Private company

Knauf Insulation

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Insulation product manufacturer

Knauf Insulation is an international company owned by the Knauf family and is an important manufacturer of insulation products in the US and Europe. The company is a producer of insulation materials such as glass wool, stone wool, wood wool boards, expanded polystyrene, extruded polystyrene, as well as the Heradesign wood wool based acoustic ceiling systems. The company has production sites in Slovenia, the US, Mexico, Europe, Russia, and Malaysia.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

2002Founded1
  • HeadquartersSimbach am Inn1
  • Websitewww.knaufinsulation.de
  • Legal formGesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung1
  • LEI529900CK202BGJPRAW263
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered addressRue de Maestricht 95, 4600 Visé, Belgium3
  • Registered withFederal Public Service Economy (Ministry of Economy), 0467.601.0693

Knauf Insulation is an international company owned by the Knauf family and is an important manufacturer of insulation products in the US and Europe. The company is a producer of insulation materials such as glass wool, stone wool, wood wool boards, expanded polystyrene, extruded polystyrene, as well as the Heradesign wood wool based acoustic ceiling systems.2

Corporate structure

Knauf Insulation is part of a group headed by Gebr. Knauf KG. 21 entities, 7 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Gebr. Knauf KG Iphofen, Germany
    • Knauf Iphofen, Germany
      • Belgips Subsidiary · Hatava, Belarus
      • USG Corporation Subsidiary · Chicago, Illinois, United States
        • CGC INC. Subsidiary · Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
        • UNITED STATES GYPSUM COMPANY Subsidiary · Wilmington, Delaware, United States
        • USG FOREIGN INVESTMENTS, LTD. Subsidiary · Chicago, Illinois, United States
        • USG Corporation Retirement Plan Trust Fund · Chicago, Illinois, United States
      • knauf.il Subsidiary · Israel
    • Knauf Insulation Visé, Belgium
    • C & G Verwaltungs GmbH Subsidiary · Iphofen, Germany
    • KNAUF (UK) GmbH Subsidiary · Iphofen, Germany
    • Knauf Aquapanel GmbH & Co. KG Subsidiary · Iserlohn, Germany
    • Knauf Ceiling Solutions GmbH & Co. KG Subsidiary · Grafenau, Germany
    • KNAUF DI KNAUF S.R.L. S.A.S. Subsidiary · Castellina Marittima, Italy
    • Knauf Insulation Holding GmbH Subsidiary · Iphofen, Germany
    • KNAUF INTERNATIONAL GmbH Subsidiary · Iphofen, Germany
    • Knauf Performance Materials GmbH Subsidiary · Dortmund, Germany
    • Knauf PFT GmbH & Co. KG Subsidiary · Iphofen, Germany
    • Knauf Sverige GmbH Subsidiary · Iphofen, Germany
    • PT. Knauf Gypsum Indonesia Subsidiary · Iphofen, Germany

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company (GLEIF)

Ownership links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); each one cites its LEI record.

Timeline

  1. May 7, 2026Parent Directly consolidated by Gebr. Knauf KG3
  2. 2002Founded Founded1

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