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| 1868 |
Foundation of the Company by Carl Albert and Emilie Greiner in Nürtingen/Stuttgart |
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| 1878 |
While visiting the World Exhibition in Paris, Carl Albert Greiner acquires a cork cutting machine |
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| 1899 |
Hermann Greiner (second eldest son of Carl Albert) is asked to build a cork plugging factory in Kremsmünster, Upper Austria |
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| 1950 |
In the 1950s, the cork producing countries establish exorbitant export taxes for cork, what leads to increasing the production of polymers within the family company C.A.Greiner and Sons.
In the early 1950s, Erwin Greiner moves to Johannisthal (Schwanenstadt, Upper Austria) and starts to rebuild an acquired spinning company. This is said to be the actual start of Greiner PURtec. |
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| 1965 |
Start of the foam production in Schwanenstadt |
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| 1967 |
Merger and change of the corporate name to C.A. Greiner und Söhne, Kremsmünster. The spinning production is being stopped and a moulded foam production starts |
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| 1980 |
Production of the first rigid foam insulation |
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| 1983 |
The insulation production of the former nationalized Semperit AG is taken over |
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| 1986 |
Start of the cushion production. Within the first year, about 100 pieces are being produced |
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| 1998 |
Greiner PURtec becomes an independent company consolidated by the Greiner Holding AG |
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| 1999 |
Greiner PURtec founds the Czech subsidiary Greiner PURtec spol.s.r.o. in Nyrsko |
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| 2000 |
Emigration of the whole flexible insulating production from Schwanenstadt to Nyrsko |
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| 2003 |
Start of the North-American subsidiary in Fort Worth, Texas |
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| 2004 |
Takeover of the former Competitor Foliplast, Germany |
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| 2005 |
Enlargement of the Czech subsidiary with a moulding machine for the production of seats and dress covers |
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| 2006 |
November – Inauguration of the Chinese subsidiary in Shanghai
December - Start of the seat production at Greiner PURtec, Inc. in Fort Worth, Texas |
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| 2007 |
October - Change of company name of our German location from Foliplast to Greiner PURtec GmbH |
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| 2008 |
Building of the new production facility in the Czech Republic |
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| 2009 |
Start of Production in the new facility in Nyrsko, Cz |
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| 2010 |
Opening of the strategic stock location in the UK |
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