{{Short description|Danish coatings company}} {{More citations needed|date=February 2023}} {{Infobox company | name = Hempel A/S | logo = Hempel Logo.jpg | image = Hempel.jpg | image_caption = Hempel headquarters in Lundtofte | type = Private limited company | founded = 1915 | founder = Jørgen Christian Hempel | hq_location_city = Lyngby | hq_location_country = Denmark | key_people = Richard Sand <small>(Chairman)</small>, Michael Hansen <small>(CEO)</small>, Peter la Cour Gormsen <small>(CFO)</small>, Emilie Barriau <small>(CTO)</small>,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hempel Appoints Emilie Barriau Chief Technology Officer|url=https://www.coatingsworld.com/breaking-news/hempel-appoints-emilie-barriau-chief-technology-officer/|access-date=2025-09-15}}</ref> Anne-Christine Ahrenkiel <small>(Chief People & Culture Officer)</small>,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hempel Appoints New Chief People & Culture Officer to Executive Management Team|url=https://www.ipcm.it/en/post/hempel-appoints-new-chief-people-culture-officer.aspx|access-date=2025-09-15}}</ref> Ana Henriques <small>(Executive Vice President of Decorative)</small>, Steen Niemann Madsen <small>(Executive Vice President of Energy & Infrastructure)</small>, Alexander Enström <small>(Executive Vice President of Marine)</small>, René Overgaard Jensen <small>(Chief Transformation & Information Officer)</small> | industry = Coatings | services = | revenue = EUR 2,185 million (2024)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hempel Annual Report 2024|url=https://www.hempel.com/-/media/hempel/files/annual-reports/hempel-annual-report-2024.pdf|access-date=2025-09-15}}</ref> | num_employees = 7,200+ (2024)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hempel Annual Report 2024|url=https://www.hempel.com/-/media/hempel/files/annual-reports/hempel-annual-report-2024.pdf|access-date=2025-09-15}}</ref> | website = {{URL|Hempel.com}} | footnotes = | intl = }}
'''Hempel A/S''' is a global supplier of coatings and paints in the protective, marine, decorative, container and yacht industries. Founded in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1915, Hempel is majority-owned by the Hempel Foundation.
== History == {{Update|part=History|date=February 2023}} Hempel A/S is a global coatings manufacturer headquartered in Denmark, founded in July 1915 by Jørgen Christian Hempel (1894–1986) as Hempel's Marine Paints Ltd. (J.C. Hempel's Skibsfarve–Fabrik A/S). Initially established as a marine paint wholesaler, the company set up its own paint mixing factory in 1916.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Our Story|url=https://hempelfoundation.com/our-story?utm_source=chatgpt.com|access-date=2025-04-13|website=Hempel Foundation|language=en}}</ref>
In 1917, Hempel collaborated with the Technical University of Denmark to develop its first antifouling coating for ships' hulls.
The company expanded internationally, establishing its first factory in the United States in 1951 and opening an office in Hong Kong in 1963. In the 1960s, Hempel began producing decorative coatings for the Middle East, opening its first regional factory in Kuwait in 1966.
During the 1970s, Hempel established a protective coatings division to serve industrial markets such as power generation and infrastructure. The company was among the first in the coatings industry to focus on renewable energies, supplying coatings to the first commercial wind farm in 1980.
J.C. Hempel died in 1986 at the age of 91.
== Headquarters == Hempel moved into its new headquarters in April 2013. The building is located in Lundtoftegårdsvej in Lundtofte, north of Copenhagen. The building is designed by Årstiderne Arkitekter. Hempel's old headquarters were sold to DTU.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lyngby-taarbaek.lokalavisen.dk/hempel-bygger-nyt-hovedsaede-i-lundtofte-/20120305/artikler/303059983/1021|title=Hempel bygger nyt hovedsæde i Lundtofte|language=Danish|publisher=Det Grønne Område|access-date=2013-04-10}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}} <ref>{{Cite web|title=Hempel Achieves Record EBITDA, Gains Strategic Investment|url=https://www.pcimag.com/articles/113361-hempel-achieves-record-ebitda-gains-strategic-investment|access-date=2025-09-15}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web|title=Private equity CVC Funds buys into Hempel|url=https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/shipping-finance/private-equity-cvc-funds-buys-into-hempel|access-date=2025-09-15}}</ref>
==External links== *[https://www.hempel.com Official website]
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Category:Paint manufacturers Category:Chemical companies of Denmark Category:Manufacturing companies based in Copenhagen Category:Companies based in Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality Category:Danish companies established in 1915 Category:Purveyors to the Court of Denmark Category:Danish brands