Seizing opportunities, maintaining solidity
1876
Fritz Homann founds a food factory in Dissen

1882
Start of margarine production

1929
Acquisition of a sawmill in Herzberg and sale of 50% of Fritz Homann AG (food production) to the Unilever Group.

1948
Start of production of wood fiberboard using the wet process (hardboard)

1952
Launch of the world's largest fiberboard press in Herzberg at that time

1984
The successful "Herzberger Plattenwerke" becomes "Homanit GmbH & Co. KG"
1989
Unilever Group takes over the remaining 50% of Fritz Homann AG (food manufacturing); entrepreneurial activities are newly bundled
1991
Start of production of thin MDF/HDF wood fibre boards HOMADUR (Herzberg am Harz)

1995
Successful construction and commissioning of an MDF/HDF plant in Losheim am See

2001
Successful establishment of a production facility in the USA (sale of the production facility in 2003)
2005
Expansion to Eastern Europe through the acquisition of a company in Karlino (PL)

2008
Commissioning of a new MDF/HDF plant in Karlino
2010
Increasing the refining capacity in Karlino
2012
Takeover of a competitor by Homanit Krosno/Odrzanskie (PL)

2012
Issue of the corporate bond in the amount of € 100 million
2013
Commissioning of the refining plant in Krosno
2015
Commissioning of the new MDF/HDF plant in Krosno
2016
Investments in value-added plants at the Losheim, Karlino and Krosno sites

2017
Refinancing of the bond in the amount of € 100 million
2018
2019
Expansion of the Losheim am See research and development centre

2020
Acquisition of an industrial site in Lithuania for the construction of the fourth plant
2021
Refinancing of the bond in the amount of € 65 million and increase to € 78 million
2022
Participation in Global MDF B.V.