cph Deutschland Chemie- Produktions- und Handelsgesellschaft mbH is an internationally active family business based in

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. It is one of the large-scale world-wide suppliers of biologically degradable industrial

adhesives Adhesive, also known as glue, cement, mucilage, or paste, is any non-metallic substance applied to one or both surfaces of two separate items that binds them together and resists their separation. The use of adhesives offers certain advantage ...

. The core competence of the undertaking lies in the production of environmentally friendly label adhesives for the foodstuffs-, packaging-, paper-processing- and cigarette industries. In the field of label adhesives, the cph group occupies the second place world-wide after

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. Apart from

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it has production plants in

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and Germany. Further production plants are planned for Vietnam and Brazil. With its so-called Country Desks cph is represented in 70 countries and exports to 80. More than 90% of its German production is exported. The company was the first in Germany to be validated in accordance with the ''EC-Eco Audit (EMAS 1836/93)''. In the meantime cph has switched to the world-wide recognised DIN EN ISO 14001: 1996. In 2011, the cph group was awarded a certificate by the Efficiency Agency NRW in the context of the EcoProfit-project.

History

In 1975, Gerwin Schüttpelz founded the ''cph Chemie Produktions- und Handelsgesellschaft'' as a dealer in industrial adhesives. In 1977, the production of starch- and cellulose adhesives commenced and in 1990, these were followed by the first protein-based label adhesive. Coca-Cola Deutschland, which was then based in Essen asked ''cph'' in 1990, to develop a special label adhesive for

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. At this time the name of the company was changed to ''cph Deutschland GmbH''. Then a production unit was set up in Ukraine followed by the establishment of ''cph Industries Moscow''. Participation in ''cph Quimica'' in Portugal in 2002, came next and in 2009, a subsidiary company was established in the

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Products

* Label adhesives for all applications, e.g. glass- or plastic bottles in the beverage industry together with all other conceivable forms of label use. For example, preserves/ jams and honey in the foodstuffs industry, on metal containers used in the chemical industry for paints and varnishes and all types of plastic containers used for household cleaning agents. Special adhesives are available for coping with the challenge from condensation water or ice-water. The label adhesives are based on acrylates,

dextrin Dextrins are a group of low-molecular-weight carbohydrates produced by the hydrolysis of starch and glycogen. Dextrins are mixtures of polymers of D-glucose units linked by α-(1→4) or α-(1→6) glycosidic bonds. Dextrins can be produced fro ...

starch Starch or amylum is a polymeric carbohydrate consisting of numerous glucose units joined by glycosidic bonds. This polysaccharide is produced by most green plants for energy storage. Worldwide, it is the most common carbohydrate in human diet ...

, hybrid mixtures and

casein Casein ( , from Latin ''caseus'' "cheese") is a family of related phosphoproteins (CSN1S1, αS1, aS2, CSN2, β, K-casein, κ) that are commonly found in mammalian milk, comprising about 80% of the proteins in cow's milk and between 20% and 60% of ...

(fully

bio-degradable Biodegradation is the breakdown of organic matter by microorganisms, such as bacteria and fungi. It is generally assumed to be a natural process, which differentiates it from composting. Composting is a human-driven process in which biodegradati ...

). * All the types of adhesive which are required for the cigarette industry, for both manufacture and packaging and encompassing all production speed ranges. * Hot-Melts (adhesives liquefied by heat) for numerous applications such as, for example, diapers, female hygiene products, labels, etc. * Hot-Melt Cleaners

Awarded Distinctions

The cph group was nominated several times for the Grand Prix Medium-sized Business Award conferred by the Oscar-Patzelt-Stiftung. They were one of the finalists in 2007, and were distinguished as the prize-winner.Pricewinner 2009
/ref> In 1989, 1992, 1997, and 1999, they were awarded the “Distinction for environmentally-aware company managements” conferred by the Association of Independent Entrepreneurs.

External links

Company website

* ttps://archive.today/20130210204536/http://www.efanrw.de/index.php?id=489 ÖKOPROFIT

References

Chemical companies of Germany Chemical companies established in 1975 Companies based in Essen 1975 establishments in West Germany German companies established in 1975