History

Milestones

Innovative since 1908.

We go back a long way.

In 1908, the large water power of the Alz was the primary reason for the choice of location for the energy-based calcium carbide and calcium cyanamide production. The company at that time operated under the name Bayerische Stickstoff-Werke AG. The merger of this company with Bayerische Kraftwerke AG and Donauwerke AG in 1939 to form Süddeutsche Kalkstickstoff-Werke AG, later SKW Trostberg AG and Degussa GmbH, laid the foundations for Alzchem's current production facilities.

Our activities are characterized by the vision of being a good partner, employer, trainer and neighbor. This self-image is a good reason for us to take the responsibility for our company very seriously.

Milestones

1895	Dr. Adolph Frank and Dr. Nikodem Caro succeed in binding nitrogen from the air with calcium carbides (nitrogenation).
1901	Dr. Albert Frank recognizes the benefits of using calcium cyanamide as a fertilizer.
1908	Bayerische Stickstoffwerke AG (BStW) is founded, with head offices in Munich.
1908-1912	Construction of the Trostberg calcium carbide plant, the carbide plant in Schalchen, the works canal and two hydropower plants in Trostberg and Schalchen.
1915-1920	Construction of the plants at Piesteritz and Chorzow (Upper Silesia), and the carbide plant in Hart plus the hydropower plant at Hirten.
1920	Bayerische Kraftwerke AG is founded, with head offices in Berlin.
1939	Company renamed Süddeutsche Kalkstickstoff-Werke AG, with head offices at Trostberg.
starting 1945	Establishment of premium value-added product ranges in the metallurgy and NCN chemistry segments.
1968	The company moves into construction chemicals with the concrete plasticizer MELMENT^®.
1971	Construction of the Muenchsmuenster petrochemical plant.
1974	The company goes international with production facilities at Bécancour/Quebec in Canada.
1978	Company’s name is changed to SKW Trostberg AG.
1981	Company moves into the nature products business with hop extraction.
1993	Sister plant at Piesteritz transfers back to SKW.
1995	SKW is listed on the stock market.
1995-1999	Acquisition of Sanofi Bio-lndustries S.A.Paris (SBI), Master Builders Technologies (MBT) and Goldschmidt AG. As a result of these mergers SKW expands its nature products, construction chemicals and performance chemistry segments.
2000	Merger of Degussa Hüls AG with SKW Trostberg AG to form the new Degussa AG.
2001	Founding of SKW Stahl Holding GmbH.
2002	Sale of SKW Piesteritz Holding GmbH. Inauguration of the Construction Chemicals Competence Center (German landscape architecture prize 2003) with a professorship at the Technical University Munich.
2005	RAG Group becomes new majority shareholder.
2006	Merger of the Alz sites at Trostberg, Schalchen, Hart and Waldkraiburg into Alzchem Holding GmbH. The Construction Chemicals segment is sold to BASF.
2009	bluO Fonds becomes new shareholder.
2011	Company changes its legal form to become Alzchem AG, concentrating heavily on the new markets of renewable energy, nutrition and the pharmaceutical industry.
2013	the shares are taken over by the bluO partners
2014	Acquisition of SKW Metallurgy Sweden AB, renamed Nordic Carbide AB
2015	Alzchem invests in a dedicated CreAMINO® production facility
2017	Alzchem incorporated into the listed company Alzchem Group AG (formerly Softmatic AG) Alzchem Group AG new Group parent company of Alzchem Group
2019	Productionstart of investment projects Creamino^® and Nitrile