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{{Infobox company
| name          = Pfaudler, Inc.
| type          = Member of Robbins & Myers Process Solutions Group
| foundation            = 1884
| location              = [[Rochester, New York]], United States
| key_people            =  Bob  Waddell  , Vice President Operations, North America at Robbins & Myers, Inc.
| industry              = Chemical Equipment Manufacturers
| homepage              = http://www.pfaudler.com
}}

'''Pfaudler, Inc.''' is an [[United States|American]] [[multinational corporation|multinational]] company best known for the invention of [[Glass-lined steel|glass-coated steel]], its successful commercialization and the subsequent production of storage tanks, reactors and other vessels for the brewing and chemical process industries. Pfaudler manufactures glass and fluoropolymer-lined reactors and components for the chemical and pharmaceutical industries. Pfaudler was founded in the US in the late 1800s and set up a production plant in Schwetzingen, Germany to circumvent export costs.
[[Image:Pfaudler headquarters.JPG|thumbnail|left|300px|Headquarters in [[Rochester, New York]]]]

Although at one time an independent company, Pfaudler has been acquired by a succession of holding companies, including the Process Solutions Group of [[National Oilwell Varco]] ({{nyse2|NOV}}), an [[United States|American]] [[multinational corporation|multinational]] [[Public company|public]] company.

Pfaudler in turn has independent locations / engineering / manufacturing facilities in Scotland, Germany, Mexico, India, South America and China.

The Rochester NY location has little interaction with other Pfaudler locations. As of late 2009, plans are to move production of some products to outside the US, reduce workforce and shutter parts of the plant.

In December 2014, German firm Deutsche Beteiligungs AG ({{FWB|DBAN}}) acquired Pfaudler from US firm National Oilwell Varco, with a view to setting up a subsequent co-investment with the management to support a management buyout.<ref>{{cite news |title=Deutsche Beteiligungs acquires process equipment maker Pfaudler |url=https://www.business-standard.com/content/b2b-chemicals/deutsche-beteiligungs-acquires-process-equipment-maker-pfaudler-114121700631_1.html |accessdate=22 August 2020 |work=Business Standard India |date=17 December 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=German PE fund Deutsche Beteiligungs backs Pfaudler Process Solutions |url=https://www.vccircle.com/german-pe-fund-deutsche-beteiligungs-backs-pfaudler-process/ |accessdate=22 August 2020 |work=VCCircle |date=16 December 2014}}</ref>

In India, Pfaudler partnered with Gujarat Machinery Manufacturers (GMM) for a joint venture, acquiring a 40% stake in the company in 1987. Pfaudler raised its stake to 51% in 1999 and renamed the company as GMM Pfaudler ({{NSE|GMMPFAUDLR}}).<ref>{{cite news |title=GMM Pfaudler - About Us |url=http://www.gmmpfaudler.com/company-about.php |accessdate=29 May 2020 |work=www.gmmpfaudler.com}}</ref> GMM Pfaudler manufactures glass-lined reactors as well as non-glass-lined equipment for pharmaceutical and chemical companies. It has a market share of 60 percent in glass-lined equipment in India.<ref>{{cite news |title=Why investors should consider GMM Pfaudler's stock |url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/markets/ideas-for-profit-why-investors-should-consider-gmm-pfaudler-gmm-5207901.html |accessdate=29 May 2020 |work=Moneycontrol}}</ref> In August 2020, GMM Pfaudler announced that it will purchase a majority stake in Pfaudler Group from Deutsche Beteiligungs.<ref>{{cite news |title=GMM Pfaudler to acquire majority stake in parent firm for $27.4 million |url=https://www.businesstoday.in/current/corporate/gmm-pfaudler-to-acquire-majority-stake-in-parent-firm-pfaulder-group-corporate/story/413700.html |accessdate=22 August 2020 |work=www.businesstoday.in}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=GMM Pfaudler to take control of Pfaudler Group’s global business |url=https://www.vccircle.com/gmm-pfaudler-to-take-control-of-pfaudler-group-s-global-business/ |accessdate=22 August 2020 |work=VCCircle |date=20 August 2020}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{PM20|FID=co/045670|TEXT=Documents and clippings about|NAME=Pfaudler-Werke}}

[[Category:History of Rochester, New York]]
[[Category:Manufacturing companies established in 1884]]
[[Category:Multinational companies headquartered in the United States]]
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