The Collano Group - History
Pioneer work and over 6 decades of intensive development yielded an in-depth know-how of the adhesive market, application and technology.
| 2009 | Incorporation of the group companies: |
| 2008 | Reorganization of the group activities into three new strategic business units: |
| 2007 | Leadership succession Innovation Prize of the Canton of Freiburg, Switzerland, for a multilayer adhesive film system for airbag production. |
| 2005 | Innovation Prize of the Central Swiss Chamber of Commerce for Collano HCM - heat reactive, pre-applicable polyurethane hot melt adhesvive. |
| 2004 | Shutdown of the production plant in Paramount, CA, USA. Collano Inc. headquarters in Greenville, SC, USA. |
| 2003 | Incorporation of Purbond AG, a joint venture of Collano and National Starch & Chemical |
| 2002 | Acquisition of Sarna Xiro and name change to Collano Xiro AG, Schmitten, Switzerland, Collano Xiro GmbH, Buxtehude, Germany |
| 2001 | Name change from Collano Ebnother AG to Collano AG (Switzerland) from Chimistra S.A. to Collano SA (France) |
2000 |
"Collano - Innovation in Adhesives": Collano becomes an innovation company |
1999 |
Acquisition of Chimistra S.A., Marlenheim, France Environmental Management System of Collano Ebnother is audited according to ISO 14001 |
1997 |
50th anniversary, name change from Ebnother AG to Collano Ebnother AG |
1996 |
Incorporation of Collano Asia Limited, Hong Kong |
1995 |
Divestment of Ebiox AG |
1994 |
Walter Heublein sells his shares and retires |
1993 |
Divestment of Incemin AG and Microminerals, Inc. Ebnother AG achieves ISO 9001 certification |
1991 |
Divestment of Elotex redispersible powder activity |
1990 |
Incorporation of Collano, Inc., plant for Ecomelt hot melt adhesives in Paramount, CA/USA |
1988 |
Acquisistion of Incemin AG (company trading in micro-minerals), Holderbank/Switzerland and Microminerals Inc., Kennesaw/USA Holderbank/Schweiz, und Microminerals, Inc., Kennesaw/USA |
1987 |
Incorporation of Ebiox AG for bioremediation |
1980 |
Plant for Ecomelt hot melt adhesives in Sursee, Switzerland |
1978 |
MBO through Gerry Leumann and Walter Heublein, the former founder totally steps down from the company |
1968 |
Plant for Elotex redispersible powders in Moosleerau, Switzerland |
1956 |
Purchase of an industrial estate in Sempach-Station (vicinity of Lucerne) and relocation of company's headquarters |
1947 |
Dr. Marcel Ebnother establishes the adhesive company Ebnother AG in Olten/Switzerland |