Jump directly to main navigation Jump directly to content Biesterfeld AG Company About Biesterfeld History History 115 years ago the wholesale and foreign trade merchant Wilhelm Ernst Hinrich Biesterfeld founded the company W. Biesterfeld & Co. in Hamburg. Initially the core of the business was in the salt trade, but subsequently chemicals and fertilisers also assumed high importance. The company started developing its own products and international trade began. Biesterfeld's business divisions today are Plastic, Spezialchemie, Performance Rubber and International. The services company Biesterfeld ChemLogS offers comprehensive assistance in the areas of chemicals, logistics and service. The subsidiary and IT services provider BIT-SERV meets all data management and IT needs for the group and also offers its services to third party companies. Today & the future Internationally operating company in family ownership with further expansion due 2021 Acquisition of GME Chemicals Group, Singapore 2019 Acquisition of Lindberg & Lund Group, Norway 2016 Acquisition of Schütz & Co. (GmbH & Co. KG), Germany 2016 Foundation of Biesterfeld Performance Rubber GmbH 2015 Joint Venture Biesterfeld Simko Distr. Ltda, Brasilia 2013 Joint Venture Biesterfeld Nordic AB, Sweden and acquisition of Küttner GmbH, Germany 2008 Biesterfeld Polybass Spa is appointed as sole distributor for essential ExxonMobil products in Italy. 2007 Founding of Biesterfeld ChemLogS GmbH 2006 Joint Venture Biesterfeld Petroplas Ltd., Great Britain 2006 Company name change of Biesterfeld Siemsglüss International GmbH to Biesterfeld International GmbH 2005 Takeover of Biesterfeld Siemsglüss International GmbH 2004 Change in the parent company's legal status from Wilhelm E. H. Biesterfeld GmbH & Co. KG to Biesterfeld Aktiengesellschaft 2003 Joint Venture Biesterfeld Chemiedistribution GmbH & Co. KG with Brenntag, sale 2010 2001 Founding of Biesterfeld Ibérica S.L.U., Spain 2000 Founding of Biesterfeld Siemsglüss International GmbH and Biesterfeld Interowa GmbH & Co.KG, Austria 2000 Founding of BIT-SERV GmbH: In-house and third party solutions for internet, data processing and networking applications 1998 Founding of Biesterfeld Spezialchemie GmbH 1994 Joint Venture of Scheibler and Linssen to Biesterfeld Scheibler Linssen GmbH & Co. KG headquartered in Hamburg 1988 Founding of Biesterfeld Plastic GmbH and new subsidiaries in France, Italy, Poland and Spain 1980s Expansion in the Asian region with subsidiaries in China, Hong Kong and Indonesia 1981 The core areas of the new company Wilhelm E. H. Biesterfeld Group are: The chemical business, import, export, packaging materials, salt, agrochemicals and international freight forwarding From 1977 Production of own-brand household papers "Julia", this segment belongs to the company until the beginning of the 1990s 1976 Founding of subsidiaries Biesterfeld do Brasil Ltda., Brazil and Biesterfeld U.S., Inc., USA 1970 After the death of Walter Biesterfeld, his son, Dirk J. Biesterfeld, inherits the company as a personally liable partner 1964 Company founder Wilhelm Biesterfeld dies aged 84, his nephew and adopted son, Walter Biesterfeld, ensures the continuous growth of the company 1961 Founding of the first European subsidiary in the Netherlands 1956 Company headquarters move to Ferdinandstraße 41 in the centre of Hamburg From 1950 The company has its own subsidiaries in the business divisions of import and export of chemicals, salt and fertilisers, as well as chemical businesses; founding of the Biesterfeld Packaging division 1945 Takeover of the chemical plant Gunter, Schröder & Co. in Hamburg-Harburg with its own storage and transshipment facilities 1930s Expansion of the three main activities: Distribution of salt, chemical products and fertilizers 1930 Sole selling rights for evaporated salts in certain areas of northern and eastern Germany 1920 - 1925 Operation of the Biesterfeld Shipping Company 1918 Thriving salt trade with rock salt from northern Germany 1906 Wilhelm Ernst Hinrich Biesterfeld moves into a small office in Hamburg and starts trading in salt Biesterfeld AG Client Industries Markets & Products Expertise Newsroom Company Contact Business Divisions Biesterfeld Plastic Biesterfeld Spezialchemie Biesterfeld Performance Rubber Biesterfeld International Biesterfeld ChemLogS BIT-SERV b.yond ventures Service Press Releases Career at Biesterfeld Locations Whistle-blower system 'B Honest' Privacy Policy Imprint General Terms and Conditions Sitemap LinkedIn/Biesterfeld Group © 2021 Biesterfeld AG · Biesterfeld Plastic GmbH · Biesterfeld Spezialchemie GmbH · Biesterfeld Performance Rubber GmbH · Biesterfeld International GmbH · Biesterfeld ChemLogS GmbH · BIT-SERV GmbH · b.yond ventures GmbH