About us
«No idea is too crazy for us to implement in our tooling – with Swiss precision, of course.»
Michael Hofmann, Team leader toolmaking
«You can really see the strength of our innovation in our prototype construction. For us, there’s nothing better than shaping an idea into the right form – into the best form.»
Vinzenz Flury, Construction/Project Management
«It’s no coincidence that we manage to stay together as a team, and that my son, like me, works at Taracell – we’re a real family company.»
Nuhi Velija, Logistics
Management-Team
Aline Schirm-Marzolf
CEO
Direct +33 389 83 18 14
Mobile +41 79 474 99 75
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«People and their personality are what characterise the culture of an organisation. My team impresses by reason of its skills, ambition, courage and zest for life. Our pioneering spirit and sustained research activities in the service of our customers facilitate solutions that address market needs and generate state-of-the-art technological innovations.»
Robert Seitz
COO
Direct +41 56 485 92 91
Mobile +41 79 681 84 76
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«With passion and creativity we strive to deliver exceptional solutions for all our discerning customers. We face every challenge with enthusiasm, letting our courage and authenticity lead the way. Sustainability is very important to us - we take responsibility for ourselves and our environment.»
Peter Jaeger
CFO
Direct +41 56 485 92 02
Mobile +41 79 313 11 79
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«We secure the future and quality growth through healthy cash flow practices, focused and sustainable investments and financial autonomy. These are the values of yesterday, today and tomorrow.»
René Meier
President
Mobile +41 79 401 02 37
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«Look forward, always stay in motion, be courageous and creative, have an alert mind, value your employees and never forget your roots,” says the company’s owner, and in particular “forget nonsense; only results and facts count.»
Ivan Spoya
Plant Manager
Direct +41 56 485 92 23
Mobile +41 79 925 21 27
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Aline Schirm-Marzolf
CEO
Direct +33 389 83 18 14
Mobile +33 616 08 22 22
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Christian Meckler
Plant Manager
Direct +33 3 89 83 18 04
Mobile +33 6 07 59 29 95
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Company history
Taracell AG, formerly known as R. Meiers Söhne AG, was founded as Bienen Meier in 1898. The Swiss company has been led by René Meier, the fourth generation of his family to run the company, since 1990. Since 1950, the company has specialised in the development and process-controlled production of technical moulded components and transport packaging made of polystyrene, polyethylene and polypropylene foam. Taracell AG now supplies manufacturing and production companies in a wide variety of sectors around the world.
Milestones
| 1898 | Founding of “Bienen Meier” in the town of Künten in the canton of Aargau |
| 1955 | Launch of Taracell product brand – moulded components made of particle foam |
| 1994 | Territorial expansion with the founding of Taracell France in Burnhaupt-le-Haut |
| 1994 | Outsourcing of die/mould manufacturing to Wohlen under the name “Formtec” |
| 2000 | Expansion of services with “TaraQum”, QM consulting for the plastics sector |
| 2006 | Territorial expansion with the opening of Taracell Poland |
| 2013 | Founding of Taratrade AG, a particle foam trading company |
| 2014 | Company name changes from R. Meiers Söhne AG to Taracell AG |
Company locations
- Künten, AG, Switzerland: headquarters, development and production
- Burnhaupt-le-Haut, France: development and production
Certifications
- ISO 9001:2015
- ISO 14001:2015
- Processing according to GMP possible
Memberships
- IK, industrial association for plastic packaging in Germany
- PLASTIFAF, “Fédération de la Plasturgie”, federation specialized in plastic packaging industry in France
Strategic trading partner in France
- ODIL, distributor of standard containers in the pharmaceutical sector in France
- SO.SE.VIT, representative of wine products and packages in France