ElringKlinger can look back on 140 years of company history. Over time, a lot has happened: Our product portfolio expanded, new locations were established and other companies were taken over. Take a look at our history.
ElringKlinger continues to invest in its German sites with the completion of a new logistics center at Plant 2 in Dettingen/Erms. The centerpiece will be a modern high-bay warehouse some 21 meters in height, 52 meters wide, and 69 meters long; storage capacity will amount to 14,000 pallet spaces.
Walter H. Lechler steps down as Chairman of the Supervisory Board of ElringKlinger AG for reasons of age. He will continue to serve the Supervisory Board as honorary chairman. His place will be taken by Klaus Eberhardt, who has been a member of the ElringKlinger AG Supervisory Board since May 2013.
Strategie advancement in the area of innovative drive systems for hybrid and all electric vehicles: ElringKlinger AG acquires a strategic interest of 27% in the engineering firm hofer AG. And a 53% majority stake in hofer powertrain products GmbH, a subsidiary of the Nürtingen-based group.
ElringKlinger inaugurates a new building at its existing production site in Bursa, Turkey. ElringKlinger has been represented in Turkey since 2009. The new structure, which spans approximately 10,500 square meters, mainly used for the production of thermal shielding systems and specialty gaskets.
The ElringKlinger Group concludes a license agreement for new kinds of lightweight metal/plastic components with a premium German car maker. The license agreement will mean considerable revenue potential for ElringKlinger over the years ahead.
Acquisition of additional three per cent of the shares of ElringKlinger Kunststofftechnik GmbH (now 77.5 percent).
ElringKlinger acquires US automotive supplier M&W Manufacturing Co., Michigan, thus strengthening its position in the North American – and global – market for control plates used in automatic transmissions.
ElringKlinger Kunststofftechnik GmbH acquires all interests in Polytetra GmbH. Among the core competencies of the plastics specialist from Mönchengladbach are its processing capabilities with regard to fluoropolymers and classic high-performance plastics.
Clear commitment to Bietigheim-Bissingen: ElringKlinger Kunststofftechnik GmbH (EKT) extends its HQ to include additional production space and new offices as well as conference and staff rooms.
Construction work commences on a new plant operated by ElringKlinger China Ltd. (EKCI) in Suzhou. The new site is three times bigger than before – at around 67,000 square meters – and underlines the importance of the Asian market to ElringKlinger.
First contract for series production of cell contact systems used in lithium-ion batteries.
ElringKlinger AG promoted to MDAX.
Acquisition of Sevex AG based in Sevelen, Switzerland, and its subsidiaries in the USA and China.
Official inauguration of Indian ElringKlinger factory in Ranjangaon (near Pune)
100% takeover of Spanish subsidiaries ElringKlinger, S.A. and ElringKlinger Sealing Systems, S.L., merger with ElringKlinger, S.A.
Start of ElringKlinger Engineered Plastics (Qingdao) Commercial Co., Ltd. in Qingdao, China.
Founding of a development and distribution company in Japan, (ElringKlinger Marusan Corporation, Tokyo).
Inclusion of ElringKlinger AG in SDAX.
Founding of a further subsidiary at the Spanish site of Reus (Tarragona): ElringKlinger Sealing Systems, SL.
Founding of Klinger Automotive Ltd. in Skelton/GB, ElringKlinger (United Kingdom) Ltd.
Founding of Elring Kunststoff-Technik GmbH, Bietigheim, from former plastics technology unit.
Elring GmbH merges with Automotive Division of Richard Klinger GmbH to form ElringKlinger GmbH.
Founding of a joint venture, Jeil Elring Co. Ltd. in Changwon/South Korea
Elring sets up a joint venture, Elring Gaskets (PTY) Ltd. in Johannesburg, RSA
Elring acquires shares in the company Guma S.A. in Spain, now ElringKlinger S.A.
The first Klinger cylinder-head gaskets are produced.
The first Lechler cylinder-head gaskets are produced.
Lechler starts manufacturing gaskets in Stuttgart.
Lechler OHG sells the first gaskets to the automotive industry at the turn of the century.
Richard Klinger establishes an engineering office in Vienna.
Paul Lechler establishes a merchandising business in Stuttgart for technical products and gaskets (origin of the future Elring GmbH).