Contact DE | EN Prefere Phenolics Prefere Melamines Prefere Paraform Added Value Company Home History Our History Our expertise in the field of phenol, urea and melamine resins is no surprise. The world's first synthetic plastics were produced at our headquarters in Erkner in 1909. Since then, we have been constantly developing ourselves and our products in order to be able to offer you the highest quality in the future as well. Prefere Resins HistoryPrefere Melamines HistoryPrefere Paraform History Prefere Resins History 2019 Integration of INEOS Melamines & Paraform 2018 Silverfleet Capital becomes new shareholder of Prefere Resins 2016 ICG becomes additional shareholder of Prefere Resins 2014 Acquisition by capiton AG 2013 Formation of Prefere Resins within Dynea to focus on the European phenolic resins market 2003 New brand name: Prefere® family of resins 2001 The new Dynea company name and identity are launched worldwide 1992 Funk Chemie Group acquired Erkner site 1971 Foundation of Neste Chemicals 1949 Dyno Kjemi Norge established in Norway 1918 Perstorp AB becomes 1st Scandinavian plastic producer 1910 Erkner was the first industrial production site for plastics worldwide 1907 Inventor Leo Baekeland registered U.S. patent for the synthetic resin Bakelite® Prefere Melamines History 2019 Integration by Prefere Resins 2011 Integration of the European melamine & benzoguanamine resins business from DSM 2005 Integration of the melamine resins business by INEOS and formation of INEOS Melamines 2003 UCB / Surface Specialities buys this combined resins business from SOLUTIA 1999 SOLUTIA acquires VIANOVA Resins and both resins business are combined 1997 Monsanto spins off its chemical business, calling this new company SOLUTIA Inc., with the melamine resins product line as a part of this spin-off business 1995 Change of ownership from CASELLA AG to HOECHST AG, Site CASELLA. Later this year HOECHST spins off its resins business into a new company named Vianova Resins 1970 HOECHST becomes the major shareholder of CASELLA AG (75% HOECHST, 25% widely held stock) 1940 First production of melamine resins the CASELLA Site and the Monsanto site in Springfield, MA, USA 1935 Discovery of melamine resins at the CASELLA site in Frankfurt am Main, Germany Prefere Paraform History 2019 Integration by Prefere Resins 2012 Start of Methylal Production 2003 INEOS acquires Methanova and forms INEOS Paraform 2000 Capacity expansion for hexamethylene tetramine 1999 Establishment of Methanova GmbH 1977 First cyanates production 1968 Opening of the large scale production facility for paraformaldehyde 1947 Start of hexamethylene tetramine production 1934 First paraformaldehyde production 1931 Takeover by Degussa AG 1895 First production of formaldehyde 1876 Industrial production of vinegar essence 1865 Chemical Industry Association in Mainz (Verein für chemische Industrie) Resins in „prefere quality“ Your global partner for phenolic, amino resins as well as high-quality derivatives based on methanol-(C1)-chemistry. In addition to proven standards, we also produce and develop customised resins for your application. And thanks to our worldwide production sites, we can do this on-time and reliably. Prefere Resins Holding GmbH Dr.-Hans-Lebach-Straße 6 15537 Erkner Germany +49 3362 72 524 holding (at) prefere.com Product Development Technical Service Logistics History Sustainability Career & Jobs Events Locations Contact Downloads Data privacy Legal General Terms and Conditions ©2021 Prefere Resins Holding GmbH Some of these cookies require your explicit consent. Please agree to the use of cookies in order to use all functions of the website. Detailed information on the use of cookies can be found in our Privacy Policy. Here you can also revoke your consent to the use of cookies. Deny AllAllow Cookies