| 1912 |
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Company established as Continentale Isola Werke AG, Düren |
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| 1954 |
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Rütgerswerke AG becomes part owner of company |
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| 1956 |
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First production of copper-clad, phenolic paper laminate base materials |
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| 1963 |
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Copper-clad epoxy glass fabric laminates added to product line |
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| 1984 |
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Established first subsidiary: Isola France, Bonneuil sur Marne |
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| 1985 |
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Rütgerswerke AG purchases 100% of Isola Werke AG |
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Opened Isola Werke UK, Cumbernauld |
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| 1987 |
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Acquired ADI in Fremont, CA, renamed the business Isola USA |
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| 1990 |
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Acquisition of Stesalit AG, Switzerland |
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Acquisition of 75% of the shares of the MAS-Group of Italy |
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| 1992 |
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High-performance materials added to existing product line |
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| 1993 |
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Acquisition of the remaining 25% of the shares of the MAS-Group by Isola and integration into the Isola-Group |
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| 1996 |
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Ridgeway, SC facility open and operational |
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Inauguration of a new technology center in Düren, Germany |
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| 1997 |
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Additional capacity added in South Carolina plant |
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| 1999 |
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Production starts in the Philippines at SUMISOLA, Isola’s joint venture with Sumitomo Bakelite of Japan |
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Cumbernauld plant production capacity doubled |
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Acquisition of AlliedSignal’s laminate business and merger with Isola USA to form Isola’s Americas business unit, Isola Laminate Systems Corp. |
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| 2000 |
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Purchase of all shares of SUMISOLA. Business unit re-named Isola Asia Pacific (Philippines) Inc |
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| 2004 |
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RÜTGERS AG sells Isola AG to a consortium of Texas Pacific Group and Redfern Partners, USA |
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| 2005 |
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Acquisition of Gividi SpA, Italy and change of name to Isola Fabrics |
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| 2006 |
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Acquisition of Polyclad Laminates |
