# Socomore acquires majority stake in HANSI Chemie, renames it Socomore Bonding

Socomore signed an investment agreement on March 18, 2026, becoming the majority shareholder of HANSI Chemie GmbH, which has been renamed SOCOMORE BONDING GmbH. The deal includes a technological partnership for critical bonding technologies, and the manufacturing facility near Mannheim, Germany, opened in 2024, will produce HANSI's technologies for Europe.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2026-03-18
- Where: near Mannheim, Germany
- Status: announced
- Products: adhesives, critical bonding technologies
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [SOCOMORE](https://endata.com/companies/16167.md) (acquirer)
- [HANSI Chemie GmbH](https://endata.com/companies/91091.md) (target)

## Sources

- [aerochemicals.com](https://aerochemicals.com/socomore-and-hansi-sign-partnership-and-industrial-agreement-for-critical-bonding-applications/), 2026-03-30: "This transaction allows HANSI to leverage SOCOMORE’s strong presence and customer proximity in Europe for its expansion."
- [socomore.com](https://www.socomore.com/en/blog/news/socomore-and-hansi-sign-partnership), 2026-04-02: "On March 18th, SOCOMORE signed an investment agreement with HANSI, becoming the majority shareholder of HANSI Chemie GmbH, which has been renamed SOCOMORE BONDING GmbH."

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