C.H. Erbslöh GmbH & Co. KG

About C.H. Erbslöh

C.H. Erbslöh GmbH & Co. KG is a trading house for specialty chemicals and industrial minerals founded in 1876 in Düsseldorf. The company sees itself as a link between raw material manufacturers and industry; over the decades, its focus shifted from the basic chemical industry to the processing industry. Its portfolio includes, among other things, surfactants (e.g. Pluronic, Synperonic), products for the manufacture of printed circuit boards, and industrial minerals. At its headquarters in Krefeld, the company operates a 3,500 m² warehouse building as a modern chemical warehouse on a site of approximately 20,000 m². The company is certified to DIN EN ISO 9001 and participates in the Responsible Care programme of the German chemical trade. Through holdings and branches, the company is represented, among others, in Austria, Switzerland, the Benelux countries, Denmark, Poland, Hungary and the Baltic region.

Site

Krefeld

Processes

Consulting, Supply reliability/service, Chemical trading (specialty chemicals, industrial minerals), Operation of a specialised chemical warehouse

Certificates

DIN EN ISO 9001:2008, Responsible Care, ISO 9001

Founded

1876

Industries

Chemical industry, Processing industry

1. 01

   Consulting and application support

2. 02

   Trading in specialty chemicals and industrial minerals

3. 03

   Storage in the Krefeld chemical warehouse

4. 04

   Distribution to the processing industry

Location

Quality

Quality covers not only the products but also consulting, service and supply reliability. Certification to DIN EN ISO 9001 as well as participation in the Responsible Care programme and the European Single Assessment Document (ESAD) document the safety, health and environmental standards.

History

1. um 1650

   First mention of the name Erbslöh in Erbschloe (today Wuppertal)

2. 1876

   Foundation of the company C.H. Erbslöh by Carl Hugo Erbslöh in Düsseldorf as a wholesaler of heavy chemicals

3. 1892

   Purchase of kaolin mines in Geisenheim on the Rhine

4. 1896

   Relocation of the headquarters to Kaistraße in the Düsseldorf harbour

5. 1921

   Handover of company management to Hugo and Otto Erbslöh

6. 1929

   Establishment of a branch in Hamburg

7. 1938

   Establishment of a branch in Vienna

8. 1944

   Destruction of the Düsseldorf office and warehouse by 70 %

9. 1948

   Carl Hugo Erbslöh III joins as a partner

10. 1953

    Foundation of Westdeutsche Spritzputz GmbH to develop the market for raw vermiculite

11. 1961–1974

    Conversion into a market-oriented structure; concentration on the trade in specialty chemicals; acquisition of important representations (including Pluronic, Synperonic, Bevaloid, Alfachimici)

12. 1974

    Carl Hugo Erbslöh IV becomes a partner

13. 1989

    Acquisition of an approx. 20,000 m² industrial site in Krefeld; conversion of a 3,500 m² warehouse into a modern chemical warehouse

14. 1990

    Carl Hugo Erbslöh IV becomes personally liable partner