Lehmann&Voss&Co. KG

Lehmann&Voss&Co. KG, commonly known as LEHVOSS, is a German chemical company headquartered in Hamburg. Founded in 1894 as a trading house, it has evolved over more than 125 years into an application-technology-oriented distribution and production organisation that markets chemical, mineral and plastics specialties to industrial customers. The company operates as the parent of the LEHVOSS Group, which includes subsidiaries in Germany, the United Kingdom, France, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Denmark, the United States, China, South Korea and Switzerland. In 2023 the group reported 648 employees and revenue of €465 million. LEHVOSS combines three business models: distribution, trade and own production. Its product portfolio spans thermoplastic compounds (LUVOCOM®, LUVOSINT®), masterbatches and additives (LUVOBATCH®, LUVOADD), composite materials (LUVATOL®), rubber raw materials (LUVOMAXX®), magnesium compounds (LUVOMAG®), zircon and rare-earth compounds (LUVOZIRC®), functional fluids, coating solutions, filtration products, pharmaceutical ingredients, nutrition raw materials and personal care ingredients. The company serves a wide range of industries including plastics processing, paints and coatings, rubber, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, food and nutrition, lubricants, filtration and construction chemicals. Since its founding, Lehmann&Voss&Co. has built long-standing relationships with international suppliers and developed its own production capabilities, beginning with magnesium oxide in 1903. It established an application technology laboratory in 1907 and has since expanded through organic growth and acquisitions across Europe, North America and Asia. The company is a privately held Kommanditgesellschaft (limited partnership). During the Second World War, the company used Soviet civilian forced labourers, a fact documented in historical records. In recent decades, LEHVOSS has continued to internationalise, founding subsidiaries in the UK, France, Italy, North America, China, Korea, Poland and elsewhere, and acquiring companies such as Chem Import, Paroxite, Auer-Remy, Biophil, WMK Plastics, Performance Compounding, Gee Lawson and the Osthoff Omega Group. The company celebrated its 125th anniversary in 2019 and remains an active, family-influenced chemical specialties group.

Lehmann&Voss&Co. was founded in 1894 as a trading house in Hamburg. In 1903, the company began producing magnesium oxide, marking its entry into manufacturing. A laboratory for application technology consulting to the rubber and cable industry was established in 1907. In 1922, it started marketing technical carbon blacks. In 1954, it introduced precoat filtration in Germany and began distributing coating raw materials. In 1965, it started marketing raw and auxiliary materials for the pharmaceutical and cosmetics industries. In 1973, it began producing additive masterbatches for the plastics industry. In 1984, it started production and distribution of high-performance compounds. In 1990, it expanded its European sales organisation by founding foreign subsidiaries (LEHVOSS UK, France, Italia). In 1992, it was certified according to DIN EN ISO 9001. In 2004, it acquired Chem Import in Italy. In 2008, it acquired Paroxite Ltd. in the UK and Auer-Remy GmbH in Hamburg. In 2011, it acquired 20% of Biophil S.P.A. in Italy. In 2012, it invested in expanding industrial and office space at its Wandsbek location and acquired a further 20% of Biophil. In 2013, it founded LEHVOSS North America, LLC and LEHVOSS Nederland B.V. In 2014, it founded LEHVOSS (Shanghai) Chemical Co. Ltd. and LEHVOSS Russia. In 2015, it fully acquired the BIOPHIL Group, acquired WMK Plastics GmbH in Solingen, Performance Compounding Inc. in the USA and Gee Lawson Ltd. in the UK, and founded LEHVOSS Korea. In 2016, it founded LEHVOSS Kunshan, China as a production company and integrated the Biophil companies and Gee Lawson Ltd. into local LEHVOSS country companies. In 2018, it founded LEHVOSS Polska Sp. z o.o. and acquired the Osthoff Omega Group in Norderstedt. In 2019, the company celebrated its 125th anniversary and commissioned a new laboratory and technical centre building. In 2021, it founded a joint venture with e... (source text truncated). During the Second World War, the company used Soviet civilian forced labourers; a camp for 30 persons in Äußere Schimmelstraße and a camp for six persons on the company premises were assigned to the company. As of 2023, the LEHVOSS Group had 648 employees and revenue of €465 million.

• 2021

  Founding of a joint venture with e... (source text truncated).

• 2019

  125th company anniversary; commissioning of new laboratory and technical centre building.

• 2018

  Founding of LEHVOSS Polska Sp. z o.o. and acquisition of Osthoff Omega Group in Norderstedt.

• 2016

  Founding of LEHVOSS Kunshan, China as a production company; integration of Biophil companies and Gee Lawson Ltd. into local LEHVOSS country companies.

• 2015

  Full acquisition of BIOPHIL Group; acquisition of WMK Plastics GmbH, Performance Compounding Inc. and Gee Lawson Ltd.; founding of LEHVOSS Korea.

• 2014

  Founding of LEHVOSS (Shanghai) Chemical Co. Ltd. and LEHVOSS Russia.

• 2013

  Founding of LEHVOSS North America, LLC and LEHVOSS Nederland B.V.

• 2012

  Expansion investment in industrial and office space at Wandsbek location and acquisition of a further 20% of Biophil.

• 2011

  Acquisition of 20% of Biophil S.P.A. in Italy.

• 2008

  Acquisition of Paroxite Ltd. in the UK and Auer-Remy GmbH in Hamburg.

• 2004

  Acquisition of Chem Import in Italy.

• 1992

  Certification according to DIN EN ISO 9001.

• 1990

  Expansion of European sales organisation through founding of foreign subsidiaries (LEHVOSS UK, France, Italia).

• 1984

  Start of production and distribution of high-performance compounds.

• 1973

  Start of production of additive masterbatches for the plastics industry.

• 1965

  Start of marketing raw and auxiliary materials for the pharmaceutical and cosmetics industries.

• 1954

  Introduction of precoat filtration in Germany and start of distribution of coating raw materials.

• 1922

  Start of marketing technical carbon blacks.

• 1907

  Establishment of a laboratory for application technology consulting to the rubber and cable industry.

• 1903

  Start of magnesium oxide production.

• 1894

  Lehmann&Voss&Co. founded as a trading house in Hamburg.

Application-technology-oriented distributor and producer of chemical, mineral and plastics specialties, combining distribution, trade and own production for industrial customers worldwide.

• LUVOCOM® thermoplastic compounds

• LUVOSINT® thermoplastic compounds

• LUVOBATCH® masterbatches

• LUVOADD additives

• LUVATOL® composite materials

• LUVOMAXX® rubber raw materials

• LUVOMAG® magnesium compounds

• LUVOZIRC® zircon and rare-earth compounds

• Functional fluids

• Coating solutions

• Filtration products

• Pharmaceutical ingredients

• Nutrition raw materials

• Personal care ingredients

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