The History

How it all started 1959 until today.

Richard Geiss had just finished painting the garden fence in 1958 to clean the paint brushes. As an environmentally friendly and responsible family man, he did not want to simply dump the required solvent down the drain.

In this small everyday moment, a great vision was born: the sustainable and resource-saving processing of dangerous solvents. He realized the real potential of his idea a few days later when, while working as an industrial car mechanic, he noticed the large amounts of solvents that were wasted due to ineffective use. As a man of action, Richard Geiss immediately set about developing a method to solve all these problems. The Geiss company has been processing solvents since 1959.

With constant success, Richard Geiss GmbH has become one of the largest European solvent recyclers and, thanks to the highest quality standards, is a sought-after producer and supplier of high-quality solvents. With a total capacity of 50,000 tons per year, the Geiss distillation systems set standards for the entire industry.

1959 Company foundation in Anzing near Munich

1962 Disposal of distillation residues from textile cleaning companies

1967 Relocation of the company headquarters to Offingen. Processing almost exclusively of halogen-containing solvents (such as perchlorethylene, trichlorethylene, methylene chloride)

1979 Commissioning of a rotary kiln for thermal recycling of per-free distillation residues from textile cleaning

1990 Increase in purity for perchlorethylene to at least 99.9% highly pure according to DIN 53978

Construction and commissioning of a solvent handling hall with a CHC-proof hall floor from

1991 Product development and expansion for the area of ​​surface cleaning and degreasing

1996 Expansion of the processing capacity of halogen-free organic solvents, which mainly come from the chemical and pharmaceutical industries

2009 Richard Geiss GmbH starts its 50th anniversary year

2011 Commissioning of the pilot plant Laboratory expansion

2013 Commissioning of the tank container storage facility and substitute burner

2016 Expansion of the contract degreasing division: new 800 m 2 hall, commissioning of a new Pero brand cleaning system

2017/2018 Expansion of the processing capacity of halogen-free organic solvents, which mainly come from the chemical and pharmaceutical industries