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Karl Knauer. Innovation and success for more than 80 years.
| 1938 | Founding of the company by Karl Knauer as a cardboard manufacturing and paper processing plant in Biberach/Baden (Germany) |
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| 1958 | New construction and relocation to the company to Zeller Straße 14 in Biberach/Baden |
| 1961 | Entry into high-grade refinement through offset printing |
| 1972 | Entry of note advertisement means into the product assortment range |
| 1975 | Introduction of gift packaging into the assortment range |
| 1978 | Maria Knauer, wife of the company founder Karl Knauer, becomes a member of the management and remains in this position until 1996 |
| 1982 | Delivery of the first packaging system produced in the in-house machine construction department |
| 1985 | Ludwig Dilger becomes a member of the management and remains in this position until 2002 |
| 1987 | Company expansion by 5,000 m² |
| 1987 | Federal Cross of Merit awarded to the company's founder Karl Knauer for special merits to the people and the state. |
| 1991 | Richard Kammerer becomes a member of the management |
| 1995 | Death of the company founder Karl Knauer |
| 1995 | First certification in accordance with the quality management system DIN EN ISO 9001.2000 |
| 1998 | Olaf Pohl, son-in-law of the company founder Karl Knauer, becomes a member of the management and remains in this position until 2016 |
| 1998 | Joined COPACO – The Packaging Partnership |
| 1999 | Company expansion by 3,500m² |
| 1999 | First certification in accordance with the quality management system DIN EN ISO 14001 |
| 2002 | Joachim Würz takes over Ludwig Dilger’s areas of responsibility in the management. Ludwig Dilger retires. |
| 2004 | Acquisition of INGA International, manufacturer of note pad advertising media founded in 1990. |
| 2007 | INGA International: Inauguration of the new production hall and office and administration building. Expansion of the production area by 3,600 m² and the office space by 1,500 m². Expansion of the production portfolio to include solid board packaging. |
| 2007 | Joined OE-A (Organic Electronic Association) |
| 2008 | Company expansion by 2,000m² |
| 2009 | FSC® (FSC-C005891)- and PEFC™-certification for the usage of materials made from responsible forestry. |
| 2010 | FSC®- and PEFC™ certifications for INGA International |
| 2010 | First certification of Karl Knauer KG in accordance with the Food Safety Management System, DIN EN ISO 22000: 2005. |
| 2010 | Certification of INGA International in accordance with DIN EN ISO 14001 and DIN EN ISO 22000. |
| 2011 | Opening of the child day-care centre "Fliegerkiste" through a joint effort between Karl Knauer KG and HYDRO Systems KG as well as the town of Biberach, being the first and only joint venture between two family-owned companies and a municipality. |
| 2011 | "Najwyższa Jakość" (award received from an institute for quality research) and "Ikar Biznesu" for INGA International |
| 2012 | The Polish subsidiary of Karl Knauer KG, Inga International Sp. z o.o. changes its name to Karl Knauer Poland Sp. z o.o. |
| 2013 | Certification for CO2-neutral production |
| 2013 | Certification to ISO 12647-2, process standard offset printing |
| 2014 | Inauguration of a new production hall and high rack warehouse at Karl Knauer Poland, which enlarges the production and storage area by 1,800 m² each. |
| 2016 | Stefanie Wieckenberg, granddaughter of the company founder Karl Knauer, takes over the areas of responsibility in the management from her father Olaf Pohl. Olaf Pohl retires. |
| 2017 | Certification for CO2-compensated energy use |
| 2018 | Inauguration of a new production hall at Karl Knauer Poland: Company expansion by 2,000m² |
| 2019 | Kai Rössig succeeds Joachim Würz as Managing Director of Karl Knauer KG |
| 2020 | Karolina Matysiak becomes managing director of Karl Knauer Poland Sp. z o.o. |
