Butting Group
| Luftbild BUTTING.jpg | |
 Headquarter in Knesebeck | |
| BUTTING Gruppe GmbH & Co KG | |
| ISIN | 🆔 |
| Industry | Steel, stainless, steel processing, pipeline construction |
| Founded 📆 | 1777 |
| Founder 👔 | |
| Headquarters 🏙️ | Wittingen-Knesebeck, Germany |
Area served 🗺️ | Worldwide |
Key people | Hermann Butting (Owner) |
| Revenue🤑 | €1.0 billion (2024)[1] |
| Members | |
Number of employees | 2,500 (2024) |
| 🌐 Website | butting.com |
| 📇 Address | |
| 📞 telephone | |
Butting Group (/ˈbʊtɪŋ/, de), is a German manufacturer and developer of longitudinally welded pipes and pipe components made of stainless steel and clad materials.[2] In July 2025, Butting announced the establishment of its North American headquarters and first U.S. production facility in Loxley, Alabama.[3][4]
History
The company was founded in 1777 in Crossen an der Oder as a coppersmith's workshop.[5] Under Hermann Butting (1852–1925), the craft business developed into an industrial enterprise in 1890. In 1912, the business was transferred to Hermann's son, the engineer Hanns Butting (1882–1966).[6] From 1916 onwards, the company operated as a metal goods factory.[7] Before and during the First World War, the company produced and traded copper and brass pipes, rods, wires, and sheets, serving both civilian and military needs.[8] In 1930, Hanns Butting was appointed to the supervisory board of the Niederlausitzer Bank, where he served until 1942.[9] As the original company site was located in the Eastern territories of Germany, it had to be abandoned at the end of the Second World War. The company was re-established in Knesebeck in 1945. Pipe production started in 1949 with 16 employees. In 1955, Dr. Hannshermann Butting (born 1925 - 2000) took over and developed the company into an internationally active manufacturer and processor of stainless steel pipes and components. By 1960, the workforce had grown to 120 employees, and by 1970 to more than 300. Shortly after German reunification, a second site was established in 1991 in Schwedt/Oder, which later evolved into today's Butting Anlagenbau GmbH & Co. KG.[10] Since 2000, the family business has been managed by Hermann Butting (born 1964) in the seventh generation. In 2003, the workforce surpassed 1,000 employees. In 2004, Butting China was founded in Tieling as the first foreign site,[11] followed by Butting Canada in Calgary in 2005 and Butting Brasil in 2009.[12] In 2017, Butting acquired the stainless steel pipe manufacturer Sosta in Könnern and has operated it since December 2021 under the name Butting Könnern GmbH.[13] In 2019, two additional companies were established in China: Butting International Engineering (Hong Kong) and Butting Engineering Management (Beijing). In the same year, the non-destructive testing specialist Hillger NDT GmbH based in Braunschweig was integrated into the Butting Group .[14] In July 2020, the company acquired Textoris GmbH in Düren, active in plant and pipeline construction.[15] In 2021, Schwanner GmbH in Burgkirchen an der Alz, a specialist in vacuum-insulated transfer lines, joined the group and has been operating since 2023 as Butting CryoTech GmbH.[16] Through these new locations and acquisitions, the workforce has continuously expanded in recent years. By January 2022, the group employed around 1,980 people, and by 2023 approximately 2,500. In the same year, the Butting Group achieved revenues of €863 million.[17] At the beginning of 2025, PrePipe Oy in Lappeenranta, Finland, an international provider of pipe prefabrication and installation services, was acquired and integrated into the Butting Group.[18] Butting Plant Engineering was founded at the beginning of 2025. Butting's engineering office is based in Oberursel.[19]
Corporate structure
The Butting Group is an internationally operating family business with affiliated companies. It is divided into the sectors of pipe technology, plant engineering, engineering, and support. Production sites, warehouses, and representative offices are located worldwide.
Companies of Butting Group
Germany
- H. Butting GmbH & Co. KG, Knesebeck (Headquarters)
- Butting Anlagenbau GmbH & Co. KG, Schwedt/Oder
- Butting Könnern GmbH, Könnern
- Butting CryoTech GmbH, Burgkirchen an der Alz
- Butting Plant Engineering GmbH, Oberursel
- Butting Einkaufsgesellschaft mbH, Knesebeck
- Butting Akademie gGmbH, Knesebeck
- Butting Akademie Personalentwicklung GmbH & Co. KG, Knesebeck
- Hillger NDT GmbH, Braunschweig
- Textoris GmbH, Düren
Brazil
- Butting Tubos de Inox Ltda., Blumenau
China
- Butting (Tieling) Co., Ltd., Tieling
- Butting International Engineering Ltd., Hongkong
- Butting Engineering Management Co. Ltd, Peking
Finnland
- Prepipe OY, Lappeenranta[20]
Canada
- Butting Canada Ltd., Calgary
USA
- Butting USA, Loxley (Alabama)[21]
Products and applications
The Butting Group produces longitudinally welded pipes made of stainless steel and special alloys as well as components manufactured from them. The main products include process pipes, clad pipes, assemblies, and plant components. For the European launch vehicle Ariane 6, Butting manufactured pipe systems from bent pipes and double-shell bends.
Products
- Plant engineering
- Assemblies & components
- Stainless steel welded pipes
- Cryogenic systems
- Clad pipes
Applications
- Architecture & Design
- Well construction
- Geothermal energy
- Semi-conductors
- Cryogenic applications
- Seawater desalination
- Measurement and control technology
- Pigging technology
- Nuclear technology
- Oil and gas
- Pneumatic conveying
- Pump technology
External links
References
- ↑ "Neues wagen, mutig sein", Isenhagener Kreisblatt (AZ-Online), 2 July 2025
- ↑ Sosta-Werk in Könnern: Neustart mit der Butting-Gruppe und weniger Mitarbeitern, Mitteldeutsche Zeitung, Retrieved 20 September 2025 (German)
- ↑ Butting invests $61M in first US production facility and HQ in Baldwin County, NBC, Retrieved 20 September 2025
- ↑ Germany’s Butting selects Alabama for HQ and its first U.S. production facility, Made in Alabama, Retrieved 20 September 2025
- ↑ Butting refines stainless steel, Braunschweiger Zeitung, 14 December 2014, retrieved 23 July 2025.
- ↑ Berliner Börsen-Zeitung, 30 September 1912, p. 30, retrieved via deutsche-digitale-bibliothek.de on 26 October 2024.
- ↑ Kölnische Zeitung, 14 November 1916, p. 4, retrieved via deutsche-digitale-bibliothek.de on 26 October 2024.
- ↑ Kupfer-Messing-Röhren, Stangen, Drähte, Bleche, Kölnische Zeitung, 15 November 1916.
- ↑ Deutscher Reichsanzeiger, 19 March 1930; 27 May 1942, retrieved via deutsche-digitale-bibliothek.de on 26 October 2024.
- ↑ Mut und Weitsicht, Isenhagener Kreisblatt, 25 July 2025.
- ↑ How it works: Gifhorn-based pipe company Butting is booming in China, Braunschweiger Zeitung, 23 August 2024.
- ↑ "Company History: Progress through Tradition – from a coppersmith to a global enterprise". Butting Gruppe, Knesebeck. Retrieved 2019-11-12.
- ↑ Sosta plant in Könnern: A new start with the Butting Group and fewer employees, Mitteldeutsche Zeitung, 3 December 2017.
- ↑ Hillger NDT: Innovative ultrasonic testing system, Edelstahl Aktuell, 18 November 2020.
- ↑ Butting has been producing vessels and systems in Schwedt for 30 years, Märkische Oderzeitung, 25 July 2021.
- ↑ Schwanner part of the Butting Group since 1 July, Passauer Neue Presse, 3 July 2021.
- ↑ This Gifhorn-based company invests 60 million dollars in the USA, Gifhorner Rundschau, 23 July 2025.
- ↑ PrePipe Oy now part of the BUTTING Group, Edelstahl Aktuell, 4 February 2025.
- ↑ “BUTTING Plant Engineering”, “Edelstahl Aktuell”, 12 March 2025.
- ↑ PrePipe Oy ist jetzt Teil der Butting Gruppe, Edelstahl Aktuell, abgerufen am 19. Juni 2025
- ↑ Butting invests $61M in first US production facility and HQ in Baldwin County, NBC15 News, abgerufen am 14. Oktober 2025
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