From Garage to Premium Brand.
In 1968 Hans Koch begins to develop his own recipes for polishes in his garage. He is dissatisfied with the poor quality of the vehicle care products of his time. As a trained carpenter he has a special passion for perfect surfaces and cares for the love of detail. The resulting products are of outstanding quality, so that they are enthusiastically received by the experts, the commercial customers.
In the course of the following years, a company grows setting new standards on the market with innovative concepts in the fields of car wash chemicals, vehicle preparation as well as industrial and workshop floor cleaning.
![Hans Koch](/media/_processed_/6/b/csm_hans-koch_643d2ecb0b.jpg)
1968
Hans Koch develops his own recipes for polishes in his garage and founds Koch‑Chemie GmbH.
![1970s print media Koch-Chemie print media from the 1970s](/media/_processed_/0/5/csm_1970-media_a966ffd1fe.jpg)
Mid 1970s
The first Koch‑Chemie products go into serial production.
1971
Koch‑Chemie moves to its headquarters in Unna, Germany.
![1970s headquarters in Unna, Germany Entrance of the 1970s headquarters in Unna, Germany](/media/_processed_/b/a/csm_unna_2dbadaf4c0.jpg)
![1980s Koch-Chemie ads Koch-Chemie ads from the 1980s](/media/_processed_/5/e/csm_1980-media_63addeeba3.jpg)
1980s
The Koch‑Chemie brand establishes itself as an innovator in the various product areas.
![Star product series Photo of two products from the 1990s Star series](/media/_processed_/d/0/csm_1990-star-product-series_255147a362.jpg)
1990
The Koch‑Chemie Star product range is developed. Many of these products are still produced and sold today according to the same recipe.
![Axel and Leonie Koch Portrait of Axel and Leonie Koch](/media/_processed_/b/6/csm_2000-axel-koch-leonie-koch_d875b27406.jpg)
2000s
The company is continued by the founders children Axel and Leoni Koch and grows internationally.
2015
The company headquarter in Unna, Germany is expanded with a new administration building, warehouse and the CompetenceCenter.
![New building New company building](/media/_processed_/9/2/csm_2015-new-building_723491a1ab.jpg)
![Vincent Bossert Portrait of Vincent Bossert](/media/_processed_/4/e/csm_2017-vincent-bossert_a8003c1b5b.jpg)
June 2017
Koch‑Chemie becomes part of the French Novarc Group and Vincent Bossert takes over the position of CEO. Koch‑Chemie's own independent structure and identity continues to develop and benefits from the synergies within the group.
2018
Koch‑Chemie celebrates its 50th anniversary with the "Das Beste Fürs Liebste" ("The Best for the Dearest") campaign and a staff trip to Ibiza.
![50th anniversary campaign 50th anniversary campaign with a blue Corvette](/media/_processed_/b/3/csm_2018-50-years-anniversary_cf756b84e2.jpg)
![SEMA Show "The Finisher" logo sticker on the SEMA Show logo display](/media/_processed_/4/0/csm_2019-sema-show_fb0cfb13b1.jpg)
November
2019
The first participation in the SEMA Show in Las Vegas lays the foundation for Koch‑Chemie's expansion into the USA.
![Expansion of production and administration buildings Construction site for the expansion of production and administration buildings](/media/_processed_/a/9/csm_2020-expansion_29ab1fe307.jpg)
2020
Koch‑Chemie expands both in terms of personnel and premises further at the company headquarters in Unna, Germany and expands the production and administration buildings.
![The Finisher The Finisher ad campaign](/media/_processed_/b/f/csm_2020-the-finisher_08f4592574.jpg)
July
2020
Koch‑Chemie (USA) LLC is founded with headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia.