the chemietechnik.de online portal, an e-magazine archive with special editions on topics such as industrial water treatment and the Achema trade fair, and a portfolio of proprietary events including the Engineering Summit, Engineering Summit SALON, Expertenforum Containment, and Hydrogen Mobility Tech Conference. The publication is operated by Hüthig Medien GmbH, which is itself a subsidiary of the diversified B2B media group Ultima Media Germany GmbH.

The company's product offering combines editorial content — daily industry news, technical articles, whitepapers, and webinars — with three commercial ancillaries: the Firmenverzeichnis B2B supplier directory (offering Premium and Plus-tier listings), a job board delivered in partnership with industriejobs.de, and paid event ticketing. Revenue is generated through five streams: recurring subscriptions for the magazine and e-magazine, display advertising and sponsored partner content, event ticket sales, job listing fees, and premium directory placements. The primary audience is process engineering professionals (engineers, technicians, managers), with industrial suppliers and chemical-plant management as secondary commercial segments; the segmentation approach is horizontal within the process industry rather than vertical-specific.

Chemie Technik functions as a specialist vertical media brand within the broader German industrial B2B media network operated by Ultima Media Germany GmbH, with content syndication through partner properties such as produktion.de. Editorial focus areas — plant construction, plant technology, industry & market, and energy & environment — have recently tilted toward the energy transition, with significant coverage of decarbonization, hydrogen mobility, sustainable aviation fuels, and battery and lithium refining. The business has no disclosed AI capabilities, no public funding history, and no recent M&A or restructuring signals in the available data.

Name

Chemie Technik

Legal name

Chemie Technik (operated by Hüthig Medien GmbH, a subsidiary of Ultima Media Germany GmbH)

Website

https://chemietechnik.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1956

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Chemie Technik is a German B2B technical media platform, founded 1956 and headquartered in Heidelberg, that covers process engineering, plant construction, and the process industry across the DACH region via its online portal, e-magazine, events, supplier directory, and job board.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Heidelberg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Subscription (Abo): Paid subscriptions for the magazine and e-magazine providing access to full content and archive
2. Advertising & Sponsorships: Display advertising, sponsored content, and partner content on the portal and in the magazine
3. Event Tickets: Revenue from Engineering Summit events, Expertenforum Containment, Hydrogen Mobility Tech Conference
4. Job Listings: Job market section linking to industryjobs.de for recruitment listings
5. Premium Company Directory Listings: Premium and Plus tier company directory listings for suppliers and service providers

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Chemie Technik is a German-language B2B specialist portal and trade publication covering process engineering, plant construction, and the process industry. It delivers daily industry news, technical articles, whitepapers, webinars, a digital e-magazine archive, a B2B supplier directory marketplace, a job board, and a portfolio of own conferences including the Engineering Summit. The offering targets engineers, plant operators, and industrial suppliers in the DACH region.

Product overview

CHEMIE Technik is a B2B specialist portal for process engineering, plant construction, and the process industry. The company operates a multi-platform portfolio consisting of the core online news portal (chemietechnik.de) delivering current industry news, the E-Magazin digital archive offering special editions on water treatment, industrial parks, and Achema events, the Engineering Summit annual conference, and supplementary content resources including whitepapers and webinars. Additional services include the Firmenverzeichnis B2B supplier marketplace organized by technical categories, and a dedicated job marketplace for the process industry sector.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CHEMIE TECHNIK Online Portal The primary digital news and information portal (chemietechnik.de) providing German-language coverage of process engineering, plant construction, and the process industry for engineering professionals and industrial buyers in the DACH region.
• CHEMIE TECHNIK E-Magazin Digital e-magazine archive offering access to all published editions of the Chemie Technik trade magazine, including themed special editions, available to subscribers and readers.
• Engineering Summit Conference Own annual industry conference for process engineering and chemical plant construction professionals, covering industry trends, technology, and networking in the DACH region.
• Whitepaper & Studien Library Library of research reports and whitepapers covering decarbonization, energy efficiency, climate neutrality, and process technologies, available to process engineering professionals.
• Webinare Library Live and recorded webinar content featuring industry experts on process engineering, plant construction, and related technical topics for engineering professionals.
• Firmenverzeichnis (Supplier Directory Marketplace) B2B supplier marketplace enabling buyers in process engineering to find specialized providers, organized by product categories including chemical products, electrical engineering, energy technology, manufacturing, and machinery, with Premium and Plus tier listings for suppliers.
• Stellenmarkt (Job Board) Job marketplace for the process industry connecting employers with qualified professionals in engineering and plant construction, powered through a partnership with industriejobs.de.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Engineering SummitcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChemie Technik organizes its own flagship event series including the Engineering Summit, Engineering Summit SALON, which brings together industry professionals for networking and knowledge exchange on plant construction and process engineering topics.
• Expertenforum ContainmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpecialized expert forum organized by Chemie Technik focusing on containment technology and applications in the process industry.
• Hydrogen Mobility Tech ConferencecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndustry conference organized by Chemie Technik covering hydrogen mobility and related technologies for the process engineering sector.
• industriejobs.deminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorJob market partnership linking chemietechnik.de to industryjobs.de for recruitment listings in the process engineering sector.
• produktion.de (Media Network)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerContent syndication partnership within the B2B media network, sharing industry news and content across platforms.
• Premium Directory CompaniesminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCompanies including Hüthig Medien GmbH, Ruland Engineering & Consulting GmbH, PCE Deutschland GmbH, ystral gmbh maschinenbau + processtechnik, and Dec Group that maintain premium listings in the Chemie Technik supplier directory.

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• industriejobs.de: German industrial-sector job marketplace that already powers Chemie Technik's Stellenmarkt; an ecosystem partner rather than direct editorial competitor.
• produktion.de: German B2B production-engineering portal within the same Ultima Media network that already has a content-syndication partnership with Chemie Technik; adjacent rather than directly competing.

Direct peers

• Industrie-Anzeiger: Konradin Verlag's industrial B2B title covering plant engineering, manufacturing, and process topics with significant overlap with Chemie Technik's plant-construction coverage.
• Maschinenmarkt (Vogel Communications Group): Vogel-published German manufacturing and machinery trade title covering closely adjacent plant-engineering and industrial-supplier topics, drawing from the same advertiser pool.
• Process (Vogel Communications Group): German-language trade magazine covering process engineering and plant operations, directly competing with Chemie Technik for the same DACH advertiser and subscriber audience across overlapping topics such as Anlagenbau and Verfahrenstechnik.
• cci Dialog: GIT Verlag/Wiley title focused on chemical and process-industry topics, competing for the same industrial advertiser base and process-engineering professional readership.
• CITplus: Wiley-published German chemical and process engineering trade magazine covering topics closely overlapping with Chemie Technik's editorial scope, serving a similar engineer/manager readership in DACH.

Broad incumbents

• Springer Professional: Springer Nature's German professional portal spanning engineering, chemistry, and process topics; a broader incumbent that overlaps with Chemie Technik on technical content and audience.
• VDI Nachrichten: Established broad engineering newspaper from VDI Verlag covering mechanical, process, and plant engineering; competes for the same engineering-management readership and advertiser budgets but at a much wider scope.

Emerging players

• Chemie.de: Digital-first chemistry and chemical-industry news portal serving German-speaking professionals, overlapping with Chemie Technik on news, supplier information, and audience but with a primarily online model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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

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