Worldwide presence Language Search Login Register Company Lubricants Applications Service News Career Contact History Company Klüber Lubrication: an overview Business areas History Corporate Mission and Guiding Principles Company data Sustainability and responsibility for the environment Certification Trade associations Business information and terms & conditions Klüber Lubrication Company History The founding father's vision: speciality lubricants of maximum quality Theodor Klüber, the company's founder, had the vision to develop and manufacture speciality lubricants that should offer unique quality. He pursued this goal persistently and with a view to the future. The systematic expansion of our business, a global presence from the beginning, and the proactive cooperation with customers in nearly all branches of industry have been vital factors for our success. 1929 Theodor Klüber sets up a retailing enterprise for mineral oil products in Munich. 1938 Theodor Klüber establishes a mineral oil processing plant and starts the production of oil mixtures. 1950 Production of speciality lubricants starts. 1958 First foreign subsidiary set up in Belgium. 1959 "Mineralölfabrik Theodor Klüber" becomes "Klüber Lubrication". 1962 The first production plant abroad is taken into operation in Austria. 1966 Takeover by the Freudenberg Group of Weinheim. 1971 Klüber Lubrication sets up first subsidiary on the American continent in Brazil. 1976 The first company of Klüber Lubrication in Asia is set up in Japan, another follows in Hong Kong a few years later. 1981 Klüber Lubrication Australia Pty. Ltd. is set up. 1983 As Klüber Lubrication (Pty.) Ltd. South Africa is set up, Klüber Lubrication is now in a position to serve customers worldwide from a company on their own continent. 1995 Klüber Lubrication acquires Summit Industrial Products Inc., Tyler, USA, a specialist supplier of compressor oils. 1998 Opening of new research and development center at the Headquarters in Munich. 2002 Klüber Lubrication strengthens its position in the textile industry by taking over the North American manufacturer of needle and sinker oils Madol®. 2003 In Mexico, Klüber Lubrication takes up production at the new Querétaro site with its highly advanced facilities. 2004 Freudenberg Chemical Specialities is set up in Munich, forming Freudenberg's new chemicals business group. Freudenberg Chemical Specialities comprises Klüber Lubrication München KG, Chem-Trend, Howell, Michigan, USA, and OKS Spezialschmierstoffe GmbH, Munich. 2006 By setting up a subsidiary in Russia, Klüber Lubrication is now represented with its own sites in all four BRIC countries. 2008 Klüber Lubrication starts operation of the group's most advanced production plant at Shanghai Industrial Park. 2011 Brand relaunch: With a strong brand presence, our innovative vigour, our staff, our processes and our procedures, Klüber Lubrication is well equipped to meet and master the challenges of the future. 2012 Change of company name: From Klüber Lubrication München KG to Klüber Lubrication München SE & Co. KG Links www.fcs-muenchen.com www.freudenberg.com show / hide Sitemap Site notice Terms of use and Privacy policy California Supply Chain Act © 2016 Klüber Lubrication, Munich a brand of Freudenberg