A brief review of our company’s history

1947   

Foundation and start of production at the “Birkenheck“ and “Walter 1“ quarries

1954   

Start of production at the “Wimpfsfeld I“quarry

1956   

Start of production at the “Salz” quarry

1965   

Start of production at the “Maienburg“ quarry

1969   

Commissioning of our central laboratory

1970   

Start of production at the “Georg“ quarry

1971   

Start of production at the “Wimpfsfeld II“ quarry and commissioning of the “Wimpfsfeld I“ homogenisation plant

1976   

Takeover of Müllenbach & Thewald, Höhr-Grenzhausen

1977   

Commissioning of the “Maienburg” homogenisation plant

1983   

Start of production at the “Sedan“ quarry

1983   

Commissioning of the “Maienburg“ preparation plant

1984   

Commissioning of the “Sedan“ homogenisation plant

1984   

Takeover of Capitain & Co., Vallendar

1988   

Takeover of the “Töpferkaut“ quarry

1988   

Commissioning of the “Sedan” preparation plant

1990   

Founding of stephan schmidt meissen gmbh

1991   

Takeover of TGA Tonbergbau Grube Anton GmbH & Co. KG

1991   

Takeover of Ceramat s.r.l., Italy

1994   

Certification in accordance with ISO 9002

1995   

Founding of Progind s.r.l., Italy

1995   

Start of production at the “Böhmsfund” quarry

1996   

Certification in accordance with ISO 9001

1997   

Founding of Cerargillum S.A., Spain

1998   

RHP certification

1998   

Founding of MTG Mittelhessische Tonbergbau GmbH, Giessen

1999   

Takeover of Marx Bergbau GmbH & Co. KG

2000   

EMAS certification

2001   

Takeover of Rohstoff Ton e.G.

2006   

Innovation Award of the Rhineland-Palatinate Raw Materials Industry

2008   

Opening of a sales office in Legnica, Poland