Company history
1963
Founded under the name of Cellofoam Deutschland GmbH
1976
Cellofoam buys a hot-embossing machine and extends its business activities to include “technical noise control”
1980
Relocation to the newly built production hall on Freiburger Strasse in Biberach
1984-1990
Several expansion projects at the new site increase the available surface for production and storage to 8,000 m², plus office space
1997
Management buyout by the two general managers: Helmut Rehlen and Jürgen Roellinghoff
2002
Jörg Roellinghoff buys the company shares held by Helmut Rehlen
2004
Foundation of a Cellofoam subsidiary in Turkey
2006
Additional production and storage hall (4,400 m²) built at the Biberach headquarters
Installation of a profile cutting machine for producing a wide range of profiles; purchase of a new 3D
water-jet cutting machine
2007
Start of the new business activity “non-woven molding”
Cellofoam workforce exceeds 100
Installation of a new system for equipping our materials with self-adhesive backing
2008
Foundation of the soniflex business - our Web Shop serving private customers and small commercial operations
Setup of an in-company reverberation room for acoustic measurements
2009
Foundation of Cellofoam CZ s.r.o. in the Czech Republic
Gaskets and adhesive tapes included in our product range
2010
Introduction of a flame treatment machine for processing parts made from EPP
Cellofoam takes over the non-woven molding business of Eurofoam
2011
New offices and production hall (4,000 m²) built for Cellofoam Turkey
Development of an innovative product that combines insulation and drainage functions: Cello® DRAIN
2013
New annex to Biberach headquarters built to accommodate additional offices and meeting rooms
2014
Formal opening of the new 4,000 m²+ production hall in the Czech Republic
Cellofoam adds pipe insulation products to its range
2015
Construction and opening of an additional production hall in Ochsenhausen near Biberach
Product range expanded to include vibration damping material
2016
Purchase and start-up of a new impregnation system for soft foams
New product development: compressor blanket wrap with high noise absorption efficacy
New product development: duct silencer for air outlets in ventilation or air conditioning systems
Purchase of a thermal conductivity meter
2017
Foundation of a distribution joint venture in Poland
Purchase of a hot-lamination equipment for PE foams and non-wovens
2018
Foundation of a distribution joint venture in France
Construction of a new production hall (4,000m²) in Ochsenhausen
Purchase of a large die-cutter and press (300 t)
Foundation of a joint venture in China for the local production of noise-control materials
2019
New management: Holger Stehling follows Jörg Roellinghoff as general manager of
Cellofoam GmH & Co. KG
2020
Purchase of a milling machine for the production of 2D + 3D parts with absolutely accurate contours used as packaging inserts, protective packaging, transport packaging etc.
2022
Construction and opening of a third production hall at the Ochsenhausen site
Purchase of an additional cutting system (cutter)
Commissioning of a melamine impregnation system at the Ochsenhausen site
2023
Construction of a further warehouses at the Cellofoam site in the Czech Republic
Acquisition and commissioning of a drying chamber for melamine foams
Purchase of two additional high-performance cutters
New addition to our machinery pool: a hotmelt system
Acquisition of a splitting machine
2024
Construction of yet another production hall site with approx. 3.500 m² at our Ochsenhausen
Acquisition and commissioning of a drying chamber for melamine foams