Who owns Hansaplast?
Hansaplast is owned by Beiersdorf (Germany, XETRA: BEI).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Annual Report 2025, Beiersdorf AG. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Beiersdorf AG reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇩🇪 Germany, Hamburg
- Origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Founded
- 1922
- Category
- Consumer health › First aid & wound care › Bandages & wound care
- Parent ticker
- XETRA: BEI
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Hansaplast
Hansaplast is Beiersdorf's adhesive plaster brand, introduced in 1922 as one of the first ready-made wound dressings sold to households. It is sold as Elastoplast in the United Kingdom, Australia and several other markets, and the range now covers sports tapes, blister plasters and antiseptics.
Ownership timeline of Hansaplast
- Current owner Beiersdorf [1] reported
Where Hansaplast sits in Beiersdorf
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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See the full Beiersdorf brand portfolio (8) →
Other brands owned by Beiersdorf
Beiersdorf controls 8 brands on Brandtree.
- Chantecaille (1998)
- Coppertone (1944)
- Eucerin (1900)
- La Prairie (1978)
- Labello (1909)
- Nivea (1911)
- tesa (1936)
Other brands in bandages & wound care, and who owns them
The 21 brands in bandages & wound care on Brandtree belong to 13 owners. The largest is HARTMANN, with 4.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Atrauman | HARTMANN | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Biatain | Coloplast | 🇩🇰 Denmark |
| Aquacel | Convatec | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Allevyn | Smith+Nephew | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Nexcare | 3M | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Pantinol Plus | Birzeit Pharmaceutical | 🇵🇸 Palestine |
| Cipladine | Cipla | 🇮🇳 India |
| Makiron | Daiichi Sankyo Healthcare | 🇯🇵 Japan |
About the owner: Beiersdorf
Beiersdorf is a publicly listed company headquartered in Hamburg, Germany, founded in 1882. Brandtree records 8 brands under its control, and it is listed as XETRA: BEI.
Beiersdorf was founded in Hamburg in 1882 by pharmacist Paul Carl Beiersdorf. Its skin care business is built around Nivea, and it is majority-controlled by the Herz family holding company maxingvest.
🇩🇪 Hansaplast and other German brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 265 brands that began in Germany. 96 of them (36%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Hansaplast is not one of them.
- Aspirin — Bayer 🇩🇪
- Atrauman — HARTMANN 🇩🇪
- Grippostad — STADA 🇩🇪
- 3 Glocken — Princes Group 🇬🇧
- A. Lange & Söhne — Richemont 🇨🇭
- ABOUT YOU — Zalando 🇩🇪
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Hansaplast?
The parent company of Hansaplast is Beiersdorf, a publicly listed company headquartered in Germany.
Is Hansaplast German?
Yes. Hansaplast originated in Germany in 1922 and its owner, Beiersdorf, is also headquartered in Germany.
Is Hansaplast still owned by Beiersdorf?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Hansaplast is still owned by Beiersdorf. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Annual Report 2025 — Beiersdorf AG, Annual report; retrieved 28 September 2026.
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