Envelopes, mailing bags and shipping packaging – custom production, printing and fine papers since 1952.
Bathe Papier GmbH & Co. KG
45326 Essen (Laubenhof 6) · 45145 Essen (Gewerbehofstr. 9, according to business directory entry)New on Amplifa
About Bathe Papier Essen
Bathe Papier GmbH & Co. KG is a company founded in Essen in 1952 specializing in paper, envelopes and packaging. The product range includes envelopes and mailing bags in standard and custom formats, shipping packaging, and fine papers from German and European paper mills. Its core field is complex custom production: individual formats, window positions, closure types (self-adhesive, gummed-to-moisten, string-tie, Velcro), padded or lined versions, and materials such as white, colored, reinforced, coated, uncoated and transparent paper and board. In its own printing plant, envelopes are printed using offset, flexo and digital printing; after extensive investment in envelope printing machines, capacity stands at up to 500 million envelopes per year. For finishing, embossing, varnishing, hot and cold foil stamping and laminating are offered; contract manufacturing from customer-supplied material is possible. Customers include printing companies, banks, insurance companies, data centers and online retail; from its site at Laubenhof 6 in Essen, Bathe Papier supplies customers nationwide in all order quantities, from single pieces to large runs.
- Site
- Essen
- Processes
- Custom production of envelopes and mailing bags, Offset printing (envelopes/mailing bags), Flexo printing, Digital printing, Contract manufacturing of envelopes from customer-supplied paper (printing and finishing), Finishing: embossing, Finishing: varnishing, Finishing: hot and cold foil
- Materials
- Fine papers, Jeans paper (specialty paper made from recycled jeans), Mouldmade paper (Büttenpapier), Paper (white, colored, reinforced, printed, coated, uncoated, transparent), Board/cardboard, Mouldmade paper, Jeans paper, Offset printing
- Founded
- 1952
- Industries
- Printing companies, Banks, Insurance companies, Data centers, Online retail, Businesses (B2B)
- 01
Paper purchasing & fine paper trading from German and European paper mills
- 02
Consulting & development: format, material, closure, window position
- 03
- 04
Printing: offset, flexo, digital
- 05
Finishing: embossing, varnishing, hot/cold foil, laminating
- 06
Converting, order picking & dispatch
Papers & Processes
Fine papers
Selection of fine papers from German and European paper mills for correspondence, invitations and packaging.
Mouldmade paper
Mouldmade paper based on many years of collaboration with the mouldmade paper mill Renker & Söhne in Zerkall.
Jeans paper
Specialty paper made from recycled jeans, newly added to the range.
Base material for envelopes and mailing bags in standard and custom formats, printed or unprinted.
Board/cardboard
Part of the trading program and base material for shipping packaging.
Offset printing
Printing process for envelopes and mailing bags, single- or multi-color, inside or outside printing, also full-surface.
Flexo printing
Printing process for envelopes and mailing bags.
Digital printing
Printing process for small runs and personalized mailings.
Finishing (embossing, varnishing, hot/cold foil, laminating)
Surface finishing of envelopes and mailing bags for high-quality print mailings.
Locations
Essen (Laubenhof 6)
DEHead office: fine paper trading, printing plant, finishing and shipping
- Lot size
- Single piece to large run
- Materials
- Fine papers, mouldmade paper, jeans paper, board/cardboard
- Envelope printing machines (capacity up to 500 million pieces/year)
Essen (Gewerbehofstr. 9)
DELocation according to business directory entry
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Custom production of envelopes and mailing bagsProcessing (paper) | – | – | – | Single piece – Large run | – |
| Offset printing (envelopes/mailing bags)Printing | – | – | – | – | Paper |
| Flexo printingPrinting | – | – | – | – | Paper |
| Digital printingPrinting | – | – | – | Small runs | Paper |
| Contract manufacturing of envelopes from customer-supplied paper (printing and finishing)Processing (paper) | – | – | – | – | customer-supplied paper |
| Finishing: embossingSurface | – | – | – | – | Paper |
| Finishing: varnishingSurface | – | – | – | – | Paper |
| Finishing: hot and cold foilSurface | – | – | – | – | Paper |
| Finishing: laminatingJoining | – | – | – | – | Paper |
| Printing of envelopes (up to 500 million pieces/year)Printing | – | – | – | 500,000,000 pieces/year | Paper |
| Trading/processing of paper products (fine papers, mailing bags, shipping packaging)Processing (paper) | – | – | – | – | Fine papers, Mouldmade paper, Board, Cardboard |
1 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Envelope printing machines | – | – | – | – | Essen |
Additional services
Company History
- 1952
Günther Bathe founds the fine paper wholesale business Bathe in Essen; start of trading in envelopes from Wuppertal and Düren, as well as long-standing business relationships with paper producers such as Renker & Söhne (Zerkall) and Schoellershammer (Düren)
- 1970er
Acquisition of two trading businesses in Duisburg and Münster; approx. 700 printing companies in the sales territory; expansion of the business via a commercial agency for an envelope factory
- Ende 1980er
Ulrich Bathe takes over the business from Günther Bathe
Acquisition of a colleague's business in Velbert with a printing plant; relocation of the printing plant to the head office in Essen; investment in envelope printing machines, capacity of up to 500 million envelopes/year; cooperation with an envelope producer from southern Germany
- 2000er
Focus on individual packaging solutions and custom production alongside trading in standard envelopes