1894 | Lehmann&Voss&Co. founded as a trading house |
1903 | Start of production of magnesium oxide |
1907 | Establishment of a lab for technical consultation for the rubber and cable industries |
1922 | Launch of marketing of carbon black |
1954 | Introduction of precoat filtration in Germany and start of sales of raw materials for coatings |
1965 | Start of marketing for raw materials and additives for the pharmaceutical and cosmetics industries |
1973 | Start of production of masterbatches for the plastics industry |
1984 | Start of production and sale of high-performance compounds |
1990 | Expansion of European sales organization through founding of foreign subsidiaries (LEHVOSS UK, France, Italia) |
1992 | DIN EN ISO 9001 certification |
1999 | Acquisition of Pennine Darlington Magnesia Ltd. in UK |
2008 | Acquisition of Paroxite in UK and Auer-Remy GmbH in Hamburg |
2011 | Acquisition 20 % of Biophil S.P.A. in Italy |
2012 | Investment in additional land and office space at Wandsbek site |
2013 | Foundation of LEHVOSS North America, LLC and LEHVOSS Nederland B.V. |
2014 | Foundation of LEHVOSS (Shanghai) Chemical Co.Ltd. and of LEHVOSS Russia |
2015 | Complete acquisition of BIOPHIL Group; acquisition of WMK Plastics GmbH in Solingen, Performance Compounding Inc. in USA and Gee Lawson Ltd. in UK; foundation of LEHVOSS Korea |
2016 | Foundation of LEHVOSS Kunshan, China as production company. Integration of the Biophil Group Companies and of Gee Lawson Ltd. into the local LEHVOSS Group Companies |
2018 | Foundation of LEHVOSS Polska Sp. Z. o. o. and acquisition of Osthoff Omega Group in Norderstedt, Germany |
2019 | 125th Anniversary of LEHVOSS Group; Commissioning of the new laboratory and pilot plant building in Hamburg, Germany |
2021 | Foundation of a joint venture with engredo in the Nordics and acquisition of GP2C in France |
2023 | Relocation and expansion of the LEHVOSS Kunshan (China) production site |
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