BEST REFERENCES
are bestowed upon the lubricating oils supplied by BECHEM for the engines of the ZII and ZII blimps by Luftschiffbau Zeppelin GmbH in the early 20th century.
„BECHEM… ?“
425
In 1902, Carl Bechem was one of the first companies in Hagen to have a telephone. Its phone number was 425.
PRODUCTIVE
800 – 1.000 kg
was the daily production volume of the BECHEM grease boilers in 1937.
DISTINGUISHED
In 2013, Johnson Controls awarded BECHEM for its customized solutions in the premium vehicles field.
BIG – ROUND – YELLOW
882 mm
The yellow BECHEM drum is 882 mm tall – and it can store up to 200 liters of lubricant.
CARL BECHEM
24.12.1806
Carl Bechem, the founder of the first oil factory in Germany, was born more than 210 years ago in Elberfeld, today a part of Wuppertal.
TRUE COLOURS
The BECHEM company colors are BECHEM Yellow (HKS 5) and BECHEM Green (HKS 61).