Historical Data of the hubergroup




 1765:  
 
Foundation of Michael Huber München


 1815: 
 
Company starts manufacturing printing inks


 1817:  
 
Foundation of Hostmann-Steinberg in Celle


 1847: 
 
Foundation of E.T. Gleitsmann in Dresden


 1888:  
 
Hostmann-Steinberg manufactures chromatic inks


 1955: 
 
Foundation of Hostag in Switzerland


 1962: 
 
Foundation of Hostmann-Steinberg, Canada


 1965: 
 
Foundation of Druckfarbenfabrik Max Stehlin in Switzerland
Market launch of the 1-kg vacuum-sealed can for offset inks


 1969: 
 
Foundation of Druckfarben-Verkaufsgesellschaft in Austria


 1976: 
 
Holding in E.T. Gleitsmann, Berlin
Acquisition of Max Stehlin AG, Switzerland
Market launch of the Repro-Print computer


 1977: 
 
Takeover of Hostmann-Steinberg and its subsidiaries


 1980: 
 
Merger of the Swiss companies to form Stehlin + Hostag AG
Introduction of the CRS computer formulation system


 1981: 
 
Market launch of de-inkable printing inks


 1982: 
 
Line production for publication gravure inks


 1984: 
 
Introduction of the 1000-kg returnable container for offset inks


 1986: 
 
Introduction of the ACRYLAC dispersion varnishes


 1987: 
 
Foundation of Info-Lab, Ireland


 1988: 
 
Takeover of Gestetner toner production
Introduction of the "Formel 372 Plus" binding-agent system
Acquisiton of National Printing Inks Company, USA


 1991: 
 
Market launch of the CORONA heavy-metal gold printing inks
Foundation of MHM Holding GmbH, Dresden


 1993: 
 
Market launch of water-based gold and silver inks


 1996: 
 
Market launch of the printing-ink cartridge system


 1997: 
 
Foundation of Michael Huber Polska
Foundation of Michael Huber Hungaria
Takeover of ATS Color, Italy
Foundation of Michael Huber Bulgaria
Introduction of the HIGHLY IMPROVED TECHNOLOGY (HIT)
Takeover of Tipolit, Spain


 1998: 
 
Renaming of E.T. Gleitsmann to Gleitsmann Security Inks
Takeover of Elfotec, Switzerland
Takeover of HST Druckinkten, Netherlands
Foundation of Hostmann-Steinberg Belgium
Takeover of Général Grafic, France


 1999: 
 
Foundation of Michael Huber CZ, Czech Republic
Foundation of Hostmann-Steinberg Sweden
Renaming of Druckfarben-Verkaufsgesellschaft in Michael Huber Austria


 2000: 
 
Market launch of CORONA MGA und DC for foodstuffs packaging
Foundation of Hostmann-Steinberg Suomi, Finland
Market launch of the HIT ORDER TRANSFER SYSTEM (HOT)
Founding of the sales company Michael Huber München Türkiye in Istanbul/Turkey


 2001: 
 
Foundation of Tipolit Portugal S.A. based in Fernao Ferro/Portugal
Majority holding by the hubergroup in Stehlin Hostag Ink UK Ltd in Nottingham/England


 2002: 
 
The members of the Huber Group appear under the common hubergroup logo
Holding by the hubergroup in Druckfarben HELLAS A.E.B.E. in Aspropyrgos/Greece
Foundation of ATS Chile
Foundation of HST South Africa
Foundation of Elfotec Ireland Ltd.


 2003: 
 
Renaming of ATS Italia in Huber Italia
Renaming of ATS Chile in Huber Chile
Foundation of INK ACADEMY in Munich
Foundation of Hostmann-Steinberg Asia in Bangkok
Sale of Michael Huber Bulgaria
Sale of HST Norge


 2004: 
 
The MGA-factories in Ireland and Munich started working
Renaming of Tipolit Portugal in Stehlin + Hostag Portugal
Foundation of Hostmann-Steinberg RUS in Moscow
Foundation of Hostmann-Steinberg Denmark A/S


 2005: 
 
Foundation of hubergroup China in Hong Kong
Foundation of Michael Huber Ukraine in Kiev
Foundation of Hostmann-Steinberg Brasil Ltda. in São Paulo


 2006: 
 
Majority holding by the hubergroup in Micro Inks Ltd. in India
Market launch of Gecko solvent based ink system for Flexo and Gravure Printing
Foundation of Hostamnn - Steinberg Eesti OÜ ( Estland )
Foundation of Hostmann - Steinberg Australia Pty.
Sale of Elfotec AG


 2007: 
 
Market launch of !NKREDIBLE Sheet-fed Offset Inks
Takeover of Graphocolor Ireland
Renaming of Général Grafic France in HUBER France SAS


 2008: 
 
Market launch of HYDRO-X water based ink system for Flexo and Gravure Printingk