Select your language COLOURS FOR EVER. EXTERIORS INTERIORS ABOUT US PRODUCTS SERVICES KEIM. THE CRAFT OF PRODUCING PAINT. ESTABLISHED 1878 → READ OUR SUCCESS STORY HomeAbout us KEIM MINERAL PAINTS - WHO WE ARE KEIM. THE CRAFT OF PRODUCING PAINT. MORE THAN 140 YEARS OF LASTING VALUE. PAINTS WITH TRADITION The cornerstone of our success story was laid when the craftsman and natural scientist Adolf Wilhelm Keim was granted the patent for the mineral paints he developed in 1878. The so-called 'KEIM Mineral Paints' are considered synonymous with colour brilliance and unrivaled longevity. And the working principle of their unequaled longevity has always remained the same up to today: the silicate binder water glass forms an inseparable chemical bond with the mineral substrate during the chemical process of so-called silicification. Peeling paint layers, such as those known from synthetic resin paints, are excluded in the case of a mineral-silicate coating. PAINTS FOR PEOPLE AND ARCHITECTURE The development of innovative and even revolutionary products is visible throughout the long history of our company. Mineral paints by KEIM are a constant feature in architectural history of the 20th and 21st century: from the Historicist Movement via Art Nouveau and Bauhaus through to today‘s spectacular deconstructivist buildings. For generations, they have inspired renowned architects, craftsmen and artists and are used wherever high aesthetic, health and building physics demands are placed on architecture and colour design. PAINTS WITH SYSTEM Today, we are the world's leading specialist for mineral building protection systems producing the most durable, purely mineral-based paints and system solutions for building exteriors and interiors. With products and services ranging from mineral plasters and fillers, wood systems, products for concrete repair and concrete cosmetics to thermal insulation systems for interior and exterior spaces as well as natural stone systems. PAINTS MADE IN GERMANY From company headquarters in Germany, subsidiaries in Europe and the USA as well as worldwide sales partners: KEIM is available on the local scale everywhere to offer you top quality and services around the globe. OUR MISSION 'To produce the most natural, brilliant, healthy and durable paints, in other words, the best paints in the world!' OUR COMPANY'S HISTORY What do Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, King Ludwig I of Bavaria and the craftsman and researcher Adolf Wilhelm Keim have in common? PAINTS MADE IN GERMANY KEIM mineral paints prove themselves in all climate zones of the world. But they are produced and developed in Germany for good reasons! VISION AND STRATEGY SUSTAINABILITY AND RESPONSIBILITY Adolf Wilhelm Keim felt an obligation to sustainability long before it had become a catchword. Up until today this premise shapes the way we think and do business way beyond the innovative use of natural raw materials, by creating regional jobs, showing due appreciation for our employees and being careful in the way we handle our limited resources. → MISSION STATEMENT → CORPORATE PHILOSOPHY → CAREERS AT KEIM GLOBAL SITES, DISTRIBUTION AND REFERENCE PROJECTS HEADQUARTER AND SUBSIDIARIES Locations in Germany and subsidiaries worldwide. DISTRIBUTORS WORLDWIDE Find here all our foreign partners for your particular project. PROJECT GALLERY Find here all our international reference projects as a source of inspiration. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TECHNICAL INFORMATION FOR PAINTING Adolf Wilhelm Keim (1851-1913) is well-known not only for the mineral colours named after him, which are still produced by KEIM today. In 1884 he founded the 'Technische Mitteilungen für Malerei' to inform about commercial paints and paints and to clarify grievances in the paint industry. Today, the 'Technische Mitteilungen für Malerei' are among the main sources of art technology and restoration history. They are available for research online. → LEARN MORE KEIM. CONSISTENTLY MINERAL! The basis of every mineral colour of KEIM is the so-called "mineral principle" . Our secret recipe is the unique composition of binder, pigment, filler and additive. Water glass - a natural binder - ensures ingenious adhesion of the paint on the substrate. This principle makes KEIM silicate paints extremely durable, ecological and economical. A high colour brilliance is guaranteed - even over decades! → LEARN MORE COMPANY BROCHURE Read more about our company in our brochure. → To the brochure COMPANY About us Download area Distributors worldwide Subsidiaries News archive SERVICES Contact us Colour tool Downloads Seminars & workshops ETICS planning service FURTHER LINKS Colour glossary Le Corbusier by KEIM The 'mineral principle' Historic journal for painting Conservation & Design Videos LEGAL Find us Terms and conditions Imprint Data protection notice Sitemap SOCIAL SHARING COLOURS FOR EVER. © 2021 KEIMFARBEN GMBH