Founding of Oxyd-Keramik GmbH (on April 1, 1965) Establishment of industrial premises at a former mill in Elbrinxen

First orders:
– dye works Flores, Krefeld
– August- Thyssen Hütte, Duisburg (today ThyssenKrupp Steel)
Main focus:
– smelting works
– hardening plant

development and production of dry vibration compounds for steel casting foundries

Lease of a brickworks in Blomberg/Lippe for the production of high temperature insulating bricks for hot blast stoves (blast furnaces)
Customers:
– Rolandshütte, Lübeck
– Hüttenbetrieb Meiderich (steel mill operation), Duisburg (today landscaped park Duisburg – Nord)

Purchase of property (12000 m²) at Postweg and erection of a
production hall and warehouse in addition to administration building.
– Employees: 10

Expansion of production hall
– Employees: 15

Purchase of additional property at Postweg in Elbrinxen (approx. 2000 m²)

2nd Expansion of production hall
Production and assembly of compounds for casting furnaces (cast iron)
Company reorganised into Oxyd-Keramik GmbH Co. KG
– Employees: 18

Construction of a silo installation with 5 silos for storage of raw materials

Expansion of the silo installation to 20 silos
Construction of an additional warehouse with rooms for workshop and laboratory
– Employees: 23

Construction of a filling plant for big bags with a maximum weight of 2 t

Roofing over existing lorry weighbridge

Purchase of additional property adjacent to shop (approx. 2000 m²)

Expansion of production facilities specific to foundry (cast iron). Site of application for these products are among others cupola furnace

Purchase of an automatic filling line

Purchase of an additional automatic filling line

Construction of a new warehouse (approx. 850 m²)
– Purchase of an automatic sack filling line
– Employees: 29

Construction of a filling plant for big bags with a maximum weight of 2 t

Purchase of adjacent property
Expansion of the company premises with the purchase of an adjacent property
to approx. 23,000 m²
Purchase of an x-ray diffractometer for laboratory tests
Construction of a new logistics hall (approx. 800 m²) incl. expansions for workshop and laboratory (approx. 200 m²)
– Employees: 35