Pfaudler, Inc. is an American
multinational company best known for the invention of
glass-coated steel, its successful commercialization and the subsequent production of storage tanks, reactors and other vessels for the brewing and chemical process industries. Pfaudler manufactures glass and
fluoropolymer
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-lined reactors and components for the chemical and pharmaceutical industries. Pfaudler was founded in the US in 1884 and set up a production plant in
Schwetzingen
Schwetzingen (; pfl, Schwetzinge) is a German town in northwest Baden-Württemberg, around southwest of Heidelberg and southeast of Mannheim.
Schwetzingen is one of the five biggest cities of the Rhein-Neckar-Kreis district and a medium-sized ...
, Germany to circumvent export costs.
Although at one time an independent company, Pfaudler has been acquired by a succession of holding companies, including the Process Solutions Group of
National Oilwell Varco
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(), an
American
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multinational public
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company.
Pfaudler in turn has independent locations / engineering / manufacturing facilities in Asia, Europe, North America and South America.
In December 2014, German firm Deutsche Beteiligungs AG () acquired Pfaudler from National Oilwell Varco, with a view to setting up a subsequent co-investment with the management to support a management buyout.
In India, Pfaudler partnered with Gujarat Machinery Manufacturers (GMM) for a joint venture, before acquiring a 40% stake in the company in 1987. Pfaudler raised its stake to 51% in 1999 and renamed the company as GMM Pfaudler (). GMM Pfaudler manufactures glass-lined reactors as well as non-glass-lined equipment for pharmaceutical and chemical companies. It has a market share of 60 percent in glass-lined equipment in India. In August 2020, GMM Pfaudler announced that it will purchase a majority stake in Pfaudler Group from Deutsche Beteiligungs.
Rochester, New York
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Luftaufnahme 2005 Pfaudler Werke.jpg, Pfaudler Werke in Germany
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Manufacturing companies established in 1884
Multinational companies headquartered in the United States
Manufacturing companies based in Rochester, New York
1884 establishments in New York (state)