Henelit Lackfabrik

What Henelit Lackfabrik does

Henelit Lackfabrik GmbH is an Austrian specialty-chemicals manufacturer that produces paints and lacquers for wood and metal preservation, serving what the company's own description characterizes as "diverse needs." The company is headquartered in Villach, Austria, and operates the henelit.at web domain. Its product focus is functional and protective coatings for two substrate categories — wood and metal — which places it in the industrial and trade coatings segment of the paints-and-coatings market rather than decorative consumer paints.

The firm was founded in 1947, giving it approximately 78 years of continuous operating history under a consistent trade identity. It is privately held, with no public ticker or disclosed institutional shareholders, and operates at a small-to-mid scale with 51-100 employees. The company's short self-description frames its value proposition around preservation of wood and metal substrates, which typically targets joiners, metalworkers, industrial finishers, and trade painters rather than retail DIY consumers.

The business model cannot be characterized in detail from the available data. No pricing models, distribution channels, customer segments, revenue figures, partnerships, certifications, or product-level specifications are disclosed in the source material. The company's web presence returned only a loading/verification page at the time of capture, and there is no evidence of digital channels, e-commerce, or direct-to-customer platforms. Revenue mechanics (one-off sales vs. recurring contracts, distributor-led vs. direct sales, private-label vs. branded) are therefore not determinable from the input.

Name

Henelit Lackfabrik

Legal name

Henelit Lackfabrik

Website

https://henelit.at

Company type

Private

Founded year

1947

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Henelit Lackfabrik GmbH is an Austrian manufacturer of paints and lacquers for wood and metal preservation. Founded in 1947 in Villach, the privately held company employs 51-100 people and serves diverse industrial and trade coating needs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Coatings

NAICS

Paint and Coating Manufacturing (325510), Paint, Coating, and Adhesive Manufacturing (3255)

SIC

Paints, Varnishes, Lacquers, Enamels & Allied Prods (2851)

akta.pro primary industry

Wood Coatings & Finishes (IMAEAGAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Wood Coatings & Finishes (IMAEAHAF), Industrial Protective Coatings (IMADAKAB)

Keywords

• Industrial coatings
• Wood lacquers
• Metal paints
• Protective coatings
• Paint manufacturing

Headquarters

HQ city

Villach

HQ country

Austria

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel

Core offering

Henelit Lackfabrik GmbH manufactures paints and lacquers formulated for the preservation and finishing of wood and metal surfaces. The company produces coatings aimed at protecting substrates in diverse industrial, trade, and consumer applications, drawing on production operations established in 1947 in Villach, Austria.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Paints and Lacquers for Wood and Metal Preservation

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Direct peers

• Zweihorn (AkzoNobel brand): German wood coatings brand owned by AkzoNobel, focused on lacquers and finishes for wood surfaces. Directly comparable to Henelit as a wood coatings specialist serving European joinery and furniture customers.
• Jotun Paints: Norwegian coatings manufacturer with strong European presence in protective and industrial coatings including metal and wood substrates. Directly comparable as a specialty protective coatings peer serving European industrial markets.
• Brillux Industrial Coatings: German coatings manufacturer serving wood, metal, and industrial finishing applications. Directly comparable to Henelit across wood and metal preservation product categories and DACH regional footprint.
• Hempel Foundation: Danish global coatings manufacturer with significant presence in protective and industrial coatings including metal substrates. Comparable as a wood and metal coatings peer serving European industrial customers with overlapping protective coating technology.
• Teknos Group: Finnish industrial coatings manufacturer with a strong portfolio in wood and metal protective coatings across Europe. Comparable as a specialty coatings manufacturer with overlapping product lines in wood finishes and industrial metal coatings.
• ADLER Lackfabrik: Austrian wood coatings manufacturer headquartered in Schwaz, Tyrol, producing paints, lacquers, and finishes for wood. Directly comparable to Henelit as a fellow Austrian Lackfabrik serving wood preservation and finishing customers in DACH and beyond.
• Remmers Baustofftechnik: German family-owned manufacturer of wood protection coatings, lacquers, and construction chemicals. Closely comparable to Henelit on wood preservation chemistry, mid-sized specialty positioning, and DACH industrial customer base.

Broad incumbents

• PPG Industries: Global coatings giant with industrial, protective, and specialty wood coatings segments. Broad incumbent whose product portfolio overlaps Henelit's wood and metal preservation offering through multiple acquired brands.
• AkzoNobel: Global coatings major with Dulux, Sikkens, and International brands spanning decorative, industrial, and protective coatings including wood and metal finishes. Broad incumbent operating across Henelit's end markets at much larger scale.
• Sherwin-Williams: Global coatings major with industrial wood finishing and protective metal coatings divisions. Broad incumbent competing across Henelit's core product categories with significantly greater scale and R&D resources.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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