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| HISTORY |
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1952 |
Founded
in Switzerland by Natale Ferronato. Manufacture of cold bonded abrasives
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1962 |
Introduction
of sintering production methods
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1980 |
Sandro Ferronato, today's President and CEO, joins the company | |
1985 |
Introduction of the brand name KGS DIAMOND. Distribution of the first Flexible Diamond Abrasives | |
1988 |
KGS
subsidiary in Holland
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1991 |
KGS
subsidiary in Hungary
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1997 |
KGS
subsidiary in France
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1998 |
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1999 |
KGS
subsidiary in the United Kingdom
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2002 |
KGS
subsidiary in PR China
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2004 |
Acquisition of WINTER Diamond Tools & Machines Ltd., Germany | |
2005 |
Acquisition of CECROPS SA, Premium
Coated Abrasives, Spain KGS subsidiary in Australasia |
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2006 |
Acquisition of Alfred Ernst Müller in Germany | |
2007 |
Today, KGS DIAMOND has 11 plants and offices in nine countries around the world (Switzerland, Holland, France, Germany, the UK, Spain, Hungary, Australia, and China) and is the technology and market leader in Flexible Diamond Abrasives and Metallized Fabrics, applying regularly for international patents. | |
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