Private company

Knauf

Knauf Group is a multinational, family-owned company based in Iphofen, Germany, well known for drywall gypsum boards, founded in 1932.1

Last updated Oct 18, 2026.

Overview

1932Founded1
  • HeadquartersIphofen1
  • Founded inIphofen1
  • Websitewww.knauf.com
  • Legal formKommanditgesellschaft1

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Knauf Group is a multinational, family-owned company based in Iphofen, Germany, well known for drywall gypsum boards, founded in 1932. The company is a producer of building materials and construction systems comprising construction materials for drywall construction, plasterboard, cement boards, mineral fibre acoustic boards, dry mortars with gypsum for internal plaster and cement-based external plaster and insulating materials; glass wool, stone wool and other insulation materials under the company Knauf Insulation.2

Leadership

Who has led Knauf, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Board members and other officers (1)

Products and brands

  • building material

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. Apr 24, 2019USG Corporation became a subsidiary1

Employees over time

  • 200723,0001

Timeline

  1. Dec 11, 2017Parent Directly consolidated by Gebr. Knauf KG3
  2. 1932Founded Founded in Iphofen1

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