We go back a long way.
Innovative since 1908.
| 1895 |
Dr. Adolph Frank and Dr. Nikodem Caro succeed in binding nitrogen from the air with calcium carbides (nitrogenation). |
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1901 |
Dr. Albert Frank recognizes the benefits of using calcium cyanamide as a fertilizer. |
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1908 |
Bayerische Stickstoffwerke AG (BStW) is founded, with head offices in Munich. |
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1908-1912 |
Construction of the Trostberg calcium carbide plant, the carbide plant in Schalchen, the works canal and two hydropower plants in Trostberg and Schalchen. |
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1915-1920 |
Construction of the plants at Piesteritz and Chorzow (Upper Silesia), and the carbide plant in Hart plus the hydropower plant at Hirten. |
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1920 |
Bayerische Kraftwerke AG is founded, with head offices in Berlin. |
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1939 |
Company renamed Süddeutsche Kalkstickstoff-Werke AG, with head offices at Trostberg. |
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starting 1945 |
Establishment of premium value-added product ranges in the metallurgy and NCN chemistry segments. |
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1968 |
The company moves into construction chemicals with the concrete plasticizer MELMENT®. |
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1971 |
Construction of the Muenchsmuenster petrochemical plant. |
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1974 |
The company goes international with production facilities at Bécancour/Quebec in Canada. |
| 1978 |
Company’s name is changed to SKW Trostberg AG. |
| 1981 |
Company moves into the nature products business with hop extraction. |
| 1993 |
Sister plant at Piesteritz transfers back to SKW. |
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1995 |
SKW is listed on the stock market. |
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1995-1999 |
Acquisition of Sanofi Bio-lndustries S.A.Paris (SBI), Master Builders Technologies (MBT) and Goldschmidt AG. As a result of these mergers SKW expands its nature products, construction chemicals and performance chemistry segments. |
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2000 |
Merger of Degussa Hüls AG with SKW Trostberg AG to form the new Degussa AG. |
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2001 |
Founding of SKW Stahl Holding GmbH. |
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2002 |
Sale of SKW Piesteritz Holding GmbH. Inauguration of the Construction Chemicals Competence Center (German landscape architecture prize 2003) with a professorship at the Technical University Munich. |
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2005 |
RAG Group becomes new majority shareholder. |
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2006 |
Merger of the Alz sites at Trostberg, Schalchen, Hart and Waldkraiburg into AlzChem Holding GmbH. The Construction Chemicals segment is sold to BASF. |
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2009 |
bluO Fonds becomes new shareholder. |
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2011 |
Company changes its legal form to become AlzChem AG, concentrating heavily on the new markets of renewable energy, nutrition and the pharmaceutical industry. |
| 2013 | the shares are taken over by the bluO partners |
| 2014 | Acquisition of SKW Metallurgy Sweden AB, renamed Nordic Carbide AB |
| 2015 | AlzChem invests in a dedicated CreAMINO® production facility |
| 2017 | AlzChem incorporated into the listed company AlzChem Group AG (formerly Softmatic AG)
AlzChem Group AG new Group parent company of AlzChem Group |
| 2019 |
Productionstart of investment projects Creamino® and Nitrile |