Ad_Astra acquires business of the two Kappus facilities in Riesa and Heitersheim. In future the two soap production specialists Kappus Seifen GmbH Riesa & Co. and Hirtler Seifen GmbH will operate under the newly founded Kappus GmbH (“kappus”) with registered office in Heitersheim. By acquiring the two locations from the Kappus Group insolvency proceeding, [ … ]
Impressum PROVIDER Kappus GmbH Beiersdorfstrasse 1 79423 Heitersheim Germany Managing Director and authorised representative: Rainer Gsell Entry in commercial register Registry court: Local court of Freiburg Registry number: HRB 721243 VAT number according to article 27a of the German Value Added Tax Act (Umsatzsteuergesetz, UStG): DE 815 852 550 Contact: Phone: +49 7634-5100-00 Fax: [ … ]
Why should consumers reach for bar soap when shopping? Bar soap has the same cleansing effect as liquid soap and needs no preservatives and few additives. And thanks to its eco-friendly paper-based packaging, it gets good marks for sustainability. Plastic bottles and dispensers with liquid soap involve high transport costs and lots of packaging and [ … ]
Two sites, two company names. After the acquisition of the sites in Heitersheim and Riesa by Ad_Astra GmbH in May 2020, it quickly became clear to the new owner that both factories should operate under one company name in future. Since both sites once belonged to the Kappus group of companies, this name, which [ … ]
A TRADITION OF QUALITY Our Soaps We only use food-quality vegetable or animal fats and oils in the production of our soaps, and we select all raw materials with painstaking care. We use no microplastics in any of our recipes. Moreover, a characteristic of bar soaps is that they need no preservatives [ … ]
THE NEW TREND FOR SKIN AND HAIR OUR SYNDETS In recent months, Syndets have become a plastic-free trend product as a replacement for liquid shampoos and conditioners. They’re ideal for washing hair and get good marks for their neutral to slightly acidic pH similar to that of our skin and are [ … ]
THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS Our Combars Our combar recipes combine the benefits of natural soaps with those of syndets by mixing natural soap surfactants with modern surfactants in a combination bar. So it’s a kind of combined product. The soap content should be at least 10%. The pH is lowered [ … ]
WHERE CAN I GET MY FAVOURITE SOAP? OUR KAPPUS SOAPS AT RETAILERS Whether they use our doctor’s soap for frequent hand-washing, or they’re fans of our certified natural wellness line, or devotees of our romantic series, consumers love and appreciate our soaps for all kinds of uses. Perfectly tuned to their [ … ]
