Swiss Lions rankings | 2026 edition
Motorex
Motorex is No. 18 in the Chemicals and Materials ranking, with a score of 26.3 out of 100. It is not among the Swiss Lions 100 for 2026. Registered office: Langenthal, canton of Bern.
- Swiss Lions score
- 26.3
- Swiss Lions 100
- Not in the 100 for 2026
- Chemicals and Materials
- 18of 20
About
Langenthal-based family-owned maker of lubricants and technical chemicals for motorcycles, bicycles, vehicles and industry, selling through partners in 94 countries.
Motorex, part of the family-owned Motorex-Bucher Group, develops and produces lubricants, motor oils, hydraulic oils, care products and technical chemicals. Its products are used for motorcycles and bicycles, cars and commercial vehicles, and by small businesses and industry, including metalworking. The company was founded in 1917 in Bützberg by Arnold Bucher, moved to Langenthal in 1944 and adopted the Motorex brand in 1947. It sells through 190 partners in 94 countries and its own sales organisations in Switzerland, Germany, France, Austria and Sweden, and more than half of its lubricant output is sold outside Switzerland.
- Motorcycle oils and care products
- Bicycle lubricants and care products
- Motor oils for cars and commercial vehicles
- Hydraulic oils (including ECOSYNT biodegradable)
- Metalworking fluids
- Technical chemicals and aerosols
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How the score is made
Global scale
CHF 180m e revenue.
Swiss value
Partly Swiss made.
Global visibility
Online attention across languages, and worldwide search interest.
Impact
No current SBTi target. Not a certified B Corp.
Philanthropy
No charitable foundation found.
Impact and philanthropy together make up the impact measure. How the ranking works.
Key figures
- Revenue used in the ranking
- CHF 180m e2020, estimate
Not listed on a stock exchange, so profit, dividends and employee numbers are not published in a comparable form.
We have not found a published figure for employees in Switzerland for 2025 or 2026, and dividends paid to Swiss shareholders are not published, so neither is shown.
Profile
- Registered office
- LangenthalCanton of Bern
- Language region
- German-speaking
- Category
- Chemicals and Materials
- Ownership
- Family-ownedBucher family
- Chairman of the Executive Board
- Edi FischerSource
- Chair
- Hansruedi SchererSource
- Global reach
- Sales partners in 94 countriesSource
- Founded
- 1917
In Switzerland
- Langenthal BEHeadquarters and production
Milestones
- 1917Arnold Bucher founds the company in Bützberg, making leather and floor care products.
- 1944Moves from Bützberg to its first company building in Langenthal.
- 1947The REX brand gives way to MOTOREX for lubricants and technical chemicals.
- 2003Enters a cooperation agreement with motorcycle maker KTM.
- 2009Sets up its first foreign sales company, MOTOREX Deutschland.
Also in Chemicals and Materials
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2HolcimScore 60.8
3SikaScore 55.9
4DSM-FirmenichScore 51.0
5ClariantScore 48.0
6Dottikon ESScore 47.1
See all 20 brands in Chemicals and Materials. Read the 2026 data story for Chemicals and Materials.
Sources
- Revenue used in the ranking: en.wikipedia.org (2020).
- Company profile, sites, history and milestones: motorex.com, srf.ch.
- Climate target: Science Based Targets initiative dashboard, status at 30 June 2026. Foundations: Swiss commercial register. B Corp: B Lab directory.
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