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1927
Carl Hübenthal (1886 – 1957) joins the Employers’ Liability Insurance Association for wholesaling and warehousing
1932
Foundation of the Carl Hübenthal KG by Carl Hübenthal, in Hagener Straße in Altena, Germany.
The Carl Hübenthal KG purchases old textiles (rags) from scavengers in order to sort them for re-use in the textile industry.
1936
Expansion of the company by means of an industrial laundering facility - Working garment and textile woven wiping cloths were washed here.
1941
Indemnification of the delivery of wiping cloths for the defence industry
1955
Entry of the 2nd generation into the Carl Hübenthal KG: Christoph Hübenthal (1922 - 2004)
1957
Death of the company founder Carl Hübenthal - Takeover of the company by son Christoph Hübenthal (1922 - 2004)
1959
Further expansion by purchase of neighbouring premises
1962
Imports of cellulose and nonwoven fabrics from the USA create new opportunities of development on the wiping cloth market
1963
Construction of a new warehouse of 600 m²
1965
Construction of a new warehouse of 650 m²
1970
Establishment of a distributing warehouse in Berlin
1975
A major fire destroys almost the complete premises.
1976
Reconstruction of the Carl Hübenthal KG
Entry of the 3rd generation into the Carl Hübenthal KG: Stephan Carl Hübenthal (born 1952)
1979
Entry into the professional production of wipes by means of purchasing of high-performance folding lines and roll winders
1980
Purchase of a warehouse with private sidings
(1,600 m²)
1981
Conversion of all business processes to data processing
1982
50th anniversary
Balance: distribution of ca. 18 million  wipes per month, exports thereof accounting for 30%
1986
Purchase of a company building (12,000 m²) and relocation to Altena-Evingsen, Germany
1988
Christoph E. Hübenthal (born 1962), Graduate Engineer, takes over the technical direction of the Carl Hübenthal KG
1995
Stephan C. Hübenthal (born 1952) takes over the direction of the Carl Hübenthal KG as managing director
1997
Construction of a warehouse and production facility (2,000 m2) in the industrial park “Vorm Kalkofen” in Altena-Evingsen (Plant 2)
1999
Construction of a fully automated high bay warehouse (height: 25 m) for 1,800 euro-pallets
(pallet height: 2.20 m)
2002
Entry of the 4th generation:
Alexander Hübenthal (born 1978),
Bachelor of International Business Administration
2003
Purchase of a company building (8,000 m2) in Hemer-Ihmert for storage and production (Plant 3)
2004
Death of Christoph Hübenthal
2005
Entry of the 4th generation:
Daniel Hübenthal (born 1981),
Bachelor of International Business Administration
2008
Development of the market for wiping cloths for the Carl Hübenthal KG: German market: 60%
European market: 40%
Main focus:
Private-label production for distribution partners
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