Global corporate website You are in: The Viscofan Group EN | ES ABOUT VISCOFAN HISTORY With more than 40 years of history. The Viscofan Group was founded in 1975. Check our evolution and growth throughout the years. HOME > ABOUT VISCOFAN > HISTORY 1975 Viscofan founded 1986 Viscofan listed on the stock Exchange 1988 Viscofan acquired IAN Group 1990 Viscofan acquired Naturin (Germany) 1991 Incorporation of Viscofan do Brazil 1993 Started up firts cogeneration plant in Cáseda (Spain) 1994 Opened sales offices in Russia and Asia, and established foothold in the United States. Started up of the collagen activity in Cáseda (Spain) 1995 Acquired Gamex in the Czech Republic, and Trificel in Sao Paulo (Brazil) 1998 Converting plant in USA moved from Michigan to Alabama 2001 New sales office in Thailand 2003 Started up Viscofan Mexico 2004 Created Viscofan Centroamerica Comercial in Costa Rica 2005 Acquired Koteksprodukt (Serbia) and the assets of Tripasin (Sweden) 2006 Acquired Teepak in North America (USA and Mexico) 2007 The group's consolidated revenues exceeded €500 millions for the first time in its history 2008 Expansion of the cogeneration plant in Cáseda (Spain) 2009 Incorporation of Viscofan Technology in Suzhou (China) 2010 Opening of a converting plant in China 2011 Growth plans were speeded up with the installation of new "superfast" production lines in Germay, the expansion of collagen in Spain and the transfer of non-editable collagen lines from Germany to Serbia 2012 Incorporation of Viscofan Uruguay SA. Collagen casing has been shirred for the first time in Latam 2013 Opening of a collagen extrusion plant in China 2014 Opening of a collagen extrusion plant in Uruguay 2015 Sale of IAN Group and acquisition of Nanopack Technology&Packaging 2016 Acquisition of Vector's companies in Europe and United States 2017 Acquisition of Supralon's companies in Europe. 2018 Acquisition of Transform Pack (Canada) 2018 Acquisition of Globus Group in Australia and New Zealand 2019 Acquisition of Nitta Casings in the US and Canada 2020 Viscofan has fulfilled its responsibility as an essential food company to ensure supply to all customers in an environment marked by the COVID-19 pandemic ® Viscofan Group All rights reserved Legal Information Privacy policy Cookies policy Contact ABOUT VISCOFAN Letter from the Chairman Mission, vision, values Strategy Viscofan Worldwide History Key Figures Innovation and Projects Contact PRODUCTS AND MARKETS Viscofan products Cellulose Collagen Fibrous Functional solutions Plastics Viscofan Veggie eFAN Where to buy America Africa Asia Europe Middle East Oceania Suppliers area Access to VisNet CORPORATE GOVERNANCE Shareholder Structure Board of Directors Company Bylaws Regulations and Policies Corporate Governance Report Shareholders Agreements Spin-off Whistleblower channel SUSTAINABILITY Our commitment to SDG Our material aspects Dialog with stakeholders Our sustainability areas Environment People Commercial and supply chain management Human rights and society INVESTOR RELATIONS Viscofan share capital Treasury shares Viscofan in the stock exchange Dividends and other remuneration Analysts' coverage Financial information and Annual report Presentations Investor´s Calendar General shareholders meeting Other financial information Information sent to the CNMV Inside Information Other Relevant Information Relevant Events NEWS News Investor's Calendar Contact OUR PEOPLE Send us your CV Job vacancies Cookies in this site are used by Viscofan for personalizing content and measuring site usage in order to improve your visit. You can click on “ACCEPT” to allow the use of all cookies or you can click on "COOKIE SETTINGS" to manage or disable these cookies. Cookies Policy Cookie Settings Accept