J. Rettenmaier & Sons

Coordinates: 49 ° 0 '48.8 "  N , 10 ° 3' 44.3"  E

J. RETTENMAIER & SÖHNE GmbH + Co KG
legal form	GmbH & Co. KG
founding	1878
Seat	Rosenberg (Württemberg) , Germany
management	Josef Rettenmaier Otto Rettenmaier Josef Otto Rettenmaier Richard Salzer
Number of employees	> 3,500
Branch	Fibrous materials
Website	www.jrs.de

Part of the Rosenberg-Holzmühle plant

J. Rettenmaier & Söhne ( JRS ) is a German fiber manufacturer based in Rosenberg , Baden-Württemberg .

history

The company was founded in 1878 by Jakob Rettenmaier (1854–1927) when he acquired an oil and grain mill in Rosenberg. In 1938 the industrial production of wood fibers started and in 1949 the first branch in Heilbronn was added. After the name change to "J. Rettenmaier & Söhne OHG ”in 1953, the production of cellulose powder began three years later . New products were developed or existing ones improved. For example, since 1977 the company has been offering cellulose fiber as an alternative to asbestos. The company celebrated its 140th anniversary in 2018 and is known as “J. Rettenmaier & Söhne GmbH and Co. KG ”operates in several countries and employs more than 3000 people.

Locations

The company includes the following plants:

Germany:

• Rosenberg (JRS headquarters Holzmühle)
• Ettenheim (JRS Holzenergie HEW GmbH & Co. KG)
• Herbrechtingen (JRS Holzenergie HEW GmbH & Co. KG)
• Heilbronn (J. Rettenmaier & Söhne GmbH + Co KG)
• Stuhr (West plant, manufactures incense flour)
• Calenberg (JRS Prozesstechnik GmbH & Co KG)
• Lodenau (CTL Celltechnik Lodenau GmbH & Co KG)
• Weißenborn / Erzgeb. (Microcellulose Weißenborn GmbH & Co KG)
• Pirna (CHP Carbohydrate Pirna GmbH & Co.KG)
• Bredenbek (Hahn GmbH & Co. KG)

Russia:

• Balachna (OOO "Rettenmaier RUS Production")

Finland:

• Nastola (JRS Pharma OY)

France:

• La Roche-en-Brenil (JRS Fiber Brenil SAS)
• La Forest-Landerneau (JRS Marine Products Landerneau SAS)

UNITED STATES:

• Schoolcraft (J. Rettenmaier USA LP- Michigan)
• Portage (J. Rettenmaier USA LP Portage Fiber Plant- Michigan)
• Cedar Rapids (JRS Pharma LP- Iowa)

Mexico:

• Zacapu , Michoacán (Derivados Macroquimicos SA De CV)

India:

• Ahmedabad (JRS Pharma & Gujarat Microwax Private Limited)

China:

• Changzhou (Rettenmaier Natural Fiber Manufacturing (Changzhou) Co Ltd)

United Kingdom:

• Mansfield (Rettenmaier UK Manufacturing Ltd)

Publications (selection)

• Development of organic filter aids with reduced compressibility: Final report on the funding project of the Agency for Renewable Raw Materials eV Rosenberg 2008, doi : 10.2314 / gbv: 602094402 .
• Hans-Georg Brendle: Chemical processes: Process for the production of lignin, cellulose and hemicellulose with the help of novel, ionic liquids Final report on the SME-innovativ joint project . J. Rettenmaier & Sons & Co. KG, Rosenberg 2014, OCLC 931712586 .

literature

• Jürgen Stegmaier: Raw materials: Rettenmaier extracts fibers from plants. In: Südwest Presse. March 21, 2018 ( swp.de ).

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} story
2. ↑ Big employee family festival '140 years JRS' in Holzmühle jrs.de.
3. ↑ locations