SCHOELLER PLAST - Our History

17th century
Origin of the Schoeller industrial family in Düren/Germany. In 1640 Philipp Dietrich Schoeller founded an ironworks. Subsequently the family ventured into the paper, sugar and textile industries and banking (Leopold Schoeller: co-founder Deutsche Bank, Alexander von Schoeller: founder of Schoeller Bank). The activities spread throughout Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Silesia. Different parts of the businesses wer handled by the various branches of the family.

1958
Development and production of the first PLASTic bottle crate by Alexander Schoeller.

1966
Founding of Schoeller International as a design and development center and establishment of the international network of licensees. Sale of the German production facility

1982 - 1992
Entrance of Martin Alexander Schoeller and Christoph Alexander Schoeller into the company. Buildup of production sites in several European countries and overseas. The beginning of SCHOELLER PLAST Industries. Introduction and establishment of returnable transport packaging systems to substitute corrugated containers : IFCO (International Food Container Organisation) and MTS (Multi Trip Systems). Complete solutions in the field of collapsible transport containers combined with logistic services.

2001
Schoeller Group forms a joint holding with several well known European industrial families to bundle and develop their joint investments into software, media and communication technologies (Syntek Capital). Schoeller Logistics Industries (SLI) organises the restructuring of IFCO Systems in order to exchange IFCO’s debt for equity. The old shareholders were significantly diluted but in return received warrants and powerful voting rights. SLI formed a Joint Venture with Frohwitter Lawfirm (Frohwitter Intellectual Property Agency) who support owners of Intellectual Property in developing related business opportunities.