Berg + Schmidt, part of the internationally active Stern-Wywiol Gruppe, is using its 70th anniversary as a milestone for a forward-looking restructuring: With retroactive effect from January 1, 2025, the Care Ingredients and Performance Chemicals divisions will operate under the new name Berg + Schmidt Solutions GmbH & Co. KG.
Torsten Wywiol and Tim Sprenger will take over the management of the company. The Animal Nutrition division will continue to operate as an independent Berg + Schmidt Animal Nutrition GmbH & Co. KG under the management of Dirk Westphal.
Clear strategic orientation and consequent customer focus
“Our name change is more than just a name change – it is an expression of a strategic realignment,” explains Tim Sprenger, Managing Director of the new company. “We are creating leaner structures that will enable us to react more quickly to the market and focus more strongly on our customers. Our aim is to act as a driving force and driver of innovation, offering our customers faster solutions that strengthen their competitiveness – today and in the future.” With this reorganization, the company is underlining its transformation from a traditional raw materials supplier to a globally active solutions provider.
Innovation focus: Application competence and sustainability
“Particularly in a market environment characterized by complexity, we rely on sound application expertise and co-creation in partnership with our customers,” continues Sprenger. “We don’t just develop and supply raw materials – we help our customers and partners to formulate market-driven, efficient and sustainable products. We are specifically transferring this innovation model from the Care Ingredients division to the Performance Chemicals division.”
Berg + Schmidt relies on a global network of production partners, intelligent warehouse logistics and consistently sustainable product concepts. “Our responsibility does not end with product delivery. We want to actively support our customers in their transformation towards greater sustainability – with concrete solutions and measurable added value,” emphasizes Sprenger. The company places a particular focus on the implementation of regulatory requirements such as the European Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), the Supply Chain Sustainability Act (LkSG) and the transparent calculation of product carbon footprints (PCF). “These topics are a central component of our strategic responsibility along the entire value chain,” Sprenger continues.
70 years – and the future firmly in sight
The realignment deliberately coincides with the company’s 70th anniversary. For Tim Sprenger, this timing is ideal: “We look back on our history with pride – and forward to our future with clarity. Our aim is to bring innovations to market faster, simplify processes and thus create real time and efficiency benefits for our customers.”
While Berg + Schmidt Solutions GmbH & Co. KG will operate as a strategic Group company in future, the two business units Performance Chemicals and Care Ingredients will continue to operate independently on the market – each with a strong profile and specific customer focus.
