Inventions that make history
Revolutionary: The gas mantle light and flint
In 1885, Carl Auer von Welsbach demonstrated that the element didymium consists of two elements, praseodymium and neodymium. That same year, he eclipsed this important finding by producing a totally revolutionary invention – the gas mantle light! In 1903, he invented and patented flint without attracting much notice at that time. But this circumstance was soon to change – and today, we are still producing flint for customers around the world with great success!The milestones in the history of our company
1898 Carl Auer von Welsbach founds the company1903 Production of mischmetal and flint begins
1916 Production of ferro alloy begins
1949 Production of sodium perborate and rare earth
compounds begins
1959 Production of hard metal powders begins
1969 Production of vanadium oxide begins
1978 Recycling of metal-containing wastes begins
1985 Production of vacuum alloys begins
1989 Production of hydrogen storage alloys for batteries begins
1992 Production of high-performance ceramics begins
1995 First ISO 9001 certificate is awarded
1996 Treibacher Auermet d.o.o in Ravne/Slovenia is founded
1998 First Responsible Care certificate is awarded
2002 Holding in Silmet AS of Estonia is acquired
2002 The rare earth business of Meldform (UK) is acquired
2004 Sales company is founded in Toronto, Canada
2006 Founding of represenation office in Shanghai, China
2007 Founding of branch office in Nagano, Japan
