2016
Commissioning of 2 new production lines
– Interfold (‘W’ and ‘V’ fold)
– Automatic winding machine for rols with ‘C’ and ‘V’ fold
1997
Construction of a warehouse and production facility (2,000 m²) in the “Vorm Kalkofen” industrial estate in Altena-Evingsen (Plant 2)
1999
Construction of a fully automated high-bay warehouse
(Height: 25 m) for 1,800 Euro-pallets
(Pallet height: 2.20 m)
2002
Entry of the 4th generation:
Alexander Hübenthal (born 1978),
qualified business administrator
2003
Purchase of company premises (8,000 m²) in Hemer-Ihmert for storage and production (Plant 3)
2004
Death of Christoph Hübenthal
2005
Entry of the 4th generation:
Daniel Hübenthal (born 1981),
qualified business administrator
2008
Development of Carl Hübenthal KG’s share of the wipe market: German market: 60%
European market: 40%
2011
Expansion of the administration building located at Ihmerter Str. 117
Main focus:
Private-label production for distribution partners
1976
Re-establishment of Carl Hübenthal KG.
Entry of the 3rd generation into Carl Hübenthal KG: Stephan Carl Hübenthal (born 1952)
1979
Entry into professional wipe production through the purchase of high-performance folding and winding machines
1980
Purchase of a warehouse with its own siding
(1,600 m²)
1981
All business processes become IT-based
1982
50-year company anniversary
Review: Sale of approx. 18 million itex wipes per month, of which 30% are exported
1986
Purchase of company premises (12,000 m²) and relocation to Altena-Evingsen
1988
Christoph E. Hübenthal (born 1962), a qualified engineer, takes over the technical management of Carl Hübenthal KG
1995
Stephan C. Hübenthal (born 1952) takes over the management of Carl Hübenthal KG as managing partner
1955
Entry of the 2nd generation into Carl Hübenthal KG: Christoph Hübenthal (1922 – 2004)
1957
Death of the company founder Carl Hübenthal – the company is taken over by his son, Christoph Hübenthal (1922 – 2004)
1959
Further expansion through the purchase of neighbouring properties
1962
The importing of cellulose and nonwoven materials from the USA provides Carl Hübenthal KG with new development opportunities on the cleaning cloth market.
1963
A new 600 m² warehouse is built
1965
A new 650 m² warehouse is built
1970
A distribution warehouse is established in Berlin
1975
A catastrophic fire destroys almost the entire factory building
1927
“Carl Hübenthal (1886 – 1957) is accepted into the Großhandels- und Lagerei-Berufsgenossenschaft (the German trade association for wholesaling and warehousing)”
1932
Foundation of Carl Hübenthal KG by Carl Hübenthal in Hagener Straße in Altena, Germany
Carl Hübenthal KG purchases second-hand textiles from ragpickers in order to sort these rags for re-use within the textiles industry.
1936
Expansion of the company’s operations with an industrial laundry where work clothes and textile-based cleaning cloths are washed
1941
Safeguarding the delivery of cleaning cloths to the armaments industry
