1950s:

HANSA GROUP AG is rooted in an old-established family-run company, which had its mark in the chemical industry in the 1950s.

1980:

Foundation of the company Hansa Chemie in Berlin as a trading company for chemical products.

Mid -1980s:

Duisburg establishes as headquarters of the company. By investing in a tank farm, vessel accessibility and the logistics turnstile, the Hansa Chemie is additionally able to provide general partner services (e.g. transport, warehousing, lab analysis etc.) on behalf of third parties and thus has solidly established in the market.

2001:

With the buyout of the tenside business of the company Akzo Nobel in Düren, the company becomes a producer of chemical products as well. By means of adequate investments and in accordance with the company strategy this business field will be extended further on.

2005/2006:

After the merger of the Vectron Systems AG and the Hansa Chemie AG, the HANSA GROUP AG comes into being in 2005. Since then the company has been listed on the stock exchange. In May 2006 Vectron was spun off by MBO.

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