UNIONMATEX  was founded in 1918 in Chemnitz, Germany, as a company to promote the sales of German textile machinery manufacturers on international markets. In 1949 the company moved to Schwalbach a.Ts. near Frankfurt / Main. Since 2005 the domicile of the company is relocated in Chemnitz.

UNIONMATEX has developed into a worldwide-operating Engineering Company and General Contractor for industrial projects in the following fields: 

Textiles, garment
Leather, footwear 
Production and treatment of cellulose from cotton lint
Food, butcheries 
Wood processing
  as well as 
Environmental technology / Recycling systems
International Project Management

Our company is a Private Limited Company (GmbH) in its own right, formed under German law, with a fully paid-up capital of Euro 4.6 million. In our activities we are not bound to any specific manufacturer or type of products.

Our staff, most of them with university degrees in engineering and economics, combine their efforts to ensure smooth execution and timely completion of each project stage and the success of the whole plant. If you would like to visit us at our ancestral seat Chemnitz / Saxony or in Sulzbach a.Ts. please follow this itinerary.

For many years UNIONMATEX has acquired extensive know how in process engineering and experience in co-ordination and implementation of turn-key projects in many countries. 

To maintain highest standards of engineering and to keep up with latest developments of technologies and manufacturing know how, the company is in permanent contact and collaboration with all leading manufacturers of machinery and equipment as well as with major chemical companies. 

In April 2006 an audit was performed to confirm, that our quality management system is in accordance with ISO 9001.

As consultants furthermore we conduct feasibility studies, prepare detailed project specifications, investigate and advise on specific process engineering requirements. 

Further members of the UNIONMATEX group of companies are:

The UNIONMATEX group operates own offices in Arab, African and Asian countries and in the CIS.