Company Profile
For more than 40 years now, our company from Fussgoenheim in the Palatinate has been distributing fine chemicals, intermediates and specialty chemicals for the pharmaceutical, agrochemical, photographic, textile, pigments, plastics, paints and coatings, fragrances and general chemical industries. The international and especially the German economic crisis slowed down the 2023 financial year and thus the success story of Klaus F. Meyer GmbH, which was founded in May 1982. These factors have left their marks on our company.
In 2023, our company achieved a greatly reduced turnover of 11.1 million Euros.
In the second half of 2024, our company is hoping for a slight recovery in the German economy and thus sales of at least EUR 12 million for the 2024 financial year.
The corona years and the subsequent German and global economic crises have of course hit us very hard. But we still want to increase our current turnover, say Managing Director Martina Magnie and Managing Director Frank Meyer, summarizing their own ambitions in a few words
In view of the 120 well-known customers worldwide, including the “Who’s Who” of the industry, this is not an unattainable challenge. After all, the aim this year is to further develop the already strong international presence. There are signs of economic growth in some sectors. Hopes are also pinned on the Chinese export market.
Klaus F. Meyer GmbH ventured into China at an early stage and has been operating its own office in Shanghai-Puxi since 2004. 75 % of imported chemicals in 2023 came from China. Other import countries are India and Europe.
It is precisely this mixture of regional roots and internationality that is one of the foundations of our company’s success. For example, 55 % of products go to Germany, 35 % are exported to countries in Western Europe and the remaining 10 % go overseas, such as Brazil, the USA, etc.
The importance of quality in the supply chain was also recognized early on. This is why the company has been ISO 9001 certified since 2006, a standard for quality management systems that is valid at national and international level.
This is why KFM always checks its suppliers carefully. A firm and honorable principle of the Palatinate-based company, which also takes regular audits of manufacturers – including with customers on request – for granted, is that it only supplies from approved sources.
As these audits also pay attention to environmental protection, health and safety, the company has joined the chemical industry’s “Responsible Care” program, which focuses on improvements in these areas worldwide.
Sustainability performance is also regularly reviewed by an external auditor (Ecovadis). In the last assessment in 2023, we achieved an outstanding 61 points. With this result, our company is among the top 10 % of the companies assessed and was awarded a silver medal Chemicals legislation, in particular REACH, plays a major role at KFM and is the responsibility of authorized signatory Dr. Holger Franke, who is also head of the technical department.
All main products are REACH-registered. New products are also registered before being imported into Europe. This enables the company to guarantee its customers that the sampled and delivered quality of the product is also valid in the long term.
As a trading company, Klaus F. Meyer GmbH specializes in two types of business: in the classic warehouse business, the company supplies customers from its warehouses in Rotterdam, Hamburg and Limburgerhof (Palatinate), primarily throughout Europe. Direct business, on the other hand, is conducted without an intermediate step from the manufacturer to the customer.
“We deliver both solids and liquids,” explains company founder Klaus F. Meyer, adding that the company specializes in door-to-door transport in order to have the entire logistics process under its own control. This also applies to lSO tank containers from China.
We are not primarily interested in short-term day-to-day business, but in building long-term customer and manufacturer relationships. This is what Klaus F. Meyer continues to stand for as the company’s namesake.
After retiring from management in 2004, he is still very actively involved in shaping his life’s work as a member of the advisory board. One of his concerns is a coherent employee structure.
We currently employ 12 people, including 2 Chinese employees in our office in Shanghai-Puxi.
The support of young people also plays a role here. Our company is currently employing a trainee in wholesale and foreign trade management.
The company’s social commitment also includes regular offers for student interns.
The company has a solid and secure foundation and is well equipped for the upcoming tasks and the future, as Managing Director Martina Magnie, Managing Director Frank Meyer and Advisory Board member Klaus F. Meyer assure.
The company policy is based on long-term and fair cooperation with all business partners, i.e. our customers, suppliers, freight forwarders and banks.This also includes integrity, honesty, reliability and responsibility.
Managing Directors Frank Meyer and Martina Magnie, Chairman Klaus F. Meyer
