Originally founded as a service company for the drilling industry, the EWABO brand name is short for "Erdöl–WAsser–BOhren" (oil--water-drilling). Increasing demand for disinfectants in the animal industry led to a fundamental reorientation that saw EWABO grow into a specialist for hygiene and cleaning products, focusing on the veterinary sector in the years that followed. After intensive field and market studies, the first disinfectant for this industry was developed - Aldekol DES 01.
These international distribution networks of THESEO and EWABO will benefit from the complementarities of the new organisation to accelerate their development. Today, EWABO supplies more than 100 high quality products and is at home in over 70 countries worldwide.
Following the integration process EWABO Chemikalien GmbH has become THESEO Deutschland GmbH. Effective since 06.08.2018, we have changed the company name EWABO Chemikalien GmbH into the new transnational company name.
Specialty chemicals company LANXESS completed the acquisition of Theseo on April 1, 2021. The parties signed a corresponding purchase agreement on February 9, 2021, and the relevant antitrust authorities approved the transaction in mid-March. With the acquisition, LANXESS is significantly expanding its portfolio of products for the growth market of animal husbandry. The new businesses will be integrated into LANXESS's Material Protection Products business unit.