FUCHS

General information

Fuchs Petrolub SE was founded as a family company in Germany in 1931 and now has 55 branches in 45 countries around the world. Their Head Office is in Mannheim, Germany and the company is listed on the German Prime Standard (MDAX) stock exchange with a sales turnover of €1.8 billion in 2014.

Fuchs is the largest independent lubricants company out of 590 independents in the world and is currently the 9th largest lubricants manufacturer among major oil and petroleum companies.

Our sister company in Germany, Fuchs Europe Schmierstoffe Gmbh, is a multiple recipient of the Daimler Chrysler First Class Partner award for ‘Excellence in product quality, supply quality and innovation’ as well as a Volkswagen Group Award winner in 2014.

We have 4,112 employees world-wide, and as lubricants is the sole focus of our business, it is not surprising that for every 10 employees, we have 1 chemist employed in research and development. In 2014 the group spent € 32.9 million on research and development.

Locally, Fuchs Southern Africa is accredited for SABS for ISO 9001: 2008, issued in June 2012.

The products in our various ranges carry approvals from a wide range of international automotive and industrial equipment manufacturers.