Elantas
| ELANTAS GmbH | |
|---|---|
| legal form | GmbH |
| Seat | Wesel , Germany |
| Number of employees | 1,087 (December 2018) |
| sales | 506.6 million € (2018) |
| Branch | chemistry |
| Website | elantas.de |
The Elantas GmbH (proper spelling: ELANTAS ) produces insulating materials for the electrical industry . The company belongs to the Altana Group and is managed by a holding company based in Wesel . Elantas is represented by nine independent and manufacturing companies in Europe , Asia and South America . In 2018 Elantas generated sales of 506.6 million euros .
history
Beck Electrical Insulation GmbH was founded in 1904 as a private company by Herrmann Josef Beck in Berlin . Beck was the first company to specialize entirely in paints and resins for electrical insulation in support of the emerging electrical industry in Germany. In 1936 his son, Hans-Joachim Beck, took over the company, which from then on became Dr. Beck called.
The end of the Second World War marked a turning point for the company in 1948 with the nationalization of the plant located in the eastern sector of Berlin . In 1951, a new plant in Hamburg-Rothenburgsort , the company's current headquarters, resumed operations.
In 1956, unsaturated polyester resins were introduced for impregnating electrical windings. The company expanded in 1956/57 by founding branches in India (now Beck India Ltd. ) and England .
In 1967 Hans Joachim Beck withdrew from the business, which was now being continued by BASF as a branch of what was then BASF Farben + Faser AG. In 1995, the factory was completely renovated and today it produces environmentally friendly production using manufacturing technologies.
In the course of a reorganization of BASF Coatings AG, the company Dr. Beck to Schenectady International Inc. New York, USA in 1998. In 2003 the company, since then trading as Beck Electrical Insulation GmbH, was taken over by Altana Chemie AG, Wesel and, as a subsidiary of Altana Electrical Insulation GmbH, forms its European management company for the area of impregnating agents for electrical insulation.
In 2004 Beck integrated large parts of the production and sales of Rhenatech GmbH Kempen, a subsidiary of Altana Electrical Insulation GmbH, into the Hamburg location, thereby strengthening its expertise in the field of potting compounds (compounds) based on EP, PUR - and silicone resins. In 2005 Beck Electrical Insulation merged with Rhenatech and Wiedeking.
Web links
- elantas.de - official website
- chemanager-online.com/elantas - specialist portal of the Wiley-Blackwell publishing group
Individual evidence
- ↑ 2018 balance sheet: ALTANA remains on course for growth in an increasingly challenging environment , elantas.de. December 31, 2018. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
- ↑ a b 100 years of Beck - anniversary with a specialist conference
- ↑ a b ELANTAS Beck India Ltd. Corporate presentation
- ↑ elantas.com: History of ELANTAS Europe - ELANTAS Electrical Insulation , accessed on February 27, 2017