Beiersdorf Aktiengesellschaft manufactures and distributes consumer goods in Europe, the Americas, Africa, Asia, and Australia. Beiersdorf Aktiengesellschaft manufactures and distributes consumer goods in the area of skin and body care; and technical adhesive tapes in Europe, the Americas, Africa, Asia, and Australia. It operates in two segments, Consumer Business and Tesa Business. The Consumer Business Segment offers skin and body care products. The Tesa Business segment manufactures and sells self-adhesive system and product solutions for industries, craft businesses, and consumers. This segment offers its system solutions to the electronics, printing and paper, building and construction, and automotive industries. The company offers its products primarily under the NIVEA, Eucerin, La Prairie, Hansaplast, Elastoplast, Labello, Florena, 8×4, Hidrofugal, atrix, Aquaphor, SLEK, and Maestro brands. The company was founded in 1882 and is based in Hamburg, Germany. Beiersdorf Aktiengesellschaft is a subsidiary of maxingvest ag.