| 1765 |
Foundation of Michael Huber München |
| 1815 |
Company starts manufacturing printing inks
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| 1817 |
Foundation of Hostmann-Steinberg in Celle |
| 1847 |
Foundation of E.T. Gleitsmann in Dresden |
| 1888 |
Hostmann-Steinberg manufactures chromatic inks |
| 1955 |
Foundation of Hostag in Switzerland |
| 1962 |
Foundation of Hostmann-Steinberg, Canada |
| 1965 |
» Foundation of Druckfarbenfabrik Max Stehlin in Switzerland
» Market launch of the 1-kg vacuum-sealed can for offset inks |
| 1969 |
Foundation of Druckfarben-Verkaufsgesellschaft in Austria |
| 1976 |
» Holding in E.T. Gleitsmann, Berlin
» Acquisition of Max Stehlin AG, Switzerland
» Market launch of the Repro-Print computer |
| 1977 |
Takeover of Hostmann-Steinberg and its subsidiaries |
| 1980 |
» Merger of the Swiss companies to form Stehlin + Hostag AG
» Introduction of the CRS computer formulation system |
| 1981 |
Market launch of de-inkable printing inks |
| 1982 |
Line production for publication gravure inks |
| 1984 |
Introduction of the 1000-kg returnable container for offset inks |
| 1986 |
Introduction of the ACRYLAC dispersion varnishes |
| 1987 |
Foundation of Info-Lab, Ireland |
| 1988 |
» Takeover of Gestetner toner production
» Introduction of the "Formel 372 Plus" binding-agent system
» Acquisiton of National Printing Inks Company, USA |
| 1991 |
» Market launch of the CORONA heavy-metal gold printing inks
» Foundation of MHM Holding GmbH, Dresden |
| 1993 |
Market launch of water-based gold and silver inks |
| 1996 |
Market launch of the printing-ink cartridge system |
| 1997 |
» Foundation of Michael Huber Polska
» Foundation of Michael Huber Hungaria
» Takeover of ATS Color, Italy
» Foundation of Michael Huber Bulgaria
» Introduction of the HIGHLY IMPROVED TECHNOLOGY (HIT)
» Takeover of Tipolit, Spain |
| 1998 |
» Renaming of E.T. Gleitsmann to Gleitsmann Security Inks
» Takeover of Elfotec, Switzerland
» Takeover of HST Druckinkten, Netherlands
» Foundation of Hostmann-Steinberg Belgium
» Takeover of Général Grafic, France |
| 1999 |
» Foundation of Michael Huber CZ, Czech Republic
» Foundation of Hostmann-Steinberg Sweden
» Renaming of Druckfarben-Verkaufsgesellschaft in Michael Huber Austria |
| 2000 |
» Market launch of CORONA MGA und DC for foodstuffs packaging
» Foundation of Hostmann-Steinberg Suomi, Finland
» Market launch of the HIT ORDER TRANSFER SYSTEM (HOT)
» Founding of the sales company Michael Huber München Türkiye in Istanbul/Turkey |
| 2001 |
» Foundation of Tipolit Portugal S.A. based in Fernao Ferro/Portugal
» Majority holding by the hubergroup in Stehlin Hostag Ink UK Ltd in
Nottingham/England |
| 2002 |
» The members of the hubergroup appear under the common hubergroup logo
» Holding by the hubergroup in Druckfarben HELLAS A.E.B.E. in Aspropyrgos/Greece
» Foundation of ATS Chile
» Foundation of HST South Africa
» Foundation of Elfotec Ireland Ltd. |
| 2003 |
» Renaming of ATS Italia in Huber Italia
» Renaming of ATS Chile in Huber Chile
» Foundation of INK ACADEMY in Munich
» Foundation of Hostmann-Steinberg Asia in Bangkok
» Sale of Michael Huber Bulgaria
» Sale of HST Norge |
| 2004 |
» The MGA-factories in Ireland and Munich started working
» Renaming of Tipolit Portugal as Stehlin + Hostag Portugal
» Foundation of Hostmann-Steinberg RUS in Moscow
» Foundation of Hostmann-Steinberg Denmark A/S |
| 2005 |
» Foundation of hubergroup China in Hong Kong
» Foundation of Michael Huber Ukraine in Kiev
» Foundation of Hostmann-Steinberg Brasil Ltda. in São Paulo |
| 2006 |
» Majority holding by the hubergroup in Micro Inks Ltd. in India
» Foundation of Hostmann - Steinberg Eesti OÜ ( Estland )
» Foundation of Hostmann - Steinberg Australia Pty.
» Sale of Elfotec AG |
| 2007 |
» Takeover of Graphocolor Ireland
» Renaming of Général Grafic France in HUBER France SAS |
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