HEXPOL Group Investor News & Events Career LOGIN CONTACT A HEXPOL COMPANY MENU History GISLAVED GUMMI ABOUT US HISTORY Gislaved Gummi AB has its origins in Svenska Gummifabriks AB in Gislaved, a Swedish industrial company established towards the end of the 19th century by Carl and Wilhelm Gislow. One Vision Timeline News The brothers had migrated to the USA in the late 1800s and worked in the rubber industry there. Upon their return to Sweden they put their expertise to work and decided to set up their own company, producing galoshes and, eventually, car tires. The original name of the company was Gislaved Gummi (Gislaved Rubber). Over the following century the company expanded into more technically demanding production processes, including the manufacture of gaskets for plate heat exchangers. Gislaved Gummi was acquired by Hexagon in 1994 and proceeded to grow quickly through strategic acquisitions around the globe. 1893 The Gislow brothers form a rubber factory in Gislaved 1895 Svenska Gummifabriks AB was founded. 1927 Kooperativa Förbundet (KF) acquired Svenska Gummifabriks AB. 1968 Change of corporate identity from Svenska Gummifabriks AB to Gummifabriken i Gislaved AB. 1977 Change of corporate identity from Gummifabriken i Gislaved AB to Gislaved AB. End of 1980s Gislaved AB is divided into divisions and Technical Rubber became a division. 1990 Division Technical Rubber Division became Gislaved Gummi AB. The company focused on technical rubber, where products for seals as well as transport and material handling dominated. 1991 Gislaved Gummi AB acquired a production of gaskets for plate heat exchangers. 1994 Gislaved Gummi AB was acquired by the listed Hexagon Group. 1995–2004 The Gislaved Gummi Group expanded and acquired several companies that complemented the business. The unit in Sri Lanka was acquired in 1998. 2004 The Gislaved Gummi Group became Hexagon Polymers AB and Gislaved Gummi AB became a subsidiary company. 2007 The unit in China was established. 2008 Listing of Hexagon Polymers AB as HEXPOL AB on the NASDAQ OMX Nordic Exchange. 2010 The production facility for Profiles was moved from the "old" building into the main building in Gislaved. 2017 New layout of the production facility for gaskets in Sweden. 2018 Celebrated 125 years anniversary since the Gislow brothers formed a rubber factory in Sweden. NEWS The Latest From Our Group All Articles Sustainability Report 2020 April 26, 2021 News, Sustainability Read The Story Latest Sustainability Report April 26, 2021 News, Sustainability Annual Report 2020 April 26, 2021 News Box 522 SE-332 28 Gislaved, Sweden +46 (0) 371 848 00 info@gislavedgummi.com HEXPOL GROUP Rubber Compounding TPE Compounding Thermoplastic Compounding Gaskets & Seals Wheels CAREER Life At HEXPOL Group Open Positions CONTACT Find Contact Person Companies & Units © 2020 HEXPOL AB. All rights reserved. Cookies Terms of Use Privacy Notice