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| 1971 |
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Bernhard Alpstaeg and his brother Georges Alpstaeg laid the foundations for the existing group by founding swisspor AG in Boswil (Aargau, Switzerland) and the production plants Kork AG and Baukork AG. |
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| 1971 |
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At the Kork AG works (today: Alporit AG) in Boswil (Aargau, Switzerland) and Baukork AG in Steinhausen (Zug, Switzerland), swisspor AG produces insulation materials of EPS and PUR/PIR. |
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| 1986 |
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The product range is expanded with the take-over of Wannerit Ltd in Bilten (Glarus, Switzerland), which specialises in bespoke packaging materials and moulded parts. |
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| 1987 |
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Expansion into French-speaking Switzerland and tapping into the French market with the acquisition of Luxit Isolations SA, Châtel-St.-Denis (Fribourg, Switzerland) |
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| 1994 |
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Baukork AG, Steinhausen, wins the innovation award of the canton of Zug for the development of a model for the recycling of EPS and the full recycling of building boards. |
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| 1996 |
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Diversification and entry into the Swiss window market with the acquisition of Kufag AG, Oftringen (Aargau, Switzerland) |
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| 1996 |
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Alporit AG (formerly Kork AG), Baukork AG, Wannerit Ltd and Luxit Isolations SA are certified in accordance with DIN EN ISO-9001 for their quality management systems |
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| 1998 |
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Entry into the German insulation materials market with the production and sales company swisspor Deutschland GmbH in Dankerode (Harzgerode, Germany) |
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| 1999 |
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Expansion of the range of window products by the acquisition of established east Swiss company Dörig Fenster Service AG in Mörschwil-St. Gallen (St. Gallen, Switzerland) |
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| 1999 |
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The product portfolio is expanded with the take-over of Vaparoid AG in Turtmann (Valais, Switzerland), which specialises in the manufacture of bitumen sealing membranes and holds the ISO 14001 environmental certificate. |
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| 1999 |
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Entry into the growth market of eastern Europe and opening of the first insulation materials production plant of swisspor Polska sp. z o.o. in Chrzanów (Poland) |
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| 1999 |
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Entry into the Romanian market with S.C. swisspor S.A. in Ploiesti (Romania), founded in 1998 |
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| 2001 |
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Sales and distribution in German-speaking Switzerland and Ticino merged into the sales company swisspor AG, with headquarters in Steinhausen (Zug, Switzerland) |
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| 2002 |
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Opening of the second production site of swisspor Polska sp. z o.o. in Janów Podlaski (Poland) |
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| 2003 |
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Bernhard Alpstaeg acquired Eternit AG (now FibreCem Holding AG) from BA Holding AG, and with it two fibre-cement production plants in Niederurnen (Glarus, Switzerland) and Payerne (Vaud, Switzerland)
 to History: 100 years of Eternit |
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| 2003 |
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Expansion of the window range with Herzog Fenster AG in Müllheim (Thurgau, Switzerland) |
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| 2004 |
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Expansion of the market position with the third works of swisspor Polska sp. z o.o. in Mi?dzyrzecz (Poland) |
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| 2006 |
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Expansion of the rpoduct range with the integration of Aeroflex AG, Rothrist (Aargau, Switzerland), which specialises in technical insulation materials |
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| 2006 |
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The Prima building and insulation systems group, with three sites in Gleiss-Sonntagsberg, Stadel-Paura and Wels is the swisspor group’s new foothold in Austria’s market for insulation materials. |
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| 2007 |
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Construction of a new logistics centre for Swisspor AG at Boswil-Bünzen as a hub for the five production plants of the Swisspor Group in Switzerland |
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| 2007 |
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Expansion of the Wannerit AG premises, including installation of new, energy-efficient equipment |
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| 2008 |
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Production capacity expansion with the new build and start-up of the fourth swisspor Polska sp. z o.o. works in Pelplin (Poland) |
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| 2008 |
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Expansion of the product range with the integration of Airofom AG (today: Alporit AG Branch Rothrist) in Rothrist (Aargau, Switzerland), which specialises in the manufacture of technical foams and packaging materials |
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| 2008 |
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Expansion of the production capacities and product range of S.C. swisspor S.A. with the acquisition of S.C. Isopor SRL in Cluij (Romania) |
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| 2009 |
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Expansion of the European market position of Eternit (Schweiz) AG with the purchase of the BACHL Baustoffe Porschendorf GmbH works (today: FibreCem Deutschland GmbH) in Porschendorf near Dresden (Germany) |
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| 2009 |
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Founding of swisswindows AG and merger of the three companies Dörig Fenster Service AG, Herzog Fenster AG and Kufag AG |
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| 2009 |
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Consolidation in the European fibre cement market with the take-over of the majority stake of the Austrian company Eternit Werke Ludwig Hatschek GmbH (EWLH) in Vöcklabruck (Austria) by the FibreCem Holding AG |
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| 2009 |
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Opening of a new building and resumption of production at the Swisspor Baukork AG plant in Steinhausen (ZG, Switzerland) |
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| 2010 |
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In February 2010, the swisspor group became a member of the Swiss Energy Agency for Industry (EnAW). |
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| 2010 |
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Acquisition of the remaining 20% of shares in Eternit-Werke Ludwig Hatschek GmbH (EWLH), Vöcklabruck (Austria), by FibreCem Holding AG
to History of Eternit-Werke Ludwig Hatschek GmbH (German) |
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| 2010 |
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Construction and commissioning of new production and storage facilities and a new office building at swisspor Romandie SA in Châtel-Saint-Denis |
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| 2012 |
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swisspor starts production of insulation based on extruded polystyrene (XPS) in the new XPS extrusion plant in Boswil-Buenzen (AG, Switzerland) |
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| 2017 |
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Taking up production of swissporPUR (PIR) in Châtel II |
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