Bischof + Klein

Bischof + Klein SE & Co. KG is a German manufacturer of flexible packaging made of plastic and plastic laminates, as well as technical films. Founded in 1892 by Alwin Klein and Hermann Bischof as a paper factory and embossing works, the company is headquartered in Lengerich in the Tecklenburger Land region and remains 100 percent family-owned through Klein+Günther SE & Co. KG, whose shareholders are the descendants of founder Alwin Klein. With over 130 years of experience, Bischof + Klein describes itself as one of Europe's leading full-service suppliers of packaging and product protection made of plastic and plastic laminates. The company's product range spans industrial packaging, consumer packaging and specialty films for technical applications. Industrial packaging serves sectors such as chemicals, agriculture and gardening, construction and home, high-purity products, and food and beverages. In the consumer sector, B+K produces packaging for agriculture and gardening, construction and home, hygiene, food and beverages, pet food, and detergents and cleaning agents. Technical films focus on surface protection films and technical laminate films. The company operates extrusion (mono/coextrusion), gravure and flexographic printing, solvent-based and solvent-free lamination and coating, and extrusion lamination and coating equipment. In a separate production hall, it manufactures packaging for high-purity products under clean room conditions. Bischof + Klein employs around 2,800 people, of whom 2,100 work at the Lengerich and Konzell sites in Germany. The B+K Group includes Bischof+Klein SE & Co. KG with operations in Lengerich and, since 1959, in Konzell (Germany); Bischof+Klein (UK) Ltd. in Telford (United Kingdom), since 1979; Bischof+Klein Polska GmbH sp.k. in Walce (Poland), since 1999; and Bischof+Klein France SAS in Pont-Audemer (France), since 2001. The company offers a portfolio of around 10,000 products and positions itself as an innovation leader and market expert, emphasizing sustainable product protection solutions, future-capable films and packaging, and services covering the entire value chain. Bischof + Klein's offerings include converted packaging, clean room packaging, material on reels and films for automatic filling machines, technical films and laminates, and surface protection films. Its U-Pack side gusseted bag has been an established product brand in the pet products sector for over 20 years. The company operates a hazardous goods testing center and a central laboratory and innovation center, and it collaborates with leading software companies in alpha and beta tests as well as in early-stage product development.

Bischof + Klein was founded in 1892 by Alwin Klein together with Hermann Bischof as the "Papierfabrik und Prägeanstalt Bischof & Klein" (Bischof & Klein paper factory and embossing works). In 1922, the company entered the packaging industry with the production of paper sacks for the neighboring lime and cement works (Dyckerhoff). Paper small packaging and newspaper printing expanded the range. In 1950, the production of consumer packaging was intensified. In the early 1960s, B+K was among the pioneers in plastics processing and has produced industrial packaging from plastic since 1963. With the expansion of plastics processing, the range of consumer packaging was expanded from 1980. This period also saw the establishment of the Technical Films division. The B+K Group expanded internationally over the decades. A second German site was established in Konzell in 1959. Bischof+Klein (UK) Ltd. was founded in Telford, United Kingdom, in 1979. Bischof+Klein Polska GmbH sp.k. was established in Walce, Poland, in 1999, followed by Bischof+Klein France SAS in Pont-Audemer, France, in 2001. Today, Bischof + Klein SE & Co. KG is headquartered in Lengerich in the Tecklenburger Land region and is wholly owned by Klein+Günther SE & Co. KG, whose shareholders are the descendants of founder Alwin Klein. The company employs around 2,800 people, 2,100 of them at the Lengerich and Konzell sites in Germany. It offers around 10,000 products and describes itself as one of Europe's leading full-service suppliers of packaging and product protection made of plastic and plastic laminates, with over 130 years of experience. The company operates a hazardous goods testing center, a central laboratory and an innovation center, and emphasizes sustainable product development and resource efficiency.

• 2001

  Bischof+Klein France SAS established in Pont-Audemer, France.

• 1999

  Bischof+Klein Polska GmbH sp.k. established in Walce, Poland.

• 1980

  Expanded consumer packaging range; establishment of the Technical Films division.

• 1979

  Bischof+Klein (UK) Ltd. founded in Telford, United Kingdom.

• 1963

  Started producing industrial packaging from plastic.

• 1959

  Second German site established in Konzell.

• 1950

  Production of consumer packaging intensified.

• 1922

  Entered the packaging industry with production of paper sacks for neighboring lime and cement works (Dyckerhoff).

• 1892

  Founded by Alwin Klein and Hermann Bischof as "Papierfabrik und Prägeanstalt Bischof & Klein".

Innovation leader and market expert in sustainable product protection solutions; one of Europe's leading full-service suppliers of packaging and product protection made of plastic and plastic laminates.

• Industrial packaging

  Packaging for chemicals, agriculture and gardening, construction and home, high-purity products, and food and beverages.

• Consumer packaging

  Packaging for agriculture and gardening, construction and home, hygiene, food and beverages, pet food, and detergents and cleaning agents.

• Technical films and laminates

  Surface protection films and technical laminate films.

• Clean room packaging

  Packaging for high-purity products manufactured under clean room conditions.

• U-Pack side gusseted bag

  Established product brand in the pet products sector for over 20 years.

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