January 3 - ElringKlinger acquires metal housings manufacturer Thawa GmbH, based in Thale, Saxony-Anhalt. The entity is included in the scope of consolidation of the ElringKlinger Group as from January 1, 2012.
2011
September 12 - Acquisition of a 90% interest in mold and tool maker Hummel-Formen, Lenningen/Deutschland, effective from October 1, 2011
August 31 - Sale of Ludwigsburg industrial park
May, 11 - closing of takeover of a 66.7% interest in the Swiss exhaust treatment specialist Hug Group
January, 4 - with effect of January 1, 2011, ElringKlinger AG has closed the transaction relating to the acquisition of the Static Flat Gaskets business from Freudenberg Group, Weinheim, Germany
2010
May - first contract for series production of cell contact systems used in lithium-ion batteries
October, 6 - seasoned equity offering by 5.759.990 new registered shares taking the total number of shares to 63.359.990. The company's issued share capital increased to EUR 63.359.990.
2009
October, 27 - acquisition of 90% interest in Turkish automotive supplier Ompaş A.Ş. Increase in share of Chinese subsidiary Changchun ElringKlinger Ltd. to 88%
March, 20 - ElringKlinger AG promoted to MDAX
2008
May, 2 - increase in our share of the Marusan Corporation to 50%
April, 17 - acquisition of Sevex AG based in Sevelen, Switzerland, and its subsidiaries in the USA and China
April, 12 - official inauguration of Indian ElringKlinger factory in Ranjangaon (near Pune)
March, 7 - 100% takeover of Spanish subsidiaries ElringKlinger, S.A. and ElringKlinger Sealing Systems, S.L., merger with ElringKlinger, S.A.
February - start of ElringKlinger Engineered Plastics (Qingdao) Commercial Co., Ltd. in Qingdao
2007
February, 26 - founding of Indian subsidiary ElringKlinger Automotive Components India Pvt. Ltd., Ranjangaon (near Pune)
2004
Founding of a development and distribution company in Japan, (ElringKlinger Marusan Corporation, Tokyo)
2003
November, 13 - inclusion of ElringKlinger AG in SDAX
2002
January, 21 - registered shares in ElringKlinger AG traded in Frankfurt and Stuttgart, new Stock ID of WKN 785 602
October, 31 - founding of ElringKlinger Logistic Service GmbH, Rottenburg am Neckar
Increase in share of joint venture Changchun Elring Gaskets Co. Ltd. to 78%
2001
Merger of ElringKlinger Kunststofftechnik GmbH, Bietigheim, and Venus GmbH, Heidenheim
Founding of a further subsidiary at the Spanish site of Reus (Tarragona): ElringKlinger Sealing Systems, SL
2000
October, 30 - merger of Elring Klinger GmbH with parent company ZWL Grundbesitz- und Beteiligungs-AG and renaming as ElringKlinger AG
