We are a family business
As a family-run business, our sense of togetherness and fair and cooperative interaction are the cornerstones of our corporate culture. We have flat hierarchies and short decision-making paths. The right environment for ideas and impulses.
Magnus and Lukas Buske, sons of Christian Buske, joined the management team in autumn 2022 and were officially entered in the commercial register at the beginning of 2024. This makes the brothers, together with Christian Buske, the official managing directors of Plasmatreat GmbH. Thanks to the commitment of the two sons, the future of Plasmatreat remains in family hands, making the company part of the tradition of successful family businesses that form the backbone of the German economy. If you take a look at the German economy, and the Mittelstand in particular, you will see that more than 90 per cent of it is made up of family businesses. These types of companies attach great importance to sustainable business management and reinvest their profits in order to further develop their companies and attract and promote new employees. This also applies to Plasmatreat: we invest over 12% of our turnover each year in financing our extensive research and development department and hold over 150 patents on plasma systems and processes. In this way, we secure our technological lead and thus the jobs of our employees.
About the origin
Christian Buske opened up the world of Plasmatreat and its pioneering key technology to his sons at an early age. Magnus and Lukas Buske showed an early interest in the special and sustainable technology for surface treatment and orientated their careers towards the goal of becoming part of the family business.
They studied mechanical or industrial engineering and, after working in other companies such as Audi or Jowat Klebstoffe, joined the company as team leaders in various positions. After several years as team leaders, Magnus Buske was appointed Global Leader for Research & Development in 2019 and Lukas Buske was appointed Head of Plasma Applications.
Milestones in history of Plasmatreat
Management Team
Christian Buske
Christian Buske, founder of Plasmatreat, studied cybernetics and automation technology before developing atmospheric pressure plasma— a revolutionary method to pretreat, activate and clean surfaces directly in production. In 1995 he patented ‘Openair-Plasma®’, quickly gaining major industry partners and customers. The company thrives on an innovative team and the conviction that plasma technology enables entirely new processes in surface production—true to the vision: ‘Every surface a plasmatreat(ed) surface’.
Lukas Buske
After his master’s in industrial engineering, Lukas Buske began his career at VW and later worked as a development engineer at Audi. In 2017 he took over the PlasmaPlus® business unit at Plasmatreat, followed by roles as Head of Plasma Applications and Market Segment Manager Battery. Since 2024 he has been a member of the management board and, as CEO, is responsible for sales, service, marketing, HR and business development. He sees major growth potential in e-mobility and electronics, especially in batteries and fuel cells, where Plasmatreat aims to be a reliable partner for future production processes.
Magnus Buske
Magnus Buske, with a background in business administration and mechanical engineering, gained extensive experience in the adhesives industry at Jowat SE. In 2018 he became Manager of Bonding Applications at Plasmatreat and soon took on additional responsibility for R&D, joining the management board in 2024. As CEO, he oversees purchasing, manufacturing, design, innovation and commercial departments. He focuses on making production more sustainable by replacing harmful solvents with plasma applications and reducing CO2 emissions.
