1879

Foundation of the company by Carl Schlenk

Start of bronze powder and rod iron production in Barnsdorf

1890

Foundation of company sickness benefit and pension trust

1892

Start of aluminium powder production

1897

Schlenk becomes a public limited company

1928

Start of copper strip and copper foil production

1954

Start of aluminium paste production

1956

Start of aluminium powder production for the aerated concrete industry

1966

Modernization and extension of new production technology for aerated concrete

1967

Start of manufacture of extra-fine polished bronze sections using the milling process

1973

Start of the tombac foil production in the 7-8 µ range

1974

Modernization and extension of the nozzle atomization unit for the copper and copper alloy powder production

1978

Foundation of Schlenk France & USA

1990

Commissioning a 20-roll broad-strip rolling mill for producing extra-thin copper foils

1992

Installation and commissioning of an enviromentally compatible regeneration and post-combustion plant

Take-over of Albo-schlenk a.s., Czech Republic

Foundation of Pigmenti Metallici S.R.L., Sales Office in Italy

1993

Certification in compliance with DIN EN ISO 9001

1995

Foundation of Schlenk Asia

1998

Move into the new administrative building in Roth-Barnsdorf

Take-over of Kamnik-Schlenk D.O.O., Slovenia

1999

Restructuring into Schlenk Metallpulver GmbH & Co. KK and Schlenk Metallfolien GmbH & Co. KG

Acquisition of Schlenk Metallpulver GmbH & Co. KG manufacturing plant, Bitterfeld

2001

Start of "High Performance Metallics" production

2003

Official opening of the new Technology Center by the Bavarian Prime Minister Dr. Edmund Stoiber 

2004

Schlenk's 125th anniversary   Anniversary magazin

2006

New Surface Treating Centre in Barnsdorf

New production facility in Roth

2007

Conversion of Schlenk Metallpulver GmbH & Co. KG into Schlenk Metallic Pigments GmbH

2008

Schlenk Metallic Pigments GmbH celebrates its first anniversary of production in Taixing, China.

2009

The Carl Schlenk AG celebrates its 130 years anniversary