Organica Feinchemie GmbH Wolfen

What Organica Feinchemie GmbH Wolfen does

WeylChem ORGANICA GmbH, formerly Organica Feinchemie GmbH Wolfen, is a German contract manufacturer of organic fine chemicals operating from the Bitterfeld-Wolfen chemical site since 1995, on a location with a chemical industry tradition of more than 100 years. The firm specializes in hazardous reactions (gefahrgeneigte Reaktionen) executed on an exclusive basis, and offers an integrated service spanning synthesis route development, laboratory studies, upscaling, and tonnage-scale manufacturing for customer-owned processes. Its active portfolio comprises over 190 specialty chemicals serving pharmaceutical, plastics, electrical, and food/flavors/fragrances customers, with exports to over 30 countries.

The company operates a B2B enterprise sales model via direct customer engagement, supported by a dedicated sales leadership (Head of Marketing & Sales, Sales Director), and generates revenue through project-based contract synthesis fees that scale with chemical complexity, hazard class, and production volume. Underpinning the service are specialized capital-intensive equipment for dangerous chemistries, a documented quality management system for regulated pharmaceutical supply, and project management that coordinates each program from laboratory formula through commercial delivery. The firm is a private GmbH subsidiary of the WeylChem chemical group, and currently employs over 150 people at its single integrated Bitterfeld-Wolfen facility.

Name

Organica Feinchemie GmbH Wolfen

Legal name

WeylChem ORGANICA GmbH

Website

https://organica.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

WeylChem ORGANICA is a German contract manufacturer specializing in exclusive hazardous-reaction synthesis of organic fine chemicals, serving pharmaceutical, plastics, electrical, and food/fragrance customers with exports to over 30 countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Chemicals Manufacturing

NAICS

Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (32519), All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (325199)

SIC

Industrial Organic Chemicals (2860)

akta.pro primary industry

Commodity Organic Chemicals (Solvents & Intermediates) (IMAEAAAB)

Keywords

• Organic fine chemicals
• Custom synthesis services
• Hazardous reaction manufacturing
• Specialty chemical production
• Contract chemical manufacturing

Headquarters

HQ city

Wolfen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Contract Synthesis / Custom Manufacturing: B2B contract manufacturing of organic fine chemicals. Customers provide synthesis formulas and the company produces on exclusive basis. Revenue generated through project-based fees for synthesis services from laboratory scale through commercial production.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

WeylChem ORGANICA produces organic fine chemicals on an exclusive contract manufacturing basis, with a specialization in hazardous reactions (gefahrgeneigte Reaktionen). The company takes customer-supplied synthesis formulas through laboratory study and scale-up to tonnage-scale manufacturing, producing more than 190 specialty chemicals for the pharmaceutical, plastics, electrical, and food/flavours/fragrances industries and exporting to over 30 countries.

Product overview

WeylChem ORGANICA is a specialty chemicals manufacturer offering a unified contract synthesis service portfolio. The core offering centers on Auftragssynthesen (contract synthesis services), which encompasses synthesis procedures, manufacturing equipment, project management, and quality management as integrated sub-products. The company produces over 190 different specialty chemicals (Spezialchemikalien) for pharmaceutical, plastics, electrical, and food/flavors/fragrances industries, exported to over 30 countries. The product portfolio is delivered as a seamless service from laboratory studies through scale-up to multi-ton production, with specialization in hazardous reactions on an exclusive basis.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Auftragssynthesen (Contract Synthesis Services) Full-service contract manufacturing of organic fine chemicals for B2B customers, encompassing synthesis from laboratory scale through pilot production to multi-ton-scale manufacturing, with specialized capability in hazardous reactions on an exclusive basis.
• Spezialchemikalien (Specialty Chemicals) Over 190 different specialty chemical products synthesized for B2B customers across pharmaceutical, plastics, electrical, and food/flavours/fragrances industries, supplied globally under exclusive arrangements.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Johnson Matthey: UK-listed specialty chemicals and pharma services group. Comparable as a large incumbent with overlapping fine chemicals and API manufacturing services, though it offers a much broader portfolio beyond what WeylChem ORGANICA covers.
• Evonik Industries AG: Large German specialty chemicals conglomerate. Comparable because it operates fine chemical intermediates and contract manufacturing in the same region with overlapping customer verticals, but as one of many businesses in its diversified portfolio.

Direct peers

• EUROAPI: Paris-based API manufacturer spun out of Sanofi. Comparable as European API and intermediate CDMO, though significantly larger and more focused on branded vs. generic pharma customers.
• Hovione: Portuguese-headquartered CDMO specializing in complex API manufacturing. Comparable as an independent contract manufacturer serving pharma with hazardous chemistry and particle engineering capabilities at multi-ton scale.
• Siegfried Holding AG: Swiss pharmaceutical CDMO offering API and intermediate manufacturing. Comparable because it shares WeylChem ORGANICA's contract-manufacturing model, hazardous chemistry capability, and pharmaceutical customer focus, albeit at materially larger scale.
• Curia Global (formerly AMRI): U.S.-based CDMO offering API and intermediate contract manufacturing. Comparable because it competes for the same contract synthesis projects, including hazardous chemistry, primarily serving pharma customers.
• CABB GmbH: German fine chemicals and custom manufacturer producing intermediates and specialties. Comparable as a German-based contract synthesis house with similar tonnage-scale capability and multi-vertical customer base (pharma, agro, electronics).
• Saltigo GmbH (Lanxess): German custom synthesis and fine chemicals manufacturer owned by Lanxess. Closest comparable: headquartered in Leverkusen, Germany, also runs exclusive-basis hazardous chemistry contract manufacturing for pharma and agro customers with multi-ton scale-up.

Emerging players

• Excella GmbH: German CDMO specializing in API manufacture and hazardous chemistry. Comparable as a German-based peer with overlapping regulatory expertise and pharmaceutical customer set, operating at similar scale to WeylChem ORGANICA.
• AGC Pharma Chemicals Europe: European subsidiary of AGC offering custom synthesis and API intermediates. Comparable as a Japan-rooted company expanding in European custom manufacturing with overlapping chemistry and end-market focus.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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