The Esbit story began in 1936. Since then Esbit has gained a reputation as one of the world's leading solid fuels and finds application in various areas:

Outdoor, toys steam engines, teaching material, aid organisations and military.

Esbit products have proved themselves even under the most extreme weather conditions as a source of energy that takes up a minimum of space. Esbit has gained particular importance for the emergency ration supply of the population in cases of electricity and gas outages and natural catastrophes.
It has become indispensable in soldiers field equipment or as a component of ration packs to armed forces and non-governmental organizations throughout the world. In addition, Esbit is also successfully used in a variety of outdoor and leisure activities like camping, hiking or mountain climbing and for powering Wilesco toy steam engines as well as other brands.