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History of:
The basis of success of Märkischen Faser GmbH is the ability, engineering and technology with the best skills and talents of its employees to combine and use efficiently. Today at Märkischen fiber GbmH about 55,000 tons / year are produced polyester fibers. In the following a few dates in the history that reflect the experience of Märkischen Faser GmbH in particular in the polyester fiber production. The following are some dates in the history: |
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| 1915 - | founding of a gunpowder factory | |
| 1919 - | initial production of viscose fibres and artificial silk | |
| 1920 - | production of different chemicals as raw materials for viscose | |
| 1942 - | development of polyamide fibres | |
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| 1953 - | first test facilities for polyester fibresproduction | |
| 1960 - | initial production of acrylic fibres | |
| 1961 - | beginning of the industrial production of polyester fibres | |
| 1960 - 1970 | sale of production licenses to the United States, Japan and the Soviet Union | |
| 1972 - |
beginning of he production of polyester fibres with the current technology on the GRISUTEN® 72 | |
| 1986 - | modification and extension of the GRISUTEN® 72 line | |
| 1988 - |
initial operation of the all-new WOLPRYLA production line, the most modern line for acrylic fibres in Europe at that time | |
| 1989 - 2001 |
process of privatization and restructuring of the company by different investors (Alcor-Chemie, West LB, Toleram) | |
| 2000 - | the production of acrylic fibres (WOLPRYLA) is ceased |
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| 2001 - | insolvency of the Märkische Faser stock corporation ( polyester & acrylic) |
| 2002 - |
takeover of the polyester branch (today’s Märkische Faser GmbH) by Daun & Cie and Glaeser Textil, Ulm, Germany |
| 2002 - | initial operation of the state-of-the-art colour apportioning |
| 2003 - | initial operation of our own steam production |
| 2004 - | modification of a production line for special products |
| 2005 - | Iinitial operation of a production line for synthetic fibres from recycled materials |
| 2007 - | Märkische Faser GmbH becomes a 100% subsidiary company of Glaeser Textil, Ulm |
| 2008 - |
location of the partner company IKV - Innovative Kunststoffveredelung in order to supply high master-batches |
| 2012 - |
celebration of the anniversary, 40 years Grisuten® 10-year-takeover by GLAESER Group by now around 360 employees and more than 80 million € turnover |