Company History

In 1938, H. Wilhelm Schaumann finds a way to produce vitamin concentrates for agriculture from cod liver oil and fish oil. The young entrepreneur is successful. In the decades to come, the company can look back on remarkable milestones in its development.

Company formation

1938
Company founder H. Wilhelm Schaumann

H. Wilhelm Schaumann develops the innovative company concept: Farm-produced feed and SCHAUMANN products for success in the barn.

“Phosphoral has a colossal effect!”

1948
Phosphoral - the first mineral concentrate
  • Phosphoral is the first mineral concentrate with standardised and stable vitamin content.
  • Foundation of DURAG-Industrieelektronik (Industrial Electronics

"The animal gives the true result, not the analysis!"

1953
Gut Hülsenberg estate

Gut Hülsenberg is bought and developed into an agricultural study farm. At that time, universities could hardly provide sufficient stable space and animal numbers for practical trials. SCHAUMANN can now closely link production and research. Results follow quickly.

Birth of the SCHAUMANN Feed Consulting Service

1959
SCHAUMANN Feed Consulting Service 1959
Anzeige SCHAUMANN-Futterberatungsdienst 1959

Almost 50 certified farmers were prepared in Hülsenberg for the task of bringing knowledge and methods into practice. At the same time, they gave feedback to product development on the status of the farms.

Company foundation in Austria

1961

Company foundation in Switzerland

1964

1st Hülsenberger Gespräche

1965

From now on, interdepartmental technical discussions on the entire field of animal breeding will take place every 2 years. The meetings are extremely popular among experts.

Foundation of the UNION AGRICOLE HOLDING AG

1966

Establishment of the H. Wilhelm Schaumann foundation

1967

On the occasion of the 2nd Hülsenberger Gespräche in 1967, the H. Wilhelm Schaumann Foundation was established - by Heinrich Wilhelm Schaumann and his wife Irene.

The company logo “Schaumann – feeds success” was born

1968

Purchase of the Taufkirchen feedstuff factory in Upper Austria

1972

Construction of the administration building in Pinneberg

1974

The SCHAUMANN-production plant in Feuchtwangen is put into operation

1979

Foundation of ISF Schaumann Research

1984

Acquisition of HAKRA – Hanseatische Kraftfutterwerke in Hamburg

1985

SCHAUMANN gets a new Logo

1992
Logo SCHAUMANN 1992

The production plant Eilsleben is put into production

1993
Production plant Eilsleben

Company foundations in the Czech Republic and Slovakia

1994

 SCHAUMANN CR s. r. o. and SCHAUMANN Slovensko are founded.

Acquisition of Lactosan Starterkulturen GmbH in Austria

1994
Production plant Lactosan in Kapfenberg, Austria

Development of the first SCHUAMNN-probiotic named PROVITA LE

1997
Logo of the SCHAUMANN probiotic Provita LE for calves

SCHAUMANN develops the probiotic Provita LE for calves.

Company foundation in Poland

1999

SCHAUMANN Polska spolka z o. o.

Market launch BONSILAGE

2000
BONSILAGE was awarded the DLG quality label

The biological silage additive BONSILAGE goes to market under the motto "Making the most of the basic forage".

Introduction of the SCHAUMANN BONVITAL probiotic

2003
Logo probiotic BONVITAL

Foundation of Ligrana GmbH

2004
Aerial view of the Ligrana plant 2007

Company foundations in Hungary and France

2006

SCHAUMANN FRANCE S.A.R.L. and H. Wilhelm Schaumann Állattakarmányozási Kft.

Company foundation in Russia and company foundation of Schaumann BioEnergy

2007
  • Foundation of Schaumann BioEnergy GmbH in Germany
  • Foundation of OOO Schaumann Agri Russia

Company foundations in Croatia and Ukraine

2009
  • Foundation of SCHAUMANN Agri d.o.o. in Croatia
  • Foundation of SCHAUMANN Agri UA in Ukraine

Company foundations in Romania, Italy and China

2010

SCHAUMANN Agri s.r.l (Rumänien), SCHAUMANN Italia s.r.l. und SCHAUMANN Agri Trading (Shanghai) Co. Ltd. are founded.

Market launch AMINOTRACE

2012

Market launch of the organically bound trace elements AMINOTRACE developed and produced by SCHAUMANN.

Relocation of the ISF to Gut Hülsenberg

2013

With the relocation of ISF and extensive measures for modernisation, the R&D unit at SCHAUMANN is concentrated much more effectively at Gut Hülsenberg

Innovations

2014
  • RUMIVITAL – the innovative fermentation product to increase the nutrient conversion of feed rations for dairy cows
  • AKTIMAG – the magnesium-glycine compound complements the successful organically bound trace elements AMINOTRACE. It optimally covers the need for magnesium even in difficult metabolic situations.

Company foundation in Vietnam

2015

SCHAUMANN  Vietnam Company Limited is founded.

EU apporval of AMINOTRACE lysinates

2016

EU approval of the first and so far only developments of organically bound trace elements based on lysine chelates for all animal species. The AMINOTRACE copper and zinc lysinates complete the AMINOTRACE glycinates.

BONSILAGE in three product lines

2017

With the BASIC, SPEED and FIT products, the new BONSILAGE range of products offers a solution-oriented product for every area of ensiling.

Innovations and a new logo

2018
  • Introduction of micronised zinc oxide MiZi - companion for all piglets
  • RINDAVITAL BALANCE - Rumen-protected amino acids for cow-friendly high performance
  • SCHAUMANN gets a new logo

Innovative active ingredients CERAVITAL XP, CERABAC and CERAGEL

2019

Development of the algae-based active ingredient CERAGEL and the innovative active ingredient CERABAC, a probiotic for weaning piglets. Further development of the ferment product CERAVITAL into CERAVITAL XP.

Introduction of SCHAUMANN-Cow-how

2020

With the smart SCHAUMANN-Cow-how platform, the farmer, sales consult and vet always have relevant data on the dairy herd in view and can communicate with each other quickly.

New active ingredients MiCu and MiMag

2021
  • MiCu - for more safety in piglet rearing
  • MiMag - micronised and activated magnesium oxide ensures the supply of magnesium to the dry farrowers
     

Expansion of the BONSILAGE programme

2022

The new B BONSILAGE silage additives are specially designed for organic farming and certified accordingly.

85 years of SCHAUMANN

2023

SCHAUMANN turns 85 and the digital customer platform MySCHAUMANN is launched in Germany.

Market launch boncrop

2024

The new algae-based boncrop biostimulants complement the product portfolio to offer solutions for the challenges of arable farming.