History,Company History, Company History of ISL-Chemie

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1968	Founded in Cologne, Germany, by Walter Höhler and Josef Rath Original programme are special lacquers for industrial use, hence the name: Industrial Special Lacquers
70's	Specialisation in pigment pastes for colouring polyurethane Success and strong growth through market niche: creation of individual colour shades according to customer requirements
80's	Market leadership in pigment pastes for PU in Germany Expanded portfolio with colour pastes for other plastics (e.g. Soft-PVC, Epoxy resins)
90's	Systematic internationalisation of the business, focus on Western Europe (esp. Spain, Portugal, France)
1994	Relocation to the new industrial estate in Kürten with significant increase in production capacities
1997	Certification according to DIN EN ISO 9001:2000
1998	Sale of ISL to RheinChemieRheinau GmbH, Germany and integration into the Bayer group
1999	Further globalisation of the business, esp. in Asia and Americas
2003	Technological milestone with water-based paints (IMC) for polyurethane components in automobile interiors
2005	Sale of ISL to BERLAC GROUP, Switzerland
2006	Foundation of ISL Shanghai, China Certification according to DIN EN ISO 14001:2004 (Environment) and ISO / TS 16949:2002 (Automotive)
2007	Market leadership in vinyl wall-paper industry
2008	Significant business expansion in Asia, esp. with key-accounts automotive
2011	New Corporate Design under the umbrella brand BERLAC GROUP Technological revision of the product line ISOVERSAL (RUNACOLOR®) supported by official funding of the German Government Expansion of the market segment “lacquer industry”
2018	Transition to IATF16949:2016

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