Brita (company)

German water filter company Brita SETypePrivately held family businessIndustryWater filtrationFounded1966; 60 years ago (1966)FounderHeinz HankammerHeadquartersTaunusstein, Germany, Taunusstein, Germany (Brita SE) Oakland, CA (Brita LP)Area servedWorldwideKey peopleMarkus Hankammer (CEO)ProductsWater filtersBrandsBrita (outside of the Americas), MaveaRevenue€664 million (2022)Number of employees2,242 worldwide (2022)Websitewww.brita.comFootnotes A Brita kettle with boiling water that has passed from the top reservoir through a filter element (white) into the main jug at the bottom. Brita SE is a German manufacturer of water filters headquartered in Taunusstein near Wiesbaden, Hesse. The company's manufacturing facilities are located in Germany, the United Kingdom, Italy and China. Brita products are distributed in 69 countries. Products A used Brita ("Maxtra" type) water purification filter cross-section with activated charcoal particles (black) and ion-exchange resin beads (white). Brita produces water jugs (BPA-free, made of styrene methyl methacrylate copolymer), and tap attachments with integrated disposable filters. The filters can be recycled. Their primary filtering mechan