Rhenus Lub – at a glance
Management
Dr. Max Reiners
Dr. Frank Hentrich
Dipl.-Ing. Meinhard Kiehl
Head office
Mönchengladbach-Rheindahlen
Foundation year 1882
Production sites
Mönchengladbach-Rheindahlen: oil factory and grease factory
Sales volume and turnover (2021)
Quantity sold: 27.500 t
Sales revenue: EUR 99 million
Products and services
Water-miscible coolants
Neat oils
Special products for remolding
High-performance lubricating greases
Special oils
rhenus lubrineering (fluid management)
Private Label Business (Siebert GmbH)
Customer groups
Aircraft industry and mechanical engineering, automobile manufacturers and automobile suppliers (OEM), chemistry, earthmoving machinery, energy technology, food and feed industry, forestry and agriculture, medical technology, mining, Railway technology, rolling bearing industry, special applications, tunnelling and warehouse equipment.
Employees
270 worldwide, of which 20 % are in research and development.
Subsidiaries
Rhenus Lub S.A., Spain, founded 1993
Rhenus Lub S.A.S., France, founded 1999
Rhenus Lub B.V., Netherlands, founded 2003
Certifications
International representations
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Chile, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Finland, France, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Japan, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Turkey, Ukraine, United States, Vietnam
Public information
Rhenus Lub – History
1882
Founded by Wilhelm Schlafhorst.
1910
Company takeover by the Reiners family.
1960
Start of internationalisation as part of the IMMI Group (International Marketing and Manufacturing Institute, Oklahoma, USA).
1989
Dr. Max Reiners becomes managing director.
1990
Launch and expansion of the “rhenus” brand.
1993
Establishment of subsidiary in Spain.
Rhenus Lub is the first supplier of amine and boric acid-free coolants worldwide.
1999
Establishment of subsidiary in France.
2001
Construction of a second laboratory complex.
Increase in number of employees in research and development to 40.
2003
Establishment of subsidiaries in the Netherlands and Belgium.
2005
One of the most modern grease factories in Europe opens in Rheindahlen.
2007
Rhenus Lub celebrates 125 years of the company.
2009
Expansion requires a new and highly modern logistics centre.
2011
Joining of UN initiative “Global Compact”.
2012
Expanded strategic partnerships in core international markets.
Additional significant investments in laboratories for research and development.
2015
Smart Factory — the digital future at Rhenus Lub.
For Rhenus Lub as a company, this concept marks a key step towards Industry 4.0.
The future of coolants
With rhenus FU 800, Rhenus Lub is setting the benchmarks for the coolants of tomorrow.
2016
Development of a new coolant for processing carbon components and other fibre composite materials in cooperation with the DLR (German Aerospace Centre).
2018
Rhenus Lub products are in use in all key industrial regions. With our new distribution partner in Canada, our special lubricants are now sold in 40 countries.