Getting through the European Crisis with adhesives

The German adhesives industry is already able to look back at an successful year of 2012: Current forecasts of the Adhesives Industrial Association (IVK) foresee that the production quantity of adhesives and sealants will reach record levels of 1.4 million tons – that equals a value of 14 times the European Gold Reserves or about 139 Eiffel towers. Frank Haug, the CEO of the worldwide active adhesives and sealants expert Bodo Möller Chemie Group (www.bm-chemie.de) knows the reasons for this development: “Only very few sectors don´t need adhesives for their processes. Weather it´s automobiles, tablets or wind energy systems – many modern manufacturing methods and materials require special adhesives. Welding, screwing or riveting are no longer usual practical methods.”

According to IVK this trend will continue in 2013 with an increase of 3.5 percent. Particularly the continuing positive economical situation of the German real estate, packaging and consumer goods sector as well as the export sector in emerging markets promote the current record demand for German adhesives. With an extensive product portfolio including high-capacity adhesives like epoxy resin adhesives, polyurethane structural adhesives and methyl methacrylate adhesives as well as sealants and additives the Bodo Möller Chemie Group is already for more than 35 years an essential switching point between the producing and the processing industry. To be able to respond flexibly to all trends and challenges in numerous sectors, Frank Haug relies on a combination of individual consulting and reliable distribution: “The rapid progression of technological advancement in the last years has generated new requirements for adequate adhesives. With customized solutions we are able to support our customer with their innovations.”

The Bodo Möller Chemie Group is on a successful course: Last year the company with its headquarters in Offenbach had revenues of 42 million Euro. The increasing customer base of this distribution partner includes companies from the electronic, aerospace, composites, paper and packages sector as well as automobile, commercial vehicles and transport constructions. In eleven subsidiaries worldwide, like South Africa, France and Scandinavia, the Bodo Möller Chemie Group distri
butes adhesives as well as composites, additives for plastics and coatings and more. Local branches and storage facilities, locally focused web presence as well as a global partner network provide a solution-orientated consultation and flexible logistic.

With more than 35 years of experience in distribution of specialty chemicals and adhesives the Bodo Möller Chemie Group (www.bm-chemie.de) is the leading trading partner for well-known European companies like DOW Automotive Systems, Henkel, BASF and Huntsman Advanced Materials. The product portfolio of the company based in Offenbach provides high-capacity adhesives and adhesive systems, epoxy resin adhesives, casting resins and potting. Through targeted consulting and locally specific consumer service the Bodo Möller Chemie Group provides for their customer for every individual requirement the suitable product and solution.