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Am Oberen Moos 1, 84051 Essenbach, Germany
MIPA SE is one of the world’s largest and most successful family-run companies in the paint and coatings industry. At its headquarters in Essenbach and at seven other European locations, companies within the Mipa Group develop and produce coating systems for a wide range of applications.
In addition to vehicle refinish paints, industrial paints, and architectural paints, the Mipa product range also includes wood and joinery paints, as well as painting accessories for professional users.
The Mipa Group operates worldwide with approximately 1,600 employees and supplies its own subsidiaries and partners in over 100 countries on all continents.
Markets Served: Automotive refinish coatings, Decorative coatings, Industrial coatings and Wood coatings
MIPA SE is a family-owned leader in automotive refinish, architectural, industrial and wood coatings. Founded in 1948 as Paul Mittermayer GmbH, MIPA has eight manufacturing facilities and 1,550 employees, with MIPA products sold and processed in more than 100 countries around the world.
In a significant move, MIPA acquired the business of Wildschek Lacke & Farben GmbH, headquartered in Münchendorf, near Vienna, as of Feb. 1, 2025. Wildschek Lacke has six retail and wholesale locations, with 50 employees overall. The MIPA Group has been a Wildschek supplier for many years.
“This takeover allows us to be even closer to our customers in Austria and to serve them with high-quality products, first-class service and market-driven logistics,” said Markus Fritzsche, CEO of MIPA SE.
Founded in 1948 as Paul Mittermayer GmbH, family-owned MIPA SE is a leader in automotive refinish, architectural, industrial and wood coatings. In 2023, the company celebrated its 75th anniversary. MIPA has seven manufacturing facilities and 1,500 employees, with MIPA products sold and processed in more than 100 countries around the world.
In February 2024, MIPA SE took over the industrial coatings division of HAERING GmbH from Unterheinriet as of April 1, 2024. Two foreign subsidiaries were also included: HAERING Polska sp. z o.o. near Bydgoszcz, Poland and HAERING s.r.o. in Brno, Czech Republic. Production will be relocated to MIPA Group sites.
A specialist in automotive refinish, architectural, industrial and wood coatings, Essenbach, Germany-based MIPA SE was founded in 1948 as Paul Mittermayer GmbH, changing its name to MIPA in 2001. It remains a family-owned business, with eight manufacturing facilities, approximately 1,500 employees and sales in more than 100 countries worldwide. Through Mipa Direkt GmbH, customers can buy Mipa paints directly from company stores.
MIPA has been active on the acquisition front during the past 12 months. In June 2022, MIPA SE acquired Süddeutsches Lackwerk Zelle GmbH & Co. KG, Feldkirchen, Germany. Founded in 1922, Süddeutsches Lackwerk manufactures industrial coatings, high-temperature paints and functional coatings, most notably the Wetterwart brand.
In October 2022, MIPA SEE announced it had acquired Warnecke & Böhm GmbH, with plans to maintain the WB Coatings brand.
“The traditional WB Coatings brand will definitely be retained after the takeover,” said Markus Fritzsche, managing director of MIPA SE, in announcing the move. “Customers will be offered the usual product range and will continue to receive support from a specialized industrial coatings manufacturer in Bavaria.”
In January 2023, Streicolor AG, Frauenfeld, Switzerland, which had been part of the Mipa Group since 2003, was renamed Mipa Coatings Schweiz AG.
With headquarters in Essenbach, Germany, MIPA specializes in automotive, decorative and industrial paints, wood lacquers and aerosols. Exports make up approximately 60% of MIPA’s sales, with approximately 5,000 customers in more than 100 countries. The company employs 1,500 people, and has eight plants.
In major news, MIPA SE acquired the spray paint business for furniture, staircase and door industries from Klumpp Coatings GmbH on Aug. 1, 2021. Klumpp and its sister company Oskar Nolte, which is focused on the furniture segment, were part of SIC Holding. Klumpp Coatings is exclusively focused on environmentally compatible, radiation-curing and water-based coating systems for the flooring and furniture industry.
Headquartered in Essenbach, Germany, MIPA specializes in paints and varnishes, which exports its products to more than 100 countries worldwide. Its most recent addition is Mipa Coatings Romania S.r.l., which the company established at the beginning of 2021 after acquiring its distribution company, Mipa Punkt S.r.l. in Brasov. In November 2020, MIPA established Mipa Coatings Pty Australia as a fully-owned Australian subsidiary. The company employs 1,300 people, and has seven plants. Car refinishing paints are its key market, and MIPA also produces decorative paints and coatings, industrial paints and coatings, wood lacquers and aerosols.
MIPA, focused on paints and varnishes, employs approximately 1,325 people and has eight plants. MIPA offers car-refinishing solutions. The company also provides decorative products, including wood sealer, sealing agents/impregnation solutions, building enamels/primers, special exterior paints, white enamels, color concentrates, interior paints, additions, exterior paints, textured plasters, fillers/sealing agents, primers, wood preservations/primers, full-shade and tinting paints, colored enamels, special enamels, floor coatings, wood preservation/stain/weather protective paints, and thinners for building enamels. Also, it offers industrial products, such as waterbased single-coat-enamels, basecoats/clearcoats, pigment pastes, epoxy-primers/fillers, acrylic topcoats, waterbased topcoats, epoxy topcoats, synthetic enamels, single-coat-enamels, acrylic enamels, nitro based-top coats, and hardeners and additives. Further, the company provides aerosols, such as fillers and primers, acrylic-sprays, special coatings, corrosion protection solutions, clearcoats, plastic coatings, spot and line marking solutions, aerosol filling machines, and pre-filled aerosols.
MIPA focuses on paints and varnishes. It offers car-refinishing solutions. The company also provides decorative products, including wood sealer, sealing agents/impregnation solutions, building enamels/primers, special exterior paints, white enamels, color concentrates, interior paints, additions, exterior paints, textured plasters, fillers/sealing agents, primers, wood preservations/primers, full-shade and tinting paints, colored enamels, special enamels, floor coatings, wood preservation/stain/weather protective paints, and thinners for building enamels. In addition, it offers industry products, such as waterbased single-coat-enamels,
basecoats/clearcoats, pigment pastes, epoxy-primers/fillers, acrylic top coats, waterbased top coats, epoxy top coats, synthetic enamels, single-coat-enamels, acrylic enamels, nitrobased-top coats, and hardeners and additives. Further, the company provides aerosols, such as fillers and primers, acrylic-sprays, special coatings, corrosion protection solutions, clearcoats, plastic coatings, spot and linemarking solutions, aerosol filling machines, and pre-filled aerosols. MIPA AG was formerly known as Paul Mittermayer GmbH and changed its name to MIPA AG in 2001.
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