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Worldwide.
Economical – sustainable – groundbreaking : for production with a future
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- About us
We are working today on tomorrow’s plastics extrusion.
As technology leader in the extrusion industry, the battenfeld-cincinnati Group offers you solutions for a wide range of applications – as standard, and in the form of individual, customized solutions. Established in the 1940s, we are one of the oldest companies in our sector, and the only one specializing exclusively in extrusion.
With about 600 associates at five locations in Germany, Austria, China and the USA, we are global players, reliable and close to our customers. battenfeld-cincinnati develops, designs and manufactures extrusion lines made to measure for companies from a great variety of industries – from the construction industry to water management.
Our motto “Sustainable Solutions Worldwide” also stands for our promise to ensure maximum output, cost efficiency and energy efficiency for you in every project. We are firmly committed to sustainability, in order to secure a future with an environment worth living in for the next generations. At the same time, we aim to supply our customers with innovative technology for trouble-free production tomorrow, too. This is why we continuously invest in research and development – to create even more efficient processes, while never losing sight of the protection of our environment.
Our management team: leading extrusion expertise
CEO & CTO
BC Extrusion Holding,
Managing Director
battenfeld-cincinnati Germany
Dr. Henning Stieglitz began his professional career in the plastics industry 25 years ago at a major plastics machinery manufacturer in Germany as Technical Director Extrusion. At the end of 2008, he moved to Battenfeld Extrusionstechnik in Bad Oeynhausen and was responsible for R&D as well as for one of the three product groups. Since 2015, he has been CTO of the Group and one of the two Managing Directors of BC Extrusion Holding. On July 1, 2024, he took over as CEO from Gerold Schley and is now responsible for the BC Group.
Management Director/CFO
BC Extrusion Holding
Stephan Kiesner has more than 25 years of professional experience in the fields of controlling, finance, and accounting. He has worked for several international medium sized companies from various industries in Europe and the US including Private Equity ownership. In 2021, he took over the role of CFO and has been part of the management team at BC Extrusion Holding since July 2024.
Managing Director
battenfeld-cincinnati Austria
Bernhard Bohusch started his professional career as technical responsible for the world leader of control access systems. After several years acting as Sales & Marketing Director of a machine tool manufacturer, he took over the responsibility as Group CEO of an injection moulding and extrusion part manufacturing company with several production sites and sales subsidiaries in Europe. He took over the role of Managing Director of battenfeld-cincinnati Austria in January 2020.
CEO
battenfeld-cincinnati China
Toni Bernards began his professional career as commissioning engineer for a refractory technology company. After moving to Guangzhou, China, he held management positions with German industrial companies. Before joining battenfeld-cincinnati, he was General Manager at a globally active plastics machinery manufacturer in China.
President and CEO
battenfeld-cincinnati USA
Paul Godwin started his career in 1979 in the chemical industry and held professional assignments with several equipment manufacturers prior to joining battenfeld-cincinnati USA. There, he led sales and marketing and the engineering and quality control departments, before taking over the position of President & CEO.
Our memberships: global integration
German Engineering Federation (VDMA)
www.vdma.org
Austrian Economic Chamber (WKÖ)
www.wko.at
Our facilities in Germany and Austria are also partners of the VDMA’s sustainability initiative Blue Competence. With this partnership, we have committed ourselves to compliance with the twelve sustainability guidelines issued by the Engineering Federation.
China Plastics Machinery Industry Association (CPMIA)
www.cpmia.org.cn/
China Plastics Piping Association (CPPA)
www.ppia-china.com
China Plastics Processing Industry Association (CPPIA)
www.cppia.com.cn
CPPIA for Window & Door Profiles Committee
www.cppia.com.cn/
China Thermoforming Association (CTFA)
www.chinathermoforming.cn/
Fenestration & Glazing Industry Alliance (FGIA)
www.fgiaonline.org/
Plastics Industry Association
www.plasticsindustry.org
Plastics Pipe Institute
www.plasticpipe.org
Plastic Pipe and Fittings Association (PPFA)
www.ppfahome.org
UniBell (PVC Pipe Association)
www.uni-bell.org