HISTORY

CU Chemie Uetikon GmbH in Lahr sold to Equistone Partners Europe.

CPH Group wins the IOP Sustainability Award bestowed by the University of Berne for its successful continuous improvement process  (CIP).

Commissioning of the new PM7 paper machine for newsprint paper.

Ground-breaking ceremony for the construction of the PM7 at perlen.

Dr. Peter Schildknecht is new CEO of CPH-management-group.

Extension of ac-Folien GmbH with third calender and new offices.

Takeover and integration of ac-Folien GmbH, Müllheim (Germany) into Perlen Converting AG.

Move into new services- and administration building in Perlen.

Remodelling of paper-making machine PM4 for capacity increase up to 190'000 tons of paper per annum.

CIP (Continuous Improvement Process); the university of Bern awards the company the IOP-Award for best idea-management of Swiss employers.

Newly-arranged CPH-management-group under direction of Hans Schaller.

Opening of the P3 production plant for fine chemicals in Lahr. Decommission of the sulphuric acid plant. Sale of Next-Folien GmbH in Erxleben, Germany.

The inauguration of the new paper-making machine 4 "pioneer" for LWC paper at Perlen.

Works commences on a new paper-making machine for LWC paper. Planning for expansion of the Organo production facilities in Lahr, Germany.

Simplification of the CPH Group's structure. Merging of Perlen Holding AG with CPH Chemie + Paper Holding AG in exchange for shares.

The Uetikon Group takes acquires the remaining shares of Zeochem, USA.

Restructuring of the Uetikon Group and focus on the Organo, Zeochem and Chemikalien/Agro divisions. Merging of the fertilizer division with Lonza AG under the trade name "Agroline". Perlen Converting AG acquires Next-Folien GmbH of Erxleben, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany to produce Polythene and Polypropylene foil.

Creation of the Perlen Group holding company with subsidiaries Perlen Paper AG, Perlen Converting AG and Perlen Immobilien AG. Switch to recycled paper as raw material with the establishment of a processing plant to recycle paper, upgradeing of the PM 5 machine, and the closing of the pulp mill.

CU Chemie GmbH is established in Lahr, Germany, which lead to significant growth in organic chemicals.

Uetikon Chemicals is restructured as CU Chemie Uetikon AG, with consolidated reveneues of more than CHF 100 Million.

Uetikon Chemicals founds Zeochem for producing zeolites, in a joint venture with United Catalysts Inc. of Louisville, Kentucky, USA.

CPH Chemie + Papier Holding AG is incorporated in Lucerne. For the first time, more than 100,000 tons of newsprint are produced annually by Perlen Paper.

Installation of the PM 5 machine at Perlen, still the largest newsprint machine in Switzerland.

Perlen develops an automated process to coat paper with plastic. At this time 800 people were employed at Perlen, the largest number ever, and paper production reached 40,000 tons anually.

The share capital of Perlen Paper was increased in several increments to CHF 20 million. Uetikon acquired a majority interest in Perlen Paper.

The Uetikon chemical enterprise expanded to build a plant in Full for the production of sulphuric acid. In the 1960s, the production of this plant rose to over 80,000 tons annually and Uetikon became the largest sulphuric acid producer in Switzerland.

The Schnorf brothers incorporated their private liability companies.

The Schnorf family, owners of the Chemischen Fabrik Uetikon, became partners of the Perlen paper factory.

The paper and pulp factory was established in Perlen with two mechanicl paper-making machines.

The Schnorf brothers started a factory in Uetikon to produce sulphuric acid, iron and copper vitriol.