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Bertschi AG
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Bertschi AG (German pronunciation: ['bɛʁtʃiː]) is a Swiss multinational transportation company that primarily conducts logistics and transportation for the chemical industry. Founded in 1956, the company is headquartered in Dürrenäsch, Switzerland and has 64 locations globally (2023).[1][2] Bertschi is a member of the European Chemical Transport Association.[3]
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Operations
Bertschi AG started operating a tank farm in 1998 at Chempark Leverkusen.[4] The company purchased Swedish based Nordic Bulkers AB in 2005.[5][6] Bertschi AG has subsidiaries throughout Europe, the Middle East, Russia, Singapore, Turkey, China and the United States.[7] As of February 2018, the company employs 2,800 people in 38 countries with a total fleet of 32,000 tank and silo containers; 1,100 trucks; and 30 container terminals.[8]
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History
Founded in 1956 by Hans Bertschi, of Dürrenäsch, as a sole proprietorship operating with one truck operating transports for instance steel from the Ruhr region to Switzerland. He was also a main supplier for the local cork industry. Bertschi AG (Bertschi Ltd.) was incorporated in 1964 and specialized in chemical goods.[9] Later they became specialists for intermodal transportation and grew steadily under the second generation with Hans-Jörg Bertschi as president, he'd later become executive chairman.[10]
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