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Lohmann-koester at a Glance

Engineering smart connections – sustainable, reliable, global.

54

Years of Lohmann-koester

500 +

Employees

700 +

Solutions for Applications

27

Sites in 20 countries

"Our drive isn’t just to solve problems but to find the best possible solution for every need."
Stefan Hofmann, Managing Director

Stefan Hofmann

Our Mission

We enable our customers to expand their capabilities.​
​Actively anticipating technical challenges, ​we spearhead innovation in bonding solutions and smart products – with great passion and expertise. ​

We consistently act as an accountable, approachable partner:​

  • Delivering fast, viable, and sustainable solutions​
  • Reducing risk and covering every need with our integrated value chain​
  • Ensuring timely, efficient and accurate production all along the product lifecycle​

Always striving to go further, we exceed our customers’ expectations. So that they can go beyond and exceed their customers’ expectations.

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Passion drives us to excel, embrace challenges and celebrate success together as a team.

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Innovation fosters a culture of curiosity, pushing boundaries and constant evolution.

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Accountability builds trust, promotes collaboration and ensures high standards at all levels.

Our History

HYG-Gebaude-Anfaenge-Uttenreuth
1971
Foundation koester

Sanitary-Napkin
1975
Double-Sided Adhesive Tapes for Sanitary Napkins
Grandma-Baby
1980
Two- and Three-Layer Closure Tapes for Baby Diapers and Adult Briefs
Lohmann logo zentriert neu
1991
Aquisition by Lohmann
Hygiene-ComfortPlus-Logo
1995
ComfortPlus
Hygiene-Combitape-Green
2004
Combi Tapes: New Mechanical Tape Solutions (for Adult Briefs)
Hygiene-Verschlusssystem-mechanisch-Flexhook Lines
2006
Flexhook Lines
Elastic-Side-Panel-FlexEar
2008
FlexEar, Our First Elastic Side Panel 
Lohmann-koester-Logo-znetriert
2014
Rebranding After Aquisition by Lohmann in 1991
Hygiene-FlexEar-Breeze-ESP
2018
FlexEar Breeze, the First Breathable eSP in the Market
Hygiene-Spule-Rolle-Kombination-ProHook
2019
ProHook
Sustainability-Report-Mockup-2023
2024
Sustainability Report
 
Baby-Diapers-FlexEar-DRYFIT
2025
ESP FlexEar DRYFIT - less material, more protection

At Home in Germany,
Operating Worldwide

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