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Welcome to the ALTANA Group in Germany

Discover our sites in Germany, meet our people, and explore career opportunities in a stable and innovative specialty chemicals group.

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Who we are

The ALTANA Group has numerous sites and subsidiaries in Germany. Together, the German subsidiaries of all four divisions—BYK, ECKART, ELANTAS, and ACTEGA—as well as the ALTANA holding company and ALTANA Management Services make a significant contribution to the global development of innovative and sustainable solutions in the specialty chemicals industry.

Our German sites

Short decision-making paths, interdisciplinary teams, and a strong sense of collaboration characterize our daily work, across sites and divisions.

Our German sites include, among others, Wesel (Group headquarters), Bitterfeld-Wolfen, Bremen, Geretsried, Grevenbroich, Hamburg, Hartenstein/Güntersthal, Lehrte, Moosburg, Schkopau, and Wackersdorf.

This diversity of locations and companies enables us to stay close to our customers, leverage regional strengths, and simultaneously benefit from the ALTANA Group’s international network. Together, we stand for innovation, sustainability, and corporate responsibility.

Impressions from our sites in Germany

At our sites in Germany, stability meets the opportunity to make a difference, supported by strong teams and close collaboration across the ALTANA Group.

The headquarter of the ALTANA Group in Wesel, Germany.
The ACTEGA office in Lehrte, Germany.
The ECKART production site in Güntersthal, Germany.
The ELANTAS office in Hamburg, Germany.
The BYK production site in Wesel, Germany.

What we offer

Working at the ALTANA Group in Germany means benefiting from stability, development opportunities, and a culture built on trust and collaboration. Our benefits include, among others:

  • Learning & Development Opportunities
    Further education and training opportunities such as a digital learning library to support lifelong learning.
  • Comprehensive Health Benefits
    Excellent health and welfare benefits.
  • Inspiring Work Environment
    An attractive work environment where you can bring your ideas to life, characterized by openness to new developments and different ways of thinking.
  • Flexible Working Arrangements
    Flexible working time agreements with opportunities for mobile working.
  • Competitive Compensation Package
    A competitive compensation package, including retirement benefits and ALTANA profit participation.

Our voices

Discover how employees at ALTANA in Germany experience teamwork, growth, and stability.

  • ALTANA gives us time, resources, and above all, trust. And in doing so, it creates the foundation for us employees to actively shape the future.

    Anne Asmacher

    Technical Marketing Manager, Cubic Ink, ALTANA

  • You are given a lot of freedom, which shows how much trust is placed in us to work responsibly and carefully.

    Lea Rosendahl

    Apprentice Chemical Laboratory Technician, BYK, Germany