Company History
Company History

 

 

Establishment of a power plant that provided the nearby communities with electricity
1902 1902
1922
Manufacture of pulp for paper and corrugated board production
Fahrnit Werbeplakat 1932
Manufacture of the first wood fibreboards in Germany, which were sold under the name Fahrnit
Name changed to GUTEX
1939 1939
1949
Installation of the company’s first paper machine
Modern continuous dryer
1978
1983
Closed water circulation system
1-Etagen-Trockner 1989
Refitting of dryer to operate on natural gas instead of heavy heating oil
Expansion of capacity with the addition of a six-stage dryer
1991 6-Etagen-Trockner
Grossbrand

Wiederaufbau 		1994

Major fire in March

After just six months, the new plant began production.


Inbetriebnahme der neuen Fertigungsanlage

DIN EN ISO 9001 and Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS) certification

To ensure the continuity of improvement in its environmental and quality performance, GUTEX implemented an integrated quality and environmental system that enjoys the full support of the employees.
1995 Zertifizierung nach DIN EN ISO 9001 und EU Öko-Audit-Verordnung

EG System für das Umweltmanagement und die UmweltbetriebsprüfungDQS Reg.Nr. 52840

GUTEX goes online at gutex.de
1998 Screenshot
Upgrading and increasing of capacity via extension of drying stage. The addition to building made necessary by the extension of the drying stage required the removal of 2500 cubic metres of rock.
2000 Erweiterung der Trocknerhalle

2003

Switchover to four shifts from three


Installation of new chip yard facility with moving floor and chip conveyor system.

Together with other manufactures, establishes the “Verband Holzfaser Dämmstoffe e.V.”, an association of wood fibreboard insulation manufacturers 2004
  2004 Building of a new warehouse

Building of a second factory building with a new manufacturing line on the grounds of the already existing plant in the autumn of 2005.

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2006

The new production line employing the innovative dry process goes into operation in February
2008

Completion of the new warehouse 3 kilometres from company headquarters in the Kaitle industrial park
2009

A 6,000 square metre photovoltaic system that has a peak total capacity of 654.3 kW is installed on the company roof. It is capable of generating 630,000 kilowatt hours annually, which corresponds to the electricity needs of about 210 four-family households!