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The company was founded as trader of wood and building materials in 1878, in 1923 a modern planning mill was built, and already in 1964 the company segment for wood finishes was founded. So, the material wood and its treatment and processing have accompanied Osmo for many decades.
Osmo has about 280 employees at its headquarters in Warendorf and at both production sites in Warendorf and Münster.
Osmo products are sold in over 70 countries, six continents and thousands of retailers worldwide from Japan to New Zealand, Norway to the UK. The requirements of every person who chooses to use Osmo wood finishes for their project is always the same no matter where they are in the world, easy to apply, high qualityand durable.
Image: Award-winning UC Innovation Centre in Santiago, Chile, finished with two coats of Polyx-Oil High Solid
The dry finish fulfils both the DIN EN 71.3 (suitable for children’s toys) and DIN 53160 (fast to perspiration and saliva) and as such is safe for humans, animals and plants. Osmo uses carefully harvested natural oils (sunflower, soya, linseed and thistle oils) and hard waxes (carnauba and candelilla waxes) for it’s finishes.
The inorganic pigments used for Osmo Color are created from natural ores, these are cleaned and refined until a level of physiological purity has been achieved and only a pure mineral element remains. Osmo has been working for many years with ‘High Solid Products’ which contain only a small amount of solvents. For years now Osmo has also been working to develop products which are completely free from solvents (VOC’s), as a result of this research the Osmo ‘Full Solid’ range of products was launched.
The foundation of Osmo wood finishes has been based upon purified and refined natural resources through the last 30 years.
Osmo is committed to ensuring every single product sets a precedence of being ecologically and economically responsible and has been accredited by many international organizations for achieving this status. Low VOC emissions, non-toxic finishes and sustainable harvesting of natural ingredients are a few ways Osmo sets itself apart by being a globally responsible manufacturer.
Due to the low amounts of solvents used in our products, the Osmo production facility has not been bound by the strict German emissions law since 1998, in addition to this our technical systems are also encapsulated to ensure that minimal emissions are able enter the atmosphere.
