Beiersdorf Global Service FAQ Contact Imprint About Us Brands Research Sustainability Newsroom Investors Career Home – About Us – Beiersdorf Presence Worldwide A global business with a local feel With 17,600 employees and 150 affiliates we are close to our consumers all around the world. In cooperation with our Research & Development Center in Hamburg, our Regional Development Laboratories in Mexico, China and India, develop skin care products specifically tailored to local skin care needs. That’s why in many countries our products, particularly NIVEA, are perceived as local brands. Discover our local affiliates. Europe North America Latin America Africa Asia Australia Europe North America Latin America Africa Asia-Australia Back to top Beiersdorf global Facts & Figures About Us Milestones Investors Annual and Interim Reports Our brands NIVEA Eucerin La Prairie Hansaplast Brand History Innovation Highlights Contact & Services FAQ Contact Cookie Policy Privacy Policy Conditions of Use Sitemap

Beiersdorf Global Service FAQ Contact Imprint About Us Brands Research Sustainability Newsroom Investors Career Home – About Us – Our History – Milestones Milestones The history of today’s Beiersdorf began in a small pharmacy near Hamburg’s famous St. Michael’s church, often referred to as “Michel”. This is where Paul C. Beiersdorf invented the coated pflaster, thus laying the groundwork for company success. In the decades that followed, Beiersdorf developed into a globally successful consumer goods company with brands such as NIVEA, Eucerin, Hansaplast, and Labello. Click your way through a timeline of milestones covering 130 years of company history. 1882 Born in Brandenburg in 1836, qualified pharmacist Paul C. Beiersdorf founded the company that now bears his name, having settled in Hamburg just two years earlier. Share: 1890 Pharmacist and businessman Dr. Oscar Troplowitz took over Paul C. Beiersdorf’s company based in Hamburg-Altona. Troplowitz modernized the production processes, established the initial international contacts, and significantly expanded the business. Share: 1900 A patent application was filed for Eucerit (“beautiful wax”), an emulsifying agent that’s extracted from the lanolin of sheep and forms the foundation for Eucerin and later on, NIVEA Creme. Share: 1880 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 Present Related Links Founding history Personalities International development Back to top Beiersdorf global Facts & Figures About Us Milestones Investors Annual and Interim Reports Our brands NIVEA Eucerin La Prairie Hansaplast Brand History Innovation Highlights Contact & Services FAQ Contact Cookie Policy Privacy Policy Conditions of Use Sitemap