HISTORY

can trace its roots back from 1960 to the foundation of ARDEX Chemie GmbH in Witten-Annen, Germany

YEAR	HISTORY
2019	ARDEX announces Joint Venture with Ceramfix, Brazil
2019	NEXUS Adhesives becomes part of WAKOL and ARDEX
2018	LOBA joins the international ARDEX Group
2018	ARDEX acquires a majority stake in DTA in Australia, New Zealand and the US
2018	Commissioning of new production facility in Brisbane, Queensland
2018	Commissioning of new joined ARDEX and QUICSEAL production and R&D facility in Johor Bahru, Malaysia
2018	Opening of new joined headquarters for ARDEX and QUICSEAL in Singapore
2017	ARDEX acquires a majority stake in KNOPP Group in Germany
2016	Commissioning of new production sites in India and Thailand
2015	ARDEX acquires a majority stake in WAKOL GmbH in Germany
2014	ARDEX acquires a majority stake in GUTJAHR Systemtechnik in Germany
2013	ARDEX acquires a majority stake in CEMIX Limited in New Zealand
2012	Commissioning of new production site in Stockton, California
2012	ARDEX acquires a majority stake in QUICSEAL Construction Chemicals in Asia
2011	Commissioning of the new production site of ARDEX Turkey in Tuzla (near Istanbul)
2011	Acquisition of Seire Products S.L., Madrid
2009	Commissioning of new production site in Mansfield, Texas
2009	State-of-the-art mixing equipment was commissioned in Witten
2007	ARDEX Korea Inc. was founded.
2005	Acquisition of LUGATO GmbH & Co. KG. Foundation of ARDEX MIDDLE EAST FZE, Dubai
2002	PANDOMO® decorative floor launched
2001	Acquisition of NORCROS ADHESIVES Limited and NORCROS Building Products Pty, which includes locations in South-East Asia, China and the Pacific Rim
2001	Foundation of ARDEX OY, Finland
2000	Acquisition of The W.W. HENRY Company, USA
1999	Launch of the tile adhesives ARDURIT X 5 and ARDURIT X 7 G Plus
1998	Launch of the powder parquet adhesive ARDEX P410
1996	Launch of several flooring adhesives as a system with the ARDEX floor levelling compounds
1995	Takeover of the ARKI trading company in Sweden which was market leader in ARDEX products
1993	The Witten Factory II was commissioned
1982	Opening of new training and development centre in Witten
1980	Launch of “WITTENER SCHNELLZEMENT 32,5 R-SF”
1978	ARDEX Inc. was founded in Pittsburgh, USA
1976	Launch of K 15 – the universal industry benchmark in levelling compounds
1975	Launch of ARDURAPID 77 a floor levelling compound which is coatable within 1 hour
1969	Launch of ARDUCRET B 12 concrete filler and launch of MASTIT K 10
1968	Launch of ARDURIT X 7 G – which is still the state-of-the-art thin bed mortar today
1968	ARDEX Baustoff GmbH was founded in Loosdorf, Austria
1967	Group company ARDEX SKANDINAVIA was founded in Hellerup, Denmark
1962	Launch of ARDIT Z 8 – world’s first quick drying cementitious floor levelling compound
1961	ARDUPLAN 2026 – the first wall smoothing compound
1960	ARDEX UK Ltd was founded in Haverhill, England
1959	New construction of factory building 1 and the first silo
1957	ARDEX NOVAL S.A. was founded in France
1954	Launch of ARDUR floor levelling compound
1960	Changed the company’s name to ARDEX Chemie GmbH
1949-51	Production of metal working oil, putty and waxes
1949	Founded as NORWAG-Werke GmbH in Witten Germany