History - Begin and development of the business and the Nienburg site
2009
Staff changes, Mrs Ina Baader leaves the company. Mr Franz Cresta takes over as Managing Director of Feralco Deutschland GmbH,
2008
Further successful growth of the company.
2007
Extension of the product range with PLUSPAC grades for specific applications in the pulp and paper industry.
Final upgrade of the production plant for aluminium sulphate.
2006
Fifth anniversary of Feralco Deutschland GmbH.
New speciality product for treatment of organism Microthrix parvicella: FERRAL FD 3500.
Strengthening of the sales team by recruiting Alexander Matthiesen as head of sales and Manfred Kulzer as technical advisor for customer applications.
2005
Begin of a systematic upgrading of the production plants for aluminium sulphate.
Solid aluminium sulphate is now also available as food grade.
2004
Extension of the product range with polyaluminium iron chloride and polyaluminium iron sulphate solutions.
More products manufactured by Feralco Deutschland GmbH are certified according to European standards for drinking water production and can be applied without restrictions for the treatment of drinking water.
2003
Our products are certified according to European standards for drinking water production.
Extension of the product range by aluminium iron sulphate solutions with product names FERRAL.
New development of high performance polyaluminium sulphates with product names PLUSPAS.
Construction and finalisation of polyaluminium chloride plant for production of the new product family named PLUSPAC.
Successful implementation of new product line for aluminium sulphate of pharmaceutical grade with USP/Ph.Eur. quality.
Opening of the municipal sewage treatment market by enhancement of the team.
2002
Certification according to the DIN EN ISO 9001:2000 standard.
Construction of our own workshop in order to instantly meet the needs of the production plant.
Extension of our product range by new granulations.
Optimisation of sieve fractions.
Aluminium sulphate is certified according to standard DIN EN 878 (highest level for drinking water) and standard XXXVI. Recommendation by the BgVV (German institute for consumer health protection and veterinary medicine) through an accredited testing laboratory.
Gradual replacement of cooling trays through new ones with high test alloys.
2001
Insourcing of quality relevant activities such as loading.
Usage of a new speciality wheel-mounted loader in the production for careful loading.
Optimisation of raw materials provision and extension of controls of incoming goods.
Switch-over to improved and resisting rubber in the reactors.
1 June 2001
Takeover of the business by Feralco Deutschland GmbH.
1999
Renewal of certification according to DIN EN ISO 9001:1994.
1997
Conversion from manual weighing to fully automated bagging.
1996
Lifting aids are applied for palletizing of 25 or 50 kilo bags.
First certification according to standard DIN EN ISO 9001:1994.
1992
Automation of the entire production plant.
1991
Construction and taking into operation of a new storage tank for sulphuric acid with simultaneous renewal of pump piping.
1990
Installation of automated loading device for liquid products.
1978
Liquid aluminium sulphate is introduced to the market.
1971
Replacement of the clay-walled reaction vessel by a rubber-coated steel vessel.
1969
Stainless steel pans to solidify the lump are replacing the old cupper pans. Copper pans, to solidify the melt will be replaced by stainless steel pans. From now on, the product is no longer disrupted by strike of sheet metal, but through the use of a wheel loader.
Construction of a crushing plant with adjoining mill and sieve.
Expansion of product range by various grain sizes and construction of product silos.
1957 ff
Conversion to 96% sulphuric acid. This eliminates the need for heating coils, since the heat required is formed by the reaction heat.
1952
Start of production of liquid aluminium sulphate (8%) as a raw material for further operation on the plant.
Cessation of the potassium aluminium sulphate (alum).
1948
Repair of war damages.
Start of and switching production to 17–18% aluminium sulphate. Manufacture of products in brick-lined vessels with 66% sulphuric acid from own production and dry or humid aluminium hydroxide.
1935 (maybe already in 1923)
Construction of aluminium sulphate plant at its current location.
1880
Production of 13–14% aluminium sulphate and potassium aluminium sulphate on the site of today’s industrial park.