oh o ▁Ten ax ▁Europe ▁GmbH , ▁a ▁subs idi ary ▁of ▁Te ij in , ▁Japan , ▁bo asts ▁production ▁with ▁ 4 ▁lines ▁at ▁the ▁Ober bru ch ▁site ▁and ▁was ▁market ▁leader ▁in ▁Europe . ▁▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁▁ ▁On ▁June ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁C orden ka ▁production ▁was ▁dis cont in ued ▁due ▁to ▁world wide ▁over - cap acity . ▁As ▁Ober bru ch ▁was ▁the ▁smallest ▁C orden ka ▁site ▁within ▁the ▁group , ▁it ▁was ▁closed . ▁The ▁work force ▁decre ased ▁to ▁well ▁below ▁ 2 , 0 0 0 ▁employees , ▁the ▁former ▁technical ▁equipment ▁and ▁installation ▁division ▁and ▁the ▁central ▁work sh ops ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁Ak zo ▁Nobel ▁site ▁were ▁out s our ced ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁and ▁re - est ab lished ▁as ▁H ima , ▁today ▁B IS ▁Main ten ance ▁Süd west ▁GmbH . ▁The ▁former ▁Group ▁parent ▁Ak zo ▁Nobel ▁part ed ▁completely ▁with ▁the ▁man - made ▁fi ber ▁division ▁while ▁the ▁site ' s ▁diverse ▁business ▁units ▁became ▁autonom ous ▁enter pr ises . ▁As ▁independent ▁companies , ▁they ▁looked ▁for ▁new ▁partners , ▁initi ating ▁the ▁change ▁from ▁a ▁hom ogen ous ▁firm ▁to ▁an ▁open ▁industrial ▁park . ▁ ▁Since ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁the ▁site ▁has ▁operated ▁as ▁Ober bru ch ▁Indust ry ▁Park . ▁Indust rie park ▁Ober bru ch ▁GmbH ▁& ▁Co . ▁K G , ▁( IP