With the complete acquisition of the Kehl-based logistics expert Klumpp + Müller, the Koehler Group is strengthening its raw materials logistics and securing trimodal access for the supply of its paper locations in the long term.
The Koehler Group has acquired 100 per cent of the shares in the logistics company Klumpp + Müller, based in the port of Kehl, via the newly founded Koehler Logistics GmbH. The aim of the transaction is to secure the supply chain for the raw material pulp, which is central to paper production, in the long term and to develop logistics as a further strategic pillar within the Group. The takeover is subject to an antitrust review.
Klumpp + Müller was founded in 1953 and today employs more than 150 people. The company has a trimodal organisation that is „unique in the region“ with connections to inland waterways, rail and road. According to the company, around 500,000 tonnes of goods are transported by water every year, 150,000 tonnes by rail and around 100,000 general cargo consignments within the general cargo cooperation Cargoline. The range of services is supplemented by Europe-wide direct transport, a liner service, a container terminal and warehouse logistics areas with up to 20,000 pallet spaces.
Working together for more than six decades
Koehler Paper, a Koehler Group company, and Klumpp + Müller have been working together for more than 65 years. The cooperation centres on the supply of pulp from South America, the Iberian Peninsula and Scandinavia to the production sites in Oberkirch and Kehl. Pulp is the central raw material for paper production. Against the backdrop of increasingly volatile supply chains, the Koehler Group believes that secure raw material logistics are becoming even more important.
The takeover will not affect Klumpp + Müller's operational independence or existing customer relationships. According to the companies, there are no plans to reduce the workforce. Instead, synergy potential is to be utilised in order to enable further growth on both sides.
Source: Klumpp + Müller
