Schladitz milwa · Prettin on the Elbe

Powder with roots.

We make washing and cleaning products in powder form – for our own brands, for retail partners and for professional users.

Our brands Our story

Family business · in Prettin since 1871

WaschGold Color, milwa Color, milwa compact and milwa Fleckensalz — WaschGold Color · milwa Color · compact · Fleckensalz

Time travel

Grain by grain.

Four dates, one place. Our story – drawn grain by grain in washing powder.

1871
Carl Moritz Schladitz founds a soap works in Prettin.
C. M. Schladitz & Co. soap factory – historic postcard
1958
Soaps from Prettin are exported to Holland, England, Finland, Belgium and Singapore.
Historic packaging of Schladitz “Irmal” soap
1972
The works becomes VEB Waschmittelwerk Prettin. milwa has been made here ever since.
AKTIV soft soap – packaging from the GDR era
1991
The company returns from the Treuhand to the Schladitz family.
The name returns – historic “Schladitz Seifen” delivery van
Today
We make washing and cleaning products exclusively in powder form.

Skip the time travel

Schladitz milwa is a family business with more than 150 years of tradition. Since 1972, this is where milwa is made – the oldest East German washing powder brand still on the market.

Our brands

Heritage brands and a new generation.

Since 1948.

The oldest East German washing powder brand still on the market – made in Prettin since 1972.

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Compact Concentrated all-purpose detergent

For every wash day.

Washing powder for everyday laundry – as Universal, Color and Compact.

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Universal Washing powder with extra oxy

Against limescale.

Antikalk and Sofortentkalker – made in Prettin since 1993.

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Antikalk Water softener for washing machines

Named after Prettin.

All-purpose and speciality detergents, plus stain salt.

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Zymat 60° detergent against grease stains

Quality at a small price.

Universal, Color and Compact powder.

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Universal Powder for 30 to 95 °C

Voices

Laundry people remember.

4.8 35 Google reviews · See all ↗

“My mum used milwa back in the GDR for boil washing – the laundry came out clean and I loved the scent … and the memories come flooding back.”

Marcel H. · Google review

“Thrilled by how well milwa washes and how pleasant it smells … it reminds me of my carefree youth, of home on washing day, of my mum.”

Michael B.

“For years, my benchmark when it comes to clean laundry.”

Burkhard K.

“This company runs a regional production site that secures jobs in Germany … the detergents win me over with spotless, perfectly clean and freshly scented laundry.”

R. H.

“Dear milwa team, thank you for still being here. … Dishes and laundry come out clean and it smells really wonderful. … Warm regards to Prettin.”

Anja E.

Excerpts from public Google reviews of SCHLADITZ milwa GmbH, shortened and translated from German. Reviews are not checked for an actual purchase, neither by Google nor by us. As of October 2026.

Business

Your brand. Our powder.

We develop and manufacture private-label products for retail partners – and supply washing and cleaning solutions for hotels, restaurants and other professional sectors.

Private labelFive pack types from 18 g to 25 kg ProfessionalSolutions for HoReCa and professionals

Sachets18 – 200 g Cartons400 – 7,500 g Film bagsup to 5,000 g Bucketsup to 10 kg Paper sacksup to 25 kg

From the archive

Numbers with a history.

19,000t

of washing powder in 1984 – from the Prettin detergent works.

146

employees in 1946.

130+

household chemical products in the C. M. Schladitz & Co. range up to 1939.

vehicles – 32 vans and 8 lorries – for 115 sales agents.

1991

Back in family hands. The Treuhand transfers the company to the Schladitz family.

The whole story

Sustainability

Responsibility, step by step.

As part of our environmental management system, we record and analyse key data to assess our impact on the environment.

Energy

Greater energy efficiency through modern technologies and processes.

Efficiency

Suppliers with certifications such as FSC – and less packaging.

Water

A system for monitoring water consumption and waste water is in preparation.

Logistics

A modern ERP system to make the best possible use of transport capacity.

Prettin on the Elbe.

Our company has been at home in Prettin since 1871. This is where our washing powders are made – and where you will also find our factory shop.

Factory shop in Prettin

Mon – Thu: 07:30 – 16:00
Fri: 07:30 – 15:00

SCHLADITZ milwa GmbH
Bahnhofstraße 24
06925 Annaburg, OT Prettin

Berlin 101 km
Leipzig 52 km
Dresden 88 km

As the crow flies

Still here. Straight from Prettin.

Get in touch Visit the online shop

Our products are available in the official online shop and at the factory shop in Prettin.