Carl Schlenk | Chemicals Industry SAP Success Story
Carl Schlenk AG（卡尔舒伦克） is a successful international family-owned company and a leading global manufacturer of metal powders, metallic pigments, and metal foils, with approximately 950 employees worldwide. Founded in 1879 in Barnsdorf near Roth, Bavaria, Germany, the group operates through two subsidiaries: Schlenk Metallic Pigments and Schlenk Metal Foils. Its products serve coatings and plastics, printing and inks, building materials, chemicals, and materials industries. Through production sites in Europe, the United States, and China, as well as application technology departments and a global sales and service network, Schlenk is a reliable partner to international customers. Metallic pigments are widely used in automotive coatings, coil and can coatings, industrial coatings, powder coatings, masterbatches, and functional coatings such as anti-corrosion, marine, roof, reflective, and barrier coatings.
Challenges
Need to coordinate local processes with global core processes
Conduct thorough GAP/FIT analysis
Align production processes
Implement multiple accounting principles between sales-method costing and total-expenditure costing
Roll out core processes to Taixing and Songjiang sites
Integrate with headquarters R/3 system and group reporting
Implement FI/CO, sales, procurement, and production modules
Solution
BOS Cloud delivered full implementation services for Schlenk China, covering blueprint design, sales management, procurement management, inventory management, production management, and financial management. The project included system implementation, training, testing, go-live support, and enhancement development, with successful rollout to Taixing and Songjiang and integration to headquarters R/3 and group reporting.
Key Results
Successfully implemented FI/CO, sales, procurement, and production modules
Achieved alignment between local operations and global core processes
Completed GAP/FIT analysis and production process alignment
Enabled multi-accounting-principle costing between sales-method and total-expenditure approaches
Successfully rolled out core processes to Taixing and Songjiang sites
Strengthened integration with headquarters systems and group reporting, supporting Schlenk’s operations as a leading metal powder, pigment, and foil manufacturer in China
