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Wolman Wood and Fire Protection GmbH is part of the Sika. We design, produce and market high performance Wood and Fire Protection chemicals for industrial use and professionals.

Our Wood Protection product portfolio comprises solutions for the impregnation of outdoor timber, construction timber, as well as the temporary protection of sawn timber. Wolman is the creator of modern wood protection and has been leading the Wood Protection industry for more than a century.

Additionally, we offer passive Fire Protection materials and systems that secure buildings effectively from the impact of fire by significantly extending the time to save lives and assets. Our heritage at Fire Protectors reaches back by more than 60 years.

In 1969, Wolman was partially taken over by the BASF Group and finally fully integrated in 2012. Wolman has been part of the MBCC Group since October 1st, 2020 through the takeover of the American investor Lonestar, together with other major brands in the BASF construction chemicals industry. On May 02, 2023, Sika successfully closed the acquisition of MBCC. Wolman and Fire Protectors have been part of Sika since then.

About Sika: Sika offers innovative and sustainable products and solutions for the construction industry across different sectors, such as buildings, structures, underground construction, and new construction as well as for refurbishment. We build sustainable performance.
For more information go to: www.sika.com/en/mbcc-group.html

Headquarter and Sites: Sinzheim, Illertissen and Frankenthal

Flags from Wolman, Fire Protectors and the MBCC Group

Our Headquarter is in Sinzheim close to Baden-Baden, Germany and comprises the Wood Protection production as well as the administrative and support functions for the legal entity and the European Sales Team (DE, FR, SE, FI, PL, UK).

Sinzheim: Wood Protection main site and Fire Protection activities
Illertissen: Fire Protection main site
Frankenthal: Fire Protection Production of Palusol^®

News

Sika successfully closes MBCC acquisition.

After having received all necessary regulatory approvals, Sika has completed the acquisition of MBCC Group, which includes Wolman Wood and Fire Protection GmbH with the Wolman and Fire Protectors brands.

On 29/30 June, the DeSH invited to the German Timber Congress in Berlin. Under the motto "125 years for wood - a new departure with tradition", the 125th anniversary of the interest group for the sawmill and timber industry was celebrated.

On 12 and 13 May 2022, the 31st German Wood Preservation Conference took place in Dresden, once again organised by the Institute for Wood Technology Dresden (IHD). This series of conferences was initiated and designed by the German Expert Committee on Wood Preservation, in which research and testing institutes, companies, associations, authorities and experts are represented, including Wolman Wood and Fire Protection GmbH.

In February 2022, Wolman Wood and Fire Protection GmbH was re-certified by DQS according to the Quality Management System standard DIN EN ISO 9001:2015 and the Environmental Management System DIN EN ISO 14001:2015.

This year's DHV Autumn Conference was hosted by Wolman Wood and Fire Protection GmbH on 19 October 2021 at Windeck Castle. The main conference theme was the contribution of vacuum pressure impregnation (VPI) of indigenous woods to climate protection.