TYFO is an owner-managed company headquartered in Hamburg. As the leading supplier of cooling brines and heat transfer media in Europe, we not only offer you outstanding products, we also provide custom formulations developed by our in-house research and development team for a range of different applications.

1960

TYFOROP is founded in Germany as the European branch of the American entity TYFO, selling high-quality fuel additives as its main product.

1972

TYFOROP acquires Carl Hesse Kühlsolen, adding thermal transfer liquids to its product portfolio.

1974

Hamburg entrepreneur Walter Schneider purchases TYFOROP. He continues to manage the successful company to this day.

1979

TYFOROP starts developing and producing high-quality solar thermal transfer fluids.

2000

Walter Schneider acquires HAERTOL Chemie GmbH — once a leading supplier of chemical products in the former East Germany.
TYFOROP and HAERTOL combine their expertise in research, development, and quality assurance.

2002

With the launch of TYFOCOR® L-eco®, the company brought its first product to market that consists almost exclusively of renewable raw materials.

2011

TYFOROP Chemie GmbH invests in digitization and now manages all business processes digitally to better serve the needs of its clients around the globe.

2015

The refreshed brand logo is launched together with a TYFO advertising campaign. Several different ads appear in trade journals.

2017

TYFOCOR reaches new heights at 38 km above sea level — a stratospheric NASA balloon completes its research mission thanks to the reliable heat transfer capabilities of TYFOCOR LS Arctic at -120 °C.

2019

TYFOROP Chemie GmbH and the Hamburg headquarters move from Anton-Rée-Weg into the company’s new building at Ausschläger Billdeich. More storage capacity and even better logistics are two key benefits of the new location.

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