Press Releases

International distributor Biesterfeld and the leading manufacturer of engineering plastics Celanese are once again expanding their strategic partnership. Many more product families will be added to the extensive joint portfolio in January 2025.  Among others, the two LCP product families Vectra® and Zenite® have been added to the distributor's portfolio. These polymers are highly crystalline, inherently flame-retardant,…

International distributor Biesterfeld and industry leading premium industrial polymer business Delrin are further expanding their collaboration. With immediate effect, Biesterfeld has been granted distribution rights for the acetal homopolymer Delrin® in the UK, Ireland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Egypt. Thanks to the new agreement, Biesterfeld now holds distribution rights for the…

Hamburg/Malmö, 17 October 2024 - Jens Lindahl and Jens-Uwe Pietrock have taken over joint responsibility for the management of Biesterfeld Nordic AB. The Biesterfeld Group, one of the leading international distributors of plastics, rubbers and specialty chemicals, organizes its polymer business in Sweden through this subsidiary. Jens Lindahl has spent his entire professional career in both the specialty chemicals and plastics…

Frank Johänning has taken over responsibility for the global management of the Performance Polymers business unit at Biesterfeld as Global Business Director with effect from October. Frank Johänning has decades of experience in the chemical industry in various management positions at well-known producers. In the course of his career, he has been responsible for product marketing, technical marketing and sales. He comes from…

Sergej Lazovic has been appointed Managing Director of Biesterfeld Plastic GmbH alongside Peter Wilkes. Sergej Lazovic joined the Biesterfeld Group in 2016. As Managing Director, he was initially very successfully responsible for the global business activities of Biesterfeld International GmbH. Among other things, he later drove forward the merger with Biesterfeld Spezialchemie, where he also joined as Managing Director…

Biesterfeld, one of the international distributors for plastics, rubbers and specialty chemicals, will be exhibiting in its usual place at FAKUMA in Hall B4, Stand 4201. The distributor will be presenting its diverse portfolio of plastics and additives and making the in-depth specialist knowledge of its experts available to visitors. New materials in the portfolio Among the innovations that Biesterfeld is keen to inform its…

Hamburg, 16 July 2024 - International distributor Biesterfeld, and DuPont, a global innovation leader with technology-based materials and solutions, are expanding their collaboration. Biesterfeld has been appointed as an authorized distributor for Vespel® polyimide parts and shapes in Italy, Norway, Finland, Denmark and South Africa with immediate effect. DuPont™ Vespel® is a high-performance polyimide (PI). In demanding…

Hamburg, 19th December 2023 - International distributor Biesterfeld and leading technical plastics manufacturer Celanese are further expanding their collaboration in the new year. The partners have agreed to enhance their joint portfolio and to cooperate to develop new markets. Extended distribution rights in the EMEA region Biesterfeld will continue to hold exclusive distribution rights in most of the EMEA region for the…

Leading storage media manufacturer Sonopress has developed a revolutionary new form of long-playing record that dramatically reduces the environmental impact of the manufacturing process. Neither natural gas nor steam are needed to press the discs, and in test operations the energy savings were up to 85% compared to the conventional process. For the production of the novel "EcoRecord" LP, recyclable polyethylene terephthalate…

International distributor Biesterfeld and science-based company Solvay are expanding their joint portfolio. As of 1 January 2023, Biesterfeld will be responsible for the distribution of the high-performance plastics KetaSpire® and AvaSpire®. The new agreement applies to all of the EMEA region with the exception of Italy. KetaSpire® PEEK and AvaSpire® PAEK are engineering thermoplastics whose notable property is their…