Kornbusch & Starting: Productive, InNovative, Creative
Kornbusch & Starting US Inc. is a private label cloth, wipes, and sponges company located in the United States and Canada. Headquartered in Chicago we bring sustainable yet affordable products to supermarkets, resellers, and professional industries across the globe.
- Factory Area: 130,000 SQF
- Employees: 700 in 5 countries
- Sales Offices in Europe, Asia, Africa and in the US
- 82% of the energy generated by our own block heat and power station. 10 mio. kWh of power and approx. 10 mio. kWh of heat per year. Read more about our commitment to sustainability.
- 100% Co2 neutral production
- Non-Woven production: 5,750 tons/yr.
- Printed Fabric: 22,000,000 meters /yr. (Europe’s largest textile printer)
- Contact Us: contact@kornbusch.us
Four Generations of Excellence
The Bierbaum group of Germany is a family-owned business for 125 years. Founded in 1985 4 generations of Bierbaum’s have worked to create a textile business producing cloth, wipes, and sponges with a focus on excellence. Bringing innovative yet affordable products to the supermarkets and professional industry around the world has been Bierbaums goal for generations. Kornbusch & Starting US is the newest part of the international growth adding to offices in Europe, Asia, and Africa.
Hannes Westkott, CEO
Hello, I am Hannes Westkott and I have spent my career as an executive in the textile industry. Born and raised in Germany I head up the US operation since 2018.
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