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

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