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Being MC really does mean accepting responsibility for lives and reputations. We take building seriously.

BE SURE. BUILD SURE.

Being MC really does mean accepting responsibility for lives and reputations. We take building seriously.

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History

MC Story

From local German company to global player. From 25 to more than 3,500 employees. A brief history of MC-Bauchemie - a success story.

1960S & 1970S Beginning

Heinrich W. Müller (*1915 / †2010) founded the company in Essen, part of the Ruhr region, in 1961. In 1963 he built a production plant for concrete and mortar admixtures in Bottrop, a neighbouring town of Essen. The ensuing years saw the company go from strength to strength. In the course of the 1970s, MC spread its business across West Germany. Expansion beyond Germany’s borders began in 1970 with the establishment of an operation in France.

1980S Expansion into europe and overseas

When the company founder’s sons – Dr.-Ing. Claus-M. Müller and Dr. jur. Bertram R. Müller (*1952/†2012) – joined the board, MC-Bauchemie accelerated its expansion into Europe. Once established in Ireland, our sister company drove the process of establishing numerous further subsidiaries within Europe and, from the mid-1980s, even further afield: in January 1985, MC founded its first company outside Europe in New Bombay, India.

1990S After the fall of the iron curtain

Following the political changes that took place in Eastern Europe and Germany’s reunification, MC began in 1990 to build up sales and distribution organisations in eastern Germany and, in the years that followed, established sales, distribution and production facilities in other central and eastern european countries, such as Poland where MC started its activities in 1993.

2000S Internationalisation continues

From the turn of the millennium, MC made further progress on the internationalisation front: MC Brazil was formed as a regional production platform to serve South America, while MC-Taiwan was established to participate in one of the biggest construction projects Taiwan has ever seen – that of its high-speed railway.

2010s Expansion in Asia and South America is progressing

In 2012, MC starts its own business in Guinea to gain a foothold in the growing West African market. Later another company in Ghana follows. The expansion in South America and Asia continues, too: in 2015, MC founds a joint venture in Chile, the MC Bautek Chile, and in 2017 the joint venture MC-BIFI Bauchemie in Vietnam.

2020s Growth and internationalisation continues

The process of expansion and internationalisation continues in the 2020s. In 2020, MC establishes its own company in the Philippines. One year later, it takes over the majority shares in a company in Bolivia. In Germany, MC expands its position in the building distribution sector by acquiring another company. At the end of 2021, MC celebrates its 60th anniversary and rings in the jubilee year.

FROM 25 TO MORE THAN 3,500 EMPLOYEES

Today, the family-run company is one of the leading international manufacturers of building chemical products and technologies. It is managed by Dr. Ekkehard zur Mühlen and Nicolaus Müller, the founder’s grandson. MC researches, develops and produces speciality construction materials and product systems for both new builds and the repair and restoration of structures of all kinds and operates in more than 50 countries around the world – from South America and Europe, through the Middle East and Africa and on to South-East Asia.