magazine for business and investment - Innovatives Niedersachsen
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Image: Baerlocher GmbH<br />
Inside the Baerlocher-Labor at the Lingen site.<br />
as adhesive or coating material. At the Bomlitz site in the Industrial<br />
Park Walsrode, Dow Wolff Cellulosics manufactures products<br />
from the renewable, natural raw material of cellulose which help<br />
reduce overweight, diabetes <strong>and</strong> allergies, make vegetarian foods<br />
more attractive <strong>and</strong> ensure precise dosage of agents in medicaments.<br />
For example, through the use of Dow additives, the fat<br />
content in foodstuffs can be reduced by up to 50 percent without<br />
the texture <strong>and</strong> mouth feeling suffering. Reduced-fat cakes <strong>and</strong><br />
crackers benefit from this technology as do meat <strong>and</strong> German-style<br />
sausage products. Dow’s cellulose products are also very effective<br />
in the pharmaceutical sector as they enable medicaments to release<br />
their agent only gradually after taking them. About 100 chemists,<br />
lab technicians <strong>and</strong> process engineers from across the world work in<br />
the Research <strong>and</strong> Development Centre in Bomlitz on new innovative<br />
products which make everyday life easier.<br />
Chemistry is life<br />
Fascinating, colourful, diverse – chemistry is one of the<br />
most fascinating sciences <strong>and</strong> industries. Through its<br />
innovative products chemistry changes our lives <strong>and</strong><br />
makes our daily routines easier. And what’s more, it is<br />
biochemical processes that make life itself possible at all.<br />
Also located in the Industrial Park Walsrode is Epurex Films,<br />
a subsidiary of Bayer MaterialScience. The specialist in technical,<br />
high-per<strong>for</strong>mance films has specialised <strong>for</strong> over 25 years in the<br />
development, manufacture <strong>and</strong> distribution of high-grade polyurethane<br />
films, breathable membranes <strong>and</strong> high-per<strong>for</strong>mance hot melt adhesive<br />
films. The application areas of the films are virtually limitless<br />
<strong>and</strong> include the automotive <strong>and</strong> medical sectors, the construction<br />
industry <strong>and</strong> the textile <strong>and</strong> leisure sectors. For instance breathable<br />
membrane films make functional clothing water-repellent but also<br />
water-vapour permeable - perfect <strong>for</strong> wind <strong>and</strong> weather. Polyurethane<br />
films also ensure that roller blinds are opaque <strong>and</strong> impervious<br />
to light <strong>and</strong> also that car seats can withst<strong>and</strong> high stresses due to<br />
their high elasticity <strong>and</strong> tear resistance properties. Special films from<br />
<strong>Niedersachsen</strong> can be found again <strong>and</strong> again in kite surf sails, plasters,<br />
stucco mouldings, safety glass <strong>and</strong> bullet-proof vests – always<br />
invisible but with an essential function.<br />
CaseTech is all about sausages. The company in the Industrial<br />
Park Walsrode is one of the few companies worldwide which produces<br />
both coated <strong>and</strong> uncoated cellulose fibrous casings <strong>and</strong> also plastic<br />
casings in its product portfolio. Produced under the br<strong>and</strong> name<br />
“Walsroder” CaseTech has been producing, printing <strong>and</strong> finishing<br />
in Bomlitz since 1928. Managing Director Jens Roesler says, “Every<br />
sausage casing manufactured by CaseTech offers users a product<br />
that is totally customised <strong>for</strong> the production of his products <strong>and</strong><br />
they are perfect solutions <strong>for</strong> excellent end-products, be they meat,<br />
sausage or cheese.” About 80 percent of all goods are exported to<br />
over 72 countries. According to Gerrit Lieske, Head of the Industrial<br />
Park Walsrode, “The Industrial Park Walsrode is a very professionally<br />
managed <strong>and</strong> efficiently structured multi-user site. Most of the<br />
companies located here are market <strong>and</strong> technology leaders in their<br />
sectors. Cellulose chemistry <strong>and</strong> plastics processing are the cornerstones<br />
of the IPW. With Dow Wolff Cellulosics <strong>and</strong> the US parent