Bechem Lubricants & Greases

History

• 1834 Foundation of the first German oil company by Carl Bechem
• Appeared in Hagen Trade Register as No.6
• Family owned company until today

Customers

• Steel
• Construction
• Cement
• Mining
• Food Processing
• Automotive
• Railways
• Forming Technology
• Metalworking

Products

• Industrial Lubricants
• Coolants
• Forming Lubricants

Locations

Bechem Plants in Germany

• Hagen
• Mieste/Sachsen-Anhalt
• Kierspe

Joint-Ventures

• USA – Etna-Bechem Ltd.
• Russia, St. Petersburg
• South Africa – Bechem Africa
• India
• China

Factes & Figures

• Employees Bechem Germany: appr. 300
• Turnover 2003: appr. 60 Mio Euro
• Export share: 40%

Quality

• Certified acc. to ISO TS 16949 2002
• Certification acc. to ISO 14001 in preparation

Laboratories (National)

• 3 Laboratories resp. R + D Centres
• 7 Centres of Competence for Application
• Technology
• 45 Sales Representatives

Laboratories (International)

• 52 Bechem-Partners in 35 countries
• 90 worldwide important customer locations
• More than 1,5 Mio. flightmiles per year
• 8 languages
• 12 nationalities

Laboratory