Institutional Pledge
InVeNa Member
Member of Initiative Verband nachhaltige Baustoffe — full-ingredient-disclosure pledge for natural building products.
Made the natural way since 1985.
Reincke Naturfarben, a German natural-paint manufacturer in Horneburg, Niedersachsen since 1985 — now available across India through dealers and our Delhi Experience Center.
40 years · 25+ countries
Origin
Natural paints from Horneburg
Naturfarben aus Horneburg
Horneburg, Niedersachsen, Germany · founded 1985 · Reincke Naturfarben GmbH
Reincke Naturfarben has made LEINOS finishes in Horneburg for forty years — a single small town in Lower Saxony, a single production line.
The name LEINOS comes from Lein — the German word for flax. Linseed oil sits at the heart of the formulation history that gave the brand its name.
Our philosophy is direct: ingredients that work with people and the environment, manufactured to a 2026 specification standard. Every batch tested in Horneburg. Every ingredient on the data sheet — no exceptions.
von NATUR aus GUT
Naturally Good
We use what works without compromising what enters a home: linseed oil, plant resins, beeswax, carnauba wax, clay, mineral pigments. Every ingredient is named on the technical data sheet.
Where the work happens
Reincke Naturfarben has produced LEINOS finishes here in Horneburg since 1985. Every batch formulated and tested by our chemists — no shortcuts.
In our laboratory
Centuries-old materials.
Modern lab discipline.
Tested to ihd Dresden · ift Rosenheim · BfR XXXVI · EN 71-3
Linseed oil, beeswax, clay, mineral pigments — the materials our grandparents knew. Reformulated and re-tested in our Horneburg laboratory until they meet a 2026 architectural spec.
Every batch leaves Horneburg measured: formulated, viscosity-tested, batch-numbered and signed off by our chemists before it leaves the building. No ingredient is sourced as a pre-mixed compound — we hold the recipe and we hold the testing.
Recipes adjust to the natural variance of natural materials. Linseed crops differ year to year. Beeswax differs by hive. Carnauba differs by harvest. Our chemists adjust ratios per batch so the finished can performs the same on your project as the can specified for the same project five years ago.
The materials are old; the standards are new. Linseed oil and beeswax are what humans have used to protect surfaces for centuries. We test those materials against modern German institutional standards so what you specify today still passes a 2026 spec sheet.
Tested & Certified
The standards behind the products.
Independent institutes, EU directives, and full-disclosure pledges — the compliance backbone behind every LEINOS product.
Migration Standard
EN 71-3 Migration Tested
Selected LEINOS products tested for chemical migration per DIN EN 71-3 methodology.
Food-Contact Law
LFGB §31
German food-contact law — national implementation of EU 1935/2004 for surfaces in repeated food contact (worktops, chopping boards, children's tableware).
Wood-Technology
ihd Dresden
Institut für Holztechnologie Dresden — independent German wood-technology institute.
Window-Technology
ift Rosenheim
Institut für Fenstertechnik Rosenheim — independent German window-technology institute.
Building Approval
DIBt Approved
German Institute for Building Technology (DIBt) approval for applicable building products.
EU Compliance
VOC Compliance
EU Directive 2004/42/EC — VOC content disclosed per product on every TDS.
Origin
Made in Germany
Formulated and manufactured in Horneburg, Germany since 1985.
Now in India
The LEINOS India team — at our Delhi Experience Center. Available to architects, designers, and contractors building with natural finishes.
Forty years
From Horneburg to Delhi.
Germany
1985
Reincke Naturfarben founded, Horneburg
1990
First European exports
2000
North & Central Europe
2010
Specified across 25+ countries
India
2022
First India exhibition
2023
Registration · Licenses · Delhi warehouse
2024
Full operations
2025
Delhi Experience Center
2026
Continuing
For India
Two natural-paint traditions meet here.
India has its own deep tradition of natural finishing — lime-washed walls that breathe, hand-rubbed oils on teak doors, mineral pigments in temple frescoes that have held their colour for centuries. We don't bring “natural paints to India” — Indian craftsmen have known natural paints longer than our grandparents.
What we bring is the German laboratory discipline behind it: certified formulations from Horneburg, batches tested for both European and tropical climates, and full ingredient disclosure on every TDS. Forty years of refining materials you already know — at a standard that suits the buildings being designed in India today.
We work with architects, designers, and contractors across the country who specify natural finishes for residential, hospitality, and institutional projects. The Delhi Experience Center is open to anyone planning a project in this register — substrate trials, applicator training, and on-site sample arrangement on request.
Reincke Naturfarben · Horneburg · est. 1985
Next step
Specify for your next project.
Specifications, site samples, applicator training — through Delhi or your nearest dealer.