Behn Meyer Celebrates its 175th Anniversary
Performance Additives congratulates Behn Meyer on its 175th Anniversary!
Two young seafaring men from Hamburg, Theodor August Behn and Valentin Lorenz Meyer established the trading company Behn, Meyer & Co. in Singapore on 1st November 1840.
The company initially traded tropical products such as coconut oil, copra, pepper, camphor and rattan before later expanding into shipping and insurance.
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Performance Additives is a proudly 100 % owned by and 100% integrated in the Behn Meyer organization.
On 1st November 2015 Behn Meyer hosted an anniversary dinner in Singapore where everything started 175 years ago. There will be several functions in conjunction with the anniversary within the Southeast Asian region.
