Hamburg, 8. October 2024 – Biesterfeld, a leading international distributors of specialty chemical products, pharma and food ingredients, will enter into a new partnership with Bostik, which represents the adhesive solutions segment of French specialty chemicals manufacturer Arkema Group. As of 1 October 2024, Biesterfeld represents and promotes the Born2Bond brand manufactured by Bostik in the polyurethanes, epoxies and acrylates product ranges in the European Union, Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco.
Born2Bond: new technical adhesives from Bostik
Born2Bond is a new range of innovative technical adhesives that were specially developed for the requirements of modern product design and assembly. Offering precision bonding for volume production, Born2Bond also includes pioneering adhesives for the world's most exacting industries, such as the automotive and electronics industries, general assembly, luxury goods, medical products and the MRO sector. The range was developed in close collaboration with designers, engineers and managers to ensure that it includes the necessary special formulations and feed units. The Born2Bond name not only stands for Bostik's products and aims, but also for the company's fundamental collaboration with customers.
"We're delighted to be entering into this partnership with Bostik, who have in-depth experience in bonding and sealing technology and are world leaders in this segment," says Frank Geerdsen, Head of Electronics at Biesterfeld. "The market for technical adhesives is growing very rapidly and there is strong demand for highly specialised products. So we're very pleased to be able to offer an exceptional range of premium products in Born2Bond, which responds to market needs and goes hand in hand with Biesterfeld's own quality vision."
Biesterfeld offers important key factors for success
"We're pleased to be able to combine our expertise with that of Biesterfeld to offer selected industries an even better experience for their production processes," says Annaïg Della Monta, European Market Director for Engineering Adhesives/LPM. "Biesterfeld's particular strengths lie in its experience in international markets, its consulting expertise and its ability to guarantee customer satisfaction through customised solutions."
The partnership underlines Biesterfeld's aim to meet the highest standards and above all to collaborate with partners with the same commitment. Biesterfeld always supports its partners to focus on what they do best: to offer solutions that enable manufacturers to produce innovative and advanced products. Biesterfeld not only offers its partners seamless logistics, but also complete customer support in the form of technical expertise that enables customised solutions.
About Biesterfeld Spezialchemie
Biesterfeld Spezialchemie is one of the leading international distributors of specialty chemical products, pharma and food ingredients. The company offers extensive market knowledge and tailor-made, application-based technical advice across a diverse product portfolio focusing on the requirements of selected industries, including composites and tooling, personal care and cleaning, healthcare, paints and coatings, adhesives, polyurethane, construction, nutrition, nutraceuticals, and electric, electronic and energy.
Biesterfeld Spezialchemie is a division of the Biesterfeld Group, one of the world's leading distribution and service companies in the field of plastics, rubber and specialty chemicals. Founded in 1906 in Hamburg, Germany, today the group has more than 1100 employees across 50 locations in Europe, North and South America, Asia and Africa and generates an annual revenue of 1.38 billion EUR (FY 2023). The fully family-owned company operates in the business divisions Biesterfeld Plastic, Biesterfeld Spezialchemie and Biesterfeld Performance Rubber.
About Bostik, an Arkema company
Bostik, the adhesive solutions segment of Arkema, is a world leader in special adhesives for the construction, consumer and industrial markets, developing innovative and multifunctional sealing and bonding solutions that have been part of everyday life for more than 130 years. With an annual turnover of €2.7 billion in 2023, a presence in over 45 countries and 7000 employees, Bostik seeks to address major environmental, energy and technology challenges through its innovations. The company focuses on continuous improvement and operational excellence to fulfil the expectations of both customers and partners. www.bostik.com
About Arkema
Arkema draws on its unique expertise in materials science to offer a portfolio of outstanding technologies that respond to the ever increasing demand for new and sustainable materials. With the goal of becoming a pure play in specialty materials, the group is split into three complementary, resilient and highly innovative segments for specialty materials – Adhesive Solutions, Advanced Materials and Coating Solutions – which will constitute some 92% of group turnover in 2023, and a well positioned, competitive Intermediates segment. Arkema offers cutting-edge technology solutions for challenges in new energies, access to water, recycling, urbanisation and mobility, and maintains a continual dialogue with all its stakeholders. In 2023 the group generated a turnover of around €9.5 billion and it is represented by 21 100 employees in around 55 countries.