Industriepark Werk Bobingen GmbH

What Industriepark Werk Bobingen GmbH does

Industriepark Werk Bobingen GmbH & Co. KG is the operator of an 80-hectare industrial park in Bobingen, Bavaria, approximately 90 km west of Munich and 20 km south of Augsburg, with direct access to the A8 and A96 motorways. The site carries a 150-year industrial heritage, originating as a yarn and wool bleaching works in 1872, transitioning to artificial silk production in 1899/1902, operating under Farbwerke Hoechst AG after the I.G. Farben break-up in 1952, and being reorganized under the current IWB structure in 1998. The park hosts 17 tenant companies and approximately 1,250 employees, primarily internationally active synthetic fiber manufacturers (Trevira/Indorama Ventures, Johns Manville, Perlon) alongside chemicals distribution (Oqema), logistics (BTG), food production (Interquell), packaging (SP Filling), and various trading and service enterprises.

The company's core offering is integrated industrial infrastructure as a service. This includes natural gas distribution through a closed network (with energie schwaben gmbh designated as default supplier 2022-2024), electricity and water supply, wastewater and water protection services, approximately 6 km of private rail tracks for internal logistics, an on-site Werkfeuerwehr of 41 firefighters with specialized industrial-process equipment, HSE management, plant security with access control and truck gate operations, a training center, seminar rooms, a company restaurant, and an occupational health service. The operator holds ISO 50001 (energy management) and ISO 14001 (environmental management) certifications valid 2024.

IWB monetizes through recurring utility network charges (published pricing sheets, e.g., valid from 1.1.2026), infrastructure rental income from industrial facilities and plots, and fees for ancillary services (seminars, restaurant, medical, training). The go-to-market is direct, sales-led engagement with industrial companies seeking established, permitted, fully serviced brownfield sites in southern Germany, with the 150-year operational history and pre-built permitting functioning as the principal pull factor. The company is privately held, structured as a GmbH & Co. KG, with no disclosed parent, funding rounds, or external shareholders, and leadership rests with managing director Christoph A. Bock alongside heads of energy (Jürgen Reiter) and the works fire brigade / management board (Daniel Rozankovic).

Name

Industriepark Werk Bobingen GmbH

Legal name

Industriepark Werk Bobingen GmbH & Co. KG

Website

https://iwb-is.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Industriepark Werk Bobingen GmbH & Co. KG operates an 80-hectare industrial park in Bobingen, Bavaria, providing utilities, rail logistics, fire safety, and facility services to 17 tenant companies, primarily synthetic fiber manufacturers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Park Operations

NAICS

Facilities Support Services (56121), Security Guards and Patrol Services (561612)

SIC

Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744), Services-To Dwellings & Other Buildings (7340)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial Park Owners Association Management (BPAJAHAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Workplace & Office Support Services (Reception/Mailroom/Porterage/Helpdesk) (IMAIAAAD)

Keywords

• Industrial park operations
• Utility infrastructure services
• Natural gas distribution
• Plant fire safety services
• Wastewater management

Headquarters

HQ city

Bobingen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Infrastructure Services: Revenue generated from providing infrastructure services to tenant companies including energy supply (natural gas, electricity), water supply, wastewater management, and logistics services. Also includes rental income from industrial facilities and plots.
2. Utility Network Charges: Network charges for gas distribution and supply services to industrial tenants, with published network fees and structured pricing documents

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Industriepark Werk Bobingen GmbH & Co. KG operates and services an 80-hectare industrial park in Bobingen, Germany, providing on-site tenant companies with shared infrastructure including natural gas and electricity supply, water supply and wastewater management, around 6 km of private rail tracks, internal logistics, HSE management, plant security, and a dedicated 41-person plant fire brigade (Werkfeuerwehr). It also runs social infrastructure such as an on-site restaurant, occupational medical service, seminar rooms, and an apprenticeship training center for the roughly 1,250 employees working across approximately 17 tenant firms.

Product overview

Industriepark Werk Bobingen GmbH & Co. KG operates as an industrial park operator and infrastructure services provider. The company offers a unified portfolio of utility and facility management services including natural gas supply, electricity supply, water supply and wastewater management, and water protection services. Supporting services include HSE management, plant security with access control and monitoring, and a professional factory fire brigade. The industrial park also provides social infrastructure such as seminar rooms for events and training, an on-site company restaurant, railway logistics facilities, an apprenticeship training center, and occupational health services. The company serves international synthetic fiber manufacturers, trading companies, and service enterprises on an 80-hectar fully developed industrial site.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Erdgasversorgung (Natural Gas Supply) Distribution and supply of natural gas to industrial tenants within the park via a closed distribution network, with published network fees and procedural parameters; energie schwaben gmbh is the default supplier for the period 1.1.2022-31.12.2024.
• Stromversorgung (Electricity Supply) Electricity distribution services for the industrial park facilities and tenant companies.
• Wasserversorgung (Water Supply) Water supply and wastewater management services for the industrial park, including well systems for drinking and industrial water.
• Gewässerschutz (Water Protection) Environmental water protection services including wastewater measurement for sewage and surface water monitoring.
• HSE Management Health, Safety, and Environment management services for the industrial park.
• Werkschutz (Plant Security) Security services including monitoring of fire alarm centers, access control, visitor registration, truck gate management, and storm damage monitoring.
• Werkfeuerwehr (Factory Fire Brigade) Professional fire brigade services with over 40 firefighters, specialized equipment and rapid response capabilities for industrial emergencies; one of seven plant fire brigades in the Augsburg district.
• Seminarräume (Seminar Rooms) Conference and seminar facilities available for booking for events, courses, meetings, and training sessions.
• Betriebsrestaurant (Company Restaurant) On-site employee restaurant offering regional and international cuisine, located in Building 395, open Monday to Friday 08:00-13:00.
• Gleisanlagen (Railway Facilities) Approximately six kilometers of private railway tracks for internal logistics and transportation within the industrial park.
• Ausbildungszentrum (Training Center) Apprenticeship and vocational training center offering internships and career opportunities in industrial and technical fields for companies at the site.
• Werksärztlicher Dienst (Company Medical Service) On-site occupational health services for the approximately 1,250 employees at the industrial park.

Quantifiable outcome

• 150-year site history demonstrates long-term operational stability and continuous industrial use
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Johns ManvillecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 October 2025Participates in IWB AzubiNight events as a tenant company offering apprenticeships and career opportunities. Provides information about job openings at their facility.
• MLB Manufacturing Service GmbHcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 October 2025Participates in IWB AzubiNight events as a tenant company offering apprenticeships and career opportunities.
• Perlon The Filament CompanycoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 October 2025Participates in IWB AzubiNight events as a tenant company offering apprenticeships and career opportunities at the Trevira facility.
• Pepcon GmbHcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 October 2025Participates in IWB AzubiNight events as a tenant company offering apprenticeships and career opportunities.
• Oqema GmbHcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 October 2025Participates in IWB AzubiNight events as a tenant company offering apprenticeships and career opportunities.
• energie schwaben gmbhcoreOthers · 1 October 2025Designated as the default supplier (Grundversorger) for natural gas for the closed distribution network of Industriepark Werk Bobingen for the period 1.1.2022 to 31.12.2024.
• IHK SchwabenminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 October 2024Participates as supporter of IWB AzubiNight events for student recruitment and career orientation.
• Stadt BobingenminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2024City of Bobingen participates as supporter of IWB AzubiNight career orientation events.
• Arbeitsagentur AugsburgminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 October 2024Participates as supporter of IWB AzubiNight events.
• HWK SchwabenminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 October 2024Chamber of Crafts (Handwerkskammer) Schwaben participates as supporter of IWB AzubiNight events.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• InfraLeuna: Site operator of the Leuna chemical complex in Saxony-Anhalt, providing energy, utilities, and infrastructure services to a broad industrial tenant base — comparable German Chempark operator.
• Currenta (Chempark): Operates the Chempark sites in Leverkusen, Dormagen, and Krefeld-Uerdingen (former Bayer sites) with integrated energy, logistics, and safety services for chemical tenants — directly comparable industrial-park-as-service-operator model.
• InfraServ Gendorf: Industrial park operator in Burgkirchen providing site infrastructure, utilities, and services to chemical tenants; highly comparable mid-sized German Chempark business.
• Infraserv Höchst: Operates the Industriepark Höchst in Frankfurt, providing utilities, site services, logistics, and facility management to a large chemical/pharmaceutical tenant base — the closest direct analogue to IWB's site-operator model in Germany.
• Industriepark Walsrode: Mid-sized German industrial park with shared infrastructure and services for chemical/industrial tenants; directly comparable in scale and tenant mix to IWB.
• Chemiepark Marl (Evonik): One of the largest chemical parks in Europe operated from the Marl site, offering utilities, logistics, fire safety, and infrastructure services — a direct peer in site-operator services for chemical tenants.
• Chemiepark Knapsack: Operator of a chemical/industrial park near Cologne providing utilities and infrastructure to a mix of chemical tenants; closely analogous mid-sized German site-operator business.

Broad incumbents

• Dow Stade: Dow's integrated production site in Stade, Germany, which provides site infrastructure and shared services to multiple tenants; comparable industrial-park-style operation, though owned by a single corporate parent.
• BASF Schwarzheide: Major integrated chemical site in Brandenburg with its own infrastructure and supplier network; comparable as a large German industrial site offering shared services, though owned and operated by BASF itself rather than an independent park operator.

Emerging players

• Gemeinde- und Industriewerk Hassloch / Kommunale Industriepark-Betreiber: Regional German industrial-park operators offering site management and infrastructure services to mid-sized industrial tenants; thematically and operationally adjacent to IWB's smaller-scale park-operator model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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