| 1824 |
Johann Nepomuk Reithoffer was officially granted a concession to produce waterproof clothing from woollen fabrics |
| 1852 |
Construction of a factory in Wimpassing |
| 1890 |
Initial listing on the Vienna Stock Exchange |
| 1900 |
The company name Semperit was used for the first time |
| 1912 |
The Semperit Group is established following the merger of different manufacturing plants |
| 1920 |
Start of latex glove production |
| 1985 |
Tire production sold to Continental |
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Restructuring of the company with a focus on four clearly-defined strategic business segments |
| 1989 |
Founding of the first glove factory in Thailand in cooperation with the joint venture partner Sri Trang Agro |
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Acquisition of a 100% shareholding in the French conveyor belt company SFBT |
| 1996 |
Start of hydraulic hose production in Thailand |
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First Semperit factory (handrails) commences operations in China |
| 1998 |
Acquisition of Europe’s largest hose factory, located in the Czech Republic |
| 1999 |
Opening of a handrail plant in New Jersey, USA |
| 2000 |
Acquisition of a conveyor belt factory in Poland |
| 2001 |
Acquisition of a majority stake in an Indian conveyor belt facility |
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Purchase of an Italian hose factory |
| 2002 |
Takeover of a factory for vinyl (PVC) gloves in China |
| 2007 |
Opening of a new hose factory in China and transfer of handrail production to the new facilities in Shanghai |
| 2008 |
Aquisition of a Brazilian sales and distribution company for medical gloves |
| 2009 |
Aquisition of a conveyor belt plant in China |
| 2010 |
Construction of a new examination glove plant in Thailand |
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Founding of a distribution company for hydraulic hoses in Brazil |
