The future needs a past

History in numbers

1827 Founding of Schoeller Werk GmbH at the present location in Hellenthal

1842/1843 Despite the emigration surge to America, Schoeller remains in Germany and, thanks to the high steel quality, holds its own against products from England

1859 Contract by the Prussian government for the prefabrication of the new railway line: Cologne–Brühl–Kall–Trier

1863 Schoeller is a pioneer with the first automatic nail machine – wire mesh and rivets

1932 Merger of the Gemünd and Hellenthal production; first precision fabrication of injection needles and cathodes

1944 Relocation of production to Austria to the Salzkammergut (Hallstatt)

1945 - 1955 Reconstruction of the production facilities that were destroyed in the war; as one of the largest companies in the Hellenthal region, Schoeller is an important employer

1959 Launch of tube welding lines for the manufacture of longitudinally welded, non-corroding stainless-steel tubes with the WIG procedure

1960 Introduction of welded stainless steel tubes in the chemical industry as well as apparatus and plant engineering

1965 Schoeller is the first manufacturer with a weld seam quality of 1.0 (i.e. the weld seam is as stable as the base material) for WIG welded tubes made of austenitic steels

1975 Schoeller begins series production of tubes made of ferritic and austenitic steels for automobile exhaust units. The Golf I, introduced at the beginning of June 1974, as well as the Golf GTI (1976), are equipped with this new corrosion- and heat-resistant material

1991 Introduction of laser welding technology

1992 Certification according to DIN ISO 9002

1998 Certification according to QS 9000 and VDA 6.1, Certification according to DIN EN ISO 9001

2000 Environmental certification according to DIN EN ISO 14001 and certified in accordance with DGRL 97/23 EG

2002 More than 100 welding lines produce more than 35,000 t of stainless steel tubes per year

2004 Production of almost 50,000 t of stainless steel tubes; Certification according to ISO/TS 16949

2007 Expansion of the welding and trimming capacities

2009 Ultrasound testing facility brought into service