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Opening of the Gezolan (KRAIBURG), LP plant in Hamilton Mill, Buford/GA. The first Gezolan AG production site outside Switzerland manufactures primarily for the American market.
EPDM Granules / Floor Coverings
Establishment of today’s KRAIBURG PuraSys GmbH & Co. KG with its own production plant in Diepholz.
Polyurethane
Start of production at KRAIBURG TPE Technology (M) SDN. BHD. at Seri Kembangan-Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Production began within half a year after the laying of the foundation stone on June 6, 2007.
Thermoplastic Elastomers
Establishment of KRAIBURG Rubber (Suzhou) Co. Ltd. with production plant in Suzhou/China.
Rubber Compounds
Start of production at KRAIBURG TPE Corp. at the Duluth, Georgia, USA site.
Thermoplastic Elastomers
Establishment of KRAIBURG Walzenfertigung GmbH in Geretsberg, Austria. With the split-off of the roll division from Gummiwerk KRAIBURG GmbH & Co. KG, KRAIBURG Walzenfertigung became a separate company on January 1, 2002.
Rollers and Roll Coverings
Establishment of KRAIBURG TPE GmbH & Co. KG with its own production plant in Waldkraiburg. From the ground-breaking ceremony on March 1, 2001 to the official opening on October 20, 2001, it took less than one year to complete the production building for Thermoplastic Elastomer compounds.
Thermoplastic Elastomers
Establishment of Gummiwerk KRAIBURG RELASTEC GmbH in Salzwedel. RELASTEC, established in April 1991, opened a new production hall on July 2, 1993 with a production area of about 1200 m² for the manufacture of insulating materials. RELASTEC was the first company in which KRAIBURG expanded into Eastern Germany.
Insulation systems
Establishment of Gezolan AG in Dagmersellen/Switzerland. Only three years later it was decided to expand operations with this business idea in Switzerland, where recycled rubber was used to manufacture new products. GEZOLAN AG was established with headquarters in Dagmersellen, in the Swiss canton Lucerne.
EPDM Granules / Floor Coverings
At KRAIBURG, the first steps toward processing old rubber into new products were successful. Since KRAIBURG saw great market potential in this segment, a company in Tittmoning was acquired, which became Gummiwerk KRAIBURG ELASTIK GmbH.
Elastik – Stable Flooring; Strail – Products for Rail Systems
Production begins at Gummiwerk KRAIBURG Austria Ges.m.b.H. & Co. in Geretsberg, Austria. The geographical proximity and the good market opportunities there were ideal for establishing a separate production site in Austria, since the “high customs wall” made exports to Austria unfeasible. In August 1964 the “Sängergut” estate in Geretsberg, Austria, 57 km from Waldkraiburg, was bought at auction and converted into a rubber factory: Gummiwerk KRAIBURG’s Austria.
Tire Retreading
The history of Gummiwerk KRAIBURG began on October 22, 1947. In that year, Friedrich Schmidt senior began producing rubber compounds in Kraiburg – Hart, using rather limited resources and operating under very difficult conditions. While the beginnings of Gummiwerk KRAIBURG are rather humble, a solid foundation was laid for the future success of the KRAIBURG Group. Thanks to the tireless work and commitment of the founder’s sons Peter and Fritz A. Schmidt, sales and production increased year on year.
Rubber Compounds