Sibelco Deutschland

History

Historie

 

1838  Foundation of the company Peter Fuchs, ink- and minerals mill, grinding material production, clay quarrying. Underground mine in consession.
1896  First large clay quarry in the Westerwald
1965  Opening up of quarry Petschmorgen 
1969  First big blending plant in the Westerwald
1974  Member of the WBB Group
1982  Take-over of Fuchs Prepared Body Plant, Ransbach
1987  Take-over of preparation plant Kannenbäckerland
1990  Purchase of the company Kaolin- und Tonwerke Seilitz-Löthain near Dresden
1991  Purchase of the clay operations from company Didier, Wiesbaden
1994  Purchase of company Martin & Pagenstecher Rohstoffbetriebe
1998  Purchase of quarries and clay deposits of company Keramchemie
1999  Purchase of clay operations of company Villeroy & Boch
2000  Merger of Fuchs‘sche Tongruben and MPR to WBB Fuchs
2002  Transfer of Vingerling operations into Fuchs Prepared Bodies 
2003  Foundation of WBB France-Benelux
2005  Purchase of clay operation Grana in Zeitz/Saxony
2006  Purchase of company Karl J. Krewel
2009  New company identity SIBELCO DEUTSCHLAND
2009  Take-over of the ceramic activities of Keraton and the Lagerstätte Sallgast
2009  Integration of activities of North Cape Minerals Brake
2010  Purchase of the company Wagner Tonbergbau und Transporte GmbH