RIESSNER
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1945
- HeadquartersLichtenfels, Germany
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
RIESSNER firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- RIESSNER
- Legal name
- Rießner-Gase GmbH
- Website
- https://riessner.de
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1945
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
RIESSNER industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Industrial Gas Manufacturing and Distribution
- NAICS
- Industrial Gas Manufacturing (32512)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Medical & Healthcare Gases (IMAEACAF)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Specialty & Calibration Gas Mixtures (IMAEACAE), Gas Handling Equipment & Storage (Cylinders/Tanks/Valves) (IMAEACAL)
Keywords
Where RIESSNER is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Lichtenfels
- HQ country
- Germany
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices7 records
Markets served
RIESSNER business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Gas Sales: Core revenue from production and sale of technical gases, medical gases, food gases, special gases, calibration gases, and propane. Gases sold in various container types (cylinders, bundles, portable tanks, stationary tanks) and as liquefied gases.
- Equipment Rental: Rental of cylinders, cylinder bundles, pallets, cryogenic containers, portable vaporizers, dry ice boxes, and swap bodies. Monthly rental fees plus long-term rental options with reduced rates.
- Service and Installation: Analysis, consultation, concept development, installation, and maintenance of gas supply systems. Includes pipeline construction, technical maintenance, and safety training services.
- Nitrogen Cryoservice: On-site filling of containers with liquid nitrogen at -196°C using specialized vehicles.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Subscription | Monthly | Monthly cylinder and pallet rental |
| Subscription | Monthly | Long-term rental (after 3 months) |
| Other | Pay-as-you-go | Safety fee per receipt |
| Other | Pay-as-you-go | Dangerous goods surcharge |
| Other | Pay-as-you-go | Delivery fee |
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels3 records
Marketing channels5 records
RIESSNER product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Rie\u00dfner-Gase produces and distributes industrial, medical, food-grade, specialty, and propane gases through air separation and filling facilities. The company supplies gases in cylinders, bundles, portable tanks, and stationary cryogenic tanks, complemented by full-service support including analysis, consultation, installation, and maintenance of gas supply systems across Germany and the Czech Republic.
Product overview
Rießner-Gase is a German gas manufacturer and supplier offering a comprehensive portfolio of gases and gas mixtures, primarily organized into four business segments: technical gases, medical gases, food gases, and specialty gases plus propane. The company produces and delivers gases ranging from industrial oxygen, nitrogen, argon, and hydrogen to medical gases and the ProVic private-label food gas brand (including ProVic C/E290, ProVic LCO/E290, ProVic LIN/E941, ProVic LOX/E948, ProVic N, and ProVic O). Medical offerings include ProMED PUL and ProMED-LOX product lines, as well as COMBISTAR, COMBILITE, and MINISTAR combination valves for medical gas cylinders. Specialty gases include calibration gases, specialty chemicals like ammonia, chlorine, sulfur dioxide, and noble gases (krypton, neon, xenon). The company provides flexible supply formats from single cylinders to stationary cryogenic tanks, complemented by services including gas supply analysis, consultation, installation, pipeline construction, remote tank monitoring (Tankdaten-Fernübertragung), nitrogen cryoservice, and LPG tank systems. Rießner operates over 100 delivery locations in Germany and Czech Republic.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- ProVic: Own brand for food gases including ProVic C, E290, ProVic LCO, E290, ProVic LIN, E941, ProVic LOX, E948, ProVic N, ProVic N, E941, and ProVic O.
- ProMED
Products and services
- ProVic Food Gas Brand Private-label food-grade gas line under the ProVic brand covering food-grade propane, liquid CO2, liquid nitrogen, liquid oxygen, nitrogen, and oxygen, designed for food and beverage industry customers requiring certified food-grade gases.
- ProMED Medical Gases Medical gas line including ProMED PUL pulmonary medical gas and ProMED-LOX medical liquid oxygen for hospitals, clinics, and homecare.
- Technical and Industrial Gases Core portfolio of technical gases covering oxygen, nitrogen, argon, carbon dioxide, hydrogen, helium, propane, and acetylene for industrial customers in welding, cutting, heat treatment, metal processing, laser technology, plastics, and glass/ceramics.
- Medical Gases Medical pure gases and gas mixtures including medical oxygen, breathing air, and nitrous oxide supplied to hospitals, healthcare facilities, homecare providers, and emergency medicine.
- Specialty and Calibration Gases Custom specialty gases and calibration gas mixtures including ammonia, chlorine, carbon monoxide, krypton, neon, sulfur dioxide, sulfur hexafluoride, nitrogen monoxide, and xenon, supplied for research, science, environmental protection, occupational safety, and high-technology applications.
- Hydrogen Supply Hydrogen gas supply from single cylinders to large-scale hydrogen supply systems for industrial processes, reduction, and energy applications.
- Propane and LPG Supply Propane supply for heating, autogas, refrigeration, welding, grilling, and balloon gas applications, including LPG tank systems in sizes of 1.2t, 2.1t, and 2.9t.
- Gas Supply Services Comprehensive four-step service covering on-site analysis and need assessment, consultation and offer preparation, tailored concept development, and installation/commissioning of gas supply systems.
- Pipeline Construction and Maintenance Pipeline construction, installation, and technical maintenance of central gas supply systems performed by certified welders.
- Liquid Nitrogen Cryoservice On-site filling of customer containers with liquid nitrogen at -196\u00b0C using specialized vehicles.
- Gas Cylinder and Equipment Rental Rental of cylinders, cylinder bundles, pallets, cryogenic containers, portable vaporizers, dry ice boxes, and swap bodies on a monthly rental basis with reduced long-term rates.
- Medical Breathing Air and Respiratory Compressed Air Medical-grade breathing air and compressed air for respiratory protection devices, classified as a medicinal product for inhalation and ventilation.
- Medical Gas Combination Valves (COMBISTAR, COMBILITE, MINISTAR) CE-marked medical combination valves for high-pressure medical gas cylinders (COMBISTAR, COMBILITE, MINISTAR lines) classified as medical devices under 93/42/EWG, used to regulate pressure and flow of medical gases in homecare, hospitals, and emergency medicine.
Quantifiable outcome
- Delivery reliability with 110+ locations ensuring highest availability
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Companies that use RIESSNER
Customer profileNamed customers19 records
Segments6 records
Ideal customer profiles4 records
RIESSNER technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature3 records
RIESSNER partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
One partnership is on record.
- Ärzte ohne Grenzen (Doctors Without Borders)minorCharitable partnership for 2026. Rießner-Gase supports the humanitarian organization as a partner company, demonstrating corporate social responsibility.
Scale indicators6 records
Recent moves9 records
Expansion highlights6 records
RIESSNER competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- Linde plc: Global industrial gas major with the largest European footprint; competes with Rießner on large-volume technical gas and on-site supply contracts in Germany and Czech Republic, but operates at vastly greater scale across all gas verticals.
- Air Liquide: French-headquartered global industrial gas major operating ASU, medical, and specialty gas businesses across Europe; a direct competitor to Rießner on technical and medical gas tenders in the DACH region.
- Nippon Gases Europe: European industrial gases arm of Taiyo Nippon Sanso, active in Germany, Spain, Italy, and the Nordics with technical and specialty gas offerings that overlap Rießner's portfolio and DACH customer base.
- Air Products and Chemicals: U.S.-listed industrial gas major with significant European ASU capacity and a hydrogen/clean-energy strategy; competes with Rießner on technical gases and hydrogen supply in Germany.
- Iwatani Corporation: Japanese-headquartered industrial gas and hydrogen energy company with European industrial gas activities; comparable in its combination of industrial, specialty, and hydrogen ambitions.
Direct peers
- SOL Group: Italian-headquartered family-controlled industrial and medical gas producer with home-care medical gases and technical gas distribution across Europe – directly comparable in vertical mix (technical + medical + food/specialty) and in family-controlled mid-size positioning.
- Westfalen AG: Münster-based family-controlled industrial gas and energy company supplying technical, medical, food, and specialty gases plus LPG across Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, Switzerland, and Poland through a comparable production-plus-warehouse distribution model.
- SIAD Group: Italian industrial gas family-owned group producing technical, medical, food, and specialty gases, with engineering of ASU and gas distribution plants – directly comparable mid-size European gas producer with similar vertical mix.
- Messer Group: Privately held, family-owned (Messer and CVC-backed) German industrial gas company with parallel heritage: produces and distributes industrial, medical, and specialty gases across Europe and the Americas via own air separation units and a multi-country distribution network – the closest structural analog to Rießner.
Emerging players
- MATHESON: U.S. specialty and calibration gas supplier (a Taiyo Nippon Sanso company) focused on high-purity and gas-mixture blends for laboratory, electronics, and life-sciences customers – overlaps Rießner's specialty/calibration gas product line on the higher-purity, higher-margin end.
Market position
Strengths4 records
Weaknesses4 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks5 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
RIESSNER social profiles
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RIESSNER leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles10 records
RIESSNER subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries1 record
RIESSNER funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
RIESSNER M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Frequently asked questions about RIESSNER
What does RIESSNER do?
Rie\u00dfner-Gase produces and distributes industrial, medical, food-grade, specialty, and propane gases through air separation and filling facilities. The company supplies gases in cylinders, bundles, portable tanks, and stationary cryogenic tanks, complemented by full-service support including analysis, consultation, installation, and maintenance of gas supply systems across Germany and the Czech Republic.
Is RIESSNER a public or private company?
RIESSNER is a private company. It is classified as family owned and is currently operating.
When was RIESSNER founded?
RIESSNER was founded in 1945. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is RIESSNER based?
RIESSNER is headquartered in Lichtenfels, Germany, in the Europe region.
How does RIESSNER make money?
Four revenue lines are on record. Gas Sales are the primary driver. The others are equipment Rental, service and Installation and nitrogen Cryoservice.
Who are RIESSNER's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are Linde plc, Air Liquide, Nippon Gases Europe, Air Products and Chemicals and Iwatani Corporation. Direct peers are SOL Group, Westfalen AG, SIAD Group and Messer Group. MATHESON is listed as an emerging player.
Does RIESSNER have an API?
No public API is recorded for RIESSNER.
What industry is RIESSNER in?
RIESSNER's product category is Industrial Gas Manufacturing and Distribution. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAEACAF, Medical & Healthcare Gases, with a secondary code of IMAEACAE, Specialty & Calibration Gas Mixtures. Its NAICS code is 32512.