| 1962: |
Foundation of Eisenlegierungen Handelsgesellschaft mbH in Duisburg (D) |
| 1972: |
Foundation of Metalacciai S.R.L. in Rogeno (I) and Multimetall AG in Birsfelden(CH), now in Muttenz |
| 1978: |
Foundation of Gulf Materials Recycling Corp in Houston, Texas (USA), now ELG Metals Inc, Southern Division |
| 1980: |
Foundation of ELG Haniel Metals Ltd in Sheffield (UK) |
| 1983: |
55% percent acquisition of ELG by Franz Haniel & Cie. GmbH, Duisburg; foundation of ELG Haniel GmbH |
| 1985: |
Acquisition of Steelmet Inc., Pittsburgh, PA (USA), now ELG Metals Inc and foundation of Inoxtrade S.A. in Madrid (E) |
| 1989: |
Complete takeover of ELG by Franz Haniel & Cie. GmbH. Acquisition of Figespa S.A. / Ferinox S.A. in Paris/Nanterre (F) |
| 1991: |
Foundation of ELG Legima in Brno (CZ) and ELG Recycling Processors Ltd in Melbourne (AUS) |
| 1994: |
Foundation of Hernic Ferrochrome (Pty) Ltd in Brits (ZA) as co-proprietor |
| 1996: |
Acquisition of Jewometaal Stainless Processing B.V., Rotterdam (NL) |
| 1999: |
Acquisition of Westerwälder Eisen-Rohstoffhandels GmbH in Steinebach and Eisenmetall Rostfrei GmbH in Dortmund (D) |
| 2000: |
Foundation of JS Processing Co, Ltd (J), as a joint venture with Japanese partners |
| 2005: |
Foundation of ELG Korea Corp., as a joint venture with Korean partners |
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Acquisition of majority share in RIMECO Group (DK, RUS) |
