Benecke-Kaliko
Benecke -Kaliko AG in Hanover is a developer and manufacturer of technical and decorative surface materials of plastics.
Business
Benecke -Kaliko AG, based in Hanover is part of the ContiTech Group. The core competence lies in the field automotive interior trim. Benecke -Kaliko has four production sites and achieved in 2012 with more than 1,700 employees generated sales of 357 million euros.
Benecke -Kaliko is the global market leader in automotive interior foils. The company manufactures surfaces for instrument panels, sun visors, glove box lid, airbag seals, door and side panels, seats, center consoles or convertible tops for automotive manufacturers. Also in airplanes, ships, trains or caravans Materials from Benecke -Kaliko be installed.
Main sites and products
At its headquarters in Hanover Vinnhorst district Benecke- Kaliko plant with over 800 employees, 36 million annually m² automotive interior trim for automotive manufacturers.
On Eislingen approximately 400 employees produce around 15 million m² foil for automotive interiors based thermoplastic polyolefins ( TPO) annually.
Overall, the Benecke -Kaliko AG has produced approximately 237,000 m² Broadloom in 2012 daily.
Since 2006 produces Benecke Changshun Auto Trim Co., Ltd.. in Zhangjiagang, China PVC foam sheet and synthetic leather for the automotive industry in China, with about 250 workers about 10 million square meters per year. The company is a joint venture with the Chinese dealer for automotive plastics, Jiangsu Changshun Group Co., Ltd.. and was extended by a TPO production in 2013.
2008, a new plant in San Luis Potosi was built. Around eight million euros invested in the factory the company. There, in 2009, PVC foam sheet and PVC artificial leather and TPO compact and foam film for the American market are manufactured since the beginning - about 13 million square meters per year. The plant employs approximately 200 employees.
History
The company's history dates back to 1718; at that time were in Hanover under the name "Royal privileged wax before the stone gates " (ie, outside the city walls, at the Jewish Cemetery) made Bespannmaterialien for wall and ceiling covering. The relocation of the factory to its present location in Vinnhorst took place from 1898, 1901, the factory was opened.
In 1993 came the merger with Göppinger Kaliko GmbH and can be interfaced with the ContiTech Holding.