A Love of Nature

50 years of PNZ

From backyard startup to sustainability-manufactory.

Today, we are one of the leading suppliers of environmentally friendly and sustainable wood protection and wood care products as well as silicate wall paints. Our manufactory from the Altmühltal Nature Park in the heart of Bavaria is holistically committed to sustainability, is a certified B Corporation and has a CO2-neutral, Scope 3 certified supply chain – from regional raw material extraction to production and all logistics.

Founded in 1970 by Peter Noack in the small town of Zandt near our current headquarters in Kipfenberg, we have since been located at what everyone in Kipfenberg considers the geographic center of Bavaria.

The PNZ company began with Peter Noack using oil from the local linseed oil mill to make functional wood coatings. Almost 100% natural products that could be used to oil floors and table tops to keep the wood fresh for a long time. And when these sold well, they developed oils for outdoor use that were not only easy to apply, but especially weather resistant. This was followed by a not quite typical German middle class story.

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