DURUM Verschleisschutz GmbH

What DURUM Verschleisschutz GmbH does

DURUM Verschleisschutz GmbH is a privately held German specialty industrial materials company founded in 1984 and headquartered in Willich, Germany, that develops, manufactures, and applies wear protection solutions through overlay welding (Auftragschweißen) and thermal spraying (Thermisches Spritzen) technologies. Its core product platform centers on the proprietary DURMAT® brand of tungsten carbide materials (SWSC, WC-Co powder, WSC) and a comprehensive consumables portfolio spanning PTA welding powders, laser welding materials, flux-cored overlay welding wires, thermal spray wires and powders, oxyacetylene welding consumables, and welding electrodes — together with prefabricated CP and PLATINUM wear plates and welding/thermal spray equipment systems. The company operates in-house metallography, thermal spray, welding, and wear laboratories for quality assurance and product development, and holds the ÖKOPROFIT® Krefeld sustainability certification.

The firm generates revenue across four streams: sale of DURMAT® branded consumables and wear plates (manufactured in Germany), contract overlay welding and thermal spraying services, professional training programs, and welding/thermal spray equipment sales. It serves industrial customers across at least ten verticals — including oil and gas, mining and quarrying, cement, steel production and metallurgical plants, energy generation, wood/paper/recycling, tunneling, agriculture, and brick and tile manufacturing — with primary verticals being oil and gas, mining, cement, steel, and energy. Distribution is handled through direct export from Germany to more than 80 countries, wholly-owned production and service centers in Brazil, France, and the United States, and distribution partners across all five continents, supplemented by participation in international trade shows (including ROG.E 2026 in Rio de Janeiro via the AHK German Pavilion) and a multi-language digital presence spanning seven languages.

Name

DURUM Verschleisschutz GmbH

Legal name

DURUM Verschleißschutz GmbH

Website

https://durmat.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

DURUM Verschleisschutz GmbH is a German specialty industrial firm that manufactures proprietary DURMAT® wear protection materials, overlay welding consumables, and thermal spray products, serving oil & gas, mining, cement, steel, and energy customers across more than 80 countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

NAICS

Coating, Engraving, Heat Treating, and Allied Activities (33281), Welding and Soldering Equipment Manufacturing (333992)

SIC

Coating, Engraving & Allied Services (3470)

akta.pro primary industry

Welding, Joining & Soldering Equipment (Arc, Resistance, Friction, Brazing) (IMAHADAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Industrial & Commercial Painting/Coatings/Surface Treatment (IMAIAAAK)

Keywords

• Wear protection materials
• Tungsten carbide products
• Overlay welding consumables
• Thermal spray materials
• Industrial wear plates

Headquarters

HQ city

Willich

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Wear Protection Materials: Sale of proprietary DURMAT® branded products including tungsten carbide materials, welding wires, powders, electrodes, and wear plates. Products are manufactured exclusively in Germany (Made in Germany).
2. Wear Protection Services: Contract overlay welding and thermal spraying services performed by qualified experts. Services include consulting, repair, and application of wear-resistant coatings to customer components.
3. Training Services: Professional training and continuing education in the field of wear protection and overlay welding. Expert team provides on-site support to ensure proper coating process implementation.
4. Welding Equipment/Systems: Sale of welding systems including laser welding systems, PTA systems, and thermal spray systems for industrial applications.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

DURUM Verschleisschutz GmbH manufactures and sells DURMAT® branded wear-resistant materials, including tungsten carbide products (SWSC, WC-Co powder, WSC), flux-cored overlay welding wires, PTA welding powders, laser welding materials, thermal spraying wires and powders, oxyacetylene welding consumables, and electrodes, along with prefabricated wear plates (CP and PLATINUM lines). The company also sells welding systems and equipment (laser welding, PTA, thermal spray systems) and provides contract overlay welding, thermal spraying, and training services to industrial customers globally.

Product overview

DURUM Verschleisschutz GmbH is a German industrial materials company with over 40 years of experience in wear protection and surface engineering. The company operates as a single unified product and service portfolio centered around the DURMAT® brand of wear-resistant materials. The core product lines include tungsten carbide products (DURMAT® SWSC, WC-Co powder, WSC) and their derived welding and thermal spray materials. The product portfolio encompasses flux-cored wires for overlay welding (with variants for abrasion resistance, build-up, chromium steels, cobalt-base/Stellite, nickel-base, and tool steels), PTA welding powders, laser welding materials (wire and powder), thermal spraying materials (wires and powders in iron, cobalt, nickel, and tungsten carbide bases), oxyacetylene welding materials, and electrodes. Equipment offerings include laser welding systems, PTA systems, and thermal spray systems. Pre-fabricated wear protection solutions include CP wear plates and PLATINUM wear plates. Services include professional overlay welding (Auftragschweißen), thermal spraying, and training programs. The company exports to over 80 countries worldwide with production facilities in Germany (headquarters), Brazil, France, and the USA.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• DURMAT®: Brand for wear-resistant materials including SWSC, WC-Co powder, and WSC products
• DURWED®
• PLATINUM
• CP

Segments11 records

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• AHK Rio de Janeiro (German Chamber of Commerce)coreGTM or Marketing Partner · 21 September 2026DURUM is exhibiting as part of the German Pavilion of AHK Rio de Janeiro at the ROG.E 2026 trade show in Rio de Janeiro (September 21-24, 2026), presenting solutions for wear protection and modern coating technologies.
• SmartTech.MG GmbHminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSmartTech.MG GmbH (Hindenburgstraße 139, 41061 Mönchengladbach) provides data protection officer services. Tim Weber serves as Data Protection Officer (TÜV certified, including EU-DSGVO) for DURUM.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Höganäs: Höganäs is a global specialty metal powder producer with a strong surface-coatings and welding consumables range (including iron-, nickel-, and cobalt-base alloys, plus carbide powders for PTA and laser cladding). Comparable in materials chemistry and powder-based PTA/laser consumables serving similar heavy-industrial wear-protection verticals.
• Wall Colmonoy: Wall Colmonoy manufactures nickel- and cobalt-base hard-facing alloys, Colmonoy® and Wallex® surfacing products, and provides custom overlay welding services for industrial wear protection. Direct overlap with DURUM's flux-cored wires, Stellite-equivalent cobalt-base consumables, and contract surfacing services.
• Oerlikon (Surface Solutions / Metco): Oerlikon's Surface Solutions segment (formerly Oerlikon Metco) is a global leader in thermal spray materials, equipment, and services as well as wear-protection coatings, with multi-decade expertise and tungsten/cobalt/nickel-chrome consumable ranges. Highly comparable to DURUM in thermal spraying powders/wires, laser cladding, and PTA offerings.
• Castolin Eutectic: Castolin Eutectic (part of Messer Group) is a long-established European specialist in welding, brazing, and wear-protection consumables, with a broad range of flux-cored wires, electrodes, PTA powders, and overlay welding services. Directly comparable to DURUM's consumables portfolio, multi-process overlay welding offering, and industrial wear-protection mission.
• voestalpine Böhler Welding: voestalpine Böhler Welding produces a comprehensive range of welding consumables (stick electrodes, flux-cored wires, solid wires, powders) under brands such as Böhler, UTP, and Fontargen, including wear-protection and hard-facing alloys. Overlaps directly with DURUM's DURWED® consumables range across nearly every overlay welding process.

Emerging players

• Bodycote: Bodycote operates a global network of thermal processing and surface-treatment service centers, including specialty coatings and hot isostatic pressing relevant to wear-prone components. Adjacent comparator to DURUM's contract overlay welding and thermal spray service lines, with service-center economics and quality-lab infrastructure analogous to DURUM's Brazil/France/USA footprint.

Broad incumbents

• Lincoln Electric: Lincoln Electric is one of the world's largest welding consumables and equipment manufacturers, with a substantial hard-facing and wear-protection portfolio (e.g., Lincoln Hardbanding, Wearshield products). Overlaps with DURUM's consumables business as a broad incumbent with much larger scale.
• Sulzer (Surface Solutions / Metsub): Sulzer's Surface Solutions business provides wear- and corrosion-resistant coatings and overlay welding services, including WeldOverlay and Pbrowser-equivalent consumables, serving oil & gas, power, and mining customers. Comparable to DURUM in industrial wear-protection applications, despite being a broader industrial services group.
• ESCO (Weir Group): ESCO, a Weir Group subsidiary, designs and manufactures engineered wear parts and ground-engaging tools for mining, infrastructure, and oil sands. Comparable to DURUM in the mining and quarrying vertical's wear-protection challenge, though focused on cast/wear parts versus welding consumables.
• Kennametal (Stellite / Conforma-Clad): Kennametal is a broad industrial tooling and wear-resistant materials company with a Stellite-equivalent cobalt-base alloy portfolio and Conforma-Clad wear-resistant cladding products serving oil & gas, mining, and power generation. A larger incumbent with overlapping wear-protection consumables and overlay welding solutions versus DURUM's niche specialization.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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