J. Rettenmaier & Söhne (JRS) – Since the company's founding in 1878, the Rettenmaier family business together with many dedicated employees has grown into a mature, efficient manufacturing and marketing organization through perseverance, vision, and inventiveness.
Today, JRS RETTENMAIER & SOEHNE GmbH+Co KG is a world-wide, dynamic leader in the fiber industry.
JRS History Highlights . . . Serving Customers for 130 Years
| 1878 | Acquisition of mill at Holzmuehle. |
| 1938 | Production of wood flour begins. |
| 1949 | Acquisition of Heilbronn plant. |
| 1956 | Production of cellulose powder begins. |
| 1967 | JRS develops new cellulose granulate. |
| 1975 | Further refinement of cellulose powder. |
| 1977 | JRS offers cellulose fibre as an environmentally friendly alternative for the asbestos processing industry. |
| 1988 | Production of fibregranulate for road construction in Hanover plant. |
| 1992 | Weissenborn site takes on production of microcrystallinecellulose for the pharmaceutical industry. |
| 1993 | Production and market introduction of wheat fibre. |
| 1994 | Lodenau plant begins production of fibre granulate for road construction. First JRS office in Hong Kong opens. |
| 1997 | Manufacturing start of carboxymethyl starch (CMS) in Pirna plant. |
| 1998 | Establishment of JRS production facility and sales offices in the USA. |
| 1999 | Pirna plant takes on production of croscarmellose. |
| 2001 | Production start of oat fibre in Lodenau plant. |
| 2003 | Purchase of excipient business from US competitor, reorganisation and establishment of JRS Pharma USA and Europe with new production facilities in Finland and USA. Production start of colloidal MCC in Weissenborn plant. |
| 2004 | Expansion of capacity for MCC production. |
| 2006 | Further US facilities for foodstuff production. Joint-Venture JRS PHARMA / GMW, Gujarat Microwax Private Limited (GMPL, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India) Production of MCC. |
| 2008 | Joint-Venture with S.ZhaveriPharmakem, Mumbai, India F&E services, formulation development for the pharmaceutical industry Introduction of the world first UFC = Ultrafine Cellulose. |
| 2009 | Aquisition of the company DEMACSA DerivadosMacroquimicos S.A. de C.V. in Zacapu, Mexico Production of HPMC, MC Start of the new gel production line at MCW Weissenborn Another MCC line and production of PROSOLV® at MCW Weissenborn |
| 2010 | UFC (ultra fine cellulose)and MFC (micro fibrillated cellulose) production started. |
| 2011 | Production plant established in Ellwangen. Swedish office established. |
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