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1911
Founding
BILSTEIN
Hagen, Germany
The company is established between Hohenlimburg and Hagen in North-Rhine Westphalia, north-west Germany
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1969
First Coil
BILSTEIN
Hagen, Germany
First Coil production Tandem Cold Mill
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1996
Acquisition
HUGO VOGELSANG
Hagen, Germany
BILSTEIN acquires HUGO VOGELSANG
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2001
Investment
INAC
Italy
BILSTEIN acquires a 30% stake in INAC (Italy)
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2003
Acquisition
C. VOGELSANG and SHEARLINE STEEL STRIP
Hagen, Germany
BILSTEIN acquires C. VOGELSANG and SHEARLINE STEEL STRIP LTD. (UK)
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2005
Acquisition
KWW (now BILSTEIN CEE)
Králův Dvůr, Czech Republic
BILSTEIN acquires KWW a.s. (Czech Republic) and Robert Zinn, Engels (Wuppertal)
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2008
Investment
ARMCO do Brasil s.a.
Brazil
BILSTEIN acquires a stake in ARMCO DO BRASIL S.A. (Brazil)
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2009
Founding
BILSTEIN NORTH AMERICA
Chicago, USA
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2010
Founding
BILSTEIN TRADING (SHANGHAI)
Shanghai, China
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2011
Centenary
100 years of the BILSTEIN GROUP
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2013
Founding
BILSTEIN COLD ROLLED STEEL LP
Bowling Green, KY, USA
Construction begins on a production plant in the US
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2014
Merger
C. VOGELSANG GmbH & Co. KG and BILSTEIN GmbH & Co. KG
Hagen, Germany
The two companies join forces
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2015
Renaming
BILSTEIN CEE a.s.
Králův Dvůr, Czech Republic
KWW a.s. renamed as BILSTEIN CEE a.s.
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2017
Plant opening
BILSTEIN COLD ROLLED STEEL
Bowling Green, KY, USA
BILSTEIN goes USA – BILSTEIN celebrates the commissioning of its new production plant in Bowling Green, Kentucky, USA
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2019
First Coil
BILSTEIN
Hagen, Germany
First Coil production wide rolling stand in Hagen-Hohenlimburg