Wittenburg group History
Company History – nearly 120 years and counting...
1902
Wittenburg Established
Wittenburg established
Rubberfabriek Wittenburg is established in Amsterdam as a natural rubber trading company
1912
Compounding activity
Compounding activity
Start of rubber compounding activity
1960
SBS compounding activity
SBS
Start of SBS compounding activity
1989
License for Medical
Medical TPE-S Materials
License to compound and sell Medical TPE-S materials
1993
Medical TPE
Introduction medical TPE
Introduction of medical TPE compounds for infusion bags
1994
Full ownership
Full ownership
Full ownership of company in the hands of Traa family
2004
Witcom
Witcom established
Witcom Engineering Plastics established in Etten-Leur, the Netherlands
2005
Radar absorbing materials
Radar absorbing materials
Witcom sells radar absorbing materials to BMW
2008
Radar absorbing introduction
Radar absorbing materials
Witcom is the first company to introduce radar absorption compounds
2011
Divestment
Divestment
Divestment of rubber compounding activities
2012
Investment
Investment
Investment in new state of the art Sustainable Medical Production and R&D plant in Zeewolde operating under an ISO 13485 quality system
2012
Xunfeng established
Xunfeng established
Xunfeng Specialty Plastics established in Zhuhai, China, operating under an ISO 13485/ISO 9001 quality system
2016
Witcom expansion
Witcom expansion
Expansion of Witcom operation and R&D facilities in Etten-Leur (in line with BREEAM sustainability certification)
2019
Vice Director
Vice Director
Appointment of the next generation Traa family member as Vice Director
2019
New Xunfeng factory
Opening of the the new factory of Xunfeng
Opening of the the new factory of Xunfeng
2021
Wittenburg BV expansion
Wittenburg BV expansion